Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-22
County Commissioners Proceedings
ApJorRTED MAY TERM.
AuDiToR's OFFICE, THuRsIoa Coz
OLYMPIA, w. r., :
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AuDiroR's OFFICE, THuRsIoa Coz
OLYMPIA, w. r.,
MONDAY, June IL, 1883, IP.M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
of May llth last. Present, Geo. b.
Capen, Chairman, Thomas Prather
and a. +. Young, Commissioners, and
John ?. Tweed, Clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The time set for receiving bids for
county bonds having arrived, the COM
mittee appointed by the board made
verbal report OF their action, to the IL
feet that they had placed advertise
ments for publication in daily papers
published in the cities OF New York,
Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and
Portland, offering said bonds to the
highest bidder, and it being apparent
that the time had not been sufficient
to allow satisfactory correspondence
and there being no bids offered, it is
ordered by the board that the Clerk be
instructed to notify the parties who
have opened correspondence regarding
the matter that the time for receiving
bids will be extended to Monday, Au-
gust 6, 1888; and further ordered that
the Clerk publish the advertisement
in some one Of the weekly financial
papers.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid:
San Francisco Chronicle. advertise bonds SO 4
Boston Herald, advertising bonds 10 =
Morning OregOnian ..-. d 3
| lnter-Ocean ......... 30 $
The World .. 2. U
Mr.. Geo. Gelbach appeared before
the board and made representations a
to the necessity of a new bridge owe
the Deschutes river in Tumwater, Il
the upper crossing, and it appearing
to the satisfaction of the board tina
the present bridge is unsafe for publ,
travel and that bridge is necessary a
that point, it is therefore ordered b,
the board that an appropriation o
$500 be made from the Road an,
Bridge Fund to assist in the construc
ton of said bridge.
Further ordered, that committe
consisting of A. E. Young, Esq, OF
the part of the county, and some on,
to be appointed by the Town Board O
Tumwater, be and are hereby appoint
ed to advertise for and receive bids
superintend the construction of sal,
bridge and to receive same from tn
builders when completed according t,
the plans and specifications; and tina
upon the filing with the Auditor O
their written approval and acceptance
of said bridge, said Auditor shall draw
u warrant in favor of the contracto
for the amount of 800; said warran
to be paid from the Road and Bridg
Fund.
Further ordered, that no appropria
ton shall be made until the compile
ton of a good quit claim deed from
the owners of the land to Thurstol
county of right of way through sai'
land, to be used for road and bridg
purposes.
On motion, board adjourned to
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, June II, "a. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; all present.
The petition for an appropriation
for the improvement of Hicklir
road" was, on motion, laid over for fu
ture action.
On motion, the Auditor was in
structed to issue retail liquor licens,
to Friedman & DOotson, to sell liquo
in Seatco, they having paid the re
quired sum to the County Treasures
and filed their bond, which is hereb,
approved.
The official bond of H. McC!elland
Constable, Olympia precinct, was OF
motion approved and ordered filed.
The agreement of c. B. Mann
County Treasurer, that he would nc
cept the sum Of $3.50 in lieu of al
other fees or pay for receiving and dis
bursting the face value Of Thurstor
county bonds, in the matter of refund
ing the county's bonded Indebtedness
was presented, read and ordered fled
The matter Of the bridge over Ms
qually river, near Wagner's ferry, wa,
then taken up.
The communication from the Boart
Of Commissioners of Pierce county
relative to construction Of bridge owe
Nisqually river" was presented ant
read, aud on motion the matter wa
referred to Commissioner Capen, will
full authority to act.
BY order of the board, the Clerk i
directed to- instruct the Sheriff to taxi
no steps to advertise or collect take
on land assessed to Robt. Wingate ant
U. w. Sprague for the year 1887, a
the land was sold to o. & c. V. R. R
Go. in August, 1856, and tax paid b.
said railroad under the 'gross earning
law"
Jonathan Saver appointed as Super
visor of Road District q" having de
clined to serve, it is ordered by tn
board that Thos. Ford be and is hereb,
appointed "a Supervisor of said Roal
District z for 1883.
On motion, it is ordered that o war
rant for the sum Of $l4 % be issue,
to w. H. Roberts in payment of none!
paid on property purchased at tax sal,
for taxes Of 1881, it being double as
sessment and the owners of the prop
erty having paid the taxes.
i The petition of Fred w. Stocking
for permission to construct u passag,
way for stock across . county road
was read and petition granted.
i The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid:
Geo D. Barned 4 Co.. sundries for comfy % Q
John r Tweed, cash adv. freight, etc -. q
John p. Tweed, copy del. tax roll - 60 O
7: 4 Lehnherr, letter press stand 80. g.
Reuben Crowder. viewer, Shead road. =
II. Mise, viewer, Shead road 49, - 8
Weekly Partisan. binding laws - SO
Arthur Ellis, Office chair. ....... ~
Report of Coroner, in re Louil
Shaney, found dead, was accepted ant
bills ordered paid as follows:
George Reynolds, funeral expenses go 2
4 A. Hartsuck, Coroner's fees . l6 &
j VIM. Billings, Sheriff. . 81
I. Mcmillan. juror fees. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Y. T. 6arry -.--, .--...... 2 q