The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
Commissioners PROCEEDINGS.
SHELTON, Wash, july 5th IL

SHELTON, Wash, July 5th 1898.
O'clock a. N.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present
full board.
Appeared road supervisor s. McCaffery OF road
district No 6 and was on settlement allowed the
sum OF SIS out of the funds of said district
Appeared VIM. g. Smith, supervisor OF road
district No Ii and was Oh settlement allowed
the sum Of $l27, s4l.62 out OF the district fund
and SS53S out of the general road fund
Appeared c. w. Hartman Prosecuting attor-
ney and advised and asked the assistance of ".
H. Smell in the prosecution OF May Williams
and Ben Simmons for murder and the Northern
Pacific tax cast, and it was ordered by the board
that the prosecuting attorney be referred to the
attorney general for assistance
Z, w. Hartman asked the board to order a
stenographer for the murder trial. Referred to
the superior court
Appeared Elias Johnson supervisor of road
district No. 10 and made settlement and was al
lowed the sum OF $5575 out of the district fund
and three dollars out OF the general road fund.
Appeared S. P, Richardson for the town of
Shelton and addressed the board III relation to
making an appropriation for fixing Goldsbor-
ough creek where it runs through the town Of
Shelton. Action deferred
Appeared Chas. Griggs, supervisor OF road dis
trict No. and on settlement was allowed s3j. IS
out OF the general road fund
Appeared VIM. Banks, supervisor OF road dis
trict 16 and upon settlement was allowed the sum
OF $685. $3.50 out OF district II and So so out Of
district Is fund
The bill of Geo Vogtlin for repairs on Webb
road was allowed at s155.55 out of the general
road fund
The bill of D. d \ Ellison for repairs on IA
milche and Elma road was allowed in the sum
OF $50 out OF the general road fund.
The bill of Joseph Trainor for repairs on the
Kamilche and Elma road was allowed at $50 out
of the general road fund
At HAS m board adjourned until Il N to-
morrow morning.
JULY 9th, 1898, at o'clock a. N.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Full Board and Clerk.
Appeared F. G. Wells, supervisor OF Road
Dist 10, and on settlement was allowed the sum
Of $500 out OF district fnnd.
Appeared Thos White supervisor OF Road
District 2 and on settlement was allowed the
sum of $45 81 out OF the district fund.
The bill Of Robert Griggs for $500 for clearing
out jam Oh Oyster Bay creek bridge, was allow
ed, to be paid out OF the bridge Judd.
The formation of School District 90, consist
ing of the following sections-1, ,, 5, 10, Il, H.
49, a. 15 % %, a, % 25 o. 81, 50 and IS, being
the last half 81 north E W; also the half
OF sec II, T 20 north OF B W. was confirmed.
Appeared VIM Foster, supervisor of Road Dist
IS, and on settlement was allowed the sum OF
$47. O0-$6.50 from district fund and $40.50 out of
general road fund.
John Kubik appeared and asked for q reduc
ton OF taxes on improvements on government
lands.
The following bills were presented and al
lowed:
Bert Forbes. dep assessor, work, % 60
4 W Shelley, medicine, L Hunter, cur eX 50
Hunter Eaton, lumber bridge fund, , Is
Randolph Elson, bdg i'd, u 80
g 40 ricks wood cur eX, "a 40
Mcdonald & ONeill, lumber. bdg fund, II 10
FW Edgbert, goods Martin Erickson,
cur eX fund, 50
Town of Shelton, water rent, cur eX, 9 90
Shelton eekly Tribune, printing, 60 IS rs
S Caldwell, sherifP's exp, l 50
I" board of prisoners, 1920
Mcdonald d O'Neill, Hilderbran, g 16 90
w H Forbes, overtime assessing, - IS 90
st Peters hospital, care of poor, . IA 60
A E Todd. supplies to poor, :" II 80
Pioneer Binding d Printing Co. index
to assessment roll, l. %
The Irwin Hudson Co, supplies Clerks
Office, 60
In the case of the State against John Strong,
the following bills were allowed:
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