Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-04

Orofino, Idaho, April D, 1917.
Board met in regular session pur-
suant t. adjournment of March Z,
1917. All members of the Board
present and Joseph Kaufman, clerk,
by F. N. Shreve, deputy. Minutes
of March 7th read and approved.
In the matter of 1914 tax delinquency
certificates.
Thereupon, Mr.. Snyder introduced
the following resolution, and moved
it's adoption:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, it appears to this Board
that Clearwater county now owns and
holds twenty three unredeemed delin-
auency certificates for the year 1914,
issued by the Tax Collector on the
second Monday of January, 1915, for
unpaid taxes for the year 1914, and
Whereas, it appears to this Board
from the report of the Prosecuting
Attorney that Delinquency Certificates
numbered SO, II, 100 and 341 are under
81 in the total amount of delinquent
tax and would not justify the expense
of foreclosure proceedings; and
Whereas, Delinquency Certificates
numbered 314, 3l5, BIG, 317, 3l8, 319,
1877, $40, 348, $40 and $50 are worth
less, the land covered thereby having
reverted to the United States by
decree Of the Federal Court in the So
called "Kester & Kettenbach cases, :"
and the lands had not in 1914 passed
again to private ownership; and
Whereas. Certificate No. So con-
tains an uncertain description and ap-
pears to be worthless. A letter from
the Assessor of Idaho county to the .
SCISSOR of Clearwater county e 5-15)
states that patent has been held up.
The amount is small and aside from
the bad description the lands were not
taxable in 1914; and
Whereas, Certificate No. GO purports
to cover the Eureka Ohio Pacific min
ing properties on Reeds creek de-
scribed in the Certificate as 1925 8
Placer ground Reeds creek. Pat.
1882 Min. Ctf. 81, twp. 38-5E. = The
presons deriving title from the agri.
cultural claimants are assessed on this
same land, there having been no seq.
regation survey and the same was {
double assessment. The description il
insufficient to base valid tax leir
on; and
10 No
ing set set 22-40-4e, assessed to G
w. Thompson, is void, the land be
longing to the government in 1914
and
Whereas, Certificate No. l31 has beef
redeemed since the certificates wer'
turned over to the prosecuting at
torney; and
Whereas Certificates No. 157, 408
445 and 446 are apparently valid ant
should be foreclosed, now therefore
be it
Resolved, that Delinquency Certifi
Gates above described and numbered a
follows: 81, n, l2O, 341, 314, 3l5
316, 317, 3l8, 3l9, 1877, $40, 349, $50
So, 60, 259, be. and the sam are here
by cancelled and annulled and tn
county auditor is directed to max,
the proper endorsements and entrie
on the records of his office;
Resolved, that certificate No. ID
has been redeemed no action shall b
maintained thereon; and
Resolved, that Delinquency Certifi
Gates numbered l57, 408, 445 and "A
be foreclosed as provided by law, an
that the prosecuting attorney take tn
necessary steps and proceedings t
that end, and that he be authorized t
employ such clerical assistance as ma
be required.
The foregoing resolution was dull
seconded, and by unanimous vote Q
the Board, adopted.
Orofno, Idaho, April 8, 1917.
Board met pursuant to adjournmen
of April 5, 1917. All members c
the Board present and Joseph Kauff
man, clerk. by F. N. Shreve, deputy
The following proceedings wer
had, to- wit
At this time the Board proceede
to canvass the returns of the specia
election held March 81, 1917, for tn
Clearwater Highway District, sal
election being called for the pit pos
of con. ider ag the question of III
organization Of said Highway Dis
trict, ard it Up. e Jag to the GARD c
canvassers of e.ection of Clea waite
county, State of Idaho, that the re
turns of the special election held o
the 3lst day of March, 1917, with
the said county. for the precincts Nc
3 (Fraser) and No. (GilberD ar
not ineligible on their faces IN a:
insufiiciently authenticated to sho'
what returns they are, and ar In
formal, ambiguous and uncertain i
that they do not appe that any tall
lists were kept or checked as require
by law; therefore, be it
RasDIypd That sand returns are re