Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-04


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near at hand.
THE COUNTY CoMMIss1oNERs=
Official Proceedings of the whatcom
County Board-May Session
1892
Continued
Board met at 8 o'clock a. m, Mon
day, May 9, 1892; present, all MEM
bers and the clerk.
Minutes of meeting held April 25th
and May I'd and Sd, were read and APP
proved
Ordered, that the petition of Peter
Saar ct al, for the vacation of certain
portion of the l.. f.. Potter road, be
rejected for the reason that said petit
ton is not signed by twelve or more
as required by law.
Relative to the petition of L. w. Mil
Ter ct al, for the establishment of a
county road, an order was made
therein appointing G. h. Miller, John
Carse and Theo. Baatz as viewers, and
H. G. Cupples as surveyor, and direct
ing said viewers and surveyor to meet
with the principal petitioner on the
3lst day of May, 1892, for the purpose
of proceeding with the view and sur
vey of said road as by law provided.
The clerk was directed to issue war
rants in favor of the following named
persons, VIZ:
CoNTINGENT FUND
Mrs Osborn, scrubbing floors in court
house % : w
ROAD DISTRICT No 10 FUND
William ii Quirt, labor performed on
the SemiahmOo rOad.....................Sl b W
Bids for clearing and grubbing por-
ton of the Northwest Diagonal road
were opened and examined. The offer
submitted by ID. +. Mcclellan, agreeing
to perform the work for $145, was de-
clared TO be the lowest, and therefore
accepted, a bond in the sum of $3.50
being required to be filed, conditioned
upon faithful execution of the work
according to the specifications govern
ing the same.
Adjourned to l o'clock p. m.
Board met at o'clock p. M; present,
all members and the clerk.
A bond furnished by George Spiers
in the sum of 81 900, with the names of
II. G.. Nicklin and w. j. Simonds as
sureties thereon, conditioned upon the
faithful compliance with the terms OF
contract entered into with Whatcom
county, for the furnishing of job print
ing during the year commencing July
| l, 1892, was approved.
Road overseers' quarterly reports
were examined and approved, to-wit
Report of j. Loveall, overseer of roaC
district No. 38. for the three months
ending November 30, 1892.
Report of Edward O'Neil, Overseel
of road district No. Is, for the thret
months ending April 30, 1892.
Ordered, that the viewers report IL
the matter of the view and survey o
the Walter German road be returned
with instructions that the viewer
recommend therein what width thu
road shall be established, and whether
or not in said viewers opinion the por
ton of the old Telegraph road, be
tween the points of beginning and ter
J mination of the newly surveyed road
shall be vacated and changed to salt
new line of road.
The respective claims of Geors a
Hoyt, in the sum of S36, and A. III
Gerrish, in the sum of S., for service
rendered and clerks fees at election
held for the Incorporation of Blaine
were approved and ordered paid b
warrants drawn on the county funC
H. A. Judson, chairman of tn
r board, and George w. Lysle, commits
t sioner, voting affirmatively, and Con
missioner Charles Donovan votin
; against the payment of said claims
o The reasons of the respective member
|, of the board for so voting, being tn
e same as shown upon the records reli
e tive to the payment of other and sim
/ lar claims in said matter.
Bills and claims were examined an
a ordered paid by warrants drawn o
9 the several funds as respectively name
!; below, viz:
CONTINGENT FUND
T A Creighton, groceries for county
Is Robins Bros Transfer Company. con-
r veying a sick person to hospital. .....
" COUNTY FUND
D. J G Hill, repairs made in court house
10 and articles furnished for same q -
Il Il b Gas Co, Gas bill during April, 1877. %
a Geo ID Barnard q Co, lists furnished to -
county assessor. ........ ........,...;.- ~
G Cupples,. surveyors fees on the ~
John Roth, chainmans fees on the
m Darnell road ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
~ Tom Medhurst, chainman's fees on the q,
Dafnell ROAD ..-..... ..s..ss's .
d, T c Darneil, axeman's fees on the OAR
IN nell road. ............... 1900.
- Pitman, viewers fees on the Darnell
is ] Buchanan viewers fees on the OAR
IN nell road. .......... .....ss....
y Conrad Anderson, viewers fees on the
he Mrs Whittier, witness fees in justice
Oh court. ......s.''s....s.s
m. ROAD DISTRICT no. Is FUND
nd Edward O'Neil, overseers fees, and in