Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-01-25
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Application Of Ira Streets to have the
taxes stricken for the years 1929,
against lots 4 and 8 seq 3l-16-9, for the
reason that said property was in the hands
OF the N P Ry Co; not granted.
The City Of Hoquiam WAS divided into
two voting precincts, viz. East and West
Hoquiam, and Fifth street made the d.
viding line between said districts.
Petition for voting precinct at Lon.
don read and laid over.
Application Of Patrick Murray to have
the taxes, for the year 1896 and prior
years, struck from the rolls against lots 2
8, and nwN OF neH sec 1916, for the
reason that same was govern nent land
granted.
Communication from Mr. Thomas, re-
questing the board to fix the ferry at
Balch Crossing, read and referred to
Com'r Herman.
Application Of Matt Matzen to have
taxes rebated in the sum Of $3.50, the
same being amount of taxes paid for the
years 1912 on sel4 Of sea sec 35-20-S,
for the reason that same was government
land; granted.
Communication from Puget Sound
Bureau of Information read and rdered
filed.
JIM Clapp was appointed justice OF the
peace of Westport precinct.
Petition Of John McMasters ct al to
have the Butler mill road made a road OF
record; referred to Comr Herman.
Protest against change in boundary Of
road districts IL and 25 to section line be-
tween sections 90 and Bills read and
ordered filed as no petition requesting
such change is on file.
Petition 10 have change in districts No
~ and 25, so that the line between said
districts extend between secs % and 80
1913, aid over.
Petition to take all that portion OF road
district No2 north of the 4th Standard
parallel and to attach same to road dist
8; granted and change ordered.
Petition from Strubel Bros, OF Elma,
asking permission to erect and maintain
telephone line on the county road, be.
ginning at the east side Of the corporate
limits OF the town OF Elma, thence east
q mile to the residence OF w Strubel;
granted.
Communication from w Musgrove
relative to destroying saw logs read and
laid over.
Petition from Owen Gaffney ct al ask
ing to have that portion Of road in dist
20, that was set over in road dist 6,
changed back to road dist 20; granite
and change ordered.
Resignation OF w G Pascoe as justice
Of the peace OF Montesano precinct read
and resignation accepted.
Application OF Warren Wood to have
taxes struck from University lands, to-
wit: the neL Vi seN sec 1-17-17 for the
year 1898; granted.
The board adopted the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, the Board Of County Com
missioners finds that the session laws OF
1899, sec 8, page 2S7, directs that "The
assessor shall list all real property &C.
cording to the largest legal subdivision
as near as practicable" and
Whereas, it has been the practice of
the county assessors Of this county to list
real property in the smallest legal SUBJ
division now therefore,
The board orders that the assessor carry
out the law as cited above and list real
property in the largest legal subdivision;
and the assessors attention is particu.
larly called to the numerous plated town
sites in this county and whenever he
finds that one person or company owns
an entire block, to consider said block
the largest legal subdivision and to list
az one entry.
Ordered that the treasurer transfer from
the current expense account to the in.
debtedness fund the sum Of $500.
Survey Of road petitioned for by @ L
Wenzell and others ordered, and E G
IAuutS COUHVy 0uIVoyOIs 0Hu y 4 AV~uo
stone and M A Holcomb were appointed
viewers.
Attorney L H Brewer appeared regard
ing the bill Of Mourant 4 Brisco for build.
ing bridges on John Richardson road.
wv Davies was appointed justice Of
the peace Of Montesano precinct.
Ordered that the auditor notify the
coroner to look up the personal property
Of Joe Anderson and Harry Hasson.
Assessor Jones came before the board
and objected to the commissioners order
directing his attention to the session laws
Of 1899, sec 80, wherein sec 43 Of the laws
OF 1897 was amended to read, "The as.
SCISSOR shall list all real property accord
ing to the largest legal subdivision as
near as practicable.
Board conferred with assessor and treas
urer regarding the assessment Of fran
chises, and it was the conclusion OF the
board that franchises should be assessed.
Ordered that that portion Of road dist
IA lying between secs IS and 36-lS-7 be