The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-13

The auditor was dirsctsd to advertise for bids
ios county printing, rst1fnable July 8. 1891.
scnooi section Sc, township Is, range 4, was re-
appraised at ss5 per acre, and ordered sold.
dered paid, ~ follows: County fund, sl2,o72 30
warrants 5,173 70 7.443); read fund, s2,1s2T
lwarrants I'D to 217); road and bridge fund.
$z,ZD0 warrants % to 1857.
salary fund warrants No. 19l 70 256, amounting
toH,35Oe3, were approved.
The board then adjourned to meet June /,
june THE board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
Returns OF election held at Slaughter May q,
lssl, were canyassed. Result: Incorporates
carried and following officers elected-Asyer,
Y. X. Bissell; councimen, C. v. Lochridge, r.
G. Portway, A. II. Meade, J. N. Ogle, L. ii. Pau
Ley; treasurer. P. E. Hoyl.
contract for burial OF county poor was
awarded to Seattle Undertaking Association at
$4.5o for each burial
A change was ordered made in franchise for
strees railway granted Julius Horton ct al,
changing the route for portion of the way and
the gauge to AZ inches
Treasurer directed to cancel tax on lots and
orSer.s Sofen addition 70. iss ana cent,
courthouse
:, June Retail liquor license was granted 70
Z. e Coleman. at race track; to William II.
lank, at Washington: to George ID. Elliott, at
snoquatmie, and to J. S. Parry, at Tolt.
c. r,aSnolng and heating plant at courthouse &C
Road petitioned for BY E. Lobe ct al was
ordered established.
Treasurer was directed to return as error as.
sessments OF John A. Stafford for 1885 ana
steamer Glide for 1890.
Petitions of NJ Henry and G. W. vining for re-
pate OF tax were referred TO treasurer with Or
gers to refund; also assessment OF James
Petition of G. f. Baker for vacation Of Maple
avenue, in Brighton, was rejected, papers not
Deing according to law.
nv NOM mir m ~ npda
Bids for snoqualmie bridge opened, and con-
tract awarded Oregon Bridge Company for $1,000.
June 3-Oregon Bridge Company granted per
mission to withdraw their bid on SnoQualmie
bridge.
County auditor was directed to advertise for
bids Tor bridge over White river. at Boise creek
returnable June II, 1891.
Application of H. Pohli for license at Puanita
was rejected.
c. N. Cooper was appointed justice of the
district a. "s sna % Boe9s oSsrs.e, dia,rict
90. Bonds OF T. ii. Thompson. overseer district
40; {. Thompson. county surveyor; J. B. Grit
Petitions OF G. McKinnon and George Ed
wards for vacations of roads were rejected.
Application of j. X Edmiston for franchise
Tor electric railway received and hearing set for
By authority of an order of the state school
land commissioner it was ordered that the fol.
lowing school land be sold July ~, 1891, viz:
Section l6, township u, range b; section 80,
township 81. range 4: section Sc, township ~
range 4; section &c. township %, range
June Sit was ordered that the combination
gas and electric light fixtures be rejected, and
the auditor directed to notify the contractor Of
the fact immediately. The reason OF said re-
lection is that the goods do not MI the contract
nor equal in material or finish to the sample
furnished.
Bond of W. NJ Boggs, overseer district 50, was
approved.
George Gowen was granted q retail liquor
Kills amonnting In 80 s55 81 warrants 1881 10
7.s0D were audited and ordered paid from
county fund; S2,ll5.3S from the road and bridge
fund warrants l76 to 1917, and $676.2l from the
road fund warrants 21s to 244)
June 12-County auditor was ordered 10 ad-
vertise for bids for bridge over White river, re-
turnable July Z, 1891
Courthouse was accepted and balance of con-
It was ordered that Robert Smile be paid
$10,s35 in full for stone wall, steps and coping.
June 13-lt was ordered that new bids be
called for for gas and electric light fixtures, re-
Bills amounting to sso,7ie.s4, having been
audited, were ordered paid out of the county
fund warrants 1894 to s049) SIG out of the road
fund warrants 245 to 24S) and $249 80 out OF the
road and bridge fund (warranss lss to 2osl
Franchise was granted to J. K. Edmiston for
An electric street railway.
The board then adjourned.
State of Washington, =.
County Of King.
If A. Twichell, county auditor In and for
King county, Washington, hereby certify that
the annexed and foregoing ID q true summary Of
the proceedings OF the board of county com
mssioners for said county at its May and June
sessions, 1891, as the same appears in my ONCE
on pages 523 to COG of volume of commission
er' records of said county.
Witness my hand and Official seal, this 5th day
of July, A. ID. 1891.
[sEILl F.A. TwIcHELL,
County Auditor in and for King County, wash
ington