Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
be properly signed by the principal and
sureties thereon.
Adjourned to ! o'clock p. m.

sureties thereon.
Adjourned to o'clock p. m.
Board met at o'clock p. m. with
all the members and clerk present.
A bond drawn in the penal sum of
$1,000 required from Messrs. Adams &
Evans, in the matter Of their contract
for furnishing county publishing and
advertising during the year beginning
July l, 1892 was approved and ac-
cepted.
An additional and supplementary
official bond furnished by Ellery Rog-
ers, treasurer Of Whatcom county, was
approved, such bond being for penal
sum of $50, 900, and having thereon the
names of Hugh Eldridge and ID. E.
Bartruff as sureties.
The bond of Contractor Il. N. Has
kell, i'm the sum of $50, conditioned for
the placing of drains on court house
grounds, was approved.
Ordered, that the county treasurer
be and he is hereby directed to transfer
all funds derived, or that may here
after be collected from the road prop
erty tax levy for years 1890 and 1891,
on property not included within the
boundaries of regularly numbered road
districts, TO the credit Of the road and
bridge fund.
Relative to the petition of =. II.
Pratt, ii. Langdon and others, praying
for the formation of new voting pre-
cinct, the clerk was directed TO give
notice that said petition will come on
for hearing before the board at 10
o'clock "A. m. Monday, June q, 1892.
Reports Of road overseers were exam
ined and approved, viz:
Report of o. l.. Fess, overseer Of dis
trict No. 4S, for the quarter ending
February 20, 1892.
Report Of s. II. Harris, overseer of
district No. 81, for the quarter ending
December q, 1891, and the year ending
! December 81, 1891.
Report of George Slater, Jr., overseer
of district No. ~, for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1891.
Report of Michael A. Hickey, over
seer Of district No. %, for the quarter
ending March II, 1892.
Reports of James T.. Nelson, overseer
of district No. IL, for quarters ending
respectively, December 81, 1891, and
March 81, 1892.
Report of Charles McClosky, overseeI
of district No. 81, for the quarter end
ing October Is, 1891.
1t was ordered that George a. Wiley
ct al, petitioners for an appropriation
TO build bridge over Bertrand creek
be requested to furnish dimensions and
estimate Of cost of the proposed bridge
also what part of the cost the petition
ers will contribute, and the amount re
quired as an appropriation to build saiC
bridge.
Ordered, that the petition Of w. II
a lion Of
canal, be rejected for reason that thi
. board has no Jurisdiction in the matter
Ordered, that the respective road pc
titions Of George McHefley ct al, ant
Henry +. Murphy ct al, be rejected, fO
reasons that the petitioners have no
compiled with the provisions Of lal
i, relative to the presentation of said pet
- tons.
1t was ordered that the petitions q
the following named persons, for in
provement Of certain county road'
$ conditioned that bonds be voted il
e Whatcom county for road purposes, b
r refused for reason that the prOpositio
to bond the county was defeated o
10 election held March 8, 1892, viz: Pet
Il tion Of w. II. Follis ct al; petition of
i Amerling ct all petition Of II. II. HoI
!. kins ct al.
y It was ordered that the followin
q petitions for appropriations to improy
y and construct roads, be refused, thel
:, being no funds at the disposal of ii
ii board wherewith to grant the prayer
Of the petitioners, viz;
If Petition of A. &. Vail ct al, Emei
,e McGinnis eJ al, J. S. johnson ct al,
a ID. Gardner ct al, Robert Hahn ct 9
IL Fred HintZ ct al.
Bills and claims were allowed an
,s the clerk was directed to issue warran
2 i'm payment thereof, viz:
a COUSTY FUND
Bellingham Bay Water Co, water rent
iDr june l1bz. .s.t. Y q
III q Cupples, preparing bridge plans 10
- George Spelrs, county printing furn-
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