Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-21
commissioners
PROCEEDINGS


Commissioners met af ten o'clock
4. M. this tenth day of January.
1891 pursuant 10 adjournment az
Dec. 2ard, 1880.
Present Ezra J. Howell, chairman
]. 4. Peterson and Silas u. Wright.
commissioners; u. C.kunz, pr0secut-
ing attorney; and 8. II. Rich. clerk.
and the following proceedings were
had. to-wit:
In the matter of the application az
John Bird for cancellation or his tax
les for the year 1913. 1t appearing To
the Board that good cause existed II
Ii hereby ordered that the taxes og
John Bird BIO cancelled Tor the aaid
year.
Quarterly reports of the following
County Officers were submitted. ex-
amined and approved, and ordered
filed for record. Treasurer and Audit
or. tJointl. Sheriff. Probate Judge.
In the matter OF the petition on
Conrad Nelson requesting the Board
Of County Commissioners To close
and abolish road running through
Wa OF sEA. EWA of Sc sk Sec. ia
Up. liz s. Range 44E.. n. MI. near the
mouth OF what Ii known as "Ioe'a
Gap. The Board having heard wilt
nesses for and against the closing Of
said read latter duo publication Of
notice for hearing or said petitionl
and the Board having investigated the
said matter and carefully and thoro-
w considered same. and II appearing
to tho Board that there ID practically
no use made of said road, and that
TO keep same open ID q very material
damage to the owners on land thru
which it passes. III Ii therefore order
cd that said road be closed and abol-
ished.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, THE MOUNTAIN
STATES TELEPHONE AND TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY has declined to
pay the full amount Of taxes assess
ed against 1t for the year 1919, upon
the ground that the valuation Of It's
property as fixed by the State Board
Of Equalization was largely In excess
OF the valuation at which other pro-
perty in this County, as we'll an In
other counties, has been assessed,
and instituted suit In the Federal
Court In certain counties of the
State TO enjoin tho collection Of q
portion Of said taxes, i'm which Il
has been agreed by tho parties to
said suits 40 q compromise measure
that tho said Company should pay it's
taxes for the year 1919 In said coun-
ties upon the basis OF seventy-five
! (76) per cent. Of tho total taxes
assessed: and
WHEREAS, It IL the Judgment of
this Board that such compromise
settlement should BIO made
NOW, THEREFORE,. Be 1t reaoly-
ed: That the Treasurer and TAX Col
lector of this County be, and she is
hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to accept from the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
Company. full settlement OF It's
1919 taxes, the additional sum or
Eight Hundred seventy-Six Dollars
and lightweight cents (sS76.88),
IL appearing that said Company has
already paid the first half or said
taxes, and that said sum be accepted
as full and complete payment Of all
taxes due from said company for
said year.
Bills were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on the respective
funds aa follows:
ROAD AN DBRTDGE
Jas. Fugmire, hauling gravel
Dist. No. --.-.-.--s TOO
Oscar Booth, hauling gravel
Dist. No. ------.-..s 100
Z. Booth, hauling gravel
| Dist. No. 2 ...-.-.-..-...-s 77.00
ParIey Bagley. hauling grav-
81 Dist. No 2 .4. 1000
Geo. Horton, hauling gray
81 Dist. No. 2 . 1000
D. r. Pugmire. hauling
gravel. DIST No. roo
Oliver BagIey, hauling gray
el Dist. No - 1000
H. A. Dayton, rebate on
double assess i g.8s
Ed. A. Austin. labor Diat.
No. -- 1900
O. :. 1. r. n. Co.. rental Of
Highway -.-.-.---.----..---- 100
Paris Garage. gas --. $40
John Toomef, labor Dist. No.
: -.---.----- $3.50
Jos sieight, labor Dist. No,
2 - 1850
Melvin Orr. labor Dist. No. 2 500
+. p. Young, labor Dist No.