Commissioners Proceedings.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, September 14th, 1908.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Owyhee County, Idaho, met at the
office of the Clera thereof, in Silver
City, the county seat of said county, at
ten o'olook a. m., for the purpose of fix
ing the tax levy of Owyhee County,
Idaho, for the year 1908, pursuant to
the Statutes of Idaho, and the ameud
meuts thereto, in sucli case made and
provided.
Present: O. D. Brumbaugh, Chair
man, Fred Brunzell und John Benham,
Commissioners, and J. S. St. Clair,
Clerk*
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
tax levy of Owyhee County, Idaho, for
the year 1908, on each one hundred
dollars in valuation be fixed as follows:
to-wit:
On State General fund
" Bond Deficiency tax(1903) .002
" Public Buildiug Endow
ment Fund (1905-7).009
" General Interest aud
Sinking Fund (1905-7) ... .15
University Idaho Rebuild
ing and Equipment Sink
ing Fund (1907)
*• Atlunta Road Fuud(l907) .000375
" Meadows-Payette Lakes
Wagon Road Fund (1907) 00025
Total Stale levy $ .751025
On Current Expense, 10*18,
Fund.
" General School Fund. . .50
" Bridge Fund
" Road Fund.
8 .55
.04
8 .95
.148375
.20
Bond Tax and Sinking
Fund.
.40
Total, 82.95
Whereupon, in confortait with an act
entitled "An Act to suppress contagious
and infectious disesaes among live
stock; creating a live stock sanitary
board and providing for its appoint
ment; to create the office of State Vet
erinary Surgeon, providing for his
appointment and fixing iiis compensa
tion, providing for the xppointment of
assistant Veterinary Surgeons aud live
stock inspectors' and fixing their com
pensation ; prescribing penalties for the
failure to comply with the provisions
of this act; creating a Live Stock Sani
tary Fund and providing for the levey
ing of a tax therefore," approved March
6tb, 1905, there is hereby levied a
special tax of three-fourths of a mill on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
all horses, cattle, goats, mules, asses
and swine; and three mills on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of all sheep
within Owyhee County ; such tax to be
placed in and to constitute a fund to be
known as the Livestock Sauitary Fund.
Whereupon, in conformity with an
act entitled "An Act to Amend and be
supplementary to an act to suppress
contagious and infectious diseases
among live stock," etc., approved March
13th, 1907, there is iiereby levied a
special tax of one-half mill on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of all
horses, cattle, goats, mules, asses and
swine, and four mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all sheep
within Owyhee County; such tax to be
placed in and to constitute a fund to be
known as the Predatory Animal Fund.
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
Road Poll Tax for the year 1909 be and
the same is Iiereby fixed at the sum of
$3 00.
Whereupon, it is ordered that this
Board of do now adjourn sine die.
Attest :
J. S. St Claib, Clerk.
O. D. Brumbaugh, chairman.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, September 14th, 1908.
Pursuant to an act entitled "An Act
adding to the duties of the County
Commissioners and requiring their per
sonal visitation and inspection of the
public roads and highways in their sev
eral districts, etc. approved March 15th,
1907, the Board of County Commission
ers of Owyhee County, Idaho, met at
the office of the Clerk thereof iu Silver
City, the county seat of said county at
ten o'clock a. m.
Preseut : O. D. Bruinbaugli, chairman,
Fred Brunzell, and John Benimm, com
missioners. and J. S. St Clair, clerk.
The following proceedings were had.
to wit:
Whereupon, O. D. Brumbaugh, Fred
Brunzell and John Benham, County
Commissioners, presented to the Board
written reports showing the condition
of tlie public roads ami highways in the
several Commissioners' Districts of
Owyhee County, Idaho, aud the work
needed thereon, w hich reports weie or
dered Bled by the Clerk, and the rec
ommendations contained therein duly
considered.
Without having completed the con
sideration thereof,
It is ordered that this Board do now
adjourn until Tuesday, the 15th iust , at
ten o'clock a. m.
Attest:
J. S. St Clair, clerk.
O. D. Brumbaugh, chairman.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, Sept I4th, 1908.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Owyhee County, Idaho, met iu spe
cial session at the "ffiee of the Clerk
thereof, iu Silver City, the county seat
of said county, on Monday, September
14th, 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m.
purpose of confirming the sale of the
Leviathan, Rising Star, First North Ex
tension of-tbe Rising Star, aud Perse
verance lode mining claims, with the
improvements thereon, consisting of a
quartz mill valued at 85,000.00. aud oth
er improvements valued at $300.00, sit
uated in Sectione 1, 2 and 11, Township
6 South, Range 4 West, in Flint Mining
District, Owyhee Countv, Idaho, to be
made by the duly elected, qualified and
acliug Sheriff of the County of Owyhee,
State of Idaho, under aud in pursuance
of a resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners of Owyhee Couuty, Ida
ho, made on July 20t.h, 1908.
Also for the purpose of acting upon
the petition of N. T. Turk aud others
asking for the creation of a Herd Dis
trict in Township 3 South, Range 1
West, Boise Meridian.
Also for the purpose of opening bids
for the repair of (lie Stone House lane
in Pleasant Valley, iu accordance with
specifications now on file with the Clerk
of the Board.
Present: O. D Brumbaugh, Chairman,
Fred Brunzell and John Beuham, Com
missioners, and J. S. St Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
In the matter of the sale of the Levia
than. Rising Star, First North Exten
sion of the Rising Star and Persever
ance lode mining claims, with the im
provements thereon, situated iu Sec
tions 1,2 and 11, Township 6 South,
Rauge 4 West, iu Flint Mining District,
Owyhee Couuty, Idaho:
Whereas, the Perseveranoe Mining &
Milling Company, a corporation, has
commenced an action in the District
Court of the Seventh Judicial District
of the State of Idaho, in and for the
County of Canyon, against Owyhee
County aud Michael Rock to obtain a
decree of said Court that all claim of
Owyhee County to the above described
property is unfounded, and that said
Owyhee County has no estate or Inter
est in or to the same, and that every
adverse clain of said Owyhee County be
determined by said deoree, aud that said
Owyhee County and Michael Rock be
restrained from proceeding further in
the matter of the sale of said premises
under and in pursuance of a resolution
of the Board of County Commissioners
of Owyhee Counto, Idaho, made on
July 20th, 1908, and having secured an
injunction from said Court, whereby
said Owyhee County and Michael Rock
are enjoined and restrained from sell
ing the above described property.
It is therefore ordered that no further
proceedings be had in the matter of the
sale of the premises as aforesaid, until
the further order cl said Court.
In the matter of the petition of N. T.
for the
Turk and others asking for the creation
of a Herd District consisting of Sect- j
ions 2, S, 4. 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, the N}^ j
of Sec. 15, Secs. 16 and 17, the of ]
Sec. 18, the NJ^ of Sec. 19, aud of J
Sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 1 W., B. M.
Whereupou, it is ordered that the j
hearing of said petition be aud the same j
is hereby continued until Wednesday, j 811
the 14th day of October, 1908, at ten
o'clock a. m
be
be
The time heretofore set for the open
ing of bids for the repair of the Stone
House lane iu Pleasant Valley, in ac
cordance with specifications prepared
by the County Surveyor aud now on
file with the Clerk of the Board having
arrived bids were opened as follows,
to-wit:
Joseph Newell....
Frank M. Swisher
Townsend Bros...
Whereupon, it appearing to the satis
faction of the Board that the bid of
Townsend Bros., in the sum of 8430 00
is the lowest and best bid offered for
said work,
It is ordered that said bid be aud the
same is hereby accepted, ami that a con
tract in writing be entered into between
said Townsend Bros, aud Owyhee Coun
tv, acting through its Board of County
Commissioners,for making said repairs
in accordance with specifications pre
pared by the County Surveyor aud now
ou Hie with the Clerk of.the Board.
It is further ordered that said Town
send Bros, be required to furnish a
bond in double the amount of their bid,
for the faithful performance of the
$560 00
465 00
. 430.00
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terms and conditions of said contract,
and that O. D. Brumbaugh, Chairman of .
the Board of County Commissioners, be j
and he is hereby authorized to approve |
said hood and execute a oonlract with :
the said Townsend Bros, for aud on
is
behalf of Owyhee County, in the State
of Idaho, by its Board of Connty Com
missioners, for making said repairs iu
accordance witii specifications uow on
tile witii the Clerk of the Board, and
that F. W. Hulett, County Surveyor,
be aud he is iiereby appointed to ac
cept said work on behalf of the said
County of Owyhee.
Whereupou, it is ordered that this
Board of County Commissioners, sit
ting iu special session, do uow adjourn
sine die.
Attest:
J. S. St Claib, Clerk.
J.
O. D. Bbumbaugh,
Chairman,
Silver City, Idaho,
Tuesday, September 15th, 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at nine o'clock a. m.
Present: O. D. Brumbaugh, chairman,
Fred Brunzell and John Benham, Com
missioners, and J. S. St Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit.
The minutes of the previous meeting
«ere read and duly approved.
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
petitiou of A. I Matheson, L, C. Gar
duer, Thos. Penrose aud others askiug
for the appointment of P F. Branca,
as Road Overseer of Road District No. 3,
of Owyhee County, Idaho, be tiie same
is hereby granted; and that the said P.
F. Branca furnish a bond in the sum of
8300.00; aud that O. D. Brumbaugh,
Chairman of the Board, be and is here
by authorized to approve said bond for
and on behalf of the said County of
Owyhee.
In the matter of the petition of F. E.
Tracy, L. B. Cowan and others praying
that a public road be a established be
ginning at a point where the east and
west line through the middle of Sec. 4,
T. 3 N., R 5 W., intersects the Home
dale townsite and running from said
point down Snake River to the Oregon
State line.
Whereupon, it appearing to the satis
faction of the Board that said petition
sets forth and describes particularly
the road to be constructed, and the
general route thereof, over what lands,
and who the owners thereof are, wheth
er the owners consent thereto, and if
not, the probable cost of the right of
way, the necessitydor, aud the advau
tage of tire proposed change, and that
eaid petition is accompanied by a good
aud sufficient bond, in double the
«mount of the probable cost of the
viewing and laving out of--aid proposed
roBfl - conditioned that the bondsmen
will pay all the costs of viewing and
811 rve yhig 1" case the prayer of said
petitiou is not granted, aud the road
finally uot opened.
It is therefore ordered that said bond
be and the same is hereby approved.
It is further ordered that F. W.
Hulett, Chas. Parsons and Win. Jordan
be appointed as viewers to view and
survey said proposed road, in accor
dance with the description in the
petition, and submi 1 to the board an
estimate of the c ,-t of opening said
road, including the purchase cf the
right of way, aud their views of the
necessity thereof.
Whereupon, the Board having duly
considered the reports of O. D. Brum
baugh, Fred Brunzell and John Ben
ham, County Commissioners, relative
to the condition of the public roads
and highways in the several Commis
sioners' Districts of Owyhee County,
Idaho, and the work needed theieon,
and being fully advised as to the mat
ters set forth iu said reports,
It is therefore ordered that the
recommendations in said reports be
aud the same are hereby concurred in.
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
resignation of Flora A. Cox as Register
of Election of Homedale Precinct be
and the same is hereby accepted, and
that the petition of J. G. Tracy, J. W.
Jordan, E. Clayton and others askiug
for the appointment of Callie M. Gard
ner as Register of Election of said
preeiuct be »na the same is hereby
granted, and the said Callie M. Gardner
is hereby appointed to act as Register
of Election for Homedale Precinct for
the General Election to be held on the
3rd day of Novomber, 1908.
Whereupon, it is ordered that this
board do now adjourn sine die.
Attest:
O. D. Brumbaugh, Chairman.
J. S. St Claib, Clerk.
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OWYHEE BARBER SHOP
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Headquarters for
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Manager
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Silver City, Idaho
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IDAHO