The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-10


law, full board present.
Following road supervise rs appeared
and on final settlement we've allowed
W Ryan, Dist l $3.50
Geo Wells, Is $50
Jas Soran - $3.50
S McCaffrey $50
Communication from Gov McGraw
asking that Board recommend five
persons to act as delegates to lmmi-
grafton convention to be held at Sc
attic Jan 18th 1896 and Board selected
the following: P L Contine, John
McReavy, G G Angle, H r Gale, and
H G Hungerford.
Appeared f c Spencer and asked
that Board reconsider the election of
d G Frederick as road supervisor of
Dist 4. Board decided that it had no
jurisdiction in the matter.
TUEsDAY.-Appeared r B Daniels,
Dep Surveyor and filed reports of view
ers and surveyor and map O. A Getty
road and Roderick road, Apr Sth '96 at
10 a m set for time of hearing.
1t appearing to the Board that sew
eral householders were not allowed an
exemption from taxation on personal
property to the amount OF $500 in the
assessment of 1894 as required by law,
it is ordered that when the Treasurer
finds this to be the case he is hereby
authorized to cancel the same and re-
port to this board the several amounts
together with the names of the tax
payers at its next regular meeting.
Appeared Eugene Stead and asked
tor rebate on taxes for year 1894 on
grounds that he was not allowed ex-
emption OF $500, and it is ordered that
he be paid as such rebate the sum of
$140
1t is ordered that Auditor notify ]
" Pratt to file in the auditors office
before the next meeting of this board
~ road poll tax receipts for 1894 not
flled with his final settlement as road
supervisor for that year and said to be
IN the possession of S. G. Simpson.
Ordered that the sum of 1880 be
transferred from Road fund of Dist s
to Bridge fund the sum having been
loaned said Dist at the Oct session.
Petition for the construction of a
bridge across canyon on Clark road at
A l. Greene farm was filed and Com
Nance authorized to have same built.
Comr Nance reported having let the
contract for grading about one mile
on Cllfton-Dewatto road for the sum
OF 4o.oo and the board approved the
same.
Bill OF d. S. Nance for cutting trees
out OF road was ordered paid out of
funds of Rd Dist in amt of 500
Bill of ? NJ Cole for cutting trees
out OF road was ordered paid out of
FUNDS OF Dist 10 in amt of $3.50
Auditor reported having issued Rd
warrants on orders from Commission
ers as follows
" T Budding order L w Specie $24.OO
K Fairbairn " 9oOO
Il Johnson 500
$500
W ID Hudson J Cameron 64OO
John B Peterson w III Nance 1900
and on motion all were approved.
Appeared the following road super-
vlsors and upon final settlement were
allowed as follows:
Jonn Uavan 10 5000
rlncn IA 1926
y II Grlggs 1926
Geo FL Weymouth s 1000
WEDNESDAY Sheriff filed reonisi-
ton for SIX cuspidors for jury box-al-
lowed
Petition filed by Harry Dean for
MS appointment as Justice of Peace
Tor Hartsteln Precinct, laid over until
next regular meeting.
Appeared following road supervisors
settled and allowed
IL E Ford Dist III S2e 5O
oouihg 1900
In matter of County road petitioned
1or by i W Daniels, after due consid-
erng papers on file, the board declared
same established
The matter of hearing viewers re-
port on roads petitioned for by MO-
ruler. + q Purdy and w I Budding