Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-17
CCMs!ISSIONFRS pHUCEEDlNGS.

C,,MMISSIONFES PROCEEDINGS.
E,,arI met in adjourned session at a
m Aug IL, 1899, members present Com'r
Casun and Herman.
Letter from county superintendent read
asking the boaid To provide fuel and ilie
at !llc teachers examination board made
arrangement with clerk Of school board
relative thrrc.o.
! + 4 katun road matter coming Oh Tor
, final hearing, and the b ard finding that
all the persons Interested in the lands 10
he taken hy said read have consented to
the establishment OF said road and that
they naive their claims to- damages
therefor, excepting the owner OF mel =. Of
mel sec HIS, it is hereby ordered
that the road be and is hereby established
as Il county road 80 feet wide excepting
that portion of said road which crosses
oven the NV /, Of ne and sWi :, ol ne "a
sec l4-l7-S be opcie - feet wide and it
is further ordered the road be, and hereby
is, established MS Il county road.
The surveyor was instructed to exam
inc the y l., Holman road and report if
Lowry 4 Nammcn complied with con-
tract
Tax matter Of Chas Neeson laid over
until August "a.
Minutes OF adjourned April term and
regular July term read and approved.
Petition OF Gus Schultz for vacation Of
Joseph Mueller road C., ming on for hear
ing and Il rcmonstiance being filed by
Geo Smith ct al, Mr. Abel appearing for
Smith and others, claims that said petit
ton does not show that the petitioners
are fi,choliels; that petition does not
show HAT the road is useless The board
after hearing both sides of the question
argued at great length, took matter un-
der advisement.
VI Gleeson IA kcd the board to have the
J y ;chaier road in sec 23 established on
the survey.
John Real road matter laid over until
the next regular session.
Petition for a bridge across the west
middle branch OF the Satsop river at or
near what is known as Turnows Cross.
ing, presented to the board matter laid
over until the regular session.
Application Of the Northcrn Pacific
Railway Co, asking the board to instruct
the treasurer to strike from the rolls taxes
assessed against indemnity lands, for
which patent No ll6 was issued March
81, 1899; application granted and treas.
urer ordered to strike.
Communication from james Foxall,
bidder on the John Richardson road
bridges, read and laid on the table.
Board requests the surveyor to locate
the bridge sites on the john Richardson
road.
Petition regarding the sending of Peter
Godiredson to school for defective youth
read and laid over until next meeting.
Communication read from the Hoquam
Water Co, relative to the height CT the
bridge across the Little Hoquiam; board
instiucts the engineer to see that said
bridge is built II feet above high tide.
Application OF the Aberdeen Electric
Co, asking the board to instruct the treas.
uler to strike from the rolls an assess.
ment OF improvements against lot "a, blk
/, WisEkah; board asked that affidavit
be filed setting forth the facts.
Application Of II l. Austin, asking for
reduction of taxes. read and affidavit
asked for setting forth the facts.
Surveyor Hunt interviewed the board
regarding the county procuring copies OF
field notes from the land office. He esti-
mated that the cost OF field notes for the
entire county would be $500.
Resolution from the town council of
lloquam, read, approved and ordered
spread on the minutes
Auditor directed to advertise for bids
for painting court house.
Sherif's expense bill for July, amount
ing to S27 .02, allowed.
All unfinished business laid oyer until
August "a.
Recess until August 9th.
Robbed the Grave