Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-11
Court Notes.

The commissioners court met in ad- |
journed session last Monday and attend
ed the following matters of business:
In the matter of roadmaster for year
1oJ2, the court made the following order:
"It appearing to the satisfaction of this |
court that the services of the county |
roadmaster, for the best interests of ali |
concerned, should be dispensed with for
the rest of this year, it is therefore or |
dered that the services of G. W. Smith, |
county roadmaster of Benton county, |
Oregon, are hereby dispensed with for
the rest Of the year, 1902; that the salary
of said roadmaster cease from and after
this date; that the said roadmaster file
with the county clerk report of Lis do
ings, which, upon approval by this
court, shall release his bondsmeu from
further responsibility thereon"
In the matter of the improvement of
our county roads, this order was made:
SIT appearing that there is feeling of
uncertainty as to the attitude of the
court upon this important subject, and
that the same may be dispeled, and that
the various road supervisors may be able
to proceed with the seasons work with
definite pans, and recognizing that
wise and economical expenditure of the
county funds in the improvement of our
roads will do more to enhance the value
of the property oe this county
Al. e
farmer than any other one act
this court could perform and recog-
nizing that there is not sufficient funds
provided for any extensive road work
this year, and, if SO, that the season is
too far advanced possibly to justify it.
therefore, we favor the dollar-for-dollar
plan, applied to any and all districts de-
string to avail themselves of it. That it
appears to this court, that whenever the
| residents of any road district, or part
thereof, become sufficiently interested to
donate labor or money to be expended in
the improvement of the public highways,
that such spirit of enterprise and public
advancement is commendaole and should
be encouraged by substantial assistance
from the general funds Of the county.
And it further appearing to the court
that at the April term several petitions
fo- assistance on the dollar for dollar
plan were withdrawn, that at the July
term the court made its order upon The
petitions on file, which order in the main
is in accordance with the views of this
court, but this court, desiring to desig-
nate the manner of procedure, and also
to make an order that will apply to all
alike, It is ordered that said former order
OF date July 3rd, 1902, on page 81 of the
journal of this court, be and is hereby
declared to be null and Of no effect; and
it is further ordered, that upon the pre-
sentation to this court of petition with
the original signatures of subscribers of
volunteer work, with the respective
amounts. together with certificate from
the road supervisor, that said work or
money had been faithfully and fully ex-
pended upon the county roads, in his
said district as in said petition designat-
ed, that this court donate like amount
from the general funds of the county, to
be expended upon said roads under the
direction OF the said supervisor and this
court"
The bond of Sheriff-elect Burnett in
the sum Of $4,000, with the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., of
Baltimore. Md, as surety, was approved,
The bonds of Clerk elect Moses, in the
sum Of $4,000; Surveyor-elect Jones,
in the sum of IS ,0OO and Recorder elect
Vincent, in the sum OF $1,000, with the
same company as surety. were approved.
The bond of Treasurer-elect Buchanan,
in the sum OF $4,000, with Hugh Herron
R. L. Buchanan, Paul E. Dodele, W. j.
Wilbanks, E. Skipton and J. w. Foster,
as sureties, VAS approved.
The bond of Coroner elect Wilkins, in
the sum OF $4,000, with H. S. Peruot
and F. P. Sheasgreen, as sureties, was
approved.
The application of Mrs. z. McCul-
lough for rebate of taxes was rejected.
The apple alton of Paul E. Dodele for
the establishment of a road of public
easement, Minor Swick, 6. Harding and
AL Bicknell were appointed viewers to
report at the next regular term OF the
court