The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-06-12
Proceedings County
Commissioners Sho-
shone County, State
of Idaho.
of Idaho.
sHosHoNE COUNTY, STATE OF
IDAHO. REGULAR APRIL TERM,


IDAHO. REGULAR APRIL TERM,
1918.
Monday, Wallace, Idaho, April IA. 1919
The board met pursuant to law.
Present: Commissionerds Fremont
S. Rowe. Edward w. Miller and Daniel
Il. Keys and Clerk Harry A. Rogers,
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
ed into. between Shoshone county and
the Childrens Home Finding and Aid
Society for the care, protection, educa-
ton and maintenance of all INDECENT,
sick, dependent poor, homeless and
neglected children of Shoshone county,
at said institution, said contract to re-
main in force until the second Monday
of January, 1921.
A petition of committee represent
ing the jurors empanelel on the pres
ent term of the district court request
ing an additional $3.50 per. day as
compensation for jurors was examin-
ed and denied, for the reason that Sec.
1876 of the Idaho Revised Codes fixes
such compensation at $500 per day
and the board has no authority to pay
any sum in excess of that amount. 1t
was ordered that the compensation
for road labor and field deputy sheriffs
on and after April 81, 1919. be and the
same is hereby fixed as follows: Road
Overseers $3.50 per day; common la
Dor "a per day; team hire $500 per
day, and field deputy sheriff's $3.50
per day.
Tuesday, April IS, 1919.
Present as before.
The board adjourned until tomor-
row, after discussing with residents
of the st. Joe district, certain road
matters in that portion of the county.
Wednesday, April IS, 1919.
Present as before
The official reports of the following
named county officers, for the quarter
ending March 81, 1919, were examined
and approved: Jeptha H. Scott, sher-
if; John F. Ferguson, treasurer;
Harry A. Rogers, clerk district court
and ex-officio auditor and recorder;
R. E. Weniger, probate judge; w. H.
Herrick, assessor; and Mrs. Geo. K.
Gilmore, overseer county infirmary.
Annual financial statement of the
county auditor for the fiscal year
ending January II, 1919, was examin-
ed, approved and ordered recorded.
Thursday, April II, 1919.
Present as before.
The reports of the following road
overseers, for the quarter ending
March 81. 1919, were examined and
approved: D. A. Finlayson, district
No. l. w. P. Swinerton, district No. 2;
Gus Ellars, district No. g. John H
Foss, district No 5; Theodore Brown
district No. 6: Ben Carrlgan, district
No s. Official report of John F. Fer.
guson, public administrator, for las
quarter, examined and approved.
Reports of L. L. Leighty, George w
Walker, Will M. Grove and M. Maher
justices of the peace, were examined
and approved.
Petition of Irma M. Bunnell, resi-
dent widow, for cancellation of take!
of 1917 and 1918 on property in Kel
logg, was granted
Petition of Occur d'Alene Mining
company for cancellation of dein
uuent taxes of 1911 to 1915, inc. OF
property in Murray, was granted.
Petition of w. B. Wadsworth To-
cancellation of delinquent taxes o
1915 and 1917 on Kellogg property wa
granted.
The board opened the bids received
for the burial Of the pauper dead o
Shoshone county for the year endin'
April 80. 1920, and the bid Of the Wor
stell company, at $3.50 for each body
being the lowest and most satisfact
ory bid received, it was ordered tina
same be accepted, and contract wa
entered into in accordance with sail
bid.
Bids for the county printing ant
advertising were then opened and !
appearing uneTelTOIl tHdt eho W"
the Wallace Printing company wa
the lowest and best bid received;
was ordered that the same be accept
ed. and a contract was made and en-
tered into in accordance with the sal
bid.
The bids of the Ward Undertaken
company for the burial Of the paupe
dead and the Press-Times Publishln
company for the county printing an
advertising were examined and re
jected.
Friday, April IS, 1919.
Present as before.
The following bills or claims agaln'
the county were examined and alio"
ed and the auditor was instructed
issue warrants on the following runo
in payment of the same, to-wit:
Labor Road District No. !
D. A. Finlayson ...........'.$ @f1''
W. j. Johnson .......'...'''' 100
M. B. Lafon .................. o.
Wash Snyder ......'.'..'.''' WV
P. ]. Scoles ..............'.' oo'
w. B. Blackmon ..........''. 1o''