Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-11
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
omoial Proceedings of the Whatcom
County Board-Aug. Session
1892
IContinued1


Continued
A bond in penal sum of $3.50 with the
names of j. Lewis, w. G. Burson and
w. f. Follis as principals and sureties;
also bond in sum of $500, having there
on the names of w. r. Ingersoll, w. C.
Burson and w. II, Follis as principals
and sureties, were approved and ac-
cepted; said bonds being conditioned
for payment of assessments that NAV
be levied on certain lands to pay cost
OF construction of the proposed Alexan-
der Lewis ditch.
An appropriation in sum of 500 was
made from the road and bridge fund
for the purpose of assisting with the
Improvement of road No. 2i5 in road
district No. "a conditioned that j. Gill
more ct al shall contribute labor or
money in the amounts as offered i'm pc
tltion for said appropriation, filed July
20, 1892
Relative to the petition of Alexander
Lewis, w. Il, Follis ct al, for the estab-
Hshment and construction of ditch:
A written report of the view of said
proposed improvement therein finding
the same to be necessary was submit
ltu Dy lDe commissioners anu OfuefeO
spread upon the records.
An order was made wherein II. G..
Cupples was appointed as engineer for
the ditch improvement petitioned for
Alexander Lewis ct al, and directing
said engineer to 90 upon the premises
and make survey, estimate, profile
plat and appOrtionment of the cost of
said improvement and return a report
thereof oS rpouirpd NV law
The following bills and claims were
allowed, viz:
SALARY FUND
w DeLorimer, sheriff official ex-
A b Estabrook, deputy sheriff. official
expense account. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l6 80
COUNTY FUND
Collins & Co., medicines for sick
Mason & Co. groceries supplied to sick
and INDECENT persons. -. ..,..,...... IS 20
c HixsOn, county clerk, official eX-
Geo Spies, county printing ............ 3 i5
+ W DeLorimier, boarding prisoners. n 90
Sunset and Co, rental of tele-
B b Gas Company, gas bin for July,
le5- ....''.'''-''.'' y w
Adjourned to 9 O'Clock a. m.
Aug. 8, 1892.
AUGUST 8, 1892.
Board met at 8 o'clock "a. m. Present
H. a. Judson, chairman, Commits
sioner G. Donovan and clerk. Absent
Commissioner Geo. W. Lysle, in at
tendance on official duties.
Warrants issued:
COUNTY FUND
Nelson Smith, constable fees..............s2 %
The morning and afternoon sessions
were occupied by the board with an eX-
animation of the county assessment
rolls for year 1899 and in holding ses-
sion as a board of equalization thereon.
Adjourned to O'clock a. M, Aug. 1,
1899.
August 4, 1892
Board met at a. M, with all the
members and clerk present
A resolution was passed and ordered
spread upon the records, therein grant
ing to the Lynden Electric Motor Rail-
way company, successors or assigns, a
franchise, with privilege to extend
same during period of twenty-five
years, for steam or electric motor line
over county roads Nos. II, 10, As, 1914,
SO and 10l, leading from New What
com to Lynden, 1t being stipulated
that said steam OF electric motor line
shall be constructed and in continuous
ODtIuNiOD ilOhl
Aug. /, 1892, and that actual construc-
ton thereof shall be commenced in
good faith within six months from said
date; such franchise containing in de-
tail the rights granted and reserved by
the county, and to be in force and af-
feet upon written acceptance thereof, to
be filed with the county auditor Aug.
10, 1892.
Adjourned from II m. to l O'Clock
p. m.
1t was ordered that the auditor and
county attorney be instructed to strike
from the triplicate assessment roll and
delinquent tax lists for the year 1890,
the erroneous and excessive assessment
of S5S5 and tax thereon, appearing
against lot 2, sec Is, tip 40 n, r W.
An appropriation was made from the
road and bridge fund i'm the sum of
500, for the improvement of road No.
so, in road district No. 8, conditioned
that the amount in labor or money be
first contributed by II. Cowden ct al,
as preferred in their petition, and said
II. Cowden was appointed as superin-
tendent for the proposed work.
Ordered, that the petition of Thomas
Oxford ct al, for the transfer of terri
tory from road district No. 8, he re-
iected for reason Of remonstrance sub
United by w. ]. Malloy ct al, as also
for reason that the board is advised
that such change is not now desired by
petitioners.