, 1892-04-13
THE COUNTY BOARD.
The Work Of the Commissioner,
This Month.

This Month.
THE Sale of Timber-A Number of
BILLS ordered to be Paid-The
Vault Furniture-The Selection
OF site FOR Nesqually Bridge.
Concluded from yesterday.)
Board adjourned to meet on return from
Nesqually.
Board returned from NesquaIly and met
pursuant to adjournment. All present.
Board reported the site selected as the
point where the Bennett ferry is now To-
Gated; both counties ito build bridge
jointly, each county to pay half OF the
III ouelette was directed to go to Max
field on Saturday, April 9th, and there to
meet the engineer from Pierce county and
they together to make necessary measure
ments for construction Of bridge and APP
proaches, etc.
Clerk was directed to advertise for bids
for the construction Of the bridge upon the
filing of the surveyors report Bids to be
opened June 6, '92 at 2 pm.
Reports of estimate and appraisal of
timber on section 10, II townships II and
10 north, range 5 west, were approved and
the auditor directed to advertise for the
sale of the same.
Board adjourned to $3.50 pm.
7:3O-Board reassembled. All present.
w. "a. Ritchie appeared before the board
and the board proceeded to consider the
matters of disagreement in the court
house construction.
"A warrant for $3.50 was ordered drawn in
favor of w. A. Ritchie for payment as
architect on new court house.
Board adjourned to am. tomorrow.
Friday, April 8, '92-9 am.
Board reassembled. ALI present.
A warrant for $6.25 was ordered drawnin
favor of Marion r. Rutledge for work in
road district ''V."
Bond ofC. w. Savage, J. P. Of Tenino
precinct, was approved.
Bond of ]. L. Brown, ]. P of Gate City
precinct, was approved.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor of
G. *. Brown iii payment for work in road
district '"I' as shown in report.
Board adjourned to 1880 pm.
1:30 pm. Board reassembled. All pres
ent.
Reports of L. r. Byrne Of establishment
of school districts Sc and 81 were read and
approved and school districts ordered es-
tabllshed in accordance with said reports.
Upon petition Of Tacoma, Olympia &
Grays Harbor r. r. Co. a part of Victoria
street in the town of Grand Mound was
Petition Of Joshua Miller for refunding Of
$7.62 special school tax in district No. 16,
was referred to county attorney to report
at May term.
a warrant for $3045. so was ordered drawn
to John Rigby in payment Of court house
estimate No. 8.
Applications of J. A. Longmire, Ives
Dodge, w. j. Chapman, Fannie Langridge,
r. Theodore Fahrtman and e. w Nc
Gloshlen for purchase of school land were
filed and clerk directed to notify school
land commission and ask authority to offer
lands for sale.
Notice of appointment of Charles Leight-
on as clerk III treasurer's Office, approved
Petition Of A. 4. Ralsbeck, for retunding
of road poll tax was referred to A. Merry
man, oyerseer Of district No. So.
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. tomorrow.
Saturday, April 9, 9 a. m.-Board reas-
sembled. All present.
County treasurer was directed to- turn
over to treasurer of TunlWater so eer cent
of amount paid into county treasurer as
delinquent taxes for road district %, and
place 20 per cent in general road fund, for
benefit of part Of district outside of Tum-
water.
Bills Of Geo. K. Redmond, deputy sheriff
and Olympia Light and Power company
were referred to Sheriff Prince for inYesti-
CATION.
PetltlOn OF washington Lumber COM
pany for remission of penalty on delin-
quent taxes on assessed property was re-
fused.
Following bills paid:
Olympia Fuel company, coal ...,....$l2 25
Mari 4 Ross, drugs, for poor. ...... ECO
q. Ramm, house rent, poor, Is 90
Ghas. Leighton, salary y.............. 81 SO
I. YanEpps, cash. ....s.............. So
B. B. Smith, cash and services 90
Claims of A. S. and J A. Mckenzie and
Mud Bay Charlie for correction of errors
and repayment of taxes for 1891 was re-
ferred to the clerk to examine.
The auditor was directed to draw war
rants to the amount Of $75 per year, to be
paid in quarterly payments to Ben Benson
for the maintenance of Louis Bischoff,
county charge.
Following commissioners bills were paid:
R. a. Brewer, days, 40 M .... .$34 90
B. B. Smith, 6 days 40 0m............. 81 00
7. G. Van Fpps, 6 days. .,........... 80 90
Board adjourned to 1:3O pm.
1:3O psm.-Board reassembled Brewer
absent. Van Epps elected chairman.
County treasurer directed TO issue call
for warrants to the amount of $25, 900.
j. III. Vogt, agent for G. F. Weber & Co.,
appeared before board with plans and de-
signs for furniture for new court house,
which were adopted after an examination
by board.
Board adjourned to Monday, May 2, 1892.
JOHN P. TWEED,
N1nrLy of R6ard