Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
SEATTLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SATURDAY, AUGUST H. 1888
COMMISSIONERS, PReeEEDNcs.

COMMISSIONERS PR0eEEDRy0A.
The Board met Aug. 6. 1888. Prssen
Robert Abrams. Chairman, and Com
missioaers ]. II. Colman and 4. II. Nc
Cabe.
A receipt showing that the damage
claimed by ID. w. Morgan on the New
castle and Odd Fellows Cemetery roaG
have been paid by the petitioners, tn.
road was declared a county road, anc
ordered opened according to Law.
The application Of James Cole, fol
the lease of about 80 acres of schoo
lands. was rejected, as the Board refus<
to lease more than 160 acres to onl
party.
The bill of II. T. Hopkins 4 Bros
against road district No. 20, for lumber
furnished said district, was ordsrsd
paid out Of the funds of the said dis
trict-
It vas ordered that no retail liquor OF
grocery license shall hereafter be grant.
ed BY the Board, except On payment be.
eing made TO the Treasurer Of the max.
imum amount fixed by law-that Is,
three hundred dollars tor retail liquor
and one hundred dollars for grocery Ii.
cense per annum.
The claim Of Eli B. Maple, for enclOs-
ing q portion Of his land BY the fencs
around the county cemetery, was re-
ferred to Chairman Abrams for invssti-
cation.
The petitions Of Edwin Broadway and
Others, 8. d. Soper and others, and Ma
son Holmes and others, for roads on
vsshon Island, we're granted. and w.
l.. Livseley and A. W. Judd were ap-
1883. -
John A. Banfsld vas appointed road
supervisor Of road district NO, "a,
The Board agreed to pay b. F. Patten
to haul and put iron braces on the Green
river bridge.
The account of ]. C. Blowers, Road
Supervisor Of District q, was aoosptsd
AID ordered paid out of the funds OF
said district.
The claim Of Mr.. Ashvorth, for Sii
for work done on the Lake Union road,
west side, under the appropriation made
by the board at its last session, was or
dered paid out Of the road and bridge
fund.
One hundred and Fifty dollars was sp-
propriated for the improvement of the
road from Stuck to the Pierce county
line, to be expended under the supervis.
ion of E. Meeker.
Fifty dollars was appropriated for the
improvement Of the Newcastle and Rem
ton road, the work to be done under the
supervision of Commissioner Colman.
The appropriation made at the Nav
session for the building of q bridge
Ga O Oh oil
and VIM: Cochran, koad Supervisor of
District ~, was authorized to construct,
according to Law, good substantial
bridge across said slough, and suitable
approaches to the same. The bridge to
be IA feet high above the banks of the
slough, and IA feet wide on the floor,
and the cost OF the same not to exceed
800.
The right of way for the width of 100
feet was granted to the G. & p. 3. X. Il.
Co., for the line of its railroad through
the county farm.
Fifty dollars was appropriated for the
Improvement of roads in District /, the
work to be done by the Road Supervisor
of the district.
A like sum was appropriated on the
petition of James Perry ct al, to be sx-
pended under the superervision of the
Road Supervisor of District IL.
The report of the viewers and survey
ors on the following roads we're accepted
by the board and the roads declared
county roads and ordered opened, to-wit:
From SaTamish Lake to the Newcastle
road; from Porter's ford on White
river to the road near the school house;
from the schoOl-house to Jacks foun-
tain; from the Eli B. Maple donation
claim, across the DuwaInish river to
Admiralty Inlet; from section %, town.
ship rs north, range Is, ~ Meydenbau-
er's Bay on Lake Washington, and the
road from Samamish Slough to the Sno-
homish county line.
The reports of the viewers and sur
veyor on the change Of the road petit
toned for by -kimball were accept
ed and the 70 I'd declared a county road,
provided that -Kimball places tho
road In a good passable condition with
in fifteen days.
The report of the surveyor on the
road in township 20 north, range 6 east,
and the road FROM the line between the
places Of Tibbetts and Wilson to the
MoRedmond road we're laid oyer, no
report of TIE viewers on said road hav-
ing been filed.
The board increased the allowance
for the support of Mrs. Anna Cook and
children from fifteen to twenty dollars
per month, from August LIST, 1853.
The petition of NJ. w. Weigel ct al,
for county road, was laid over.
The accoant Of the road supervisor
of district 81 was allowed and he was
ordered paid $l7 out of the funds of
said district.
One hundred dollars was appropriated
on petition of w. Parry Smith and
others to be expended BY the Super
visor of District 81 upon condition that
the citizens of that vicinity contribute
u like amount for the same purpose.
The claims Of j. j. Crow aud John
Bender for damages we're rejected.
The viewers appointed BY the Board
at its last session to investigate the
claim for damages BY Dennis Muffin
having failed to meet, their appoint
ment Was rescinded, and John Wilson
and David T. Denny were appointed in
their places, and said Wilson and Denny
were further instructed to inspect the
condition of the White river road at
JOrgensen's, Beriah Browns and the
fsoSt oh4 AOROAb Wu6t hCtlOu
shoald Do taken by the county to pro-
tect the road at those places from wash
ing away by the river, said report TO be
made to the Board at or before its spe-
cial session of August 9th.
The bonds of the following road So
pervisors were approved, to Wit: Julius
Horton, No. 8; Moses Loree, No. 10; Da-
vid Parker, No. l6; U. ]. Gates, No. 10;
Robt. Woodins. No. %; Henry Groethsn,
No. q; j. G. Blowsers, No. -; A. s.
Pinkham, No. 81, and John A. Banfield,
No. s..
The petition of @. w. Ames ct al, for
county road was granted. and Isaac
Cade and X. ID. Stewart were appointed
viewers, to meet August 9Th, 1888.
So much a. may be necessary of the
appropriation made BY the board at its
May session for the improvement of
the road from Rsnton 70 6quak, was
ordered expended in opening the road
petitioned for by G. W. Ames ct al.
The purchasing agent was allowed
credit in the sum of eight hundred and