J.
F.
I.
$ '27.30 J
61.80
11.70
28.50
27.30
5.40
798.00
3.30
33.30
296.10
2.00
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sëssmënTTITTjîrCordaTonaTiousëin
Silver City, on account of double as
sessment; the assessment of Elisha
Lewis on' a house in Silver City, on
account of widow's exemption.
It is ordered that this Board, sit
ting as a Board of Equalization, do
now adjourn until Saturday, the 17th
inst., at ten o'clock a. m.
CHAS. H. GRETE,
Chairman.
Attest:
J. S. St. CLAIR, Clerk.
Silver City, Idaho,
Saturday, July 17th, 1909.
Sitting as such, the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners met pursuant to
adjournment at ten o'clock a. m.
Present: C. H. Grete, Chairman, J.
W. McDowell and A. J. Harley, Com
missioners, and J. S. St. Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and duly approved.
The Board examined, audited and
allowed the following bills and ac
counts and ordered warrants drawn
on the Current Expense fund in pay
ment thereof.
Simon Harris, Juror Cert.
Dist Court .
A. A. Getchell, Juror Certs.,
Dist. Court .
A. B. Azcuenaga, Juror Cert.
Dist. Court .
T. W. Simmers, Juror Cert.
Dist. Court .
J. W. Rowett, Juror Cert.
Dist Court .
John Hore, Juror Cert. Dist.
Court .....
Connors & Brumbaughs, Jur
or Certs. Dist. Court.
Theo. H. Philipp, Juror Cert.
Dist. Court ,... .
Rood & Nelson, Juror Cert.
Dist. Court .
Owyhee Co.
Certs. Dist. Court .
A. A. Getchell, Witness Cert.
Dist. Court .
Connors & Brumbaugh, Wit
Certs. Dist. Court . •. 1222.75
Bank, Juror
ness
T. D. Farrer, Witness Cert.
8.00
Dist Court ...;
J. L. Inglis, Witness Cert.
Dist. Court .
Owyhee Co. Bank, Witness
Certs, Dist. Court ....
Connors & Brumbaugh, Juror
Certs, Probate Court .
J. W. Rowett, Juror Cert.
Probate Court ..
Rood & Nelson, Juror Certs.
Probate Court .
2.75
118.25
9.00
2.25
11.25
Owyhee Co. Bank, Juror
Certs. Probate Court .
Connors & Brumbaugh, Wit
Cert. Probate Court.. 180.25
Bank., Wit
Certs. Probate Court.
Witness
24.75
ness
Owyhee Co.
ness
Rood & Nelson,
Certs. Probate Court .
W. S. Powell, Witness Certs.
9.00
9.00
5.00
Coroner's Inquest ........
Owyhee Co. Bank, Juror
Certs. Coroner's Inquest...
Norman Warner, Juror Cert.
Coroner's Inquest.
Swaine & Helm, Juror Certs.
Coroner's Inquest .
D. M. Kennison, Juror Cert.
Justice Court ..
John Hore, Witness Certs.
Justice Court .
O. E. Brunzell, Salary and ex
penses as Assessor .......
M. N. Fegtly, Official publi
cations .
Whereupon, the Board examined,
audited and allowed the following
bais and accounts and ordered war
rants drawn on the Road fund in
payment thereof:
H. H. Davies, Services as Qv
Dist. No. 4
4.00
5-00
7.00
22.00
12.00
607.65
365.79
10.00
$ 96.75
erseer
Ed. Matheson, Repairs
on
grader
J. E. Mintun, Labor on road.. 25.50
F. H. Mintun, Labor on road 28.50
James Murray, Labor on road.
F. T. Lepley, Labor on road.. 15.00
A. L. McKeeth, Services as
Overseer, Dist. No. 9.
Gardner & Downey, Hauling
lumber etc..
W. H. Townsend, Services as
Overseer Dist. No. 2. 73.70
W. H. Miller, Services as Ov
erseer Dist. No. 7
Goble Bros., Hauling lumber 21.60
I. J. Gardner, Team hire and
hauling .
A. J. McSweeny, Services as
Overseer Dist. No. 10. 582.75
Murphy Lumber Co., Lumber 115.18
Thomas Sproule, Labor on
road .
George Dunning, Services as
Overseer Dist. No. 6.
(Disallowed $10.75)
G. F. Yanke, Labor on road...
James Prior, Services as Over
seer Dist. No. 11.
P. F. Branca, Services as Ov
erseer Dist. No. 3 .
Chas Simmons, Labor on road,
etc...
Jim Henderson, Labor on
Sinker road ................
J- R. Robertson, Services as
Overseer Dist. No. 5. 133.00
Neal Shea, Services as Over
seer Dist, No. 8
Bibbäns-Myer Co., Ltd., Pow- s
der, caps and fuse .; 11.40
John McNally, Labor on road.. 45.00
Goble Bros., Sharpening tools 14.25
Valley Merc. Co., Lumber and
nails .
Silver City Supply Co., Tools,
etc.:.
Caldwell Lumber Co., Lumber 28.40
Idaho Implement Co., Pay
ment on Grander
Whereupon, Otto A. Altschul, ap
pointed April 14th, 1909, as Justice of
the Peace of Grand View precinct,
having presented his official bond in
the sum of $800.00, with the Title
Guaranty & Surety Co., as surety
thereon, said bond being accompanied
by the oath of office,
ft is ordered that sa'd bond be and
3.00
71 20
15.64
103.25
31.00
36.00
230.75
10.00
27.50
289.50
10.25
49.50
194.25
13.00
30.50
100.00
the same is hereby approved; and
that the said Otto A. Altschul be and
he is hereby qualified as Justice of
the Peace of Grand View precinct for
the remainder of the present term.
Ordered that this Board of County
Cammissioners, sitting as such do
now adjourn until Monday, the 19th
inst., at ten o'clock a. m.
C. H. GRETE,
Chairman.
Attest:
J. S. St. CLAIR, Clerk.
Silver City, Idaho,
Saturday, July 17th, 1909.
Sitting as a Board of Equalization,
the Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment, at ten
o'clock a. m.
Present: C. H. Grete, Chairman, J.
W. McDowell and A. J. Harley, Com
missioners, and J. S. St. Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
The minutes of the previous meet
i lg were read and duly approved.
It appearing to the satisfaction of
the Board, from the affidavit of Fred
T. Smith now on file with the Board,
that the assessment of the Smith
Cowen Live Stock Co., Ltd., as the
the Assessment Roll
same appears on
for the year 1909, is excessive, in that
said assessment contains more sheep
than is owned by said corporation,
It is ordered' that said assessment
be reduced 500 head of sheep, and that
the Auditor make such reduction in
the assessment of said corporation,
as the same appears on the Assess
ment Roll foe the year 1909.
The Board proceeded to further ex
amine and equalize the Assessment
Roll for the year 1909.
Without such examination and
equalization being concluded,
It is ordered that this Board, sit
ting as a Board of Equalization, do
now adjourn until Monday, the 19th
inst., at ten o'clock a. m.
for
of
the
the
C. H. GRETE,
Chairman.
Attest:
J. S. St. CLAIR, Clerk.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, July 19th, 1909.
Sitting as such, the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners met pursuant to
adjournment at ten o' clock a. m.
Present: C. H. Grete, Chairman, J.
W. McDowell and A. J. Harley, Com
missioners, and J. S. St. Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and duly approved.
The Board examined, audited and
allowed the following bills and ac
counts and ordered warrants drawn
the
W.
on the Current Expense fund in pay
ment thereof:
Valley Merc. Co., Supplies for
$ 11.75
jail
John Clemo, Caring for C.
Danks, etc....v.......
F. W. Boyd, Services in case
State vs. Danks .
R. W. Mather, Medical services 55.00
M. M. Krieg, Expense as
Sheriff
Chas Simmons, Team hire.... 10.00
The Board examined and approved
the Fee Report of M. M. Krieg, as
Sheriff and License Collector.
In the matter of the petition of res
idents of Grand View and vicinity
asking for the construction of a
bridge across the Bruneau River in
Sec. 35, T 5 S., R, 4 E., #
It is ordered that said petition be
and the same is hereby denied for
the reason that, in the judgment of
the Board, such a bridge is not nec
essary as petitioned for;
In the Matter of the Petition of
15.00
9.10
348.59
I
residents of Grand View and vicinity
asking for the construction of a
bridge across Shoo Fly creek in Sec. j
25, T. S S., R. 3 E.,
It is ordered that said petition be
and the same is hereby denied for
the reason that,, in the judgment of |
the Board, such a bridge i? not oec
al
F. Brunzell, Assessor and Tax Col
lector of Owyhee County, asking that
he be authorized to appoint deputies
and asking for compensation there
for,
essary as petitioned for.
Said petition including a request for
a change in the public road running
through Secs. 23 and 25, T. 5 S., R.
3 E„
It is ordered that said request be
also denied for the reason that such
petition does not comply with the
road laws of the State of Idaho, con
cerning the alteration of roads.
In the Matter of the Petition of
residents of Bruneau and vicinity ask
ing for the construction of a bridge
across Dry Creek at the lower end of
Bruneau Valley,
It is ordered that action on said pe
tition be deferred until Tuesday, Sep
tember 14th, 1909, at which time said
petition will be heard;
It is further ordered that the Coun
ty Surveyor be. and he is hereby in
structed to prepare plans and speci
fications for a bridge across said
creek at the point designated in said
petition, make an estimate of the
cost thereof, and report to the Board
thereon at a meeting to be held on
Tuesday, September 14th, 1909.
In the Matter of the Petition of O.
J.
of
in
It is ordered that said petition be
and the same is hereby denied.
In the Matter of the petition of Jas.
E. Smith, Arthur W. Bergstrom, C.
H. Riemenschneider, and others, ask
ing for the creation of a herd district
within that certain tract of land com
monly known as the King Hill Seg
regation,
This matter coming on to be heard
for an order fixing the time and place
of hearing said petition, and the
Board being well apd fully advised ij
the premises, it is ordered that said
petition be heard at the office of the
Clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners in Silver City, in said
County, on Tuesday, the 14th day of
September, 1909, at ten o'clock a. m.
It is ordered that this Board of
County Commissioners, sitting as
such, do now adjourn until Tuesday,
the 20th inst., at ten o'clock a. m.
C. H. GRETE,
Chairman.
Attest:
J. S. St. CLAIR, Clerk.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, July 19th, 1909.
Sitting as a Board of Equalization,
the Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at ten o'clock a. m.
Present: C. If. Grete, Chairman, J.
W. McDowell and A. J. Harley, Com
missioners, and J. S. St. Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and duly approved.
The Board proceeded to further ex
amine and equalize the Assessment
Roll for the year 1909.
Without such examination
equalization being completed,
It fs ordered that this Board, sit- j
ting as a Board of Equalization,
now adjourn until Tuesday, the 20th I
C. H. GRETE,
Chairman,
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inst., at ten o'clock a. in.
Attest :
J. S. St. CLAIR, Clerk.
Silver City, Idaho,
Tuesday, July 20th, 1909
Sitting as such, the Board of Couu
ty Commissioners met pursuant to
I adjournment at ten o'clock a. m.
Present: C. 11. Crete, Chairman, J.
W. McDowell and A. J. Harley, Com
missioners, and J. S. St. Clair, Clerk,
j The following proceedings were
had, ,to-wit:
ing were read and duly approved,
| Whereupon, the Board appointed
the following named persons to rep
esent Owyhee County at the Nation
al Irrigation Congress to be held at
Spokane, Wash., August 9th to 14th,
9(19, to-wit:
J. W. Jones, Grand View; C. S.
Faurot, Caldwell; Chas. Childs, Mur
phy; A. M. Harris, Bruneau and Chas.
II. Hammett, Boise.
Whereupon, the Board appointed J.
C. Connors of Silver City, to repre
sent Owyhee County at the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress to
be held at Denver, Colo., August 16
to 21, 1909.
Whereupon, the Board appointed
'Mrs. Simon Harris, to act as tempor
ary Hostess and represent the County
at the■ Alaska-Yukon-Pacific .Exposi
tion for one week.
Whereupon, the Board authorized
the County Auditor to- attend the
County Auditor's Convention to be
held at Wallace about September 1st.
The Board examined, audited and
allowed the following bills and ac
counts and ordered warrants drawn
on the respective funds in payment
thereof, to-wit:
On Road fund:
-Michael McGee, Labor on
- of the previous meet
$ 21.00
road ...
A. J. Harley, Team hire in
specting roads ...
On Current Expense fund:
Chas. H. Grete, Salary as
Commissioner .
J. W. McDowell, Salary and
expenses as Commissioner.. 195.20
A. J. Harley, Salary and ex
penses as Commissioner . • • 178.90
In the Matter of the Petition of O.
27.00
$125.00
—
F. BnttrreH, Assessor and Tax Col
lector, asking that he be authorized to
appoint deputies, and asking for cam
pensation therefor.
The Board having said petition un
der consideration,
It is ordered that the action taker»
thereon on Monday, the 19th inst., be
and the same is hereby rescinded, and
that said O. F. Brunzell be authorized
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to appoint deputies to assist in con
ducting his office, and that he be al
lowed compensation therefor at >. the
rate of $62.50 per quarter, such com
pensation to commence with the
quarter beginning July 12th, 1909.
A bid for the maintenance of the
county hospital, medical attendabce
and treatment of patients confined in
the pest house, burial of paupers, etc
for the period of one year from , the
20th day of July, 1909, was opened as
follows, to-wit:
T. D. Farrer
j the maintenance of such county hos
doipital and care and treatment of coun
I ty charges for the period of one year
from July 20th, 1909.
And it is further ordered that. the
iChairman of the Board be and he is
1
$1550.00
It is ordered that said bid be and
the same is hereby accepted.
And it is hereby ordered that the
said T. D. Farrer be and he is here
by required to furnish a bond in the
sum of $3100.00, for the faithful'per
formance of all and singular the terms
and conditions by him to be per
formed in accordance with a certain
contract In writing to be entered in
1 to between said T. D. Farrer and
and!Owyhee County, acting through its
Board of Comity Commissioners, for
hereby instructed to approve such
bond, and execute a contract with the
said T. D. Farrer, for and on behalf
of Owyhee County, in the State of
Idaho, by its Board of County Cotw
missloners, in accordance with said
contract above mentioned.
Whereas, the Owyhee County Bank
of Sliver City. Idaho, having here
tofore made application to the Tréas- ^ **
urer of said county,to be named as a ™
depositary of the funds of said coun
ty, and having heretofore presetted
to the Board, for the security of the
funds so deposited in said bank a
bond in the principal sum of $15/X)0
with J. C. Rice, J. H. Lowell and El
mer A. Clark as sureties thereon,
And whereas, Frank D. Hall, Çash
ier of said Bank, has this day re
quested the Board to be permitted to
withdraw said bond and substitute
therefor warrants of several of the
Counties of the State of Idaho, ag
gregating in the whole the sum of
$15,013.72;
It is ordered that said request of
said Bank be and the same is hereby
granted'; that said warrants be ac
cepted as security for the funds so de
posited in said bank, and that the
Auditor take possession of said war
rants.
It is ordered that, J. S. St. Clair,
Clerk of the District Court, be and
he is hereby granted leave of absence
from Owyhee County for a period of
thirty days at some time between
August 20th and October 1st, 1909,
It appearing that a special session
of the Board of County Commission- {
ers is necessary, t
It is ordered that a special session
of said Board he held at the office of
the Clerk thereof at Silver City, Ida
ho, on Tuesday, the 14th day of .Sep
tember, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m., for
the purpose of acting upon the peti
tion of James E. Smith and others,
asking for the creation of a Herd'v
District within that certain tract
land commonly known as the King
Hill Segregation; also for the pur
pose of taking action upon the peti
tion of residents of Bruneau ao<J vi
1
cinity for the construction of a brhfge
O. across Dry Creek at the lowef q(