Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-04-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

pointment of w. c. Moore as sheen
inspector, it was ordered that the
petition be granted, and that w. c..
Moore be and he was appointed sheep
commissioner.
The bond of w. G. Moore as sheep
commissioner was filed and approved
In the matter of the petition of
Sirginson asking that his personal tax
for 1896 be cancelled on the ground of
a double assessment, the board find
ing thrt the property assessed to
Sirginson had been doubly assessed it
was ordered that the personal proper
ty tax for 1886 be cancelled.
In the matter of the petition of L.
A. Wellsandt for refunding of real
property tax for 1896, the board find
ing that the railway company did not
pay said tax on the land mentioned
said petition was rejected.
In the matter of the petition of John
Mcmahon and others the bond was
approved and the following viewers
appointed, viz: J. J. Koch, Hugh Ran
kin and VIM. Horn.
A certificate of formation of school
district No. 80 with boundaries as fol-
lows was filed. All of sections 2 3 and 4
in township II range 30 and sections
% and 26, 35 and sc township Is
range SO.
In the matter OF the petition of J..
L. Shirley and others for a county
road. 1t was ordered that the time
for hearing the petition and viewers
report in the matter of said road be
set for Monday, July 3rd, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
In the matter of the petition of
Henry Horn for a correction of his
personal tax for 1897, the board find
ing that the personal property of petit
; toner had been enormously assessed
in Ritzville, it was ordered that the
treasurer accept 80 cents in full OF
Ritzville tax for 1897 on personal
property of Henry Horn.
In the matter of the personal prop
erty assessment of Poe & Person for
1897, the board finding that an error
had been made in the personal assess
ment for 1897, it was orderrd that the
treasurer accept 80 per cent. of the
personal tax of said personal properly
for 1897 in full payment.
1t appearing that the Palouse r.
rigation company has land in Adams
county to secure the payment it was
ordered that the personal tax of said
company for 1895, 1896 and 1897 be
attached to real property.
The resignation of o. r. Holcomb
prosecuting attorney was received and
accepted.
A petition from J. II. McElroy and
others was filed. The bond accom-
panying the same was approved and
the following viewers appointed, j. ].
| Koch, HI. Zimmerman and j. F. Coss,
jr.
A communication from the town
council Ritzville authorizing the board
of county commissioners to make
settlement of the delinquent real pro-
perty tax due the town from the N. P.
railway company was read and filed.
The petition of F. Scheel and 9TH
ers for a county road was read and
filed, the bond approved and the, fol-
lowing viewers appointed; j. j. Koch,
Jacob Beuhler and James Dillon.
The petition of VIM. McCue and
others for county road was read and
filed the bond approved and viewers
appointed as follows, J.J.Koch, Jacob
Beuhler and James Dillon.
Clinton Staser was appointed pros
ecuting attorney to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation of o. r. Holcomb.
The bond of Mr.. Staser was approved
and filed.
Fred Beuhler was appointed road
overseer for district No,3 to fill vacancy
E. M. Seely was appointed road
overseer in district No. IL to fill va
cancy.
The county auditor was directed to
insure county property when insurance
on same expire in such responsible
company as shall offer the lowest rate
and was authorized to issue warrants
therefor.
The auditor was directed to have
the fence on the northwest side of the
old court house lot moved back and a
sidewalk built along the same.
Road overseer of No. A was ordered
to complete the grade in McElroy
coulee as previously directed.
An application from VIM. Snyder
for county road was filed and the
same being accompanied by waiver o
all damages by parties interested il
land over or by which said roat
would pass, it was ordered that tn,