Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-02
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.


and other necessary improvements made.
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Continued from last week,
0 R Smith, supv dist No Is, asked the
board to favorably consider the petition
on file for change in dist Is.
Board proceeded to draw 300 names of
persons qualified to act as jurors.
Mr. Hoss came before the board regard
ing the sale of ferry boat board agreed to
purchase same for use at Block House
Terry to replace one that was taken out
by the high water.
Assessor made application to the board
| to procure some sort of protection for tax
rolls while they remained in his Office.
7 The board taking up the petition and
viewers report OF the road petlioned for
by Jessie Price ct al and having examined
the same together with the map and the
petition and having heard the testimony
for and against the establishment Of said
road, it is the decision of the board that
the road be established, and the board
further orders that damages be awarded
the following named persons: John B
Allen, owner OF lot sec 9-17-6 and lots
1-2 and part Of 5 sec S-17-6, in the sum
of $145; VIM Fisch, lessee of lots and 2
sec 4-17-6, in the sum of $l1.25; and
Hiram F White and wife, owners Of lots
l and 2 sec 4-17-6, the sum OF 1882,
and further orders that the treasurer set
apart out Of the road and bridge fund the
sum of $3O4.5O to be paid to the proper
owner or claimant on his showing or
establishing his right thereto.
Mr. Abbott, Geissler, Calder and five
others asked the board to furnish ferry
boat for use across the Wynooche river
near the mouth of Black creek.
Upon application Of John Gessler the
board ordered that the Walter King road
be changed where il crosses sec 27-1S-s
to the sec line common to SCI 81 and "a.
Mr. Hale came before the board regard
ing the resurvey OF the Hunter ranch
road board directed him to file petition
and bond for said resurvey.
TT Watkins Of Porter appeared before
the board and stated that if any change
could be made in the Block House ferry
and Balch ferry that the best thing to do
would be to move one ferry down to
Sickman ford and in that way do away
with the lower ferry which with the build
ing OF u small strip Of road would accom-
n,odate the Garrard creek and Cedarville
people; matter referred to Com'r Herri-
man.
Official bond Of w Hines, justice of
the peace Of Elma precinct, presented
and approved.
Application OF the Northern Pacific
Railway for to close the road around the
westerly side OF Porter bluff; board agrees
to make an order providing that the rail-
way company will put good fence along
the outer edge of bluff road and widen
the road bed over the hill so that teams
can pass.
Attorney Bignold asked the board to
pay him rent for the house used and oc.
cupied by Mrs Griswold; board agrees to
allow him rent at the rate of 50 per month
from the first of the month.
Petition from O r Smith for change in
road dist Is and 43 read and ordered filed.
Petition from the settlers on the lower
North river for formation of new road
district signed by w II Bowen and nine
others, laid over for correction in dis
cription.
Petition from J Smith ct al for Il
bridge across Pioneer creek in dist SO
laid over.
Petition for the repair OF Westport dock
read and referred to Com'r Mcintyre.
Petition for a bridge across Johnson can
yon read and referred to Com'r Carson.
Application of Mrs A Balch for to have
deficiency road certificate issued in lieu
Of one that had been lost, granted.
A w Fry, justice OF the peace of Mark
ham precinct, made application 70, code.
Upon application the personal property
tax against the estate of Nick Kaiser was
reduced to $36.93 and treasurer ordered
to accept said amount as payment in full
Board examined the Wynooche jetty.
Continued on page eight.