The Owyhee nugget., February 02, 1911, Image 3

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COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
Silver City, Idaho,
Monday, January 9, 1911.
Pursuant to section 271 of the Politi
cal Code of the State of Idaho,
now Charles H. Grete, Reuben J. Gif
iord and Andrew J. Harley, Commission
era-elect of Owyhee county, and present
their official bonds as follows:
Charles H. Grete in the penal sum of
$5,000.
comes
Reuben J. Gifford, in the penal sum of
$5,000.
Andrew J. Harley, in the penal sum
of $5,000.
\\ hereupon, I, having approved said
bonds, administered the oath of office,
and duly qualified the the said Charles
H. Grete, Reuben J. Gifford and Andrew
J. Harley, as County Commissioners for
the ensuing term.
Upon motion of Andrew .1. Harley,
Charles H. Grete was elected chairman
of the Board.
J. S. St Clair, Recorder.
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
official bonds of the following officers for
the ensuing term, be fixed as follows:
Margaret Cavaney, as County Treas
urer, in the penal sum of $60,000.
J. S. St Clair, as ex-Officio Auditor
and Recorder and Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners, in the penal
sum of $10,000.
A. V. Townsend as ex Officio Tax
Collector, in the penal sum of $25,000;
and that the official bonds of the several
precinct officers at the sum of $500.
The Board examined and duly ap
proved the bonds of county officers
follow's:
John S. St Clair, as Clerk of the Dis
trict Court;
John S. St Clair, as Recorder, Auditor
and Clerk of the Board of County Com
iriissioners;
Margaret Cavaney, as County Treas
urer;
Margaret Cavaney, as ex-Officio Pub
lic Administrator ;
Oscar F. Brunzell, as Sheriff;
Albert V. Townsend, as Assessor;
Albert V. Townsend, as ex Officio Tax
Collector ;
Frank S. Heer, as Probate Judge;
Charles M. Hays, as Prosecuting At
torney ;
Jennie Farrer Avery, as County Su
perintendent of Public Instruction ;
Franklin W. Hulett, as County Sur
veyor ;
Thomas D. Farrer, as Coroner.
Whereupon, the oath of office was ad
ministered to such officers, and they
were duly qualified for the ensuing
term.
Tlie official bonds of the following pre
cinct officers were duly approved, and
they were qualified for tiie ensuing
term :
M E. Pitman, as Justice of the Peace
of Oreana precinct ;
James Prior, as Justice of the Peace
of Wiison precinct;
James E. Albert, as Justice of the
Peace of Bruneau precinct;
William Westfall, as Justice of the
Peaca of King Hill precinct;
Solomon A. Newman, as Justice of
the Peace of Three Creek precinct.
It is ordered that the petition of J. 8.
St Clair, praying for authority to ap
point deputies and employ clerical as
sistance, be granted, and that he be au
thorized to appoint a deputy with com
pensation fixed at $125 per month, and
employ clerical assistance with compen
sation fixed at $75 per month.
It is ordered that the petition of O. F.
Brunzell, praying for authority to ap
point deputies, be granted, and that he
be authorized to appoint deputies as
follows: A senior deputy at Silver City
with compensation fixed at $100 per
month; a deputy at Bruneau with com
pensation fixed at $50 per month ; a
deputy at DeLamar with compensation
fixed at $60 per month.
It is otdered that the petition of A.V.
Townsend, praying for authority to ap
point deputies, be granted, and that he
as
be authorized to appoint a deputy with
compensation fixed at $60 per month.
It is ordered that the petition ofTiios.
Penrose, P. Hardiman, M. E. Pittman,
Read Bros., B. H. Hyde, Albert Boles,
and others, asking that Michael Hyde
be granted a license to sell intoxicating,
spirituous, malt and fermented liquors
and wines at Oreana for the period of
twelve months, commencing February
1st, 1911, be and the same is hereby
granted.
The Board examined and duly ap
proved the Liquor Dealers' bond of
Michael Hyde for a license to sell intox
icating liquors at Oreana, and ordered a
license issued to said applicant for the
period of twelve months, commencing
the first day of February, 1911.
Ordered that the Board do now ad
iourn until Tuesday, the 10th inst., at
ten o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 o'clock a. m., with all members
present.
It is ordered that the Board adopt the
following order of business:
1st. Reports.
2nd. Action on bills.
3rd. Resignations.
4th. Petitions.
6th'. Appointments.
6th. Ttliscellaiieous business.
In the matter of the organization of
of the Grand View Irrigation District:
The returns of the election to deter
mine whether said district should be
organized and for the election of officers
thereof having been filed with the Clerk,
the Board proceeded to canvass the
votes so cast and it was found that a
total of 36 votes were cast, 32 of which
were "Irrigation District—Yes" and 4
were "Irrigation District—So."
following named persons received votes
as stated for directors of said district, as
follows :
1st division : A. E Bailey, 36 voteB ;
2nd division : Otto R Bolen,25 votes;
Fav Byfield, 11 votes ;
3rd division: NG Massey 19 votes;
Ross McKeeth 17 votes.
It appearing that lawful and timely
notice has been published prior to the
date of election for the length of time
required by law, and the returns of said
election having been duly filed with the
Clerk of the Board showing that said
election was held as advertised on the
2nd day of January, 1911, and the Board
having this day canvassed the returns
of said election,
It is ordered that the territory within
the boundaries of the Grand View Ir
rigation District heretofore established
be and the same is hereby declared duly
organized as an irrigation district under
the name and style of the Grand View
Irrigatidn District, and A E Bailey,
Otto R Bolen and N G Massey are de
clared to be the elected directors of said
district. The territory within the said
district is particularly described
pages 126 and 127, Commissioners Rec
ord No. 4, of Owyhee county, Idaho.
The Board examined and duly ap
proved the following reports, to-wit:
Fee Report of Clerk, Auditor and Re
corder.
Fee Report of Sheriff and License Col
lector.
Fee report of Probate Judge.
Joint Quarterly Report of Auditor and
Treasurer.
Quarterly Report of Sheriff and Li
cense Collector.
Quarterly Report of Assessor.
Quarterly report of Probate Judge.
Quarterly Report of School Superin
tendent.
Auditor's report of the financial
tion of Owyhee county.
It is ordered that this Board do
adjourn until Wednesday, the 11th inst.,
at ten o'clock a. m.
The
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now
Wednesday, Jan. Uth, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ten o'clock a. m., with all members
present.
The Board audited the following bills
I and ordered warrants draw n On the
Current Expense fund in payment there
of:
J. S. St Clair, Clerk, Salary . 500.U0
J E Dickens, salary .
Leona Grete, salary ..
Margaret Cavaney, Treasurer,
Salary, etc .
flee
375.00
225.00
278.35
F. 8. Heer, Probate Judge, Bal 276.00
C. M. Hays, Pros. Attorney,
Salary
T. D. Farrer, Coroner, Salary.. 50.00
M. M. Krieg, Sheriff, Salary . . 500.00
M. M. Krieg, Deputy hire,
F W Hulett, Surveyor, salary etc 133.00
T. D. Farrer, Hospital centract 300.00
Elisha Lewis, Fire Guard. 15 00
L. C. Eisenhart, Fire Guard.... 15.00
Mrs. J. T. Shea, Rent Treas. oi
300.00
600.00
30.00
T. H. Philipp. Rent of Pros.
A tty. office.
M M Krieg, lumber.
Fidelity & Deposit Co., Premi
um on bonds.
Amer. Surety Co, Premium on
bonds .
Syms-York Co., Election sup
plies, etc..
Statesman Printing Co., blanks 11.70
Childrens' Home Finding & Aid
Society, care of children.
LCEisenharl, blacksmithing.
A A Getchell, mdse.
Owyhee Nugget, Official publi
cations, etc.
Swan Falls Power Co. lights. ..
Owyhee Meat Co., Meat for
Blind Pete .
Owyhee Meat Co., Meat for jail
Bibbins-Myer Co, mdse.
Connors & Brumbaugh, Water. 22 50
Ed Matheson, expressage . 19 02
Gardner &. Downey, livery hire 107.00
G R Proctor, medical services.
A H Koeppe, coffin for Jas.
Jones .
Pat O'Keeffe, delivering elec
tion returns.
A P Carnahan, postage and
rent for election.
W W Hicks, delivering election
30.00
3 84
830.30
194.26
146 50
25 00
8 50
29.10
.... 330.50
73.35
5.75
6.80
2.05
25.00
15.00
8.00
13.32
returns.
W B Hurd, labor.
W M St Joer, constable of elec
3.00
4.00
tion
6.00
Mrs. Dow Dunning.
Otto R Bolen, postage.
M E Waterhouse & Co, post...
Percy White, delivering returns
Glass & Prudhomme Co, globe
envelopes. .
Bushong & Co, warrants .
4.38
3.30
4.80
3.00
4.85
27.60
, plat record.... 38.75
, Ribbons.
, copy book..
, record for Sch
3.08
1.40
Supt. .
Glass and Prudhomme Co, Re
traints .
1.58
6.60
Glass A Prudhomme Co, Pro
bate record .
J W McDowell, Salary and
expenses as Commissioner ..
Jennie F. Avery, School Supt.,
salary and expenses .
O F Brunzell, salary and ex
penses .
Connors A Brumbaugh, Juror
cert, Dist court.
Connors & Brumbaugh, witness
cert Dist court. .
Connors & Brumbaugh, witness
cert Probate court .
D P Jones, witness cert Justice
court .
C E Holverson, juror cert Jus
court .
Bruneau Slate Bank, Juror cert
J ustice court .
Bruneau State Bank, witness
Justice court . ... .
Bibbins-Myer Co, juror cert
Dist court.
Bibbens Myer, witness cert Pro
bate court.
Jack Turner, juror cert Justice
court.
Rood & Nelson, juror cert
Dist court.
Rood & Nelson, witness eert
Dist court.
C M Caldwell, juror cert Dist
21.50
162.80
: :8s..in
754.83
45.60
36.50
44.25
6.50
2.25
6.75
3.25
78.60
25.75
2.25
19.80
9.50
3.30
Bushong & Go, Probate docket. 29 00
C H Grete, juror cert Dist court
Compensation of election o
as certified by the C'.erk.
It is ordered ihat this Board do now
adjourn until Thursday, the 12th inst.,
at ten o'clock a ra.
court
6.30
»fficials
Thursday, Jan. 12th, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ten o'clock a m., with all members
present.
The Board audited the following bills
and ordered warrants drawn on the
Road fund in payment thereof:
P F Branca, overseer diBt 3. ... 188.00
Thos Sproule, labor...
Dow Dunning, lumber
G A Bancroft, labor dist 12... 57.00
J H Jugei, labor dist 12. 40.00
S A MeAnulty, overseer dist 12 93.60
Swan Falls Power Co, lumber.
Turmes Bros, timbers .
Jas Prior, overseer dist 11.
Jas Prior, labor dist 13 .
W H Townsend, overseer dist 2 84.00
The DeLamar Co, lumber.
Win Fyman, overseer dist 10... 204 50
3.60
34.50
13.75
•••• 19.25
.... 19,26
.... 300
. 3.00
.... 19 25
.... 1.60
.... 4.50
3.00
14.08
22.78
11.00
121.50
16 50
1 80
M E Waterhouse & Co, nails..
Geo Thomas, labor _
Silas Lynch, labor.
Wm Dunham, labor....
Geo Esmond, labor ...
John Groom, labor_
Chas Turmes, labor.
C Wilson, labor_....
Jess Randall, labor ...
C. K. McFarland, labor
Joe Harley, labor and hauling. 38.85
Tom Robertson, labor.
H Robertson, labor ..
Cecil Hewitt, labor ...
Ben Robertson, labor.
J R Robertson, labor...
W H Dansfortb, labor .
Jess Hays, labor.
Jas Brown, labor.
Clarence Wilson, labor
Wm Strickland, labor.
Win Strickland, labor. 33.00
Homer Strickland, labor. 52.26
H H Davies, overseer dist 4. .. 113.75
W H Miller, overseer dist 7... 78 00
Gardner & Downey, hauling etc 18 93
L Pedracini, overseer distl. .. 93.00
Murphy Lumber Co, lumberetc 83.58
Mtn Home Lumber Co, lumber 45.00
Silver City Supply Co, tools ..
The Board approved the report of Jas.
Prior, overseer of dist 11.
It is ordered that this Board do now
adjourn until Friday, the I3th inst., at
ten o'clock a. in.
16.50
33.00
10.50
30 25
18.00
55 00
21.00
21.00
33.00
22 00
5.00
Friday, Jan. 13th, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ten o'clock a. m., with all members
present.
The Board audited the following bills
and ordered warrants drawn on the Cur
rent Expense fund in payment thereof:
Silver City Supply Co., Supplies
for Bliud Pete.
Silver City Supply Co., Sup
plies to jail
Silver City Supply Co, mdse... 6.60
J R Dowlen, sawing wood
The Board audited the following bills
and ordered warrants drawn on the
Road fund in payment thereof:
Nea! Siiea, contract Stone
House lane.
J H Forbes & Co, piling and
driving...
W R Harrison, hauling lumber 25.81
J W McDowell, team hire and
services.....
J T Shea, overseer dist 8
Grant & Goble, labor....
R C Goble, overseer dist No 5. 235.00
Ross McKeeth, overseer dist
No 9 ...
R A McDowell, hauling and
overseer dist 13. .
R A McDowell, hauling and
overseer district 13.
R A McDowell, overseer dist 13 18.25
R A McDowell, overseer dist 13
I
47.85
I
. 25.25
68.80
365.00
87.50
67.90
138.50
80.00
49.00
91.00
103.25
etc
98.25
Adams Lumber Co, lumber
dist 13.
111.20
M E Reynolds, labor on Bru
neau-Cat creek road
It is ordered that this Board do now
adjourn until Saturday, the 14th inst.,
at ten o'clock a. m.
.. 237.00
Saturday, Jan. 14th, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ten o'clock a. in., a. m.
The Board audited the following bill
and ordered a warrant drawn on the
Current Expense fund in payment there
of :
James Murray, nightwatchman
and fire guard...
It is ordered that the petition of Dell
B. Warner, N. Warner, M. R. Sitton,
and others, for the surveying, platting
and recording of a certain road in T. 5
S., R. 10 E., be laid over until the next
regular meeting of the Board, in order
that the necessity therefor may be in
vestigated by the Commissioner from
that district.
It is ordered that the petition for the
appointment of James Murray as Con
stable of Silver City precinct be granted.
The Board duly approved the official
bonds of the following precinct officers
and duly qualified them for the ensuing
term :
R S Hawes, as Justice of the Peace of
Silver City precinct;
W B Hurd, as Justice of the Peace of
Silver City precinct;
John Hore as Constable of DeLamar
precinct ;
Frank J. Myler, as Justice of the
Peace of Homedale precinct.
It is ordered that the petition for the
appointment of Cfiarles M. Brown as
Justice of the Peace of DeLamar pre
cinct be granted.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
3948, Part 1, Title 3, of the Code of Civil
Procedure of the State of Idaho, the
Board selected the following list of per
sons to serve as jurors for the year 1911 :
L C Eisenhart
A A Berg
F M St Clair
F P Bonnell
Marion Philpot
Jake Bachman
Peter Steele
Ed M Mahar
Dennis Driaçoll
L G King
T L> Fry
S J Warren
Matt Joyce
Fred Helm
J B Heazle
■J LVVees
E C Hays
J D Goble
H E Birmingham
Chris M Jensen
J W McDowell
Fred Clark
Frank Deploy
A Bramhall
Adam Blackstoek
W VV Hicks
J A Patton
H W Stevenson
W H Adams
Arthur Tindall
Alfred Cox
Harris Portloek
E B Stone
F O Mitchell
A P Carnahan
J M Neil
Jas Joyce
I A Poteet
John Matthews
Frank Read
C A Walsh
V B Allen
F T Smith
C M Sutton
Chas Hardiman
T A Foreman
J M Bratten
J L Vinson
E W Cairnc ross
Grover Pence
J E Hawes
W H Robertson
Ross McKeeth
H B Strickland
O H Shoemaker
R G Rowe
Chas McIntyre
J H Croeheron
J B Pinkston
H D Lawson
John Turner
Wenzel Turmes
S P Noble
B F Royse
T L Avent
Will Ratliff
V J Bernard
J A McCoy
Joseph Caudle
S A MeAnulty
A W Tingwall
Oscar Tate
E W Kincheloe
Lonls Sorensen
W A Woods
65.00
Fred Ulmer
J C Connors
Fritz Sohleller
August Grete
Jesse C Hailey
M M Krieg
Kenneth Mackenzie
Henry Rood
Green Adams
J J Bennett
A R Sothern
R J Hanlon
E E Bowen
Dave Pritchard
Geo R Sweeney
R E Neitzel
A 1 Matheson
S D Maxon
John Paulding
Frank Jolly
Wm D Fletcher
RT Pim
Chester Miller
Wm Tolmie
R A Grant
A J McSweeny
F H Scott
G F Yanke
B M Buncet
C A Johnston
C L Austin
Albin Hallberg
J A Sewell
GC Riddle
0 G Breedlove
P D Bonnell
Thos Penrose
P. Hardiman
J F Carothers
L J Morrison
J asper Spencer
F H Laird
8 N Ayres
J J Evans
J R Keith
J L Davey
J N Helsley
G D Patrick
• Roy McKeeth
N G Massey
A E Bailey
Geo Thomas
Jens Jensen
N H Hon
RlcUard Temby
BF Koon
Alexander Duncan
J R Black
Morris King
G 8 Craig
John Hutchison
Frank Black
Thos Hewitt'
John Benham
B F Collins
Robt Adams
H B Ward
Frank Johnston
Geo McClung
W N Maxwell
J P Rosevear
R E Hodge
Percy White
K II MoLeod
M A Coblantx
It is ordered that this Board do now
adjourn until Monday, the 16th inst., at
ten o'clock a. m.
(To b : Continued