The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-14
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY COURT
Large Amount of Routine Business
Transacted and Bills
Paid,
OUR COUNTY ROAD MATTERS
Presented. Audited and Ordered
Paid out OF Appropriate Fuuds--of.
ncial Record Complied by f. |,
Dunbar. County Clerk.
Official Report.

Official Report
In the County Court of the state OF
Oregoa. in and for the County ot Clat,
sop, Wednesday, October = 1896, First
day October term,
Present-Hon j. Ii, p Gray. Judge.
{, Peterson and Howell Lewis, Commits.
s%ioncrs; f l.. Dunbar. Clerk; and Jas
w. Hare, sheriff,
Court met and was duly opened at
10 o'clock a. nj,
Comes now William Johnston, and
presents the petition ot himself and
fourteen others, to locate a county road
as follows, to-wit;
Commencing on the county road. In
District No. IL. at a stake marked r.
s45 rods east OF the lO-mile post, from
Jewell TO Vesper; thence northeast to
an alder tree marked "R." 5000 north
from the township corners OF sections
; and s west; also TO commence at a
wine maple marked "R." s5 rods south
from the northeast corner Of section
IS. in township Sc this being a termi-
nus ot the road In Columbia county,:
thence running northwest 100 rods 10
connect with said road. And also at
this time is read the remonstrance OF
Chas. disclaimer and fourteen others
against the location Of said road. And
II appearing to the court that several
OF the petitioners for said road have
withdrawn. and the remonstrance con
tains a greater number Of names than
the petition. 1t is ordered that said pc
tition be not granted.
In the matter OF establishing a county
road as petitioned for by d. Tweedle
ct al, Now at this time is presented
the report OF the viewers in the above
road, and the same having beer read
and It appearing therefrom hat said
viewers have deviated from the route
petitioned for. and the Court is in doubt
rs 10 the legality OF said report. II is
ordered that the report be referred to
J. A. Eakin TO report as to the legality
Of said road as chansed by said View,
ers, and as TO whether the viewers are
entitled to pay.
Petition from H. F. Fisher and Beter
Olson read, recommending hat Mrs.
Mary Nordlund be granted relief from
the county. she being in destitute cir
cumstances. and without means or
property. Ordered hat Sc per month be
granted said Mrs, Mary Nordlund
Now comes August Davidson, super
visor Road Distrist No. IA, and asks
that his district be granted SIC, to build
two bridges. Ordered that same be
granted.
Now comes C. ". Fisher, keeper Wal
luski bridge. and states that said
requires a chain. to be used when
draw is opened, to prevent persons from
driving through. Ordered that the
chain used for old Lewis and Clarke
ferry be furnished him for the purposes
In the matter Of liquor license for
=. F. L. Logan. Now at this time is
presented a petition from 81 legal voters
Of Seaside precinct, to grant a license
to Alex. Gilbert to sell liquors In less
quantities than one gallon in said pre-
cinet for a period Of three months, and
also Is presented a petition FROM said
voters asking that said license be
granted 20 H. f. l.. Logan, he having
purchased the saloon from Alex. Gil
bert. And It appearing to the court
that the petitioner has given notice
by publication in the Weekly Herald,
and has paid the treasurer the sum Of
slOA for said license, and has filed a
good and sufficient bond, and that no
remonstrance against granting said Ii
cense has been filed, It is ordered that
the Clerk issue a license to said H.. F. L.
Logan to sell liquor at Seaside precinct,
in less quantities than one gallon, for Il
period of three months.
In the matter Of bridge across Skip
anon creek. P. c. Warren reports that
the driving Of piling and building Of
~trestle, and material used, are accord
ing to contract, and that he would pre-
fer the Court to inspect the same, as
1t might be more satisfactory to all
concerned. Ordered referred to Com
missioners Peterson and Lewis to ex-
anime same tomorrow forenoon.
Now comes o. A. Cole and states that
he has completed bridge No. 16, on the
Elsie road. and asks that same be &C
cepted and warrant issued to him for
$40, according to contract. And 1t ap-
pearing that sad bridge Is not fully
built according to the specifications.
and that 80 should be deducted there
from, it is ordered that a warrant be
issued in favor Of o. A. Cole for $3.50. in
payment Of said bridge.
In matter Of bridge across McEwan's
slough. Now comes w. j. Ingalls, and
states that he has completed the above
bridge in accordance with his contract,
and asks that warrant for 1898 be issued
to him in payment thereof. And it ap-
pearing that ]. H. d. Gray has exam
ined said bridge and reports that the
same has been built in accordance with
the specifications and contract, and rec
ommends that same be accepted, 1t is
ordered that said bridge be accepted,
and warrants for $238 be issued in favor