The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-15
PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSIONERS
OF PIERCE COUNTY.

AZ regular meeting OF the Board OF
Commissioners of Pierce County. ". T.
held in the Auditor office az Steilacoom.
beginning on Monday. Aug. 4ih. 1879.
the following business was done and
transacted, TO wit:
The petition Of James Mcmillan aud
Others. praying for the appointment OF
viewers to locate county road from
Stuck river bridge to the King county
line. was granted, and W McCarty,
L NJ Spinning and Willis Boatuau @ere
appointed viewers.
Hugh Pa,tison. Frank 5 Alling AL
John Orchard Were appointed viewers
TO view and locate county road from
the claim Of u II McCarver TO near the
farm of Francis Wright, in section 81,
township 10, range 5 east.
NIB Hunt, @ W Lathrop and 4 II
Lowe were appointed viewers TO locate
certain roads IN road district No. Il,
which had been petitioned for.
The supervisor of road district No.
was instructed TO make such repairs on
the bridge over Clark's creek as will
make the same safe.
The report Of Amos Greenlaw, Frank
Wrigh, and F 8 Alling, heretofore ap-
pointed to view and locate a county
road from . point on the upper Puyal-
lup road, to intersect the county road
81 a point in the north west corner OF
section ID. township 10. north range 3
east, was accepted and said road ordered
opened.
A J Frost was appointed road super
visor Of road district No. 6; Henry
Beckett supervisor of road district No.
10; aud B B Kelly supervisor of district
No II. for the present year.
There being vauancy in the office Of
constable in the precincts of Puyallup
and South Puyallup, Frank Young WAS
appointed to fill the vacancy in Puya.-
lup precinct. and George A Cox in tn
precinct Of South Puyallup.
The following persons were granted
licenses to keep drinking saloons:
Steilacoom precinct Martin Gimcl.
Wes.brook and WIN Thompson.
Tacoma John w Fuller and Myers
Kaufman
New Tacoma--W y Blackwell. Lcui.
Levin.
South Puyallup-E1win Dare.
Wilkeson Michael McHugh.
The application of Timothy Lane ard
others for an appropriation on county
road was laid over.
The report Of Wolff Schafer, county
| treasurer. WAS accepted; his books and
vouchers having been found correct.
The contract to do all the Pierce
county printing for the term of one year
was awarded to the Seattle INTELLI-
| 0ENCER.
sc Howes and n II Orr were ap-
pointed to examine the Courthouse and
estimate the probable cost of ronovat.
ing the same.
Tho claim of James Rigney for the
amount expended in holding an inquest
on the body Of one James Cawley was
refused, az, in the opinion of the Board,
the county should not pay the came.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the treasurer
tor the respective amounts:
+ Meeker, articles for paupers. S22 .43
j V Meeker, surveying ........ IA 80
W II Humphrey. stationery 49,. 1876
j p Judson. legal services. 100 90
Geo w Riguey. stationery ....,. 20. SO
II Lustlof, care of paupers =. $50. 10
l. q Shelton. School Sup't. $500. SO SO
j h Smith, Sheriff 5 fees. .... 10. %
Tacoma Herald. printing ... $50
Amos Greenlaw, viewing roads. 600
Francis AIling, do. 6 90
Francis Wright, do $500. 600
Vim Spinning. do. ... 400
John Mahon, do. ~ 2.G0
Thos Headiey. do. $500. 400
b A Young. Sheriff 5 fees 49,. III. 20
Wolff Schsfer, Treasurer 5 fees. SO. 10
Geo b Handle. Auditors fees. 420 0O
The cost bills in the following cases
were allowed, as corrected by the
Board:
Territory VS.. James Ward.
Territory vs.. II l. Woolery.
Territory vs. All JAM.
Territory vs. All Dit.
Territory VS.. George Wallace.
Territory vs.. Willie Woodward.
Territory vs.. William Gallagher.
! Territory We. George Browner.
The following alterations were made
in the assessment roll for the year
1879:
w H Fife reduced ........ 10000
Jas d Miller do. 2UOO
ROStWick & Dayia reiurel 400