The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-03-26
County Court Proceedings.


In the matter of road district No. IA 4:-
The proportion of two mill tax being
$l96, it is ordered that Henry Hudson,
supervisor of said district, be authorized
to draw this amount and exuend same
on needed improvements of roads in his
district,
Road district No. S:-Proportion of
two mill tax being $500 it is ordered
that warrant, be drawn in favor of G..
B. Halvor for said amount to be used by
him in needed improvements in said
district.
In the matter of bids for repairing
road near Hood River, in district 81
Bids opened and the bid Of NJ. Harper
being the lowest, $415, it is ordered that
a contract be drawn by district attorney
for the same and that it be awarded to
said j. w. Harper on his filing a bond
in the sum of $500 for faithful perform
ance of same in accordance with speci-
fcations.
In the matter of road Of public ease
ment No. 209 AT this time came on to
be heard on petition of Seufert Bros. Co.
and G. Covington for resurvey of said
road, ordered that viewers report on
what is known as the old travelled road
by the 4th day of April.
In the matter of Tvgh hill road Re
port of viewers and surveyors read, no
remonstrance or objections appearing
and it appearing in all things regular and
in compliance with law, it is ordered
that said road be and is hereby granted
and established as legal county road
and ordered opened as such.
In the matter of affidavit of II. W.
Steel in relation to error of boundaries of
road districts 10, q and 25:-The county
judge and clerk, to whom this matter
was referred, have carefully examined
the matter and law in the case and find
it impossible to make the changes re-
quired without complicating matters and
conclude that they had better remain as
they are for the present time, and
recommend that at next January term of
this court said districts be relocated.
Ordered that recommendations of Judge
and clerk be adopted.
Road district No. 2:-$265. go appro-
priated from two mill tax.
Road district No. 4:-$9.30 appropri-
ated from two mill tax it being balance
due said district.
In matter of petition OF Chas. Ehrk
for county road :-Continued.
In the matter of the opening and
building of the Tygh hill road 1t ap-
pearing to the court from the petitions of
the citizens of the southern portion of
this county as expressed in a public
meeting OF such citizens and by a COM
mittee appointed to represent the matter
before this court and from the personal |
knowledge of the court, the proposed |
road up Tygh hill is great necessity in
volving the future prosperity of that |
portion of this county and consequently |
a great benefit to The Dalles City; and |
It appearing that this is an extraorGin-
ary work, which will require great ex-
oenditure of money and the services of an
expert in the road making business, and
hat it is the wish of the people inter
,sted who have contributed means to
lid in this work; It. is ordered that
Thomas j. Driver be and he is hereby
appointed commissioner to build the
aid road; that he is vested with author
ty to superintend and carry on the work
o the best advantage to the county and
he erection of SAID road; that the
um of $4,000 is hereby appropriated
rom the 2-mill tax, levied by the county
or road purposes, towards the building
( said road, and it is requested that all
either of money, work or
ther benefits to said road be placed in
is hands and at his disposal for the
uilding of said road to be so used and
appropriated by him. That said Thomas
+. Driver, commissioner, be required to
i've bond in the sum of five Thousand
ollars for the faithful discharge OF his
uties as such commissioner, and that
g be required to take and file an oath |