Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-26
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Proceedings of the Whatcom
County Board-February Session
1892
Continued


Board met at o'clock a. M, Thurs
day the 1lth day of February, 1882, pur-
suant to adjournment, with all men,
bers and clerk present.
Minutes of meetings held February
8 and 10 insts., 1892, were read and APP
proved.
Ordered, That Messrs. Butler and Nc
Carly be awarded the contract for pre-
paratiOn of tax rolls showing list of all
lands in the county of Whatcom sold TO
the county or state prior to November,
1891, and unredeemed at said date as di-
rec,ed by section ,, pages 1865 and 1877,
session laws 1891. said contract TO be
pc formed in accordance with terms of
bid filed on the Sth day of February,
1892, and according TO further agree
ment made by said firm with this
board.
1t is further ordered that the bid oe
w. S. Anderson in said matter be re-
jected.
Ordered, That the clerk be directed
TO draw warrant ON the county fund,
payable to the Providence hospital, in
sum of Sl2S.60 for 100 days board and
treatment of one Thos. McGrath, a sick
and INDECENT person.
Ordered, That the clerk be directed
to forward to G. c Thornton, Z. 5. In
dian agent at Tulalip, Wash, the map
showing route of proposed right-Of-way
for road over the Lummi Indian reser-
walton, as indicated by Indians resid-
ing on said reserve; as also a copy oft
proceedings ofthis board relative to said
matter as found in volume 6, page 4S,o
record of commissioners proceeding,
for transmission to the commissioner of
Indian affairs at Washington, ID. c.
Ordered, That V. A. Roeder be al
lowed an order on the road and bridge
fund for sum of S63. IL in payment of
bill for lnmber furnished to improve
road east of EversOn's station, as certi-
fled to by j. Simpson, overseer of road
district No. 35, said sum being part of
appropriation made Nov. Is, 1891, for
improvement of said road.
On motion, board adjourned to l
O'Clock p. M, this day.
Board met at l O'Clock p. M, pursu-
ant to adjournment, with all members
and the clerk present.
Ordered, that the clerk be directed to
issue warrant on the county fund in
the sum of Sl005, in favor of H. @.
Cupples, for services rendered as fol-
lows, viz: One days service on Lake
Samish road and mileage, 1920; MAX
ing estimate of Mcpherson ditch work,
S2.S5.
In the matter of the tax on swl of
sci sec 80, tip 40 n, of e, appearing
on tax roll of year 1890, in a resolution
spread upon the records the board de-
clared said land to have been erro-
neOusly assessed, and directed the
county treasurer and auditor to strike
from the assessment and tax rolls for
the year 1890 the assessment and tax
thereon appearing against said land.
In the matter of the reappraisal Of
school land, viz: the sci of sec SO, tip
80 n, of + ? e, first appraised as 100
acres and now plated in five-acre
tracts and reappraised as follows, to-
wit: Lots | to inclusive at $S5 per
acre; lots 8 to Is inclusive, at S75 per
acre; lots II to 80 inclusive, at S65 per
acre. A petition having been presented
to this board, signed by twelve free
holders, praying for the subdivision
| into tive-acre tracts of the sci of sec SO,
tip 80 n, of e, and a plat of the same
| having been made on an order of this
board, it is therefore ordered that the
clerk be instructed to forward to the
state school land commission said plat
and the reappraisal of said land plated
in five-acre tracts as certified to by this
board, for their approval and authority
to offer the said five-acre tracts for
sale
Ordered that the members of the
board be each allowed an order on the
salary fund for the sums below set OPP
posite their respective names, for per
diem and mileage, as itemized in state
ments filed this day: H. A. Judson,
chairman of board, 81; G. Donovan,
commissioner, S7770; Geo. w. Lysle,
$500.
On motion a recess was taken until 8
O'Clock a. m. Friday, February 18th,
1892.