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Of the County comnlssioners-
Board metin regular session. May sth, 1869,
at o'clock, P. n.
5 Present, s. NJ. Wait and W. T. Barnes, Com-
James EcAulif, Sheriff and ]. n.
Blewett Clerk.
Resignation Of A. h. Reynolds, county Com
missioner in and for the county Of Walla waila,
W. T., was presented and accepted, to take effect
from date.
In the matter Of a private road through the
premises of Frank Shelton, on motion Of ]. H
Lasater, attorney for Lizenby, the report of the
viewers appointed to locate said road and assess
the damages incident to the same. B. L. Sharp
stein, attorney for Shelton, appeared and re-
sisted the adoption of the report F. Shelton
sworn to testify in the matter.
Mr.. II. Copeland sworn on behalf of Mr.. Shell
ton. W. N. Shelton, D. W. Bean and Mr.. Liz
enby sworn
The further consideration of this matter Is
postpond till Thursday next, at o'clock, P. N.
Chauge OF road between the farms of D. X.
Pearce and James Demaris.
Petition read and D. K. Pearce. James Dema
ris and G. R. Frazier appointed viewers.
Road from point on the Lewiston road to
the Blue Mountains at or near Roundtop Hill.
Petition read and s. G. Ellis, j. NJ. florence
and p. Jennings, appointed viewers.
Tuesday, May 4th-Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Officers present as on yesterday.
June Election.-Ordered that at the June
Election. to be held on Monday, the 7th day of
June, 1869. there be elected the following Ter
ritorial, district, county and precint officers:
One Delegate to Congress for Washington
Territory. One Prosecuting Attorney for First
Judicial District, six members of the Legislative
Assembly of Washington Territory, one Sheriff,
one Auditor. one Treasurer, one Superintendent
of Common Schools, one Coroner, one county
Surveyor, one county Assessor. three county
Commissioners, one Probate Judge, two Justices
of the Peace and two Constables !or Walla
Walla Precinct, and one Justice of the Peace
and one Constable for each Of the other Pres
c;ncts in the county. 80
Coppe Preciuct.-Ordered that the name of
Coppei Precinct he changed to Waitsburg.
Lower Touchet Precint Ordered inat new
Precinct, under the name of Lower Toucht. be
formed TO embrace the following territorva viz +:
Including the farm of W. G. Knight on Lower
Touchet river. and extending down said stream
to, and including, the stock ranch of VIM o.
Green, and extending five miles on each side OF
the Touchet river .
Inspectors and Judges of Election. .-OrrdereG
that the following named electors be, and they
are hereby, appoiRted Inspectors and Judges of
Election, to serve at the various places voting
in the county. at the ensuing June election.
Walla Walla Precinct.-O P. Lacy, Inspector;
II. E. Johuson aud D. S. Baldwin. Judges. Place
of voting, south west room of the Court House,
first floor.
Russell Greek Precnct.-Stephen Maxson in.
spector; c. Maier' and wm. McCool, Judges.
Place OF voting, Maxson School House.
Mill Greek Precinct.-Joshna Bryant, Inspect
or, S. NJ. Titus and Thomas Gilkerson Judges.
race OF voting. lannon's School House.
Dry Creek Precinct.-Joseph Saunders In
spector; W. s. Gikerson and D. X, Pearce
judges. Place ofvoIing. Cornwall's new house.
Waitshurg Precinct.-W. P. Bruce, InsDector;
). u. Simmonds and S. s. Gilhreath Judges.
Place OF voting, Crabt-ees building
Patti Prerinct.-W. Sherry, Inspector: G. W.
Miller and VIM. White, Juige'. Place ofvoing,
Mller's School House
Pataha Precinct.-J. NJ. Pomeroy, Insnector;
Walter Rigsby and Thomas Rigsby Judges,
Place of voting. Pomeroy's residence.
Snake River Precinct.-O. P. Platter, 1nspect-
or; Louise Niece and Montgomery, Judges.
Place of voting. o. P. Plauer's residence.
Touchet Precnct.-R. F. Walker. Inspector (;
w. a. Menfee and ] Petiiohn, Judges. Place
OF voting, Central School House.
Lower Touchet Preciuct.-J. r. Knipht, In,
spector; John Mnnnion and J. T. Parish Judges.
Place of voting. Munyon's residence.
wallula Precinct.-George Warner, Inspector;
E. a. Linn and W. II. Barrett, Judges. Place of
voting, vansyckle's store bonse.
French Town Precinct.-wm. Green. Inspect>
or; A, Blanchard and George S. Reser,
Judges. Place Of voting, NJ. Gaggnon's resi-
dence.
Report and Bill of F. J. Morris, Supervisor of
roads, allowed, showing a balance OF $2S, ,2S
due said Morris.
Report and Bill of S. W. Adams, Supervisor
OF roads, allowed, showing a balance $3l l3
due said Adams
Report and Bill of A. c. Dickinson. Superv.
sor of roads, allowed, showing a balance of
S44 90 due said Dickinson. Auditor directs
ed to issue orders on Road Fund for the above
balances.
dence, on Touchet river, to iutersect ColviIle
road, between Touchet and Dry Creek, read and
rejected for want of notice, and not being
definite.
Petition for a road from ]. Pet,ijohns Arm
to intersect Mullan road, read and laid over for
want of notice.
Petition for the continuation of the road lead.
ing from Wnlla Walla to Lewiston, from point
near ySilcotts ferry on Snake river, 10 the ferry
OF 1. Schank on the same stream. Petition
read whereupon D. l.. Sharpstein, attorney for
e. Silcott and others, offered remonstrance-
and the matter being duly considered, it is orr
dered that the prayer of petitioner is hereby de-
MED. And now comes T. Schank with his Gtior>
ney, N. A George, and files an affidavit ard asks
that the matter of the petition of 7. Schank and
others, for the continuation of the road up
Snake river, be opened for a new hearing upon
said petition, and the remonstranee off. +. Sill
cott and others. 1t is, therefore, ordered that
the motion for a new hearing be considered on
to morrow morning, at o'clock, and that B. L.
Sharpstien, Attorney. for J. Z. Silcott and
Others be notified.
Wednesday. May 5tb, ls69.-BoaEd metpur.
suant to adjournment. W. T. Barnes and S. NJ.
wait, Commissioners, James McAulif Sheriff,
and ]. II. Blwett, Clerk
In the matter of the petition Of T. Silcott and
others for the continuation OF the county road
d2 Snake river to Schanks ferry, and the res
monstrance of J. L. Silcott and others against
the same: Now the motion for a new hearing
coming on to be beard, the parties appear, T,
Sehank by his attorney, N. A. George, and J.
+. Silcou by his attorney, B.. L. Sbarptein
And now it is admitted by Schank ct. al. for the
purpose OF trial in this matter, that the sigma
lures Of W. T. Cox, and seventeen others to the
remonstrauce are genuine. and that they signed
said remonstrance. T. Schank sworn TO testify
in the matter. The Board being duly advised
in the matter, do now adjudge that the motion