The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-19
Miscellaneous,


Rubt McNeilly, supervisor. ...... AZ 16 %
Miscellaneous.
In the matter of the vacating of Ger
tain streets in FairvieW addition to the
town of Pullman, in which Melissa Vale,
D Layman and William Buckley were
petitioners, the board granted the
prayer.
The resignation of T B Murray JUS
tice of the peace in and for precincts NCs.
A and so, was accepted.
The petition of I B Murray and other
citizens of Palouse asking for the APP
pointment of Robert Bruce as justice of
the peace in and for precincts Nos A
and so, to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of T B Murray, was
granted.
On the petition of R B Jones and 9th
ers, new road district was formed, be-
ing Road District No. 81.
An extra allowance was made to j B
Anderson of S. for the month of April,
1901.
1t was ordered that the allowance of
Nancy Tuttle be discontinued after the
allowance for the month of April 1901
In the matter of the payment OF serv-
ices of copyists employed in the Audi
tors office, it was ordered by the board
that they be paid at the rate of six
cents per folio of one hundred words
written and at the rate of one cent per
folio of one hundred words compared.
The petition signed by John Lyons
and others asking for an appropriation
of $500 to be donated towards work on
| the McNeilly grade, was not granted.
The request from various road super
visors for road graders and other tools
and supplies to be used on the roads OF
the county were not granted, as there
we're no funds on hand at present that
could be drawn on for these purposes.
The petition of Ira S Stiles and Others
of ElbertOn asking for the appointment
of Geo f Gage to the position of super
intendent of the county poor farm, was
| rejected.
Petition of H Kaminsky and Others
asking that the county erect a bridge on
Main street at ColfaX, was rejected.
An appropriation OF s. was made for
purchasing postage stamps for the
county assessors office.
The board made an order in conform
ity with a recommendation from the
county treasurer that the interest on the
delinquent city tax of cities showing the
city tax alone delinquent for 1893 be
cancelled. This was for the reason that
both city and county treasurers refused
to accept city taxes of 1898 of certain
cities, pending the decision of the su-
preme court relative to the constitution
atty OF the incorporation of said cities.
petition asking that DR. C L Grit
man be allowed the amount of his bill
for services rendered John Schintgen
about October, 1900, was not granted
The appointment of 0 L Kennedy as
deputy county clerk was approved.
The appointment of Geo M Carey as
deputy county clerk was not approved
j W Richards was appointed as super
visor of road district No A.
Chas Deus was appointed as super
visor of road district No. 81.
The bond of The Gillette Herzog Mig
Co, given for the erection of a steel
bridge at Palouse was read and ap-
proved.
The sum of $25 was appropriated for
purpose of defraying expense in auditors
Office.
The request of Mrs C. E. Adrich of
Pullman to have her taxes remitted, she
being an INDECENT person, was granted
The requisition of g. A. R. Post No.
Oh OF Pullman, recommending that the
sum of SIS e paid to Mrs. Ruth Evans, a
soldiers widow, for the period of three
months was allowed.
An allowance was made of $40 for
Mrs Mary Hollants of Palouse for the
month of April.
Allowances for the month of April
were made for Mrs. Kneber and Mrs
JOhne, both of Cotton, in the sums of
$40 and S. respectively.
The contract between Drs. Ferguson
and Devine in the matter of their ap,
polntment as county physicians and
health officers was presented, and their
bond approved
The bond of R. A. Morton for running
the ferry at Wawawai was approved.
The county treasurer presented his
report for the quarter ending March 81 -,
whereupon the board together with the
deputy clerk thereof proceeded to the
treasurer's Office, and found that the
cash on hands, cash items and certified
statement of the Second National bank
OF Colfax aggregated the total amount
OF county funds stated to be on hands.
M. ". Fockler, was appointed con-
stable for precinct %, Winona.
Road Supervisors
The following road supervisors claims
were allowed:
Dist. Amt
Chas Jacques, labor ....... ....33 S 5 90