The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-07-18
COMMISSIONERS CLOSE
BUSY WEEKS SESSION
RESOLUTION
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a national emarsano, aa
ii"has greater production for gold for
wal purposes, and that the gold miners
ana those Interested in mining are called
upon by Secretary McAdoo to increase
.neF energies In bringing about a stimu-
laton of gold mining, and
whereas we fully appreciate the great
merit of the several gold mining dis
trlcts adjacent to and tributary to the
south Fork of the Clearwater river. In
Idaho county, and that with proper
transportation these mining districts
would rapidly be brought to the front
ana become gold producing sections, and
] Whereas. the Northwest Mining Asso-
cation and other mining interests aud
commercial bodies of the northwest are
seriously considering the matter and
bending every effort to bring the Gov
eminent to a realization of the necessities
OF standard auto-truck road from the
terminus of the NeZpcrce Railway at
Stites, Idaho. to the Buffalo ump mining
district, distance of about eighty miles,
ana. fully realizing the great benefits
that would result from such transporta-
tiou facilities,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, that
We constituting the Board of County
Commissioners of said Idaho County, Ida
ho, heartily indorse said movement, and
viii work in cooperation with the move
ment wehenever we can. consistently, with
authority SO to do.
Dated this 18th day of July 1918
JOHN d. LONG, Chairman
DALE CLARK,
ROBERT GRIFFITH
Commissioners
The following order aud resolution was
duly adopted by unanimous vote of the
Board of Commissioners:
WHEREAS, On April Is, 1912 an order
was made by the Board of Commissioners
of Idaho County, Idaho, calling an cleo
tion for the purpose of determining
whether or not there should be organized
a highway district known as JOSEPH
Highway District pursuant to petition
filed therefor, containing the signatures
Of more than fifty holders of title and
evidences of title to land within the limits
Of said proposed district and under the
provisions of chapter So of the Session
Laws of the State of Idaho and whereas
in making said order through clerica
posed district were Incorrectly described
and such order containing such error 1,
found in volume of the Minutes of sale
commissioners, at page 552, and,
Whereas, it was the intention, in max
ing said order to describe the boundaries
of said proposed district as in the sal,
petition set out, and,
Whereas, the Clerk of the Board o
~ .t.,,tg .1.IE,
notice of election to be held in such pro
posed district for the purpose of determ
lining whether or not the same should b
organized under the provisions of tn
said act Of the legislature and inv hic
notice of election the boundaries of sal
district were sorrectly set forth and des
cribed as in the said original petitio
for the creation of the said district.
Whereas, in the order creating the sal
district, made on May IA, 1912, and foun
in the minutes of the Board of Count
Commissioners of Idaho County, Idaho
in Book of saidm inutes. at page 81,
the boundaries of the said district weT
enormously described by reference to sal
erroneous order calling the said eectio
found in Book Q of said minutes, at pag
so. and,
Whereas, the saidd istrict has at a
times existed as district containing IL
boundaries set out in said original pet
ton, as herein rected, and has acted g
a district at all times, with said bount
aries as hereinafter described. and undo
the name of Joseph ighway District, an
all Of which are matters of commo
knowledge and are especially known
the Board of County Commissioners
Idaho County, Idaho, well as to II
other officials thereof by virtue of the
official capacity and dealings official
with said district, and to the residents
the said Joseph Highway District with
the boundaries thereof as hereinafter de
crihed and without objection of any pc
son
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT 0RDERE
that the said order calling for said ele
tion. and the said order creating and g
tahlishing said Joseph Highway Distri'
lie and the same are hereby corrected ;
as 10 describe the boundaries of the sa
district as in said petition set out, bell
as follows to-wit
Commencing at the southeast corner
Township % n. X. w. b. NJ. and ru
ming thence due north Il miles; then
west & miles; thence south q miles to I
northeast corner of Township y y. X.
w. r. NJ thence west miles; then
south ~ the bank of Snake River; then
NJ the east bank of Snake River 10 I
South Line of Township % \. X. :
r. NJ. thence east To the place of hegl
ming. all in Idaho County. Idaho.
And it is hereby declared that the 81
territory embraced within the said boul
nrips is aud AT all times has been Will
the said Joseph Highway District,
thai the same constitutes the boundar
Of the said Joseph Highway District
,ept as amended by the addition there
of the former Yellow Pine District. pl
>uaut To the order of this board ma
on September 10, 1917. and as set OUT
the minutes of this board of commissi'
4 cps of Idaho County. Idaho in Volume
If thir minutes nj page ~
July IL, 1918.
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