, 1885-11-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Nor. 2, lss5-Board met at IOA. NJ. Pre- .
ent, J. J. Piper chairman, Stanley Hal.
lett and ID. +. Anderson, commits. and
b. C.. Van Houten auditor, by NJ. d,
Smith deputy and clerk Of board,
At this time the board took up the mat
ter of communications on file with the
auditor and after the same being real by
the clerk, there being communication
to the effect that the kentuck trails road
was obstrucled by fence, and It was or
dered that the clerk notify the roai super
visOrs that said road was obstructed and
notify said supervisors to open the
same.
A communication was read relative TO
the forfeit bond in the ease Of II. Ridc6ut
vs.. II. X. Pugh Of date Aug. 1883, and it
was ordered that the Latter he referred
to the prosecuting attorney. Il being II
NJ, the board adjourned until =. NJ.
Board met at l p. NJ, all members and
clerk present. The report Of the viewers
and surveyors being read IN the Darkncll
roaC and the report being to the effect that
they could not get the proper help at time
Of Ofmeeting and had to postpone the view
and survey Of said road. Whereupon 1t
was ordered that G. l.. 10y and +. z.
Newell be reappointed to complete the
view Of said road, and they to meet in
Dec. 1855 to complete the said view.
The board appointed the following
named persons 10 view the Deep Greek
Falls 4 Spokane Falls road: A. +. Ellis
and f. A. Dashiell as viewers, and Wendell
Hall as surveyor, they to meet at Deep
Creek Falls on Nov. O,lSsj. Stanley Hal
lett registering the following objections to
the appointing viewers in said road being
the same objections filed at the August
term, viz: First. In relation to the Deep
Creek end Of said proposed road the Pc
tition Is contrary to the spirit OF the road
law, inasmuch as the wording OF the
same Is Intended to over ride aud control
the Independent Judgment Of any uis1rers,
the board might appoint; and further that
portion Of the road as now petitioned
is neither the shortest nor the best for the
public welfare. Second. AS rega rds the
Spokane Falls end Of Of the proposed
road, there Is in existence legal county
road known as the Santul road, from the
stake between sections 20, p, 2s and ~,
Tp ., X ~ to the bridge at the mouth Of
Hangman creek, connecting with the
Trails road, which road continues up to
Riverside avenue, Spokane Falls. That
said established roads are several miles in
length and cover almost the now proposed
route. That according to the provisions
Of the code, a petition should he pre-
sented to change said Santul road and
Trails road to conform with the route now
asked for and that the line from said sec
tons stake Aforesaid, running westerly tI
Deep Creek Falls should be petitioned for
as an independent road which in fact 1t
is.n
In the matter Of the Doughton road the
report VI the viewers appointed at the
August term Of the board having been
duly filed and twice publicly read at this
session OF the board and no remonstrance
or bill for damages having been filed and
the report Of the viewers being favorable
thereto, 1t is hereby ordered by the board
that said road be and the same is hereby
declared public highway, and the super
visors through whose road districts said
road passes arc hereby ordered to open