The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-13
Commissioners in Adjourned
Session, Gives Work to
Chester Arnold.
PRICE IS $4,35O. 90
First Move Made for Occupan-
'cy Of School Building as
Court House.

In an adjourned session held at the
clerks office at the court house last
Friday the board of county commits
sioners let the contract for the con-
struction of a steel and cement vault
I'm the rear of the old school building
. to Chester Arnold, the price being
$435O.
The school building was purchased
by the board of commissioners sew
era1 months ago for court house pur-
poses, and this is the first step toward
making the building over for the ac-
commodation Of the officers, some of
whom are forced to have office rooms
In the downtown district.
Following is a complete report Of
the business transacted by the board !:
November Z, 1919.
Board meets pursuant to adjourn
ment of October 1S, 1919.
Present: John D. Long, chairman ;
Dale Clark ard e. s. Vincent, commits
sioners; Henry Telcher, clerk.
Place Of meeting: Commissioners
room at the court house.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved, whereupon the following bust
ness was had.
In the matter Of the petition of Rob-
ert J. Rankin and others, asking for
the creation Of herd district: 1t ap-
pearing to the board that it is the de-
sire of the residents of the affected
territory, and that it would be bene
ficial to the petitioners to create such
district, it is hereby ordered that the
following described territory be and
the same is hereby designated a herd
district.
Commencing at point where the line
between the NWA and the SWA Of
Sec. 1S, Twp. 80 N. r. e. B. M
crosses the Clearwater river, thence
down the river to the mouth of Butcher
creek, thence up said creek to the line
running east and west through center
of the NWH, Sec. II, Twp. 80 N. r.
3 e. B. NJ, thence east u mile to the
southeast corner of NWH of NEA
Of Sec. IL, Twp. 80 N. r. 3 e. B. NJ
thence north u mile, thence east a
mile, thence south q mile, thence east
II mile, thence south a mile, thence
east " mile, thence south Il mile
thence west Il mile, thence south u
mile to center of Sec. 13, Twp 80 N
r. e. r. NJ, thence east y mile
thence north " mile, thence east u
mile, thence south u mile, thence east
about 1-S mile to the place of begin
ming; and that all specie of horses
mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats and
swine be prohibited from running at
large therein, and also from being
herded on the public highways during
the entire period of the year.
The board here opened and con-
sidered such bids as were laid before
them for the construction of vault
but no conclusion was reached and
the matter was laid over until to.
morrow at a. m.
Board here adjourned to meet at 8
a. m. tomorrow.
November 8, 1919.
Board meets pursuant to adjourn
ment of yesterday at 8 a. m. with the
same number present as yesterday.
Place of meeting: Commissioners room
at the court house
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved, whereupon the following bust
ness was had:
The returns of the election to annex
territory to the Clearwater highway
district, as prayed for in the petition
heretofore presented and filed in tho
office of the clerk of the board of
county commissioners. having arrived
the board here proceeded to canvas the
vote.
1t appearing from said canvas that
more than one-half of the votes cast
were for the annexation to said Clear.
water highway district, to-wit:
Seventeen for annexation and none