Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-05-03
County Court = Special Term,

In the matter of instructions to
road supervisors. Ordered that
copy of the following circular letter
be sent to each of the road super
visors in the county:
To Road Supervisors District
No. -: Your attention is drawn to
the act of the last legislature entitled
IAN act to provide for the collection of
poll tax and the manner of collecting
the same, and to require the road SUI
pervisor to give bond, and to author
ize the county courts to direct the pay
ment of said tax in cash, and to repeal
all acts and parts of acts in conflict
with this act, and declaring an emer-
gency." In conforming with the con.
structions of this act and the order of
the county court directing the payment
of poll tax in cash, you are requested
to exercise great discretion both as to
the collection in cash and the employ
ment of labor, so as to avoid as much
AS possible all friction with the mem
bers of your road district or give
grounds for complaints of injustice.
Your attention ia called to the section
providing for the expenditure of funds
under the direction of the county
court, and wherever in doubt refer to
the nearest member of the court for
advice in said expenditure. Your
quarterly report to the county court
should also embrace not only the finan.
cial administration of your district,
but the state of roads and bridges, and
all other matters and property pertain
ing to your road district. a copy Of
the road laws will be forwarded to you
10y the county clerk as soon as received
by him.
1 In the matter of the redemption
of outstanding 8-per-cent warrants
drawn upon the general fund of
Lincoln county: 1t appearing 10
the court that certain parties are
desirous of taking warrants drawn
upon the general fund of the county
at s per cent at par, III lieu of out
standing 8-per-cent warrants, it is
therefore ordered that the county
clerk draw warrants upon the gen
eral fund in favor of any party de-
string to take said warrants, and in
amounts of $500 or its multiple,
and shall deliver said warrants to
said parties upon the payment by
them of said amounts in full and
at par; and the said county clerk
shall turn at once said moneys into
the general fund of the county
treasurer, taking his receipt there.
for; and the said treasurer shall a,
once call for all outstanding war.
rants presented for payment and
endorsed mot paid for want o.
funds" prior to October IS, 1898.
In the matter of supplies for the
various road districts. Ordered
that bids be asked for from variou.
home merchants and Corvallis, AL
bany and Portland firms for the
following bill of road supplies:
9 I2-inch road plows.
10 slip scrapers.
II dozen 5-pound stone hammers
dozen medium picks, with han
. dies.
2 25-pound cans blasting powder
: 40 feet A-inch steel for gads anc
drills.
u dozen medium size crowbars
"a dozen S-pound sledges.
5 500 feet fuse.
E All bids for goods f. o. b. at place
, of bidder: and that bidders be re
! quested 10 submit their bids il
! triplicate-one copy to W.R. Wake
field, Waldport. Or, one to F. M
!. Stanton, Toledo, Or, and one I,
E ]. f. Stewart, Toledo, Or.
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Dan Grady returned last Satur