Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-24
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned January term, Feb. II, 1898.

Il county road. Matter referred to Conn
missioner Kennedy
The board proceeded to open bids for
the building of bridge across Porter
creek, the following being the only bids
filed:
w G Currer with change in
specifications S219 co
a W Parrish and } + Tombstone S2l0 90
Bid of Poundstone and Parrish accepted
and bond ordered filed in double the
amount OF said bid
In tine matter of application for cable
to be used on ferry across North river, the
same was referred to Commissioner
Ansiie with power to purchase said cable.
Harry Stephens, eA-supervisor OF road
district No. 40, petitioned the board to
transfer sufficient funds to the credit Of
his district to pay balance due on his
quarterly report.
Communication from l. Dempsey re-
garding claim for damages sustained on
South bay bridge read and ordered filed ;
the board having no jurisdiction in the
matter.
Application of II Owens, to have per-
sonal property tax for the year 1897 re-
duced, rejected, for The reason that his
assessment was made in accordance with
Il detail list signed by himself.
Application OF Charles Ford to have
taxes for the year 1894 stricken from the
rolls on the Improvements on lot g. blk
Is, Eureka addition to the town OF Elma,
said improvements being valued at $3.50,
for the reason that said improvements
were not on said lot read.
Ordered that the treasurer strike from
the rolls OF the year 1894 the improve
ments OH lot 6, block Is, Eureka addition
to the town of Ema, for the reason that
said Improvements did not exist on said
lot.
Recess until a. m. Feb. 18th.
Board met at s a. IN. Eel! 18th. Pres
ent as OF yesterday.
Upon petition of taxpayers Of road dis
trict No 20, it is hereby ordered that the
following described real estate be stricken
from said road district and annexed to
road district No 6, to-wit: Sections is,
10, 30 and 81, tip Is N OF re- 8 west and
sections 5, 6, Z and s OF tip Is N OF re-
west.
Upon petition of the taxpayers OF road
district No 81, the following territory was
added to said district: Beginning at
northeast corner of the nwl4 of the ne d
of sec 10, tip II N re west, thence run
ming One-half mile south, thence one hall
mile east to the line between sections 10
and | |, thence following said section line
south to the southeast corner OF section
"a, tip II N re- 6 west, thence west to the
southeast corner of section 80, tp II n rg
6 west the present corner Of district 81.
The same being originally Il part OF road
district Nos.
ncJar,j THAT tl,o t.or,,,,o, 81 h n
personal property tax of Charles Crop.
penholtt from the rolls OF 1892, for the
reason that said C,oppenholft owned no
personal property at that time
Ordered that the treasurer strike the
personal property tax OF Martha "A Camp
from the tax rolls of 1897 in so far as the
same covers on one organ, for the reason
that she did not own said organ; balance
OF said tax to stand as at present.
Application of S d Wininger, to have
personal property tax stricken from the
rolls Of 1897 laid over.
Ordered that the treasurer strike that
part OF the personal property tax Of L Z
Hillgrove described as amount due him
on outstanding indebtedness valued at
$4,000 from the rolls OF 1897, for the rea-
son that no exemption WAS allowed him
on account OF debts he owed to other
parties.
Ordered that the treasurer strike from
the personal property tax roll OF 1897
taxes of Court Robin Hood No 49, Il Of a
on page Is line lS OF said roll, for the
reason that same property is also assessed
on page % line Of said roll.
Ordered that the treasurer accept per
sonal property tax of Robert Robinson
for the year 1897 on the levy OF road dis.
trio: No 80, school district No "a, instead
OF Montesano, ID No 4, for the reason
that at the time Of assessment said prop.
erty was and now is in said II d No SO
S ID No a.
Communication OF Mrs Kate Stertc
read, asking for aid from the board. Or.
dered that the auditor write and notify
her to appear before the board.
Certificate OF N ID McKilip, supt Of
common schools for change in boundaries
of school districts 80 and 2G read and ap
proved. Said change being as follows
Beginning at the northeast corner of Sec
ton Is, township 10 north range II west
thence running on the section line west
to the Pacific ocean, thence south on said
shore line to the southwest corner OF lot
in section l6 township 10 north range
IL west, thence east to tho section line Of
said section Is township 10 north range
IL west, thence north to the place of be-
ginning.
Resignation OF Geo B Mcmillan az
registration clerk at lIoquiam read and
accepted. Ordered that Fred q lilly be
and is hereby appointed registration
clerk Of Hoquiam precinct.
Resignation Of G J Coghlan as regis
tration clerk at Ocosta read and accepted
Ordered that the present city clerk of the
town OF Ocosta be, and is hereby ap
pointed registration clerk OF said Ocosta
precinct.
The board hereby appropriates the sun
of one hundred dollars out OF the roaC
and bridge fund to be expended in road
district No % under the direction of Ma,
Matzen.
Upon petition the board ordered thai
Charles Malone be and he is hereby APP
pointed constable Of Porter precinct
Bond fixed at $1,000.
Application OF Justice b S Toothmar
| lConcluded on mage fonr)