Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-27

the Chehalis river ut Montesano and
asked that the hoard levy Il tax for that
purpose.
"A b McAfee ct al petition for the sur.
Vey OF county road laid before the board
and the board finding that the petition
contains all the matter and things re-.
quired by law and tina. the bond is good
and sufficient, it is therefore ordered that
T. u Hunt, county surveyor, p NJ New.
pn'y and Jim Suddreth he and are hereby
appointed viewers on said proposed road.
l. E Iallmadge, supv of dist 81, asked
the board to transfer money from the
road and bridge fund to road dist 81 to
pay for bridge work done in his dist.
The board recinds its action relative to
the order to the treasurer to strike from
the rolls Of 1893 taxes assessed against
lots 8 and l6, blk Z, Evans 4 Lewis add
to Aberdeen.
Minutes Of tho adjourned April term
read and approved.
James Heron came before the board
in regard to renting the poor farm board
agrees to rent the same to Heron at the
tate OF $l5 per year provided that he put
new stills under the building and keep
the foundation and fences in repair.
Thos Dineen complained to the board
Of the obstruction Of side road in Milton
Dwinell's district; board orders same
opened.
il Ingram, supv OF dist 26, presented
his report.
A w Fry called up the A w Fry road
and the board reappoints the viewers as
follows: f G Hunt, county surveyor,
Edmund Croft and d A Watson to locate
and survey the above named road.
Application of w n Abel asking the
board to hire competent detective to
work on the case Of Mary Sweitzer found
dead in Hoquiam river, read and laid
over.
The appeal from the superintendent s
action in the alteration of the boundary
between dist 81 and 81 coming on for
hearing; Abel Goss appeared for dist 81.
together with others, while c Jay Arnold
appeared for dist 80 and opposed the
change; the superintendent explained to
the board the reason for making change
matter taken under advisement.
The board awarded the contract to
Mourant 4 Briscoe for building three 81
foot spans, one to be placed across the
Little Hoquiam. one across Campbells
slough, one across the Hoquiam at New
London, OH the right of way OF the John
Richardson road, for the sum Of 1865. sc
each, also the contract for driving all
piling that can be driven with water
driver at the rate Of 111a per foot; the
approach work awarded to Jas Foxall &
Co. piling in place at III cts per lineal
foot, lumber in place at $l1. IA per M.
Bond required Of Mourant &-Brsco
$500; Jas Foxall 4 Co, $4,000; and re-
, quests the attorney to prepare contracts
and bonds.
Ell Wade came before the board rela'
tive to the bridge petitioned for across
the Chehalis at Montesano, and said that
, at least lilo of the inhabitants OF the
county would be accommodated thereby
OR Smith presented an application
for resurvey OF a portion OF the Oar
Gleason road.
Mr. Drumm, OF road dist "a, asked te
have the supv instructed to clear the
brush out of the road between Hoquian
and Grays Harbor.
Attorney Bridges requested the boaro
to allow the petition for the wharf al
Montesano to lay over until the August
meeting.
The treasurer placed his quarterly re-
port on the table; board proceeded tt
examine and audit same.
The board in it's quarterly settlement
with the county treasurer for the quarter
ending June 30, 1899, found that the re-
ceipts for the quarter had been WV
$40 .O5 and that the disbursements had
been S5S,O15.71; that there should have
been cash in the treasury on July l, 1879
to the amount Of $106,569.3O and that
there was in the treasury $lO6,6l7.W
distributed as follows:
State Bank OF Montesano. ~ 66,S34 IL
r First National OF Hoquiam. 1886 ~
c.ah IN colo .. 426 OF
Total .$106,6l7 o.
Communication from T F Thompson
supv of dist 7, read. asking what price to
sell the lumber that was taken of the
South Bay bridge; board directs him to
charge $3.50 per M, and not to sell any
lumber from the east end piles.
Application Of o Rodgers Tor q liquor
license to operate in Westport coming BE-
fore the hoard, and as the sum OF 1900
had been paid into the treasury and .
good and sufficient bond in the sum OF
$1,000 being fled, application granted.