Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
The Commissioners DOingS

The Commissioners DOingS.
BE It known that at regular SEES
sion of the Board of County Com
nli>siunerS, Of Ihur-ton county, w.
l., held ut the office of County Audi
/ tor, in - vmp,a, the county-seat OF
, ~aid county. and commencing on the
!ifat ilrn|lrv ti.' 3.h day. of Feb
rnarf, \. ID. 'N$. the following
business WI, transacted:
The Board WAS called to order an
\. =. .Icklnz'e elected Chairman !;
ncmh'rs pics.n', J. ). D,bJns, j.
=. iani;S and y. =. Mckirz,e.
Tar journ'l of procee, iings Of
December session, and of business
transacted by Aulitpr, during vac =
tics, Was read and approved.
Ia the matter of the petition from
D.S'l.'' " T., maying 10: the vaca,
il"n oi the ROAD leading from Shot
wells 10 Nina PrlirIe, the report of
t"e v.rw,r5 appointed at last ses-
s!un OF the Board was read, said
report beng favorable 20 the vacnt-
ln@ of said road. Whereupon Mr..
l. l.. Rutle"ge appeared i'll remons-
trance sad petition and discussed
ihe matter before The Board with
Nh. y. +. Young, who represented
the petitioners. Board deferred con-
sdera'Iun Of same until afternoon.
Adjourned to 1.30 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present.
After consideration of the merits
of the matter represented by Messrs.
Rutledge and Young, Mr.. Rutledge
was given until "Wednesday after
noon, February 7lh, at 80 p. NJ. to
obtain signatures to remonstrauce.
The official bonds of +. ". Brown,
County Surveyor, and VIM. Billings,
Sheriff, Were read anl approved.
Adjourned 10 "a. NJ. tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, DAN.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Members all present. A. S.
Mckinz.e presiding.
The road lists from the several
Districts III Ihurston county, we've
examined and the Clerk was in
structed to notify those Road Sup
erv:sors who had not made a report
of the financial condition of their
Districts, to do so at the next session
Of the Board in May, 1883.
The following accounts of Sup
ervisOrs for Over work in their res
pective districts We're approved and
ordered paid
Henry Gunsionc, District " NJ. So 20
j.. VI Iau.hlin. IT" u "A
J. G. McAlIi>tvr, Il" 27 81
Tie report of the Grand Jury for
Dec. term, and communications
from II. CT. O'Blien, Clerk of the
District Court, in regard to improve
ments necessary to be made in the
District Clerks office, were read
and consideration was deferred until
afternoon. Adjourned to 100 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present.
In the matter of the location of q
ditch by John p. Hays, c. w. Hart
man, appeared as attorney for Lo-
gan Hays and +. Henry as attorney
Tor Jno. p. Hays. Hartman submit
ted argument on motion filed at last
session, to dismiss for want of juiis.
diction,
Laid over until next session of the
Board to receive report of viewers
appointed at November 1882 session.
\ petition was presented by S. n.
Cooper praying the Board to take
such action as will insure the speedy
repair of the lower bridge at Tum-
water. The Board thereupon de-
cided to examine said bridge them
selves and accordingly Thursday
morning at 9 O'Clock was appointed
as the hour at which time they would
examine the same.
The Treasurer submitted his report
and vouches for the quarter ending
Jan. 3lst, 1882, and was instructed
with the Auditor to compare the
same with the Auditors books aud
make report for settlement at next
session.
Adjourned to "A. NJ. Wednesday.
The Commissioners had not closed
their term at the date of this paper
and conclusion of the report must
therefore await our next issue.