The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-21
Full Proceedings of Commissioners Court
for the Term Just Closed.
ROAD DISTRICTS GEREMANDERED
The Usual Big Batch Of Claims Allowed the
New Board Doing as Much in this Line
as the Old One The County Has
Several Thousand in Cash.

said d, d. Weddle be and is appointed
constable to fill said vacancy.
Ordered that the judges and inspect
ors of the general election held Nov.
3, 1896, in the various precincts of the
county, be allowed the sum of s. each
and that the following precincts be al
lowed clerks, as by law provided, at
So, each, viz: North Yakima ward /,
, and 3, Mckee, Mob Hill, Fruitvale,
Cowychee, Zillah, Wenas and Match
eez.
In accordance with a petition from
Dora Short, for change of county road
as follows: That the road running
diagonally through ne4 of nw4 of
nw4 sec. ., twp. Is, r. 10 e. be chang
ed SO as to run north and along the
east line of said tract of land; thence
west along the north line of said land
land to intersect the county road now
laid out; and as the said Dora Short
has decided right-of way to Yakima
county for said road, it is ordered that
said change be made as prayed for.
FOURTH DAY.
In accordance with petition the
boundary lines of road districts Nos.
and are hereby changed as follows:
Road district No. beginning at Sc
cor. of sec. 10, twp. 9, r. 27; thence
north to township line between twp.
II and ID; thence east to Columbia
river; thence up said river to the line
between ranges % and q; thence south
to line between twps. 9 and 10; thence
west to NV cor. twp. 9, r. 26; thence
south to the N. p. Ry. track; thence
easterly along said railroad track to
the east line of sec. 10, twp. q r. 81;
thence north to the Yakima river;
thence down said river to the north
line of sec. 20, twp. 9, r. 81; thence to
point of beginning. District No. D
Beginning at sc cor. of sw4 sec. 80,
twp. z, r. q e; thence north on half
oSSNAoh iihN " thC liz wi. INV SCI ',
twp. 8, 81; thence east u mile; thence
north on section line to ne cor. sec. 81,
twp. 9, r. 81; thence west to Yakima
river; thence up said river to the line
between secs. 19 and 20, twp. 9, r. 81;
thence south on said section line to the
center line of the right-of-way of the
N. p. Ry. Co; thence westerly along
said center line to the range line be-
tween ranges IS and %; thence south
to the south boundary line of Yakima
county; thence east to the point of be-
ginning.
The west line Of road district No. D
is hereby moved u mile further west,
said west line now commencing at the
NV cor. of ne4 sec. 4, twp. s. r. q and
running south on the half section lines
to the south boundary line of Yakima
Ordered tnat reports of H.Van Horn,
supervisor road district No. % and of
j. N. Potter, supervisor road district
NO. L, oe approved.
Ordered that the boundaries of read
districts be changed as follows, viz:
No. Recommending at a point at sc
cor. twp. 7, r. Is e; thence north to ne
cor. twp 9, r. IS; thence east to Sc cor.
twp. 10, %; thence north to Column
bia river; thence up Columbia river to
line between ranges . and "a; thence
south to the Yakima river thence up
said river to line between secs 2 and 3,
twp. 8, r. D; thence south to sc cor. Is,
same twp. and range; thence west 2
miles to Sc cor. sec. IL; thence l mile
to Sc. cor. sec. 20; thence west to twp.
line; thence south to Sc. cor twp. 8, r.
p; thence east to sc cor. twp. 8, r. d;
thence south to Sc cor. twp. z, r. D;
thence east to Sc cor. tip. z, r. IS, the
same being the place of beginning.
District No. Recommending at a
point on the Yakima river where line
between r. q and ~ crosses said river;
thence north to ne cor. tp. 10, r. %;
thence west to NV cor. tip. 10, r. p;
thence south to the Yakima river;
thence down said river to line between
r. p and .; thence south to sw cor.
sec, 10, tp 8, %; thence east to Sc cor.
sec. 20, same TIP. and r; thence north
to ne cor. said sec. %; thence east to
Sc cor. sec. Is in said tp. and r; thence
north to Yakima river; thence down
said river to place of beginning. And
it is further ordered that road district
No. be and is hereby abolished.
Ordered that the following bills and
claims be allowed: