Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-11-21
County Commissioners.

County Commissioners.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment at
the Auditors Office at the usual hour, Fri
day Nov. 18th. ...
Present-Messrs. Harmed, Longmire and
Yantis.
Journal of last meeting read and approved.
Reports of Road viewers Leighton, Prince
and Ticknor confirmed and the roads in
Coal Bank prccinc, established az recommen.
ded, and two days pay allowed each.
Report of Road viewers Bush, Drury and
Dunlap confirmed and the road on Bush
Prairie established as recommended, and
one days pay allowed each.
Appli, alton was made for the reduction of
license in the country precincts, and il was
ordered that the amount of License be fixed
at 800 per annum for oil precincts outside
of Olympia.
The application of w. D. Bailey for
license to retail liquors at Mud Bay was
granted.
The clerk of the Board was instructed to
draw warrants in favor of the Inspectors,
Judges, Clerks aud Messengers of Election
for the various amounts due. Those in
Olympia were allowed for three days.
Board then adjourned till Saturday morning
at 8 o'clock.
SATURDAY MORNING. ...s
Board met pursuant to adjournment. All
present as of Yesterday. ...
The bonds of the newly elected Sheriff,
Auditor, Coroner and Probate Judge were
examined and approved, and ordered placed
on file. . -,.-t .t
Application having been made by the com.
rnittee appointed by the W. w. Industrial
Association for an appropriation of 81 600
out of the county Treasury, to be used in
purchasing and improving site for Fair
Grounds, and it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board that . proper selection of such
site had been made in Thurston county,
1t was ordered the sum of 81 900 be and
the same is hereby appropriated for said pur-
pose and that the Auditor be, and is hereby,
instructed to draw q warrant on the county
Treasury for the sum of 81 900, in favor of
such person as the Committee should desig-
nate, whenever it shall be proven to his salts
faction that the sum of $3.50 in addition
thereto has been collected by said committee
from other sources for the purpose above
designated.
The following bills were approved and or
dercd paid:
To JIM. Lowe, for servicesas Probate
Judge: .......:. S26 w
j. NJ. Murphy for services rs
School Superintendent. 10 90
" A. Kuhn, attendance on District
Court. 6 90
" s. H. French, to taxes refunded IA 90
" J. S. Dobbins, repairing Jail. 81 %
" Henry Sabin for work.. -. 200
J. G. Horr, mating for Court
House tn w
N. Ostrander, for medicine and
attendance on county prisoners SO Is
" Francis Henry, for services as
Superintendent of Poor. 80 90
i" s. w. Percival, for clothing
furnished poor. 10 27,
/. V. Mossman, services as Cor
Oner.. .............. ~
A. r. Elder, services as Justice
OF the Peace. .............. 20
." T. G. Lowe E. Co. for stationery GIG
" Geo. H. White, for binding
statutes. .................... 240
Sarah Shotwell, for attendance
on District Court. ........... $50
" Matilda Smith, the same ..... 44O
" Mrs. Dodge, the same ...... $50
" VIM. Billings. for services rs
sheriff. ...................2 45 IS
" A. A. Phillips, for services as
Auultor.... ...'.............1o o ~
Mileage and per diem were ordered