Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-11

Minutes OF the proceedings OF the board OF
county commissioners at their adjourned July
term.
h9ard met at Il IN August ~, 1898.
Members present, Commissioners Ca-
son, Kennedy and McIntyre.
Application Of Nincmre & Morgan for
rebate OF taxes presented to the board
ana the sam" rejected upon the advice /
The attorney that the board had no power
to rebate taxes.
/ X Wade made application for an APP
preparation to repair the bridges in his
dist let.
Thomas Twidwell made application for
rebate OF taxes; application .eiused as
boa'! had no jurisdiction.
} X Price made application to have the
Abel read reopened as the same had not
been legally vacated. Board took matter
under advisement.
Application OF the receiver OF the West
Aberdeen Land Co for the vacation OF
West Aberdeen read and the following
action taken by the board: Order va
eating plat. The above entitled matter
coming on regularly to be heard before
the board of county commissioners OF
Chehalis county, Washington, on this It'll
day OF August 1898, on the petition OF
Chas : Clarke. the West Aberdeen Land
& Improvement Co and + Blodgett, re.
ceiver, and it appearing to the satisfaction
o. the board that due no ice Of the hear
ing Of the petition herein was given ac-
cording to law, by posting three notices
in three OF the most public places in the
said town Of West Aberdeen and posting
Il notice thereof at the front door Of the
court house in the city of Montesano,
Washington, and after hearing the petit
TONERS in support of said petition and no
person appearing in opposition thereto
and no protest being made against the
granting of the prayer OF said petition
and the board being fully advised there
fore, it is ordered by the said board that
the said plat Of tie town OF West Aber.
deem in Chehalis county, Washington,
recorded in volume . OF plats on pages So
and So thereof comprising the lands here
matter described, be and the same hereby
is vacated, and all streets, alleys, squares
and public places in said plat Of the town
OF West Aberdeen are hereby vacated in
the same manner as if the said plat had
never been made.
1t is further ordered that said vacation
is made without prejudi:e or hindrAnce
in any manner the rights Of the county
to enforce payment OF any taxes which
may be due and unpaid upon the said
town OF West Aberdeen or any part OF
parcel thereof and that such taxes shall
in nowise be effected, REDUCED modified or
in validat ID by the making OF this oide: and
>hall remain in full force and effect the
same as If this order had not been made.
The following is y description Of the
lands embraced within said plat towit:
beginning at the corner OF sections II,
Is, 10 and %, township II north range 8
west W NJ, running thence west on the
section line 1850 feet to the corner Of frac.
tional sections IS and 10, thence south
AZ deg. west SIT and one-half feet thence
north 70 deg. west 1873 feet to the Neusl,.
kah river; thence scutherly along the
right bank OF the Neushkah river 2244
feet thence east 2435 feet to the section
line between sections 10 and 20; thence
north to said section line between Sec
tons 10 and %; thence north 20 SAID Sec
ton line 1918 feet to the corner Of section {
II, IS, 10 and 90, being the place Of be-
ginning.
! Dated Aug. !, 1898.
CApSON