The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-17
PROCEEDINGS OF
COMMISSIONERS

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Challis, Idaho, April 8, 1918.
Pursuant to law, the board Of county
commissioners convened this day with
all members and the clerk present;
whereupon the following orders were
maze:
At this time the clerk was instructe
to advertise for the delivery of 40 cords
Of seasoned fir or black pine wood, said
wood to be cut in Is inch lengths. Bids
to be submitted to the clerk on or be.
fore May -, 1918.
In the matter Of the appointment of
county road supervisor to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of s.
NJ. Ballard. which resignation is hereby
accepted.
In this matter, after due considera-.
ton, the application of r. X. Jones was
accepted and IL was ordered that he be
and is hereby appointed as such county
road supervisor at the salary of $4,000
per month and expenses while engaged
in the duties of his Office, and an agree
ment specifically setting forth the du
ties Of said supervisor, in addition to
those covered by the provisions of Sec
ton sS3A, was duly entered into by and
between the board of county commits
sioners Ind the said r. r. Jones.
Board adjourned until Q clock a. M.
April 9th, 1918.
Office Of the board of county commits
sioners OF Custer county, Idaho; Challis,
April 9th, 1918.
Pursuant to adjournment, board con-
vened at $3.50 o'clock a. M, all members
being present. the following matters
were considered:
In the matter of the petition of Char
ley Warren and others asking for the
appointment of William Lambson as
brand inspector of the county, it was
ordered that he be and is hereby ap-
pointed such county brand supervisor.
In the matter of the petition of GER
tain residents of Battle Ground pre-.
cinct for the appointment of Eddie
Hammerly justice of the peace for
said precinct, it was ordered that same
be granted and his bond having been
approved and fled and the official oath
subscribed and sworn to, the said Ed
die Hammerly is hereby declared to be
duly appointed and qualified justice
OF the peace in and for said precinct.
The following reports were examined
and approved:
Alice B. Chamberlain, treasurer; E.
J. Michael, clerks w. X. Huntington,
sheriff; A. J. Higgins, probate judge;
J. r. Kelleher, county superintendent;
N. A. Brown, prosecuting attorney; j.
II. Horton, justice Of the peace; NJ. d.
kilgore, Justice of the peace; j. II. Bax-
ter, justice of the peace; Alice B. Cham.
berlain, tax collector, personal property
tax roll
In the matter Of fixing and establish.
ing the voting precincts of the county,
it was ordered that the precincts Of
Do, 4
tain be and they are hereby abolished
the territory heretofore. included in the
said Loon Creek precinct to be included
and become a part of Custer precinct ;
that the territory heretofore embrace
in the said Pearson precinct to be in
clpded and become part of Stanley
precinct; that the territory heretofore
embraced in said Twin Mountain pre-.
cinct to be included and become a part
Of Pahsimeroi precinct.
At this time the boundaries of the
several voting precincts were defined
and registrars appointed for each pre-.
cinct, as follows:
i. BayhhOrse Precinct--Shall consist
OF all that territory the waters of which
now into Salmon river between what i,
known as the Bay Horse High Grade
and Lion Creek.
Jos. M. Frazier to act as registrar TO,
said precinct.
2. Battle Ground Precinct-Sha
consist of all that territory the water.
Of which fow into Big Lost river abov.
the west line of Mackay precinct.
Mrs. j. b. Hunter to act as registrar
for said precinct.
3. Challis Precinct-Shall consist O,
all that territory the waters of which
flow into Salmon river below what il
known as the Bay Horse High Grade
below the mouth of Bay Horse Greek
and the Watson bridge spanning til,
river about IL miles below the villag,
OF sChallis. Dorothy DOre to act n
registrar Of said precinct.
4. Clayton Precinct-Shall consis
Of all that territory the waters of whicl
How into Salmon river above the moutl
of Lion Creek and below the bridr
spanning Salmon river above Robinson
Bar. George Webb to act as recistra
Of said precinct.
D. Custer Precinct-Shall include al
that territory the waters Of which foy
into Salmon river above the bridp
spanning Salmon river above Robin
SON Bar to the mouth Of Yankee Forl
all the territory the waters of whic
now into Yankee Fork, all the territor
the waters of which flow into Loo
Creek, also all that territory the water
Of which flow into Rapid river fror
the north and east. Mrs. James JOS
to act as registrar of said precinct.
.. Darlington precinct-Shall cor
sist of all that territory lying east an
south Of the Mackay precinct to Custer
Butte county line on the south. Mr.,
b. n. Gray to act as registrar Of sal
precinct.
i, q. Hooper Preeinct--Shall consist a
all that territory within the followin
boundary: From the limo ON the mort
dividing sections 26 and 81 from SC,
tions "a and 35, township Is nortl
Range q East, Boise Meridian, to -.
ton line dividing sections Is and /
from sections 90 and "a, township !
north. range 90 East, Boise Merida,
and bounded ON the east by the count
line, and on the west by the summit q
the range OF mountains between Pah