The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-04
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Last Day Of the December Com
missioners' Term.
POTTERY ON TIE POOR FARM
TIE whitwerth Lease sisned Upon
Agreements that works win BE
Ereea@a-rhe saaAk Bridge

The ecunty board met yesterday morning taT
their second and Lass DAYS raeging Of the
sd5euvned session. A meeting viii De called ior
Aenaay. Ehea The bids for hTattng ana plumb
ing Of the nSw eounfy building sin be let AT
thiE meeting IA order FOE advertising for bids
Tor the iren- york Of me ikil win be passed. the
bid 70 BE- awarded ct the bruery session
several bills we're. as usual. approved, and
great deal OF miscellaneous work attended 70,
transcript Of WATCH frozn the minutes OF the
record Is appended.
xHE COUNTY FAEM LEAsg.
In the matter Of the petition OF T. II Whit,
worth for . lease OF twsrty seven and one
quarter acres in the northwest corner q Sae
county lerra lying east az he Columbia 4 Puget
sound railroad. for the purpose at erecting
thereon pottery and terr& cosis woFks. the ieAse
20 extend for period Of twenty five years. End
The bo&Fd being sat sized thai tho leasing OF tie
property fur that purpose would be benefit 10
King county. nes only from the revenue 70 Dc
derived from the lease. bat also on aceou { q
the general advantages that would aeerce 20
the county by reason at the establishment q
the works Il was ordered that the property
be leased % =. II. VIII worth for he Tine spec
ifed, at the believing rates. Fer the hfet Year,
sIs560 for the next two years. szz5 per ysas,
and for the next twenty-five years. s.ei. D isE
year. the rent 70 be paid semiannuaily IN al
vance It was also ordersd that Chairman
the lessee lease Of fhe Premises ia accordance
with the above order.
THE POTTERY WORKS.
The lease WAS executed by Ar. Gasch durfag
the afternoon, and the matter elased 10 Is un
dersfood that several Eastern capitalists are In
iersstcd in the new company with Mr., Whit-
WORTH, and viii shoF ~ commence the erection
Of the works Tie Eastern contingent, or sore
one presenting them. will be In Sestt e within
he stTs6
attend to some necessary preliminary work.
Samples Of the clay deposit have bsen sent 70
sexersI Eastern eifies. aud even 70 Europe. The
clsy is pronounced BY experts 20 be OF an unu-
saalIy ane quality, and splendidly adapted to
the manufacture OF pipe. tling and various
kinda OF terra Gotta work. There Is but one
other bed OF clay In this country which APP
prosfhes the poor farm deposit. aud that Is To-
eatsd e sidney. The commissioners expressed
Themselves we pleased with the new project
and think thst the eonpfy VIII be benefited in
many ways By the estab ishment Of the new
works.
nfps FOR THE seuAK BRIDGE.
The following bids were received By the board
for the sqnsk river BRIDGE Clinton West. s564:
Ande son 4 NunToe, 500: L C. Mattall, s7I7
Ii was ordered that the contract for che build
ing OF the bridge over squak creek be awarded
to Clinton West 81 the sam bic by hin, 1854.
FOR the entire bridge, and that q contract and
bond be entered into for performance OF the
work.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
It was ordered that 500 be appropriated out
OF the road and bridge funds for the parposs Of
opening and cleaning the S. II. Fosnangh road,
esst Of Houghton.
II was ordered that the sheriff be directed 70
receive payment on the real estate assessment
10 John Hin for 1883 on payment 70 him Of
the taxes properly due on the valuation OF the
real estate, together with the costs properly
chargeable on the same. and 10 suffer the re-
n ainter of the assessment l. e., personal prop
erfy, to remain delinquent
in the matter Of the petition Of william Craw-
ford for vacation Of part Of the plat of Gilman
Park addition 70 seattle II was ordered that the
petition be laid over anti the regular February
session.
II was ordered that the county treasurer be
authorised 20 return as error on the roll oil 1859
the assessment OF ]. II. Bridge for personal
property In the sum OF s1.e50, no being q Eon-
resident Of the county.
WORK FOR VACATION.
Messrs. Gasch and wooding VII 60 to Black
river today 70 attend TO some road work In that
vicinity.
The board adjourned TO meet next Wednesday