Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Now Inadequate for Vast Vol
ume Of Business Handled and
win Soon Have to Be Re-
placed.
WAS ERECTED IN 1884
Brief Sketch Of Officials in
Court House and Business of
Their Offices-Quarters Are
Outgrown.

Outgrown.
The winter of 1884 was a notable one
IN the history of Ada county 1t
marked the completion of the Ada
county courthouse, a two STORY struc.
ture with a high basement making
practically a three STORY building. At
that time it was predicted the struc-
: ture was of sufficient size and capac-
ity to fill the needs of Ada county
for half century. Thirty-five years
have passed The old courthouse has
been remodeled, but today it stands an
Anticipated historic landmark, made
quate for the great volume of business
done in the richest county of the state.
HOLDS MILLIONS IN TITLES
The first deed of record was filed in
the courthouse Jan. 26, 1865, and from
that date to the present the records of
all property in Ada county can be
found in the fireproof vault The title
to property valued at more than $45,-
100000 is stored within the courthouse
vault and gives an approximate idea of
the vast amount of business transacted
there.
OFFICE OF RECORDER
For nearly 16 years the business in
the office of the county clerk and re-
corder has been handled under the SUI
pervfsion of Stephen Utter, one of the
best known men of the county and
who holds the record for remaining
in office through the choice of the vot-
ers of the county During the year
more than $3.50 instruments have been
filed for record In actual cash the
office has handled s33,S6312, a good
portion of which was bond and trust
money. The actual receipts from re-
cording instruments, issuing of IL
censes, ETC., covering a period of IL
months shows $14915.s1 which will ex-
coed the operating expenses of the Of
flee. During the year 495 marriage IL
censes were issued, the receipts from
which total s14S5.
COURT ROOMS
The business of the third judicial
district has grown to such an extent
that two court rooms in Boise are re-
CURED to handle the business of Ada
county and Judges Mccarthy and Red
doch in addition hold court in Boise
Valley and Owyhee counties, which are
part of the district.
OFFICE OF ASSESSOR
The business of assessing the prop
erty of Ada county is placed upon the
shoulders of the county assessor. w. A.
kincaid. The records show there were
1900 motor vehicles in the county on
which the taxes for 1919 totalled $780,
00S.5O. Something of the growth of
this business can be seen from the fig
ures of 1915 when Mr.. Kincaid first
made the collections. That year there
were 929 machines and licenses col
lected totalled $12,187. In addition to
this work the office force makes it's
own plats, keeping them right up to
date and effecting a saving of several
hundred dollars annually by this work.
IL L. IL.
SCISSOR amounted to $112, 441.61 for the
year.
COUNTY TREASURER
Ethel Tonlxin Clark, treasurer of
Ada county, is filling her first term
of office. Taxes collected through her
office to date now total over 100000
and this vast amount of money has
been taken in during the past few
weeks in Gramped quarters and
through two windows. Since she was
given the tax roll assessment she has
mailed out 10000 tax notices.
SHERlFF'S OFFICE
The office Of sheriff of Ada county
Is held by Emmett Pfost, now serving
his third term. lie is the only Demo
crat in the county courthouse. The
records of his office show the service
OF more than 5000 papers in civil cases
and that the receipts of the office
in the county Jail have numbered 29a
during the year, which does not include
federal prisoners cared for or those
sent in for safe keeping from othe,
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
Miss Lura ". Paine, superintendent
of public instruction, has under hei
supervision $50 teachers in So districts
While these cover a vast amount Of
..,.,itory tho fg11nerintaudent visits al
@ schools during the year and aims t
make several visits to most of them
Ada county holds the record of thu
state in having its teachers enrolled
100 per cent strong. She is also plan
ming q new movement in the way of {
smelling contest for students from thu
third 10 the eighth grade, an event t.
be held in the spring.
PROBATE JUDGE
probably the busiest place in tn,
entire courthouse the past year ha'
bren the office Of d. T. Miller. pro
hate Judge. The business TRANSACTED
! N that office shows an increase OF 10'
81 ,,sr cent In 1918 the records show II,
s.ascx flied while In 1919 20s cases wer.
fi1cd Tor Drobafe. Something of thu
& vast amount or work which this re
alires II shown by the fact that il
some cases from 30 to 40 papers ar
L filed. which has brought the total mum
NJ az Instruments filed to approx
ssately 5000. IN addition to this worl
" ,iuSre Miller has tried so civil cases
& r1<forned ~ marriages, committe,
,ni6e boye and tliree girls to the In
q s5us1rfa1 School at 81. Anthony afte
! S@~S fI~ntlnx their cases, conducted
& u ~ 4 ~ innanfty cases and committe,
4 r n ~ neylurn II Blacl<foot. issue'