, 1867-11-15
Proceedings of the County Commissioners

PROCEEDINGS Oh tuG OOuuty OOuAmASoAOuCtSs
Board met in regular session on Monday, No.
vember 4th, 1867. Present, S. n. Wait and A.
q. Reynolds Commissioners, and J. H. Blewett,
Clerk.
Ordered, That the County Treasurer and Sher-
if, in the collection of taxes, hereby author.
lied to remit the Poll and Poll-road Tax of such
persons as shall file with either of them af,
fdavit that such persons are over the age Of fifty
| years. Board adjourned till tomorrow morning.
Tuesday, November 5th. ls67.-Board met pur-
suent to adjournment. Present, S. NJ Wait and
A. H. Reynolds, Commissioners, and ]. q. Bews
| EFT, Clerk.
Petition of Antoine Besette, for license to re-
tail spirituous liquors, rejected for want of the
| number Of petitioners; like petition of D. Kel>
ling, rejected for the same reason; a like petition
| of Keeling 4 Aberg, rejected for the same reason
like petition of N. c. Cosgrove, rejected for the
same reason; like petition of Phillip Dehahy,
rejected for the same reason like petition Of
| W. H. Barrett rejected for the same reason;
like petition of Jos. Helmuth, rejected for the
same reason; like petition of o. Brechtel, res
jected for the same reason; a like petition of
Frank Orselli, rejected for the same reason q
like petition of TOAOpkins Boyle, rejected for
the same reason; like petition of H. Howard
rejected for the same reason Petition of Phillip
Holbrook, to retail spirituous liquors at Wallu!a
accepted, and license to issue for one year, from
the 4th day of November 1867, upon the produc
tion of the County Treasurers receipt for the
sum of two hundred dollars, the amount fixed for
license at said point.
| Ordered, That this Board deem five hundred
majority of the adult Inhabitants in Walla Wal,
la Precinct, and will require so many petitioners
| to petition for granting license to keep
saloon or drinking house. 1t is further ordered,
| that the amount to be paid for such license in
Walla Walla Precinct be fixed at three hundred
dollars per year, to be paid before the issuing of
such license. 1t is further ordered, that the
County Auditor may issue license upon the pro-
duction of petition signed by five hundred of
the bona Jfde adult inhabitants of Wala Walla
Precinct, and the Treasurer's receipt for three
hundred dollars, in vacation, subject to the rat-
hcation of the Board at their next meeting.
Billiard Tables and BoVling Alleys.
Ordered, That license for Billiard Tables and
Bowling Alleys be fixed at the sum of fifty dol.
lars per year, to be paid semi-annually, in ad>
vance.
Selling Liquor by the Bottle.
Ordered, That license for selling liquor by the
bottle, be issued without the production of pe-
tition. License, one hundred dollars per year,
to be paid in advance.
Report and bill of James Stanield, Supervisor
of.Roads, allowed, and Auditor directed 10 bal
ance his account.
1t was ordered, that the change Of the Boise
Road be made at near J. W. Atchisou's resi-.
dence. Report of viewers\adopted, and road or
dered to be opened Immediately.
In regard to the road up the south side of Dry
Greek, the report of viewers\%as rejected and
viewers discharged.
Bills amounting to $500 At allowed, and Audi.
tor directed to issue orders therefor. Board ad-
journed till Tomorrow morning, at 81 o'clock
A..
Wednesday, November 9Th, lS67.-Board met
pursuant TO adjournment. Present, S. NJ. Wait,
A. H. Reynolds aud W. T. Barnes, Commission.
ers, and J. H. Blewett, Clerk.
In regard to the road from n. Aldrich's resi>
dence TO intersect the Lewiston Road, Cops
pei Greek, the petition was read, aud n. AIdrch,
George Cantonwine and Noah Davidson appoints
ed viewers. Review ordered November I6t6,
1867.
Kentuck's Road
Ordered. That the work directed by the -Raard
to be done on said road having been performed
to the satisfaction of the Board by Walter Wood
Bro, the same is hereby accepted, and the
Auditor directed to issue order on the Road
, Fund for the sum of eight hundred dollars as
f compensation for said work.
Ordered. That fourteen dollars and sixty-eighi
cents of 7. P. Pages taxes, for the year 1867 be
and is hereby rrmIitcd
+ Ordered, That the order heretofore made in re.
lation TO the requisite of petitions to OBJ
tain a liquor license in Walla Wala Prrcint be
so amended as TO read three hundred instead oil
live hundred.
Bills AHo,red and Rejected
Bills amounting to S463 10 allowed Bills
amountir g to SIS 20 rejerted. Board adjourned
until clock, tomorrow.
Thursday, Norem5er III, ls67.-Board met pur.
suant to adjournment Officers present same as
yesterday.
Bill of DR.. Doan, for medical treatment and
board of pauper, rejected.
School Fund.
Whereas, Through a misapprehensiou of the
late law twenty-five per cent. of the funds de-
rived from liquor license has been appropriated
to the School Fuud, it is ordered that the funds
so collected hereafter, be placed to the credit
of the County Fund.
Bills amounting to $32 90 allowed. Board
adjourned until o clock, A. NJ, Tomorrow.
FridQy, NoUem5cy Sth, ls67.-Board met pur-
suant 10 adjourn neut. Present, A. H. Reynolds
and W. 7. Barnes, Commissioners, and J. II.
Blewett, Clerk.
License was issued to o. Brechtel to sell spir-
ituous liquors at Walla Walla.
| Ordered That license be issued to Jacob Culs
Ter to sell spirituous liquors at Wallula, on the
payment of 5000 90
, Ordered, That the County Treasurer be cited
, to appear before the Board on Wednesday, Nos
vember 18th, 1867, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at the
Court House, in the City of Walla Walla, to max e
| ad eAulOlL OI tue OOOks ana IunQS IN his hands.
belonging to the Office of County Treasurer.
, Report and bill of J. W. Atchison, Supervisor
of Roads, in District No. 3, allowed
Ordered, That W. P. Bruce be, aud is hereby
appointed Bridge Commissioner, to repair the
bridge across fOuchet River, on Keuturk'
Road, and that be report bis doings to this
, Board.
Bills amounting to $3.50 30 allowed. Board
adjourned till Wednesday, the 18th day Of No.
vember, 1867, at clock, P. N.
Hednesddy, November l3th. ls67.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Present, S. NJ Wait,
A. H. Reynolds and W. T. Barnes, Commission
ers, and J. Il. Blewett, Clerk
Resignation of J. W. Atchison, Supervisor oil
Roads in District, No. 3, accepted.
Ordered, That license be issued to Antoine
Besette to sell spirituous liquors in Walla Wala
Precinct, for one year, from and after the Ash day
OF November, 1867, upon the payment of three
hundred dollars into the County treasury.
Dicense issued to II. Howard by the County
Auditor, is hereby ratified.
Gardener Shd exile