Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-18
COMMISSIONfHS PROCEEDINGS

Board convened at 80 p m, May 9th ;
members present. Com. Carson and
Hartman.
Carl Lund, supv Road Dist No 80,
asked the board to set aside out OF the
road and bridge fund the sum of 5000 to
be used to improve the roads in dist 80.
A $ Hodydon and Alex Poison, OF Ho-
GUAM, presented a petition to the hoard
asking that the John Richardson road
which connects Hoquiam and New Lon.
don be Immediately opened up and
that plank road eight feet wide be
Quilt. and that this work be done by
contract.
Robert Lyle stated 10 the board that
the waivers had been obtained on the
VIM Boyden road and the board to pass
on the same at this meeting.
Mr. Furlow. Of Aberdeen. came before
the board regarding u claim for damages,
in the drowning OF horse while crossing
bridge across the Wishkah river, and
stated that the bridge was unfinished
and that he had crossed said bridge at 5
O'Clock p m, Dec 2S.
The road petitioned for by F A katon
ct al, coming on for hearing, and the
board after having examined the viewers
report aud claim for damages, and find
ing that the owners of the ne14 OF neH
OF sec 14-l7.8, and the owners OF the
nwL of neh, sw14 OF neL Of sec I4.17-s,
had not waiver their rights to the estab-
lishment OF said road, it is hereby order
ed that T Gleason be awarded damages
in the sum of 1915, AMI that Mrs.
Nethery he awarded damages IN the sum
of sos, and that the same be set aside
out of the road and bridge fund to pay
said damages; and it is further ordered
that the final hearing of said road matter
shall come before the board July 6, 1899,
at the hour of o'clock p m.
Mr.. Reed, of CedarvilIe, came before
the board regarding bill OF damages for
the loss of team while crossing Block
House ferry, and that he would accept
$3.50 as settlement Of his claim. Board
refused to allow damages, claiming that
the loss was through his neglect.
Surveyor Hunt reported to the board
that he had examined the Chehalis river
from Block House ferry to the mouth OF
Garrard creek, and in his opinion the
best place to build a bridge across the
Chehalis between the points mentioned
would be in lot 6, sec 24-l6-5.
The board ordered that the surveyor
inspect and report on the condition OF
the Elbow Rifle bridge.
Mr.. Watson appeared before the board
and claimed that F Poundstone, whlle
repairing the Satsop jetty in 1897, had
removed brush from his land ana had
failed to pay for same, and asked Dam
ages TO the amount OF $l2. Board TOOK
matter under advisement.
The board took up the bids Tor iurnish.
ing the court house with 100 cords OF
wood, as follows: A Clements wouia
furnish hemlock wood at $40 per coro'
Contract awarded to bidder.
Jesse Price came before the board re-
garding the opening Of the Jesse fr,ce
road, and the board finding that inc
damages awarded had not all been &C.
cepted. decided to wait few days.
The bids for building vault Tor treas
urer's Office being opened, J W Hairs
bid for 1890 accepted, and attorney re-
quested to prepare contract ana oonu.
Bids for opening up the Mon'esano-
Aberdeen road, Creech Bros nid y. 'no
rate of 60 cents per foot, total $lo''oo' TO
jected. uo.,,ort
Tie bids tor constructing the "es.pol'
wharf and approach being opehe'' 90
follows: .,, sno
CE Burrows & Co, furnishing 1l'ooo
lipeal feet of piling in place at ~ ce n.
per lineal foot, $3.50. Furnishing io"