Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meet In Regular Session, Road Mat
tiers, Finance, Reports, New
Board, Etc.
Continued from last week.)

P. Weber ct al No. POI for the vaca
ton at the Big Bend road, was lait
over and auditor directed to serve no
tice OF hearing at the same time al
with the petition of G. d. Banko ant
]. P. Weber ct al No. 200.
In the matter of setting time fol-
hearing in the matter OF petitions fol
county roads, the board set time fol
hearing in the following named petit
tions:
Petition OF Adolph Eek ct al No
1856, April LIST, 1901, 2 p. m.
Petition Of Thos. Durry ct al No
1877, April LIST, 1901, 10 Q. IN.
Petition of B. B. Brown ct al No
1888, April I'd, 1901.
Petition of Mike Black ct al No. 1873
April I'd, 1901.
Petition of r. l.. Hedrick ct al No
100, April 2, 1901.
Petition OF w. r. Cunningham, Sr.,
ct al No. 191, April I'd, 1901.
Petition Of James w. Foley ct al
No. 1872, April I'd, 1901.
January IL, 1901.
The board counted the cash in the
treasurer's hands and found the same
to be sufficient.
John Newlin WAS awarded the addi-
tional sum of $26 in the Peaslee road.
The board granted the petition OF
John Mcdonald ct al for county
road (change OF Cow creek road) and
awarded damages to the amount OF 50
to the mile. The petition was grant
ed to the corner OF section 27-18-36
only, and the board ordered that the
old road be not vacated until the new
road has been secured by acceptance
Of awards and made good.
The board granted the petition OF
Jacob Rosenoff ct al for a county road
and awarded damages to the amount
OF $l5 to the one-half mile, except
where waived, payable out OF the road
and bridge fund.
The board laid the matter of the
petition Of Henry Biermann ct al for
the vacation of an old road never sur
veyed over indefinitely on the evidence
produced at the hearing this day. A
petition for a new road was agreed
upon.
The board ordered that lot OF blk
3, original town of Ritzvile, belonging
to the county, be advertised for sale
according to law, the right being res
erved reject any and all bids.
January IL.
The road on the township line be-
tween townships Ia and 16, ranges 81,
80 and 80 was ordered divided juris-
dictionally as to working the same as
follows;
The east one-half OF the road to dis
trict No. 8,
The west one.half Of the road to
district No. 10.
The board approved the bond ac-
oompanying the petition of Henry
Deking ct al for a county road and
appointed I. w. Hauschild, Henry
Zimmerman and E. B. Lehman,
viewers to view April !, 1901.
The official bond OF Cecil Linn in
the penal sum OF $4,000 was approved,
the same being surety bond, and
also approved the bond of the county
treasurer, A. w. Shaw, in the sum Of
A5, 900, the same being a surety bond.
The board repealed their orders re-
garding the care OF paupers and laid
the same over for the consideration of
the new board,
1T was ordered that o bill DO pre-
sented to Conrad Schillreff for the
support OF his children now on the
county for support and if he refuse to
pay the same the proper proceedings
be instituted to collect same according
to law.
1t was brought to the attention OF
the board that Mrs. Carrie Jennings
of Sidney, Iowa, was willing to take
the Mrs. WILDER family and care for
them at her expense, she beinga sister
to Mrs. WILDER and well able to care
for them, and being Christian, will
give the children her best care to help
Mrs WILDER in her difficulty.
The board appointed 7. W, Haus-
child, w. G. Campbell and Henry
Van Marter viewers to view the road
petitioned for by Jas. Nelson ct al on
March 20, 1901.
The board laid the matter OF the
petition Of l.. Wellsandt ct al for the
vacation OF part OF the Galloway road
over for the consideration of the new
board, subject to the opinion OF the
attorney general, yet to come.
The board approved the certificate
of formation of school district No. AZ
as follows, after consultation with the
superintendent.
Commencing at the N e corner oil
section 4-l6-32, running thence west
on township lines 10 the W corner
OF 4 in said township and range; thence
north one mile; thence west one mile
thence south one mile; thence west
one mil thence south four miles
thence east six miles; thence north
three miles; thence west three miles
thence north one mile to place Of be-
ginning.
Sheritf's records were presented and
approved.
In the matter OF employing Geo. A
Kennedy to write the general indexes
for the county and delinquent ia,
roll, the order OF the board employing
him was revoked, the said Geo. A
Kennedy declining to assume the con
nections precedent.
The board ordered that money b
transferred from the county expense
fund to the county debt fund to pa,
outstanding warrants which have beer
called.