The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-03
Commissioners Proceedings.
SHELTON. Nov. "a. 1897.

| ooaru VI county commissioners OF Mason co
met in special session, Nov. oath, 1897, at 10 O.
CLOCK, A. NJ, giving their consent thereto.
| Present. full board and clerk.
| Appeared Messrs J. W. Rankin and II Gloyt
who presented proper authority from the Nor
thern Pacific Railway Company to agree upon ,
basis for settlement OF all unpaid taxes du
from said company.
Said Representatives made an offer of 40 pei
cent of the sum of $40 ,255 81 that sum being the
estimated basis of said taxes
| Said proposition was by the Board refused
Board thereupon takes recess until one O'Clock
M at which time it reconvenes, and unde
| suggestions OF Co Atty said Board offered to ae-
cept the principal tax and cancel accrued in
terest
such proposition was refused by said Repre-
sentatiyes.
| Mr. Duckworth makes proposal that upon q
receipt of the sum of $4,000 the Taxes of said
Corporation should be satisfied prior to tt taxes
| of 1897.
And said proposal refused.
After which the following proposition wa.
made by said Board. That upon the recent OF
the sum OF the same being so per cent
OF the principal sum of Taxes found due on tn {
TAX Rolls OF said County, against said Corpora
sion, that said Taxes should be satisfied, and in
consideration of the premises said offer is ac-
EceRted and the following resolution was passed
by minority of said Board Mr.. Specie, Conn
EobJecting thereto.
Board Of County Commissioners of Mason
County, State of Washington Special Session
November oath, 1897.
present: Chairman D NJ Duckworth, Henry
Latham and L Specie, Commissioners.
In the matter of the adjustment and settle
ment of Taxes assessed and levied upon the
lands owned and claimed by the Northern Pa
CHIC Railway Company, Corporation.
| RESOLUTION,
| WHEREAS, The County OF Mason State of
| washington, claims q lien for taxes assessed
ana levied upon certain lands owned and claim
ed by the Northern Pacific Railway Company, a
corporation, situated in Mason County, which
SAID lands are particularly described in the
complaint in certain action pending in the
Superior Court of said State for Mason County,
wherein, Northern Pacific Railway Company is
plalntlt and said Mason County is defendant
ana numbered Said claim of said County
being for taxes levied upon said lands for the
years prior to the year D 1897, and which taxes
| sum
of Twenty-three Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety-seven and 100 Dollars, and
WHEREAS, The said Northern Pacific Railway
Company has rendered and offered to pay to
said County the sum of Nine Thousand, Six
Hundred and Thirtysix and 57-1OO Dollars in
full, and as an adjustment, compromise and
settlement of all disputes and claims of said
County for the taxes for said years to wit: 1891
and prior years 1892, 1898, 1884, 1895 and 1885, as
appearing on the Tax Rolls of said Mason Coun-
ty, and
WHEREAS, This Board considering the uncer
tainty of collecting said taxes, the expense OF
litigation involved, the delay incident thereto
and deeming such action to the best interest OF
said Mason County now Resolve that the said
offer of said Northern Pacific Railway Company
corporation, is accepted and the Prosecuting
Attorney of said County is authorized and di
rected to enter an appearance for said Defend
ant County in said suit herein before referred
to, and to consent to decree quieting the title
of said plaintiff Corporation, against all claims
of said County for taxes or otherwise upon the
lands described in said complaint in said acti on
hereinafter more particularly described and for
the years as indicated to wit:
For the years 1895 and 1896. VIZ Sec II, TIP 1e
N, W; se114 Ne14; E1a sw14; Sw14 sw14 and se1z
section 8; 81 Ne14 and So of Section7 E15 Of
Ne14; So of 81 and Ne14 Se14 of Section 9. AL
of Sections Is, II and 10, in TIP 20 N, w; NeA
and Lots and Q in Section TIP 30 N, W. All
of Sections 10, 81, So of %, NJ, Nw14 seq So O.
So and Ne14 Se14 Section %; All of Sections 81
%, 81, SO and NJ of 80 in TIP p N, w.
And excepting also all taxes assessed and
levied upon The lands described in said COM
plant for the year 1897, which said taxes are
not included in this settlement. ,-,.
PROVIDED ALWAYS, And this settlement is
upon the express condition that said sum
agreed upon shall be paid to said County Treas
urer of Mason County within Thirty days from
this date, and if not so paid, then this settle
+ ment is to be of no effect for any purpose.
Said decree to be entered and said suit dis
| posed of at the cost of the plaintiff therein. =
| d. M. DUCKwoRTH.
| HENRY LATHAM.
The Auditor was thereupon directed to fur
pish certified copy OF the foregoing resolution
4 to the said County Treasurer and TO the North
ern Pacific Railway Company.
| On motion, the following claims were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn accordingly:
w. r. Lott, Co. printing and stationery $40 %
L. J. Barrett labor on tax statement. 90
Fannie Covill, w
| Jean Fredson, III W
| C. L. Ansorge, 49,. III w
| Extending rolls ........... W
lis W. Shelton survey of Elias Johnson
| road ....-... IL 5l
w IT. Buding, viewer of Elias Johnson
Kenneth Stewart, viewer of Elias Johnson
| road. 49,. - 4 v"
! I. s. Worcester, chairman on Elias John
| son road ..--.--.-... ..-''- y w
Geo. Morash. chairman on Elias Johnson
Elias Johnson, fagman Elias Johnson
Ole storem, axman Elias Johnson road. 3 o.
lis. w. Shelton, surveyor w. t. Buding
| road -.-.-..-- ~ W
P M. Cole. viewer w, T. Buding road. 81 0s
John Sicily, Is go. "
John Peterson, U
IT Woroestar chairman" Il W