The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-05
KING COUNTY ROADS.
Commissioners to Change Dis
triet Boundaries Today.
ELECTION OCCURS SEPTEMBER 7
Contests for Supervisors VIII BE Lively
Board OF Equalization to Organ
He This Morning.

The county commissioners today VIII
change the boundary lines OF road dis
sriets the orders being effective August
Is. The election for supervisors and for
voting the tax for road and bridge pur-
noses will be held on Saturday, Sep
tember I, commencing at . O'Clock. Each
district can vote a tax of from / to 10
mills. but IL they fail TO vote any tax
the commissioners fix IL at not to exceed
6 mills on the dollar. The election Of
fcers of each district will be furnished
with a tabulated statement showing the
valuation OF all the property In the dis
trict on the roll OF 1884, and showing
what TO lo-mill levy will amount 10
in dollars The total amount voted IN
each district will be divided by the total
number of ballots. and the quotient will
be the amount raised by taxation on the
roll of 1s9S.
Auditor Beman has had 600 ballots
printed and the election will in many re-
spects be similar 10 a general election.
A map will be sent 10 each district. show
ing the exact territory comprised there
in Mr. Beman has given the matter his
utmost attention. and every voter In the
county should be able 10 vote intelligent
~.
The contests for supervisorships viii be
very spirited in nearly all OF the districts
The election returns are sent 10 the
board and canvasseG by il the same as
the returns are canvassed at any cleo
ton. and the superyisors-elect Will take
office on the first Monday in January, 1896.
Mr.. Beraan has arranged for the con-
yenience of the board road district map
with the proposed changes marked out
by means OF pegs and silk cord, so that
every district petitioned for in the coun-
fy can be seen at glance. The map
looks like a townsite in Oklahoma with
its thousand and one stakes. The idea
is entirely Mr.. Bemans and saves the
board a great deal OF time and trouble.
There have been filed with the auditor
seven petitions for new districts and
fourteen for changes. District -. which
is on Vashon island, wishes TO extend
itself so as 10 include the townsiie OF
Chautauoua District -, which includes
SunnydaIe wants portion of district y.
District 10 Columbia. wants two sections
out of Is but will probably get all OF the
district. as only small portion would
be left District is. Renton. wants to add
the south half OF section s. township q,
range ). now in district rs. District 8.
Houghton wants two haif-sections from
"a. BeiIvue District So would like 20 be
extended TO Snoqualmie, taking from that
district the territory west or the Sno-
oualrnie river District 40 wants to an
mex nine sections out of number co. Dis
trict 81 wants TO annex township -, range
g. and township IS, range 9. District 10
wants 10 take in two sections OF g, Swan
Lake. District s.. Star Lake, wants to
have its boundaries coincide with the
boundaries of school district 81 and Star
Lake election precinct. District is wants
a new district which will take parts of
districts 20, is and GO. but a protest has
been entered against taking any part of
20 District 81 wants 10 add portions or
sections II, e and 60 township 3, range
g. north of Cedar river.
The board OF equalization. composed OF
County Commissioners Gasch, NielSer-
son and Heaton, Delegate James and Al
dermen Miller and elise, Will organize
this morning, and be in session OF and
on for the next three weeks.