Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-02-10
Commissioners Proceedings.
AUDITORS OFFICE, THURsToN Co..
OLYMPIA, w. r.,
III 1000 II

ing 10 INV, the Board OF County Com
OF Thurston county, w. T.,
met this day in regular sessi en-. Pres
ent, Geo. b. Capen, Chairman, Austin
Z. Young and Thomas Prather, Com
missioners, and John p. Tweed, Clerk.
The minutes of the regular and spe-
cial (November, 1887, } terms read and
The resignation of Fred. Guyot, as
Constable of Olympia precinct, was
read and accepted.
A communication from Prosecuting
Attorney Jos. w. Robinson, calling at
tention to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Washington Territory, declar-
ing the Local Option law unconstitu-
tional and void, was read and ordered
filed.
Mr.. III. Baunse made verbal petition,
asking assistance to replace the bridge
over Skookum Chuck river, near Sc
atco, said bridge having been floated
down the river by high water
1t is ordered by the board that the
Supervisor be instructed to save the
of said bridge and place it on
the shore beyond the reach of further
high water.
The petition of II. Baunse and
others, for a county road, was referred
back to petitioners for amendment, to
be presented at next session.
Board adjourned to 80 p. Nj.
80 p. NJ.
Board reassembled, all present.
Geo. 7. Cline, County Surveyor, APP
peared before the board and urged
that complete field notes OF all Gov
eminent surveys in Thurston county
be procured. Ordered by the board
that the Clerk be instructed to ascer-
tain the cost of such field notes.
Robert Waddell made application
for permission to place Il passage-way
for cattle under the county road near
his residence, in section s, township
16 north, range east, under section 2
of d" An Act Relating to Public High
ways" laws of 1856. Petition
granted.
The petition of John l.. Nye and
other resident of Road District "G, y
asking that a new road district be
formed from parts of districts F" and
&C." was presented and read, and after
explanations made by G. w. French,
Esq, upon due consideration, it is or
dered that part of Road District G, y
lying north of the township line be.
tween townships Is and 16 north, be
separated from said district &C." and
that it shall constitute new road dis
trict, to be known as district 81.
1t is further ordered that that part
OF district F" lying south of the town.
ship line between townships 15 and 16
north, range 3 west, and east OF the
line commencing at the corner to sec.
tons 4 and 5, township Is north, range
3 west, and running south to the south
boundary of Thurston county, be add.
ed to and become a part of Road Dis
trict G." and the Clerk is hereby di.
rected to make the necessary changes
of road district lines on the county
map.
William Packwood appeared before
the board, and after making explana.
tons showing that he has paid taxes
ON land enormously assessed to him
wide report OF c. NJ. Moore, submitted
to the board at its August, 1887, tefm),
upon due examination and considera.
ton, it is ordered that warrant for
$24 81 be drawn in his favor, in repay
ment of said taxes,
Board adjourned to 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, ga. NJ.
Board reassembled, all present.
B. F. Ruth, Esq, came before the
board and made verbal statement,
showing that the amount appropriated
by the board ut its last session, for the
building of u bridge over the De-
schutes river, was not sufficient for the
purpose.
1t is therefore ordered by the board
that Geo. B. Capen, A. S. Mckenzie
and b. F. Ruth be and are appointed
to draw plans and specifications and
call for bids for the building of said
bridge.
The petition of Frank Longmire and
others, for county road, was read
and upon motion, it appearing that
the necessary bond had been filed and
legal notice given according to law, it
is ordered that A. s. Mckenzie, Robert
Waddell and Geo. I. Cline, County
Surveyor, be appointed as viewers, to
view out and survey said road in &C.
cordance with said petition; that
Thursday, the 18th day of March,
1888, be the time set, and that the
place OF meeting be Yelm station, they
to return their report Of view and sur
vey to the next regular meeting of the
board.
The petition of r. r. Ruddell and
others, for the relocation and legaliza-
ton of county road, was read, and
legal notice having been given and the
required bond filed with the board, it
is ordered that B. F. Ruth, Jacob
Waldrick and Geo. II. Cline be APP
pointed viewers to view and survey
said road-in accordance with the prayer
of said petitioners; that Tuesday, the
18th day of March, 1888, be the time
set for making such survey, and that
the school-house on Chambers prairie
be the place of meeting, said viewers
to return their report at the next regu-
lar meeting of this board.
Bills for bounty on scalps of wild an
finals, to the amount of SIS, paid by
the Auditor during vacation, were APP
proved by the Board.
Board adjourned until 9 O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, ga. NJ.
Board reassembled, all present.
By order of the board, the Clerk was
instructed to procure certified copy
of the liquor law" rs enacted by the
last Legislative Assembly.
The offer of Capt. J. G. Parker, of
the sale Of his residence property to
the county for the sum of $3 600, was
declined.
The matter of the purchase of prop
ertv on which tn build a. cOurt-house