Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-12

Commissioners Proceedings.
Board OF county commissioners met
in regular session July Sd, 1899, all
present.
Application for rebate OF taxes on
real property of NJ. E. Helme's was
rejected for want OF authority to grant
same.
County road petitioned for by J. C.
Huffman ct al was heard and the said
road ordered opened.
The following petitions for county
roads were filed and their accompany
ing bonds approved, viewers were APP
pointed and day set for viewing: Geo.
Hubert petition, John Colwell and
Adam Weber, viewers, to view on July
10th. Jesse NJ. Turner petition, Henry
Rosenoff and Geo. Danekas, viewers,
to view OF. July 18th. Jacob Backer
petition, Geo. Schaffer and Fred Kem-
bel, viewers, to view on July 14th. NJ.
B. Harding petition, Henry thinner
man and E.E. Shook, viewers, to view
on July 18th. Pat Hogan petition,
James M. Turner and Henry thinner
man, viewers, to view on July 2lst
Karl Meyer petition, VIM. Heineman
and Fred Scheel, viewers. to view on
July 10Th. Geo. j. Dewa.d petition,
James G. Bennett and Henry Rqsen-
off, viewers, to view on July "a. Peter
Wagenaar petition, VIM. Arlt and
August Schwerin, viewers, to view on
July 26th. ]. ]. Koch, county survey
or, is viewer and surveyor on all the
above roads.
The ditch company in road district
No. IL offered to build bridge over
its ditch for the county road Offer
accepted.
The petition OF Elmer Terry ct al
for county road was heard and grant
ed, and, damages were awarded as fol-
lows: James Watson $50, Smith
$3.50, b. Hurce $3.50, l.. V. Penny
1925, Mrs. NJ. Penny 1925, r. L.Wat-
son 1925, L. Fredenberg 1925, E.
Terry SIS so.
ID. Buchanan filed a request Tor a
rebate of his personal property taxes
for '95 and '96. The same was rejected.
The following petitions for county
roads were set for hearing. c. Hitler
petition, Oct. 4th, 8 u. M; In. Phil
pott petition Oct. Sd, 2 p. M; Henry
Deking petition, Oct. 4th, 9 a. M; d.
A. Scott petition, Oct. 4th, IL a. M;
Thos. T. Boyd petition, Oct. 4th, 3 pm.
Adjourned to July 9th.
July 9th, all present.
! pafitior, .,f II NJ 7 asla, at al "a
county road was heard and granted,
and, damages were allowed as follows
Harry Krutz SO, Earl Prouty 1927, j.
E. Prouty, SO, J. II. Horst $3.50, C.
Jameson SIS, Geo. Derr SO.
Fred Scheel was granted damages
In the Teske road, $25. Costs in the
F. Scheel petition for county road
amounting to $l1.25 were deducted
from said allowance.
Petition OF join Kanzler ct al for
county road filed, it's bond approved
and county surveyor and Henry Tim
norman and j. f. Rosenoff were APP
pointed viewers to view on July 2Sth.
Petition of E. b. Moore ct nj for
county road was heard and granted.
and, damages were awarded as follows:
e. b. Moore 1856, T. NJ. Morgan So,
Geo. w .Jones SIS, Mrs. Melville 1926,
Freestone and Bowers SO, Ella Free
stone 49, s. Rice SO, C. G. Penny SO,
Dick Coleman SO, &. Stoddard so, w.
Dice $3.50, John Thomas $1S, A. Sen
trup 80, A.Vernon $18, Graves,
$IS, II. Bros. 80, w. l.. Warner SIS,
G. Thomas $lS, Chas. Eckleberry $lS.
Claim of Geo. w. Jones awarded in
Moore road was ordered placed to his
credit on account Of county aid given
to his father last year.
Harry Krutz was allowed damages
in Seidl road at same rate rs others
were allowed for said road last Jany.,
$40.
Adjourned to July 9th.
July 9th, all present.
School clerks from districts II and
3S appeared and asked the board to
collect the tax roll so that district 81
receive its taxes as levied, Correction
was ordered.
State b, ard OF health in commun-
ication to county auditor, authorized
to use their own cautious judgment
in raising small pox quarantine.
John Dugger's appeal to the board
OF county commissioners from the de-
cision OF the county superintendent
in rejecting his petition was heard
and the decision of the superintendent
was confirmed.
Hearing in the matter OF the petit
ton of August Wellsandt ct al for a
county road was set ON Oct. 8, 1899,
at 8 a. m.
Following road petitions were filed
their bond approved, viewers appoint
ed, and day set for vie wing: A. s.
Newland petition, county surveyor, G.
A. Harris and Henry Zimmerman
viewers, to view July 3lst. W. F.
Newland petition, county surveyor, }.
+. Rosenoff and @. F. Clodius, viewers,
to view OH Aug. ID. Geo. Hoskins
petition, county surveyor, G. Leonard
and Isaac Riggs, viewers, to view Aug.
4th. A. b. Dimiek petition, county
surveyor, w. Z. Moore and II. Zim-
norman, viewers, to view Aug. 7th.
Petition of 7. bury ct al for a
county road was heard and grnntad