Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
FERDINAND IS NOW
INCORPORATED
AS A Town
PETITION GENERALLY SIGNED
ASKING FOR INCOR-
PORATION.
MEETS favor WITH BOARD
Well Known Citizens Selected to
Manage Village Until an Election
Is Held.

A number of people from Ferdinand
were over the first of the week to ap-
near before the board in the matter Of
the Incorporation of that place. Among
those we noticed were Postmaster Mar
tin, B. G. Barbor, E. J. Nau, Tom Hay
den, Henry Kuther, L. c. Stonebreaker
and Frank Bieker. There was some
Opposition to the movement but
majority of the people seemed to favor
tAe incorporation and the board took
Favorable action, the following taken
from the minutes of the proceedings
Showing the boundaries and the
officers.
In the matter of the incorporation of
the town of Ferdinand, there having
been petition filed with the board of
County Commissioners asking for. the
6neorporation of said town as provided
may be done under Sec. 2222 of the
Revised Code of Idaho, and that the
Same be called the village of Ferdinand,
said petition containing a full descrip-
tion of the boundaries of said proposed
Village, said petition setting forth the
names of the taxable inhabitants of
Isaid proposed village and who actually
resided within the boundaries described
In said petition. A remonstrance hav-
ing been filed against said petition and
proposed incorporation and the matter
having been set for hearing on the
18TH day of January, 1917, at the hour
of l O'Clock p. M, at which time the
petitioners thru their representatives
LIB. c. Barbor, E. j. Martin and their
attorney A. s. Hardy and the remon-
STRANGE being represented by F. M.
Bieker, L. G. Stonebraker, T. Hayden,
let al, being all here present and their
witnesses sworn and testified and
- statements made by council and other
Representatives for and against said pro-
posed Incorporation and the board be
ng fully advised in the premises, and
satisfied that majority of the taxabl,
inhabitants of the proposed village OF
Ferdinand, and who actually reside
within the described boundaries of thu
proposed village have signed said peti-
tion praying for the Incorporation of
said town, and that there are inhabi
tants to the number of over 200 actually
fesiding within the proposed boundaries
pf said proposed village. The board
posed town incorporated, and does here
by order and declare the boundaries of
paid village to be as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner of
he original townsite of Ferdinand
daho, as shown by the official plat
now on file in the office of the county
y eeorder of Idaho county, Idaho; thence
running east 1869 feet along the
north line of said townsite to the north
past corner of said townsite, which
point is also the northwest corner of
dinners first addition to the town of
ferdinand, Idaho, as shown by the of.
lclal plat now on file in the office of
he county recorder of Idaho county
daho; thence running due east along
he north line of said Vollmer's first
addition to the town of Ferdinand
daho, a34.65 feet to the northeast
orner of said addition; thence due east
fso feet; thence due south 1885 feet
the south line of township 33 North
hange E., B. NJ, thence due west
tiong said township line 1881 feet
the southeast corner of the Original
FoWnslte of Ferdinand, Idaho; thence
south along the Boise Meridian 30t
eet; thence due west 1326.8 feet to the
west i1ne of the east half of the NEA
Section /, Twp. 80 NJ, r. l W., B
d.' thence north along said line 800
eet to the southwest corner of the
PRIMAL townsite of Ferdinand, Idaho
atore mentioned; thende north alons
ne west line of said townsite of Fer
hand l326.15 feet to the place of be
aiming and it is hereby ordered and
,eelared the name of said village t.
ne village of Ferdinand. 1t j,
urther ordered and declared that tn,
70 blowing five persons to-wit; F. NJ
PICKER, Anil Haener, E. J. Nau, J. A
ousnue and B. C. Barbor having tn,
lean,fieations provided in Section 222-
y, oI the Revised Codes of Idaho, be ant
aney are hereby appointed as trustee
sad village of Ferdinand, who shall
loia their offices and perform all dutie
sala trustees as required of them b,
sew, and until the eletcion and quail
a'a.ion of their successors at the tim
nq M, IN the manner provided in Chapte
al1ie l3 of said Revised Codes.
me remonstrance against the incor
glatlon fgla of the town of Ferdinand
a. taho, ~, of J. H. Bieker, Albert Haener
s al was here examined and rejected
heN. ii. j. Wood la ASSISTING /,