Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-25

tax OF 1894 be reduced to $40 and the
treasurer ordered to accept that amount
now on deposit to pay said tax.
l. Nethery appeared before the board
regarding the amount Of damages to be
allowed Mrs Nethery, for the right of
way Of the katon road, and asked that
the board award damages in the sum of
800; board took matter under advise.
ment.
In the matter OF hearing the report Of
viewers and surveyor on the view and
survey of the road petitoned for bv VIM
Boyden and others. And now on this
the 18th day OF May, 1899, the board of
commissioners OF said county and state
being in session, and this being the day
and time set for the hearing OF the report
of the viewers and surveyor on the road
peti,ioned for by VIM BoyCen ct al. COM
mencing at point on the east side OF the
east branch of the Hoquiam river on the
line common to secs l3 and "a, twp 49, 10,
it is the decision of the board that the
road shall be established and opened
according to law.
Communication from n ID Mckilip,
supt. read, asking the board to furnish IS
postage for the use of his office; auditor
ordered to Issue warrant for same.
Nj Scammon. Of Westport, asked the
board to furnish material to build a small
Jail in Westport and also to appoint a
deputy sheriff for that place.
Communication from f l. Wade read
and as the property does not appear on
tie rolls, board took no action.
Application OF Steve kochevar, asking
the board to instruct the treasurer to re.
bate the sum of So cents same being a
double payment on lot 5, blk so, Benn's
plat Of Aberdeen granted.
Petition for the survey and establish.
ment OF a county road, Joseph Koch ct al,
and the board finding that such petition
contained substantially the matters and
things required by law to be set out, the
board hereby appoints as viewers OF said
proposed road f G Hunt, county sur
veyor, Perry Watson and Adam Ehl.
Application o: r L Austin asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to rebate
the sum Of SO cents same being double
payment on So Of n1a Of SO of e1a Of VIZ
OF seL OF sec 19-l6-l1 granted.
Application Of G 7 Wooding asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls OF '9S taxes assessed against
lots and 16, blk 7, Evans & Lewis add
to Aberdeen, for the reason that no such
lots exist; granted.
Application OF Otto Erickson asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls OF 1898 personal property
assessed in Cosmopols page "A, line 8,
personal roll, for the reason that same is
a double assessment; granted.
Petition from Anderson Il Mi idleton
relative to the vacation Of street in
Aberdeen read and ordered filed.
Application Of f J Harris asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls OF 1898 the tax against saw
logs that were assessed to him in the
town of Elma and that said taxes were
paid by the owners OF said logs; granted.
Application OF Phillip Davis asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls OF 1S92-34-5.6-7.S tax
against lot Is, sec 11-l7-9 for the reason
that the same was government land;
granted.
Application OF w B Wilson asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls If 1S91-2-3-4-5 tax against
the se14 Of section 27-19-9 for the reason
that same was government land granted.
Application of Woodins asking the
board to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the personal roll Of 1893 tax against
the personal property Of l G Crowther,
same being double assessment; granted.
The United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Company filed its consent annulling that
paragraph Of the treasurer's bond that
required all checks issued by him to be
countersigned; board approved same.
Ordered tn It the county surveyor make
necessary application to the U S war 90
partment for permission for the county
to construct the Westport wharf.
EG Newman's resignation as consta'
BILE of Queets precinct accepted.
Application of G G Combea asking Inc
hoard to instruct the treasurer to strike
from the rolls Of 1878 improvements as
sessed against lot 8, blk %, Of Elma' for
the reason that no Improvements are on
said lot; granted;
WHKarr came before the board re
garding the contemplated contrac. 10,
opening up the John Richardson road anu M
asked to have all rights when "e hoo I'd
served in their waiver respected; ooa'0
agreed to do the same.