The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-04-19
County Court April Term.
cousTY BUSINESS.

In the matter of the alteration of the
county road leading from Oakland to Rose.
burg. John Emmett, John Mires and Geo.
w. Gorrell appointed viewers and John Lit
rell surveyor, to meet at Oakland May oath.
qualify, view. locate, alter change aud sur
! vey said road, as prayed for in the petition,
and make return Of their proceedings at the
regular term of court.
| In the matter of the location of county
road from point II 40 chains north of j. n.
Smiths donation claim to point $50 chains
south of southwest corner of c. Barrett's do
nation in township 25, south range west.
Johnson Goff, Howard Martin and Joseph
Haynes appointed viewers and William
Thiel surveyor, to meet at Wilbur June 5th,
qualify. view, locate, lay out and survey
said road, as petitioned for, and report at
next regular term of court.
In the matter of the application Of Wm
| G. Upton for road of public easement
across the premises of Daniel Welker. The
viewers having failed to make the view at
the time appointed. by the order of the court
the application is held void and proceeding
dismissed.
In the matter of the conveyance from the
city of Roseburg to Douglas county, Oregon,
the conveyance appearing advantageous to
the county the same is accepted and the por-
tion of Lane street conveyed declared pub
lie highway.
In +l,av, rs H. - &s,
road from YOncalla to SCOTS valley. VIM.
Stephens, James Richards and Harding Da-
Wis appointed board to assess the damages,
to meet at Yoncalla on the 10Th day Febru-
ary, 1884, to assess the damages claimed by
A. T. Ambrose having failed to perform
said duty, Perry Cook, James NJ. Ellison and
Thomas Winniford be and are hereby ap-
pointed board of assessors, to meet at Yen-
Gala on Saturday, May 10, 1884, to qualify
and proceed to view said premises and ascer-
/. tain how much less valuable the premises Of
A. T. Ambrose would be rendered by estab-
fishing said highway.
In the matter of the application Of VIM.
G. Upton for road of public easement over
the land Of Daniel Welker, from the resi-
dence of Upton to the Mount Scott road.
N. Imblrr, Henry Landers and w. {. Wins
ton appointed viewers, to view and locate
said road, to meet Saturday, May "a, to
Eqaallfy and view and locate said road, as
prayed for in the petition. and make return
at the next regular term of court.
In the matter of the construction of q
county bridge over and across the seuth
Umpqua river from the foot of Lane street
in the corporate limits of the city of Rose
burg, Douglas county, Oregon. The same
being public highway of Douglas county,
Oregon, and within the jurisdiction of this
court, to certain tract of land on the west
bank of said river, heretofore decided by Rev.
Bell to Douglas county, Oregon, as a right Of
way. Be it remembered that the court after
considering the merits and demerits of the
different plans of bridges submitted. does
hereby adopt what is known as the Csmbina-
tion Pratt truss bridge. the same to consist
in this instance of two spans of two hundred
feet each, aud one span of one hundred feet,
resting on three secure iron cylinder piers.
with concrete filling, as per plans drawn by
the Pacific bridge company of Portland, Ore
gon, and that bids at pablic outcry be re-
ceiyed on the 10th day of May, 1884, at the
court house in Roseburg, Oregon, for the
erection of said bridge on said plan, by D.
C. McClallen, who is hereby appointed BY
the court to superintend the letting con
structing and receiving said bridge wher
completed, if done according to the plans
and specifications and substantially accord
ing to the terms of the agreement that may
be made between the county and the con
tractor. But it is always understood and thu
county Of Douglas does hereby reserve thu
right to reject any or all bids through the
{ superintendent, taken for the letting of said
) contract. The party receiving the contract
> is required to enter into bond of ten thou
sand dollars fer the performance of the con
tract, to be completed on or before the first
day of November, 1884. Payment to b'
f made in county orders on completion of the
: contract.
The allowance of keeping James O'Neil, &
county charge, discontinued.
In the matter of the location of votins
precinct at the town of Riddle. It appearing
; that there was mistake in the description
of the boundaries of said precinct it is or
dsred that the same be corrected by adding
sections 10, 80 and 81 of township 80, soutt
of range five west. to said Riddle precinct.
A license to sell spiritueus liquors in les.
quantities than one quart, in Cow Creek pre-
cinct for the te.m M of six months. granted R.
T. McCulloch.
In the matter of the appointment of road
supervisors. The following persons were
appointed for 1884:
Hyram Woodruff District No. AZ.
Oren Gilpatrick, District No. 46.
j. j. Thornton. District No 25.
: Albert Smith, District No. Is.
A. W. Simmons, Districts 26 and 80.
]. w. TiIler, District Ne. 36.
The Sheriff returns delinquent taxes as fol.
lows:
To propy. tax per assessment roll $61, 731 IS
To pol tax per assessment roll. 962 90
, To amount assessed by Sheriff
| upon property rty.............. 7SS no
Ts amount assessed by Sheriff
upon polls ......... 1877 oo
Total al.................. -. .$63, ,6l9 Is
PER CONTRA.
BY poll tax assessed to persons over
By poll tax paid assessor and not