, 1878-02-23

| " QlLWOrtn surveyor.
The Auditor and Treasurer were ors
dered to drop from the list of lands sold
to county in 1877 for taxes of 1876. the
lands SO sold belonging to +. NJ. Brou>
shall, Andrew Buckham and W. II.
Hopkins, the lands being the property
of the Government.
Rates of ferriage for the several fer
ries in King county were established as
follows:
Two horses and wagon. ... .25 cents
Four horses and wagon. .... .371a cts.
One horse and wagon. .. .25 cents
| One horse and rider 25 cents
Loose cattle, per head. ... 10 cents
Sheep or hogs, per head. .2Ha cts.
Foot passengers .... ...... 10 cents
Ordered that the County Assessors be
allowed five (5) dollars per day each to
take the assessment of King county for
1878.
Ordered that Angus Macintosh be
allowed four hundred dollars for an abb
stract of the names of all persons own
ing real estate in King county.
The contract for medical and sur
gical attendance, and medicines for
the county poor at the county poor
house, for one year, was awarded
to DR.. John Baker, on his bid Of
$500 county scrip.
Ordered by NJ. R. Maddocks and
Terrence O'Brien, Rufus Stearns,
dissenting, that the petition of NJ, D.
Smith ct. al. for a bridge across
White River at the confluence of
Green and White rivers, be laid over
till the May term 1878. Rufus
StearRs dissenting on the grounds
that there is no money in the Treas
ury TO appropriate towards building
bridges, and that there cannot be
any money for such purposes until
another year, the Board having al
ready appropriated all the money al-
lowed by law for such purposes for
1873. He votes to reject the peti-
ton.
The plans and specifications pre-
sented by Fl. A. Atkins. for a bridge
across Black River, were accepted
as the plans and specifications by
which said bridge is to be built.
Ordered by M. r. Maddocks and
Terrence O'Brien, Rufus Stearns
dissenting, that Henry Adams be ap-
pointed Bridge Commissioner to su-
perintend. the letting and building
of a bridge across Black river, at or
near Fosters ferry, according to
plans and specifications by II. A.
Atkins.
PROTEST OF COMMISSIONER STEARNs,
In the Board of County Commits
sioners for King County, W. I:
In the matter of building bridge
across Black river at or near Forter's
ferry.
Dissent from the opinion of tho
Board.
Rufus Stearns, Commissioner
from the North District dissenting.
I hereby dissent from, and pro-
test against the action of the Board
in this matter, for the following
reasons:
First.-It is the opinion of tho
Prosecuting attorney, for the Third
Judicial District of Washington
Territory, who is also by law the le-
gal advisor of the Boards of County
Commissioners of the several coun-
ties witein his district, that the pres-
ent Board have no authority to ap-
ply any money toward building
bridges unless there be money in
the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. See section II, page 289,
laws 1869.
Second.-The Treasurer inform8
me that there is no money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The law in this matter appears to
me, to be plain, straight forward and
simple; and while I recognize tho
necessity of bridge at that point
and fully appreciate the benefit to
the settlers of that section, and par
ticularly to the people of the White
river country and while believe it
to be the duty of this Board to push
the development of the county a
rapidly as possible, yet NO censidera-
ton will induce me to openly violate
the law. As soon as there are road
funds in tho Treasury, I shall be
glad to vote with the majority of tho
Board in this matter.
| RUFUS STEARNs.
County Commissioner.
Henry Loshe was granted the OK.
elusive privilege of quarrying stone
from the quarry on the County poor
farm. for three years. Loshe to pay
Scots perch for all stone taken
away.
168 warrants amounting to 81, ,256.. !.
II were drawn ON the County Fund.
| 2l warrants amounting to $6CS.9z,
were drawn on the Road Fnnd.
The Board adjourned sine die.
| M. S. BOOTH. Clerk
By U. NJ. RAIs1S. Deputy.