The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-16
Commissioners Proceedings.
SHELTON, August 5. 1ss;

SHELTON, August D, 1898.
Appeared Geo. II. Weymouth Supr Road
Dist s, made settlement and was allowed s27.
Supr Weymouth was instructed to make TEN.
porary road from west end of Peninsular Ry
Company's grade to Pot hole camp.
Appeared Simon McCafery, Supr dist 6, and
made settl ement and allowed $3.50.
Tuesday.-Ordered that Auditor send blank
notices of Road elections TO each Rd supervisor
Board then made the following order:
Board of County Commissioners of Mason
County. State of Washington, In the matter OF
the employment of convicted prisoners con.
fined in County jail:
Ordered by the Board that hereafter and from
this date when defendant is committed to the
county Jail of this county on failure to pay any
fine or costs the sheriff and jailer shall cause
said defendant or defendants to work and labor
at and about the public buildings of the County
public roads, streets and grounds eight hours
each day of confinement under his, The sheriff's
or jailor's supervision.
1t appearing to the Board that Nel4 of Sw1l,
So of SwA and Nw14 of Sel4 of Sec 80, TIP q 4w
has been assessed for the years 1892, 1898 and
1894 and that the same is state lands, it is order
ed that the Auditor enter the following credits
on tho roll accounts with the treasurer and the
Treasurer is ordered to cancel the same on the
| rolls in his office
1892, consolidated $1754 Special School No 25 AS
1898 1so
1894 1918 o3-
Same order was made as to 40 acres in NJ
Ne14 Sec ID, %, A, same having been doubly as
sessed 1893 consolidated tax, 81; 1894, CONSOLE
dated tax. 1921.
Same to personal tax of F. C. Spencer,
amounting to s5.94 it appearing that exemption
was not allowed.
Bill of st Peters Hospital for caring for j. B.
| LapOtrie for Sl29 rejected on grounds that Mr..
| Lapotrie not a resident of Mason Co. at
time when he went to hospital and Auditor
ordered to SO notify st. Peters Hospital as to
action taken.
Wednesday In the matter of the rebate of
taxes for A. J. Hazeltine, H. S. Tremper APP
reared for the petitioner and made argument.
Pros: Attny read his opinion and after due coll
sideration Board rejected the petitioner
Up. m.-Board passed the following resolu-
ton:
Board of County Commissioners, Mason County,
State OF Washington, August Z, 1895.
Resolution authorizing temporary loan where
as it duly appears to this Board by report of the
County Treasurer that there are no funds in his
current general expenses of the county for the
EN- suing three months and that it is necessary
to provide temporary funds for such purposes
and for calling i'll and cancelling the outstaud-
ing special warrants issued under the order of
this board made July 3, 1895 and that the
amount required as estimated will be three
thousand dollars or one thousand dollars for
each of the months of August, september and
| nct boi r cd n
ordained by the Board of County Commission
eTs of Mason County, State of Washington that
for the purposes aforesaid, notes shall be issued
as provided in the fourth section OF the Act of
the Legislature of the State of Washington, APP
proved March 20, 1895, entitled: IAN Act to
Authorize Counties, Cities, Towns and School
Districts to provide temporary funds for cur
rent expenses, in anticipation OF revenue
That said notes shall be issued in denominations
OF not less than one hundred dollars or more
than one thousand dollars at the option OF the
Treasurer, Chairman of this Board aud the Audi
tor and shall draw interest at not exceeding
eight per cent per annum and be made payable
as follows first notes for $500 payable 6
months. balance one year from date of issue,
and the county Auditor and Treasurer are hereby
authorized and direced to negotiate for the dis
less than par value thereof-and when so negoti-
ated same to be issued to, in name of, and made
payable to such purchaser in the manner pro-
vided by law
Appeared D. c. Fredricks Road Supervisor
of road district and made settlement and he
was allowed So O5 out of said Road Dist funds
and 500 II out of Bridge fund.
Thurs lay-In the matter of the County roads
motif flor I'd fOrI ,-n
Wiss, ct al the board made orders granting the
establishment of said roads, according to law.
Jos Maxwell allowed SIS damages on former
, road; Leo Anderson $40 and A. Swanson Sc rs on
second road,
Friday.-Board made selections OF $50 names
for grand and petit jurors, which will be pub
lished next week.
Petition presented by F. C. Purdy for road
from Skokomish road to Shelton-Union City
road rejected, bonds not complete
Com. Nance filed bond between Robt Irving
and County for construction of bridge on Ryan
road near Clifton.
Ordered that Pros. Attny. secure necessary
blanks for collection of road poll tax in justice
court.
Appeared H. E. Ford, supr. I'd dist 4, settled
and allowed, $3.50.
STANDARDIZATION filed by j. F. Booth fol-
formation of new road dist, no objections being
offered same was established and described as
follows Dist. is, all of Secs 10 to 16, 10 to %
IS to 81 inclusive, SO and that part of 23, a. p
and "a lying north and west OF chickering's Pas
sage, all in TIP 81, r W, also secs l., 8, 10, II
q, Ii ID, Is and that part of 16 81, %, % and q
lying north and east of Hammersly Inlet.
Adjourned to meet Monday.
Monday-Upon consideration Elias Johnson
{ was appointed supervisor road dist 15
Board proceeded to revise the road districts as
follows:
Dist 1.-Commencing at Ne corner Sec 4, %, ]
thence west to mid channel of Hood Canal
thence down canal to TIP line between and 8
) thence north to tip line between tip % and %
: thence east toSw corner Sec 80, IS, 2, thence
to tip line between tips % and "a, thence east tc
Ne corner Sec H. %, lw; thence south to place Of
beginning
Dist. Comprises the half TIP 81, r w
all of TIP 81, 4except Skokomish Indian reserva
ton, also the half TIP 81, 81 and all Tp22, 8.
Dist 3.-Comprises all of secs to inc, II and
IS, TIP 2l, Wv and that portion of %, 2w lying
south and east of Hoo Canal.
Dist 4.-Com prises the East half of I'd 20, 4w
r and that part of TIP 20, lying south and west o.
Hammersly Inlet, excepting town of Shelton
and Secs ?, 3, 10, also half Up 81 Sw excepting
35 and &c.
: Dist. 5.-Embraces all tp 10, 4w except secs s
a, 3, 6, 10, and that part of tp 10, 3w in Mason Co
except and II.
, Dist. 6.-Comprises that part of TIP 10, and
!, TIP 90 2, lying west of chickering's passage, and
North of Totten inlet, excepting Secs6 and z
TIP Wv, also Sec l and lot ], Sec l., TIP 10, 3w
Dist.7.-Comprises the west four tier of Sec
tons in TIP %, 2w, and that part of % lying