Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-17
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Proceedings of the Whatcom
County Board-Februarv Session
1900
IContinued1


County Board-Februarv Session
1892
Continued
Bids for logging and slashing road
| No. 2l3 were opened, and contract
awarded to Messrs. Louis Kley and
William Wieland, their bid being the
lowest, viz: S6O.l0 for logging and $3.50
for slashing.
The report of viewers and surveyor,
favoring the establishment of a road
petitioned for by w. II. Gilbert ct al
was publicly read the first time.
= The viewers and surveyors report
in the matter of the view and survey
ofroad petitioned for by f. r. Hopkins
ct al, was publicly read the second
time.
In the matter of the petition of
James NJ. Raper ct al, for the transfer
of the south J mile of territory in road
district No. 80 to road district No. As,
an order W spread upon the minutes,
granting the prayer of the petitioners,
and describing the boundaries of the
two respective districts as changed.
On motion, the board adjourned to 9
O'Clock a. m. on Wednesday, March 2,
1892.
Board met ar o'clock a. m. on We'd
nesday, March 2, 1892, pursuant to adj
journment, with all members and the
clerk present.
Minutes Of the meeting held March
l, 1892, as read by the clerk, were APP
proved.
1t was ordered that the ditch peti-
tions of NJ. A. Mcpherson ct al and
Fred Amerling ct al, be laid aside and
that the same shall not be further acted
upon, it being represented that the pc
ttioners are about to file new petition
for the construction of the ditch upon a
route as changed and now desired by
said petitioners.
A communication signed by John f.
Risedorph and A. r.. johnson, request
ing the withdrawal of the call for the
special election to be held March 5.
1892, was received and ordered placed
on file.
Alfred Mann was allowed an order in
sum of " on funds to credit of road dis
trict Now, being a refund of road poll
tax doubly paid.
In the matter of the county road
petitiOned for by Walter German, V.
A. Roeder administrator, j. E. Par
ker ct al, an order was made and
spread upon the records, wherein j.
Simpson, j. l.. Scott and Everson
were appointed viewers, and H. G.
Cupples surveyor, to meet on the 18th
day of April, 1892, with the principal
then to proceed with the
view and survey of said road as by law
provided.
1t was ordered that the county sur
veyor be instructed to 90 upon the !
ground and level and set stakes for the |
bridges contracted TO be built on road |
No. l9l, near Lummi.
The quarterly reports of l.. NJ. Ad- |
ans, Overseer of road district No. 7, for /
three months ending September 30, |
1891, and report of j. n. Rucker, over. |
seer Of district No. Is, for three months
ending February 20, 1892, were exam |
med and approved.
The following road overseers were |
allowed from the funds to the credit of |
their respective districts, the sums as
below specified, in payment of over
3eer's fees and for work done on roads:
7 \ N ,Aidamsoyerseer district No. =. SIS Is
NJ Rucker b $40
Joseph w. Jones was granted a lease
Of the county property, known as the
'Galliger farm" for a period of one
year, conditioned that $40 be paid in adj
vance to the county treasurer for such
ease.
On motion, board adjourned to one
)'clOck p. IN. this day.
Board met at one o'clock D. m. pur-
,uant to adjournment with all mem
)ers and clerk present
1t was ordered that a copy of the
received from c. H.
relative to sale of liquors at
Blue Canyon without a license, be re-
erred to the county attorney.
The clerk was directed to issue war
ants on the county fund to the follow
ng named persons in payment of their
bills, viz:
Providence hospital, for board and
treatment of county sick during
February, 1892. .......................s 90
'peirs the Printer, for county printing
furnished during month Of Feb
ruary, 1892. -. .................. 2O6 IS
" J Pratt Hardware Company. for
cuspadOrs and busters for use in
court house ......... ...................-. u IS
l. Kline. for per diem as assessor
and expenses attending meeting at
Olympia. .... ...-........... 133 40
: p Palmer. for Justice costs in trial Of
case State VS.. W G Pettibone ......... q sol
Boiling & Co. were allowed an order