The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-13
Comclal Report1
Complied by = l. Dunbar by order OF
County Court.

In the county court of the State ot ore
son, In and Tor tho county OF Clatsop
Wednesday, May 4. lSSS, first judicial day
prcsen, Hon, }, II. d, Gray. Judge; c
Peterson and II. Lewis Commissioners
+. l. Dunbar, clerk and James w. Hare
sheriff
Court met and was duly opened at Il
Io'clock, a. m.
Potion OF II, f. L. Logan for llQuo,
license at Seaside precinct FOR a period OF
thrvc months; ordered that same b,
granted,
Bid OF II. c, Hilton to build a brldg,
81 feet long on the county road In District
No. s petiuonVd for by Simon westbostad
20 rods East Of house OF William ragg Tot
20 cents per foot in good, substantial
and workmanliko manner. and to the en-,
tire satisfaction OF the Court; ordered
accepted
Petition from residents OF Road District
No. 3, for the appointment OF David a
Rose, as Supervisor to an the unexplrec
term Of James Cuslck, deceased; granted
and so ordered.
Communication read from Ed. Banks
Supervisor Road District No. 10. stating
that lumber is required to place bridge
across Blind Slough in condition for
travel and submitting list Of the amount
OF lumber required; ordered that County
Judge issue reQulsition for lumber asked
for.
At this time Is considered the oommuni-
cation from the steamer Eclipse. asking
for an appraisement OF damages done 70
said steamer by collision with waluskl
bridge, also is considered the claim OF
said steamer OF SiSS5O, as damages result
ing from said collision, The matter hav-
ing been heretofore referred TO c. w Full
ton. Esq, for an opinion touching the
liability OF the county for said alleged
damages. and Il appearing therefrom that
the county cannot be held liable for any
damages sustained. no mater who is AZ
fault. /, Is hereby ordered that no ap-
praisers be appointed and tina, the claim
OF said steamer OF SlSS50. be not allowed.
At this time Is considered the report OF
the County Clerk showing that the sum
OF s. 2.2a.67. has been collected and paid
into the treasury from the taxes assessed
on the tax roll for 1897. for road purposes.
and also showing the sum OF sl.7i collect
ed and paid into the treasury from tax
purchases since last apportionment; said
report showing the amount collected in
the several districts, condition OF the
roads. necessity for repairs and amount
OF travel thereon. 1t Is hereby ordered
that the following amounts be set apart
to the several districts for opening. max
ing and repairing county roads and build
ing bridges, to-wit:
Road Districts No. l. Sio5.l2. No. .. SSI27;
No. 3. 1851; No. 4. sse.66 No. 5. SlS99,
No. 6, EO2e5; No. :. gg7Sl; No. S, $50;
No. .. yLs5; No. 10, SlS.iS; No. Il, si226l.
No. l2.nSOle: No. l3. sls7.72; No. II, $3.50:
No. l5sis7 80: No ls. su253; No. Il, t2s5;
Communication read from r. Jorgusen
and II. Oliverson requesting that the road
tax collected in the vicinity Of the county
road recently located and established.
running from olney draw bridge in
southwesterly direction across Young's
river be expended thereon. and that the
supr. Of Road District No. 6, be requested
to award road work by contract to the
lowest bidder ordered referred to y.
Bozier. Supervisor OF Road District No.
6. to examine and report.
In the matter OF the bridge across
Necanicum Creek, constructed by the
Hermose Park Land Company. The court
having examined the above bridge and 1t
appearing that II Is constructed in a
hrst-class manner and is a good and sub
stantlal bridge; that all liens have been
satisfied and that said company has
transferred said bridge to the county by
Bill Of Sale. 1t is ordered that said bridge
be accepted and warrant be drawn on
the general fund in favor OF the Hermosa
Park Land Company for $4,000, and said
bridge be declared a public highway,
free to the public.
Ordered the court do now adjourn until
tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock a. m.
Thursday. May 5. 1898, End day Of term
same present as yesterday.
Court met and was duly opened At 900
o oclock a. m.
In the matter Of the application Of the
Grimes Grove Land Company, for aid in
repairing the bridge known as the Rail
road Bridge" across Necanicum Creek
Now comes ]. Q. A. Bowby and F. A.
Fisher. and assures the court that the
Grimes Grove Land Company has made
all alterations and additions to It's bridge
across Necanicum Creek according 10 In
structions Of the court. and it appearing
that said bridge is now a good and sub
stantia bridge. and that said company
has transferred the said bridge to Clatsop
county. It is ordered that said bridge be
accepted and a warrant drawn on the
general fund in favor Of the Grimes Grove
Land Company, for $4,000, and said bridge
be accepted a public highway, free to the
public.
Claims on the general fund examined
and allowed as follows:
c. Nordstrom. 1000, care Of sorglund;
Mrs. 7. o'Brlen, 1900, care Of Osburn;
Mrs. y. Grant. 5000, care Of O'Connor;
Mrs. Schroeder, $500, Mrs Sandy $500. Mrs
Plse $500, Mrs. Nordlund $500, Mrs. OsyIk
400, Mrs. NJ. Johnson 800, allo Vances for
April; Harrison Allen, 5000, legal
opinion; Daily Astorian, 2O9S, printing
proceedings, notices etc; f. /. Dunbar,
1900 stamps: J. w Hare Sll2 stamDa