Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-21
Commissioners Conrt

members present Commissioners NcJr-
tyre and Kennedy.
Pete Chequlish claims that his CON.
sent Tor the right OF way OF the n +, IIol.
man road was exacted from him wrong.
ioiiy and that he asked for damages to
the extent OF $50; board took matter
under advisement.
Il bndges came before the board to
represent the petitioners for the renair of
south bay bridge ana stated that the es-
Inmates Tor the repair of said bridge had
exceeded by Il large amount what was
actually necessary for to repair the same
ana stated that the rate payers of that
heiShborhood wished the beard TO adyer-
Use Tor bids to repair the same and that
II said bids for repairs would exceed the
sum OF $1,000 that said petitioners would
Withdraw their request for the repair of
the same.
Mrs Camp asked that taxes against her
property for the year 1893 be stricken
from the rolls ~ she had paid same but
had lost her receipt Matter referred to
the attorney.
&c Cross presented to the board petit
tons with about 500 sgners for the ,e-
lease OF the bondsmen in the Nethery
case or to bring about a compromise or
settlement Of said suits. Time for hear
ing same set for July 9th at pm.
Resignation OF William Anstie, com.
missioner OF second district, read and
accepted.
Application OF | w Mason, J p Carson,
Charles T Wooding and Joe Graham for
to fill the vacancy Of the commissiore r's
district presented to the board.
Lewis Morgan of North river came be.
fore the board and complained Of the
conditions OF the roads in district 80 and
asked for an appropriation to $50 to inn
prove the same.
Recess until m.
Board met ut 8 IL m. Present Commits
sioneis Mcintyre and Kennedy.
Whereas, William Anstie, commissioner
Of Chehalis county, Washington, for the
second district, for the term ending the
second Monday Of January A d 1899, has
resigned from such Office and there now
exists vacancy therein it is therefore
ordered that Carson be and he hereby
is appointed commissioner Of Chehalis
county, Washington, for the second dis
trict to fill the unexpired term OF said
William Anstie resigned.
Mat Matzen came before the board re-
garGing a one hundred dollar appropria.
ton in his district. Board refused to
grant appropriation.
The bond Of J p Carson being filed he
takes his seat as county commissioner.
Move that J p Carson BIZ chairman Of
the board Of county commissioners. Mo
ton carried.
The board taking up the application OF
the Aberdeen Electric Light Company
for correction on assessment the presi:
dent filing sworn statement with the
board that there was an error OF $1,000 in
said assessment; therefore ordered that
treasurer correct the personal roll Of 1897
relative to Aberdeen Electric Light Com.
psny on q valuation Of 1858; this reduc-
ton being made on account OF AN error
in the assessment and it Is further Or
cred that the int rest be struck from
the roll.
Peter Metzgar came before the board
and stated that tho bridge on the Oscar
Metzgar road to be unsafe and asked to
have same repaired. The same was re-
ferred to Commissioner Kennedy.
Ordered that H Wagner be and he ia
hereby appointed supervisor OF road dis
trict No SO. Bond fixed at $3.50.
Recess until p m.
Board met at p M, Members all
present.
DrOG Chase fled his bill with the
board for care OF county poor.
Eugene France petitioned the board to
strike from the tax rolls OF 1897 improve
ments on lot 8 sec township II range 9
for the reason that no improvements are
on or have been on the above described
property.
| Ordered that the treasurer strike from
the roll OF 1897 improvements assessed
against lot 8 sec 4 township II range )
valued at $4,000 for the reason OF an error
in the assessment.
Rudolph Distler made an appeal iol
the board to open up the Rudolph Distlel
road to give the settlers who live on the
Neushkah an outlet who are now without
a public highway. Board directed SAID
settlers to make legal application Tor sur
vey OF county road.
Application Of the Neushkah River x
Improvement Company for to have taxes
stricken from the roll rejected, board
having no jurisdiction.
Bids for doing the official county PRINT
ing were as follows;
Uoouiam Washingtonlan twenty-five
cents per inch for first insertion twelve
and one-half cents FOR each subsequen
Insertion. tiirton & Carney ten cents ar
o,oL ;,cortion The \idctte tl1tN