The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12
PETIT JURY.

Henry Houghton, J T Goss,
7 F Van Airsdale, Joseph Erin,
Sam Cornelius, Chas w LAYER,
John w Dixon John O'Flaherty,
G w Harrel Amandus Kindt
F G Lawton Ethan Allen
John j Clark Chas f Bachman
w X Lee James Kinder
Lewis Van Vleet Geo Sliderberg
Adam S Knight Thomas Burley
M A Battersby j w Bartlett
Peter Anne Chatfeld Knight
Andrew Brown l. Royal
VIM Baker, Sr. P Stice
jackson Davis Thos Dorman
VIM Curtin George Bricka
w G Pelton John Adamson
Albert Cahiff L M Hidden
Edwin Sparks Morris White
Geo Schimmelpfening o Smith
Stephen d Potts John McCarty
Geo Goddard w Stops
John E Francis Joseph P Healey
G w Durgin Peter Otte
A NJ Brown Sam P Marsh.
Proposals tor doing the county advertis-
ing were received.
Thursday, May 5.-The proposal Of j. J.
Beeson to do the county advertising was &C.
cepted, and the Vancouver INDEPENDENT
was designated as the official paper of the
county for the ensuing year.
Settlement was made with Fred w. Bier,
County Treasurer, and the following bal.
ances were shown to be on hand:
County fund. ................S 800 30
School .............. 1000 10
Territorial fund 1851
General road fund ......... 22S 60
Irreducible school fund l9l %
Friday, May 6.--In the matter of the Pc
tition of Henry Rohde and others for LAYING
out a road, the petition was granted, and
VIM. Ginder, Edward Tempest and f. l..
Dole were appointed viewers, and Alex.
McAndrew susveyor. to meet on the 30th of
May. The same viewers and surveyor were
appointed on the road asked for by C. A.
Ross and others, to meet on May 3Oth.
The road petition of J. s. Lyons and 9TH
ers was granted, and VIM. Field, Thomas
Kane and Michael Titus were appointed
viewers. and Alex. McAndrew surveyor, to
meet May 18th.
others was granted, and VIM. Field John
pointed viewers, and Alex. McAndrew sur.
veyor, to meet on the Odd day of May.
The road petition of J. NJ Burt and 9TH
ers was granted, and ]. L. Groat, VIM
Goodnight and J. q. Palmer were appointed
viewers with A. McAndrew surveyor, to
meet on May 25th.
The road petition of D. NJ. Spencer and
others was granted, and Levi French, John
Anderson and VIM. Field were appointed
viewers, with Alex. McAndrew surveyor, to
meet on the 10th day Of May
The laying out OF the road between the
ODonnell homesteads was confirmed, and
ordered on record.
The application for the road through
Lindsleys lands to Lake river was denied
upon the recommendation of the viewers.
On the petition Of VIM Bratton and
Others, a new school district was organized
in Town north, Range east. and mum.
bered 40.
The Armstrong claim was detached from
school district No. AZ and attached to school
district No. 6.
School districts Nos. and % were con.
solidated rs school district No. %.
Upon the petition Of John B. Plus and
Others new school district was established
in Town 3 north, Range 3 east, known as
district No. l3.
Upon the recommendation of Supt. Robb
Sec. 25, Town 3 north, Range 2 east, Sec.
20 and 30, Town north, Range 3 east were
attached to district No. s; and Sec. sc.
Town 3 north, Range 2 east, and Sections
81 and 30. Town 3 NORTH Range 3 east,
were attached to district No. 4.
The board denied the petition of A. +.
Roper for change of district.
The action Of County Supt. Robh in re-
fusing to sanction change in district No. l6
was sustained by the board.
Saturday, May 7.-Thos Hollingsworth
was appointed road supervisor of district
No. IL, and Frank Marble Of district No. 20.
All Of the bids for construction Of county
bridges were rejected, except Sheldon's bid
Of g, $50 on the La Center bridge, the con-
alteration of which was postponed until the
extra session.
Asten Sieferson, pauper, was ordered re-
moved from st. Joseph's hospital to the
county poor house.
Settlement was made with Sheriff Merton,
and balance Of $l.S7 due him thereon or
dered paid.
The County Auditor was Instructed to al.
vertise for proposals for the care Of the
county poor, for two years, bids to be
opened 1t the August term.
Tho board adjourned to meet on Friday.