Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-04-25
TIL COMMISSIONERS
Full Report Of the Hdjourped
Hpril TERM.
MANY CLAIMS WERE ALLOWED
Road Supervisors Reports Examined,
and Much Business Of Interest
to Taxpayers Transacted.

The board of county commissioners
met in adjourned session at Montesano,
Monday, April 10, all members present
Commissioner Smith was directed to
accompany the surveyor in correcting
the G. V. Minkler road.
The supervisor OF road district No. ~
was ordered to open the road running
from the Wynooche river to the Wish
kah river.
Petitions for road appropriations from
districts Z, 13 and II, and for a bridge on
North river, were rejected for want OF
funds.
Application of Mrs. Anna Lindsey for
reduction of taxes, was rejected for lack
of jurisdiction.
The supervisor OF road district II was
ordered to remove all Instructions from
the Carroll road.
improvements assessed to lot 8, block
2G, w. 4 B. add. Aberdeen, was ordered
stricken from the rolls.
The proposition to fund the floating
indebtedness of the county, into 1920
year bonds, was rejected.
G. Jay Arnold reported that no rate
board had yet been put up at the Wy
nooche ferry.
by the N. p. Ry. Co. around the Porter
bluff, was referred to Commissioner
Herman.
The county attorney was authorized to
employ stenographer in the case of the
State VS.. Prigmore.
Bonds for keeping the county poor
were fixed at $1,000 for the Sisters OF st.
Dominic, and $500 for Mrs. Mclean.
A petition, signed by 500 citizens of
Chehalis county, asking the board to
build the Aberdeen Montesano road this
year, was read and filed.
S. 0. Berg declined the appointment
as supervisor of road district No. 81.
The bond Of A. Amundson, supervisor
of road district SO, was approved.
The county surveyor, j. f. Medcalf
and G. w. Arland were appointed view
crs OF the ferry road
A petition to vacate the road from
Oyehut to the ocean beach was laid over,
no bond having accompanied it,.
Commissioner Smith was ordered to
purchase the material for slip at West
port dock.
c. W. Yana was given permission to
erect warehouse ON part Of the old
dock at Westport.
The county surveyor was directed to
make specifications and estimate cost of
opening the VIM. Bovden road.
The receipts and disbursements by the
county treasurer for the quarter ending
March 81, were checked up.
Application of VIM. Carlisle & Co. for
rebate of taxes, for reason OF excessive
valuation, was referred to the county
attorney.
Sidney Moor Heath was allowed to
withdraw his name from the petition
asking the vacation of the Oyehut road.
Petition asking for $1,000 for improve
ment of roads leading from Cosmopolis,
was read and filed.
Rudolph Distler was appointed super
visor of road district No. 5, vice J. w.
Thompson, removed from the district.
Bill of Aberdeen General Hospital for
care OF paupers was referred to Commits
sioncr Davis.
Penalty and interest was RENTED on
lot 6, block Is, Cosmopolis, for taxes Of
1891
Four horses were stricken from the
personal assessment of II. j. Baker for
1900, as an error.
The auditor was directed to advertise
for IS cords OF wood for the court house.
A communication from the health off,
Ger Of Seattle, announcing the arrival
there OF case OF smallpox from Oakville,
was referred to Commissioner Herman.
The surveyor was ordered to survey
road to the Wynooche bridge.
Commissioner Davis was directed to
ascertain the amount OF stumpage due
the county on timber contract with
Lewis Anderson, and the auditor was in.
structed to inquire into the title Of the
county to the poor farm.
The treasurer was ordered to transfer
$75.7S from the road and bridge fund to
the credit OF road district No. AZ.
Tho assessor was allowed one office
deputy from May to August !, at a
salary of $65 per month.
Report of the surveyor on the cOnple.