, 1878-08-24

The amount of money on hand in
the treasury, July LIST, 1878. shown
by, the Auditors books, was $4,-
937 .36. The amount of money
charged to the treasurer, since June
Both, and including August 18th,
1878, as shown by the Auditors
books, was found to be 80. .571 20.
The Board counted the amount in
the treasury and examined the
vouchers OF the treasurer. fled
since the 3Oth of June. 1878, and
found the two to aggregate the
amount in the treasury July 1st,
1878, and the amount charged to
the treasurer since and including
that date, as shown by the books of
the auditor.
Board granted the application of
Richard Jeffs for a private road
frnm the old Kidd House to said
Jeffs' land appointed John M. Thorn
as. James BranAan and Mason D.
Smith viewers, to meet on the 26th
of August. 1878, to locate said road
according to law.
Board accepted the report of Ju-
Illus Lange, ct al, viewers appoints
ed to locate road commencing
near the SW corner Of sec. %, tp.
26. r 5 E.. and running to connect
with the Seattle and Snoqualmie
road, in sec. 8, same township, de-
clared said road q county road and
ordered the same opened according
to law. Board authorized the audi
tor to notify w. w. Prrrigo, super>
visor of road district No. 6. to re-
pair the two brid ses situated between
the house of John Perry and the
claim Of Miles Merritt, ON the
county rond leading from Lake
Washington to Tolt, on the Sno-
qualmie river. L. McRedmond hav-
ing represented to the Beard that
said bridges were unsafe for pub
lie use.
The Board, upon the statement
ment Of Saul Grund that o. Wash-
burn, Frank Mcclellan and D. A.
Nicely were not disinterested viewers
in the matter of private road for
D. H. Webster, rescinded their
appointments and appointed in their
place Patrick Hays, Henry MeCabe
and r. G. Shinn, to meet on the
I'd day Of October, 1878, and locate
said private road according to law.
Board authorized the auditor to
notify W. H. White, Esqr., to take
the necessary steps to secure a
clear title to what is known as the
county farm.
Board authorized the auditor to
fill out the necessary papers, as re-
quired BY law, in reference to the
succession tax" on the county
farm, in the John Thompson case,
and forward said papers to the col
lector of intel nal revenue, at Oym-
pia, W. T.
The petition of G. Clymer, to be
set off from School District No. 2,
and the bills of Schwabacher Bros.
& Co.. Chas Mcdonald, S. P. An
drews & Co., Territory VS.. William
Duffy, and Henry Jackson, were
laid over.
Terence O'Brien presented the
following statement; which he de-
sired placed on record, viz: 81
wish to place on record that my rea-
son for asking for an assistant to for
the Board of Commissioners in the
settlement with the treasurer is that
the full board not being present, I
had not sufficient confidence in my
colleague to lead me to believe that
a just or equitable settlement would
be arrived at without doing So"
Board approved the grocery and
liquor licenses of each person who
had paid their money into the Trea-
sury and presented their bond as
required by law.
Board allowed bills on the county
fund in the sum of $2,519.9S, and
on the road fund for the county in
the sum of S741.71.
H. H. Miller was granted q re-
newal of his ferry lease on the lower
Duwamish river for the period of
five years.
Board granted billiard, 4 pige.
on hole table licenses.
Board adjourned sine die.
NJ. S. BOOTH, Clerk.
Aug. 10, 1878.