Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-09
COMMISSIONERS DeuxGs.

Ihe Board of King County Commis-
sioners met last Monday and have been
IN session during the week, and have
transacted the folloxing business:
John Randall vas allowed x25 fur
work In district No. q.
Ine petition of ID. Blair ct al. for a
road IN sections 10 and 3. township 20
range East, running south to Garfield
ROAD was granted, and Mason d. Smith
and George Eanderbeck we're appointed
reviewers, TO meet September lst.
Petition OF John TieFn4n ct al, for a
road from Mackisshoot to the Jacks
Fountain coal mine. xaa granted; aud
Mason ID. smith and Geo. Vanderbeck
were appointed viewers, To meet Sep
tember LIST. 1884.
4. y. Murpby was allowed 800 for
work on the Porteus Prairie road, and
John +. Randall $250 on Stuck road.
Seven hundred dollars we're appro-
priated to finish the opening Of the road
from Lake Washington 10 Tolt, on the
snoquaimie river, to be expended Gu
der the supervision of Commissioner
Abrams
-Four hundred dollars were appropiat-
ed to be expended IN the Porteus Prai-
rie road, under supervision of Commis-
sioner McCabe.
The petition Of Jas. Entvistls ct al,
for a county road from the east bank of
the Sucqualmie river to Tolt. easterly to
the county road running TO Falls City.
was granted, and Geo. w. Shaw and j.
5. Anderson, of Tolt, we're appointed as
viewers to meet September 18th, 1884.
James Clark WAS allowed $3.50 for
overwork in district IL; and Geo. w.
Wells $l664 for work in district No. s.;
Gee. w. Wells 800 for work in district
No. 6.
q. L. Doane was granted lease of
160 acres of school land IN section 26,
township %, range east; also Richard
Doyle 20 acres in section 80, township -.
range east, and Wellington Frost 80
acres in section 36, township ~, range 4
east.
The applications of James Glynn,
Benjamin Murphy and g. @. Rose for
lease of school lands were rejected.
Patrick j. Dunn WAS granted a retail
license Tor Renton for SIX months from
Angus 9Th.
Measxs. Collins q Duffy Of Newcastle
wore GFanted retail license for six
moutbG
VIC. Simpson was allowed $40 for
h4ulfne lumber to the Green River
bridge.
Ths petition Of j. s. Barnes ct al, for
county road from section 6, township
10 norih, range east, to Porter's ford,
on White river, was granted, and Geo.
WI. Canfield and j. Parmenter of
0nce0la we're appointed viewers, TO
meet September Sd, 1884; also, petition
from the same for county road from
sessions Is and 20, township 20. range 6
eon4 TO the county road section q, same
touoship; same. viewers, to meet Sep
tember Sd. le0{.
Ru1uAnt - = call for bids for build
i0G " house o. the county poor farm,
40 f0lI0Wine tids were received: w.
u Wtlsou, o2(Gk eeid coin; S. A. Dono-
van, G3z25; Duno9n q Bailey, $2l25;
1ro1eft d El6mtntnks $2l20; Seattle Mill
Conp&uy, 12l00, geld coin. The bid of
'Ieoz1ll y Flemming being the lowest
0lfef in county warrants, was accepted,
and contract awarded accordingly.
Claim of Henry Adams for work on
White River road, under appropriation
made by the Board at its last session,
was allowed in the sum of $3.50, out of
the road and bridge fund.
The Board divided the county into
election precincts as follows:
Seattle Precinct-Comprising the le-
gal boundaries of the city of Seattle.
Union Preoinct-Commencing at the
northwest corner of Seattle precinct;
thence following the shore line Of Puget
Sound northerly to the Snohomish coun-
ty line; thence east on said line to the
- e.xunahsx,
range 4 east; thence south to Lake
Washington; thence following the west
eru shore of Lake Washington to the
thence west, following tire northern
boundary of said Seattle precinct to the
place of beginning.
Beginning at the northwest
corner of section 2, township 26 north,
range east theace east along the
county line to the eastern boundary Of
township 26 north, range east /; thence
south to the southeast corner OF section
| l3, township 26, range 8 east thence
west TO the shore of Lake Washington ;
thence northeriy. following the shore
| of the lake to the line between sections
| 10 and IL. township rs north, range 4
east thence north to the place of be-
ginning.
-Beginning at Lake Wash
| iugton, on the line between sections Ia
and q, township 26 north. range east ;
| thsuce east to the eastern boundary of
to snship 26 north. range 3 east ; thence
south to the southern boundary of the
same township; thence west to Lake
| Washington thence northerly, follow
ing the shore of the lake, TO the place of
beginning.
Duvall's - Comprises township 70
north, range 6 east, aud township u
| north, range east.s
Tolt - Comprises the west half OF
township % north. range east, and ali
| of township % north. range z east.
Rednond-Comprises the east half of
| township 25 north, range east. aud the
west half of township rs north. range 9
east.
Houghton-Comprises the west half
| Of township Is uorth, range east, and
sections Is, "a. Is and Is of township %
north, range east.
Duwamish - Commencing on Lake
Washington, at the southern boundary
of the city Of Seattle thence southerly,
following the lake shore 10 the line be-
tween townships % north, range 4. aud
3 north. range east thence south
/ TO the southeast corner of section IL,
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