Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-07-20
Commissioners Proceedings.

A petition by James Coss, Jr., and
others for the vacation of county
road established by use was filed and
time for hearing the same fixed at the
next regular meeting.
The road petitioned for by J. L.
Shirley and others was established.
All the claims forss damages being
waived.
The board examined the viewers
report in the road petition of George
Seidle and others and heard the evil
dence of interested parties, and defer
red action to July 6, 1898. Adjourned
to July &.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All present.
The road peiitioned for by George
Seidl and others was ordered establish
ed.
The county attorney was authorized
to enter into stipulation with the
attorneys for the N P. railway Co. for
the settlement OF the suit now pending
in the superior court in regard to de-
linquent tax on lots in Harriston,
Ritzvillc and Paha on the same terms
as the previous settlement OF the same
tax on lands. Adjourned to July 7.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All present.
1t was ordered that efficient
amount be transferred from the county
expense fund to the county debt fund
to take up all of the county warrants
outstanding.
The time for hearing viewers reports
now on file was fixed as follows: Nc
Mahon read, Oct. 8, 1898 at 10 a. nj ;
Scheel road, Oct. 3, at 1870 a. M;
McCue road, Oct. 8, at l p. m.
In the petition of S. P. Wright and
others for county road the bond was
approved and viewers appointed as
follows: J. J. Koch, James Garrison
and Levi Hitler. Adjourned to July
s, 1898.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All present.
J. J. Koch, A. S. Newland and G. P.
Low were appointed viewers of the
road petioned for by D. G. Barronett
and others, and the bond of said petit
toner was approved.
J. j. Koch, Albert Freise and August
Welsandt were appointed viewers of
the road petitioned for by J. G. Vehrs
and others, and the bond of said petit
toner was approved.
J. J. Koch, Fred Scheel and Hugh
Rankin were appointed viewers of the
road petitioned for by Thomas Durry
and others, and the bond of said petit
toner was approved. Adjourned to
July9.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All present.
The road petitioned for by Edwin
Colwell and others was established ac-
cording to the petit ton.
The petition of Patterson Dunn for
a correction of his personal property
assessment was granted.
The resignation of G. Staser, justice
of the peace, was accepted.
The resignation OF d. w. Zent,
constable, was accepted.
The petition of the N. P. R'y Co.
for q correction of the tax records was
laid over to the I.ext meeting.
The petition of the N. p. R'y Co.
for change in the county road south
west of town was granted.
The final order of establishment in
the Achziger road was passed.
The contract for county printing
was let to Orris Dorman at 5 cents
per line.
In the matter of the petition of F.
NJ. Lesley and others for a county
road, the bond was approved and the
following persons appointed viewers:
J. J. Koch, ]. G. Gillett and George
Seidl. Adjourned to July IL.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, A. ]. Willis and John
N. Olson, commissioners, and w. o.
Lewis, clerk.
In the matter of the petition OF
Frank Breese and Others for a county
road, the bond was approved and the
following persons appointed viewers
J. J. Koch, Peter Wagenaar and Wal
ter Young.
The bond of Orris Dorman, county
printer, was filed and approved.
The money in the county treasury
was counted and found correct.
The quarterly statement OF the
county treasurer was examined and
approved.
Claims were allowed for the follow
ing purposes and amounts