, 1892-01-12
THE COUNTY WORK.
AS Exhibited BY the Report Of the
Commissioners.
Doings of the board Bills ordered
Paid and other Business Matters
Relative to ThurstOn County
Disposed of.


Disposed of.
Minutes Of adjourned Nov, '91 term, boart
Of county commissioners.
AUD1ToR's OFFICE, 4
January 4. 1892, 9 a.m.]
County Commissioner T. G. Van Epp
and John P. Tweed, clerk Of board, alon,
being present and there being no quorum
present, meeting adjourned to 1:3Q pm.
30 pm.
Bourd met pursuant to Adjournment
Present, T. G. Van Epps and B. B. Smith
commissioners, and John P. Tweed, clerk
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, Mr. Van Epps
was appointed chairman pro tenn.
On motion warrant for 95 cents was or
dered drawn upon funds of district anC
one for $19.87 from general road fund in ia
vor Of g. s. Dillon in payment for roac
work in said district X.
Bids for furnishing fuel and stationery
were opened and read and further consid
Grafton postponed.
Report of Edward Toale, overseer of road
district M, was ordered filed and warrant
drawn in payment OF amount due.
Board adjourned to am. tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 5, 9 am.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All present.
Board took up matter of bids for furnish
ing wood and bark and for stationery.
Board adjourned to 1:S0 pm.
1870 pm.
Board reassembled. All present.
A warrant for $26 was ordered drawn in
favor Of w. w. Whidden upon the funds
Of district w in payment for work done, as
shown in report filed.
Clerk directed to notify treasurer to cor
rect all manifest errors found in tax rolls
for 1891
Matter of bids for stationery again taken
and final action postponed.
Board listened to complaints concerning
county roads.
Petition from A. Merryman for cancella-
bion Of double assessment and reduction OF
assessment was read and referred to county
attorney.
On motion the appropriation Of $40 to
assist In working roads in district 'ABn y
was augmented by ali additional appropri-
alton of $23.50, it appearing that the first
the roads. The auditor was ordered to
draw a warrant upon presentation OF
vouchers properly signed.
Board adjourned to Gam. tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 6, am.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. All
present.
The appropriation of $50 made February
8, 1891, to assist in working roads in dis
trict "Qn was ordered cancelled, that
amount having since been paid from the
county general fund.
A warrant Tor $3.50 was ordered drawn
in favor of T. A. Davis in payment tor
work done in district 20" as shown by re.
port filed.
A warrant for S1975 was ordered drawn
in favor of ]. K. Chatwood, overseer of
district SEP in payment for work in said
district as shown by report.
Board adjourned to 80 pm.
1:30 PM.
Board reassembled. All present.
A warrant for $74.33 was ordered drawn
in favor of w. w. Jsfferis, overseer of road
district .'P" in payment for work in said
district as shown by report.
The contract for furnishing stationery
was awarded to j. Benson Starr, it appear
ing that his bid was the lowest and best.
The contract for furnishing wood and
bark to county was awarded to L. w. Bro
yles, his bid being lowest and best.
The county attorney. was ordered to
draw up contracts for furnishing wood and
bark and stationery and specify that the
contract must continue for six months.
Changes having been made in the ward
boundaries of the city of Olympia and three
new wards having been established, and@it
further appearing to the board that the
number Of registered voters in the first
by law, on motion the voting precincts
boundaries were changed SO as to conform
with the new ward boundaries, the new
precincts to be known as 1st, End, 3rd, 4th,
9Th and 9th ward precincts.
Board adjourned to a. m. tomorrow.
Thursday, Jan. Z, 8 a. m
Board assembled All present.
Bond Of Walter + Chapman as overseer
Of district "I' was approved.
Board adjourned to 1: 30 p. m.
l:30 p. m. Board reassem bled. All present.
Application of w. III. Roberts for in
crease of salary Of Deputy Clerk G. v.
Leach from $1,000 per year to $1,000 per year
was refused; the present salary being
deemed sufficient.
Appointments Of w. M. Chandler and R.
A. Ford to act as deputy county treasurers
at $3.50 per day was approved
The report Of Geo. I'll. Thomas, Post No.
5, G. a. r.. of amounts drawn during year
from Relief fund was read. and the fund
being nearly exhausted the further sum OF
500 was appropriated to the fund.
Official bond of Geo. K. Redmond as con-
stable of Coal Bank precinct was approved.
Resignation of a. w. Jones as road over
seer Of district 20" was accepted.
A warrant for $47.85 was ordered drawn
in favor of Frank stoops, overseer district
III = in payment for road work in said dis
trict as shown in report filed.
favor Of John Rogers, overseer district
II" in payment for work in said district
as shown by report filed.
The recommendation of County Poor
Commissioner for payment of certain
bill Of the hospital for keeping man with
broken leg was read. 1t appearing that
the man was taken to the hospitaland pay
ment for keeping contracted for by another
party payment of the bill was refused.
Treasurer was directed to give Hannah
#. Humphrey relate Of $11.73 on hel
taxes; being the amount overcharged on
assessment and tax rolls for property given
to the city for street purposes.
The opinion of the county attorney re-
garding atfidavits of Selders and Bever, en-
ployed BY county surveyor was ordered
filed.
Clerk directed to instruct overseer oi
district Thirty-fve to deliver to the treas
llrer the original subscription list for CON
struction of boulevard road and the treas
urer was directed to make collections
shown to be due.
a W arrant for 50 was ordered drawn III
favor of John Bush, payment for work in
district 20" as shown by report OF A. w
Jones, overseer.
Order from Barton & Gill to deliver
county printing to OLYMPIA TRIBUNE, or
dered filed.
The drawing of warrant No. 52l to the
clerk of the superior court on April %, '9l
for $15.24 in payment for county printing
claimed by J. O. Rathbun ahd B. M. Price
Wvs approved.
"A warrant for $500 was ordered drawn II
payment for Architect w. a. Ritchie's ser
vices.
A warrant for $s,s81.7O was ordered
drawn in favor of John Rigby, in paymen
for work on new courthouse, as shown b,
estimate No. 6.
County Surveyor L. P. Ouellette was or
dered to cruise and report amount, of mer
chantable saw logs upon section 36, town
ship 18 north, range 2 west and NW14 0
NE14; NE14 Of NWI Of NNV14 Of section
36, township Is north, range west. Re
port to be filed for the February 1892 term
A warrant for 1926 was ordered draw
in favor of P. S. Washburn, refundin
ia yes on la nd dnuh hlu assessed