Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-09-28
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Held at GrangeVille Last
Week.

ANOllCC Va ddJOui AuOCIluS VI lhC
board of county commissioners of the
county of Idaho, State of Idaho.
The board of county commissioners
having by it's members present on the
BIRD day of July, 1917, ordered an
adjourned meeting of theb GARD for
the purpose of opening and considering
bids to furnish wood for the court
house and for the purpose of opening
bids and considering bids for the keep
of thee Ounty poor.
Notice ish ereby given that such adj
journed meeting will beh cid by the
board of county commissioners of Ida
no county, Idaho at their clerks Of
flee in Grangeville, Idaho, on Monday,
September 10th, 1917, at the nour of
10 a. IN. and continue in session until
the business for which said adjourned
meeting is held, is disposed of. The
purpose of which tins adjourned meet
ing is held is to open and consider
bids and let contracts for the delivery
of wood for thee curt house and keep
Of thee ounty farm.
No business except that hereinabove
mentioned will be transacted at such
adjourned meeting.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1917.
Filed Aug. 10, 1917.
O6ptcnIUOE lOCAJ lJ1Ss
Boards met pursuant to adjournment
If July %, 1917.
Present: John d. Long, Chairman;
Dale Clark, and J. o. Rhoades, Com
missioners. John p. Eimers, clerk. by
Henry Telcher, deputy.
Theh our for opening bids for wood,
having arrived the board proceeded to
open such bids as were filed with the
clerk, being three in number, and made
by the following persons: G. G. Elder,
Mike Zakzack and L. Neal After due
:insideratiOn the board accepted the
lid of l.. Neal to furnish 70 cord of
red fir and black pine wood, to be
ut from green timer and well seas
oned, for thes UNI of $500 per cord.
to be delivered not later than the tenth
IF October, 1917.
The time for opening bids for the
keep of thee Ounty poor, having ar
rived, the board here proceeded to open
such bids as were filed with the clerk
same being four in number and made
by the following named persons, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Cardwell, John G.
Gregg, Walter S. Rice, and James l..
| Colvin.
Afterd ue consideration the board
accepted the bid of James l.. Colvin,
for the keep of the county charges
at $1,000 per month for each person.
and for any period shorter than a
month at 55 cents per day. Contract
to be entered in to and bond to be ex-
ccuted in the sum Of 100000 for the
faithful performance of his duties as
set forth in said contract.
There being no further business be
fore the board at this meeting ad-
iournment was here had sine die.
Meets as Board of CanVasSerS, Annex
alton to Joseph Highway.
Monday, September 10th, 1917.
Board met pursuant to law, in the
case of highway elections provided
Present: John d. Long, chairman,
Dale Clark and J. o. Rhoades, com,
missioners, John L. Eimers, clerk, by
Henry Telcher, deputy.
The returns of tho election to annex
territory to the Joseph highway dis.
trict having arrived, the board pro
teeded to canvass the vote with the
following result:
Annexed to Joseph Highway Dis
trict, Yes" 81
Annexed to Joseph Highway Dis
trict, No" %.
Annexed to Joseph highway dis
trict, yes," it is hereby ordered that
the territory embraced within the fol
lowing boundaries shall be and is q
part of the Joseph highway district
to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner
of section six, two. 30 N. r. e B M
thence running north of the Salmon
river, thence down the Salmon river
to Snake river, thence up Snake river
to the west line of township % N r
| w NJ fhnnnO III ho
ship line to the northwest corner OF
township %, thence east to the north
! east corner of township %, same range
thence northwest corner of township
% N r l Il B M :; thence east to the
northwest corner of section 6, Twp
20 N r 1 E b NJ, the place of begin,
ming, and the boundaries of the Jos.
eph highway dist. shall be and are
described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of township % N r l e B NJ; thence
running north thirteen and one hall
miles on the township line more OF
lLSS to the Salmon river; thence down
Salmon river to Snake river; thence
VI Snake river to the south line OF
twp. IS n r 2 w B M; thence east
On said township line to the place OF
beginning
There being no further business be
fore the board as board of canvas
sers board adjourned as such, sine die
On this Monday, the 10th day OF
September, 1917, boa I'd meets in accor.
dance with sec. 80, of chapter 5S, SEES
sion laws 1913 as amended in chapter
ITO, page SOB session laws, 1917, fol
the purpose of fixing the annual tax
levies of the state and county upon
the taxable property of the county fol
the year 1917.
Place of meeting, clerks Office al
Grangeville, Idaho.
Present: John ID. Long, chairman
Dale Clark and J. o. Rhoades. com.
missioners, John p. Eimers, clerk, by
III. Telcher, deputy.
WhereupOn board proceeds to bust
ness as follows:
Examination of the annual "Certifi
cate of valuation and appOrtionment OF
taxes" revealed the demands of the
state to be as follows General pur
poses, $20,026.15, General interest and
sinking $3,196.70; public building and
endowment $1,662.2S; state highway
$1,200.31, gopher tax 81, 200.31, preda
tory tax $9S422, making a total de
mand of $2S,26907, And that the es
Inmates of the various county officers
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