Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-27
THE COUNTY DADS.
REPORT OF THREE DAYS SES-
SION HELD LAST WEEK.
Contract for County Poor Farm Awarded. A
Number Of Tax Compromises Effected
Four New Road Districts Established.
Bills Allowed Cut Down and Rejected, etc.

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Bills Allowed, Cut Down and Rejected, etc.
The board OF county commissioners
was in session three days last week. The
following is the record of the business
transacted:
A petition, containing 800 names, ask
ing for bridge across the Humptulips
river, was read and filed.
Assessor Jones protested against the
order of the board striking certain lands
OF Rudolph Distler from the assessment
roll. The board maintained it's position
as to the land, but decided that the i'm
provements thereon were subject to
taxation.
j. W. Ray offered to pay so per cent OF
original tax in full OF all taxes on lot 3,
blk -, Elma, and the offer was accepted.
Petition of f. E. Jones, for remission
of penalty and interest on lots Is to "a
inclusive, blk 80, N. p add South Aber-
deem, was granted.
The same action was taken on petit
! ton OF A. }. West concerning the follow
ing realty: Lot Is, blk 10, First add !;
lots and 8, blk II lots II IS 10 and 20,
blk II, Second add South Aberdeen ; lots
l and 2, blk A; lots q and %, blk 8 lots
81 and %, blk 10; lot 7, blk Is, Broad
way add Cosmopolis; lots % "a 10 and II,
blk 81; lets II and ~, blk IS; lots II
and Is, blk Sc lots 10 and 20, blk SO;
lots 6 II and Is, blk 40; lots II and
is, blk 40; lots ID and IA, blk So lots IL
and IA, blk 26 lots 81 and %, blk II;
lots 26 and 81, blk II; lots and 6, blk
5; lots and 10, blk 2 lots II and Is, blk
40, N. p. add South Aberdeen.
The treasurer was directed to reduce
the personal property assessment of Jos.
and F. j. King in the sum OF $3.50.
Application for increase of salaries of
field deputy assessors from SO to $3.50
per day was rejected.
Matter of opening road to old Wy
nooche bridge referred to Commissioner
Smith.
NJ. A. Mitten was appointed constable
of Cosmopolis.
Board opened bids for building poor
house at Montesano and found them as
follows:
II. Owens (paint only building
oilly ............ .-.........T l4S w
ii. Owens, painting OF roof SIG,
"-c, TO- 10 w
Morant & Watson. ..... 1,475 90
}. W. Hall. Observation-Disclosures. 1875 90
Bryan & Barrows ........... 1881 50
Cross u Mayhall ......... 1,Sl4 so
w. u. White ................. ,494 90
Bid OF j. W. Hall was accepted, build
ing to be completed May 1.
Bid of Mrs. VIM. Mclean for care and
keep OF county paupers at so cents per
day was. accepted, there being no other
bid.
Taxes on NJ. E. church property in
Hoquiam was ordered stricken from the
rolls.
Certain taxes on Northern Pacific right
of way were ordered cancelled on ac-
count of double assessment.
The auditor was directed to issue
warrant to Erick Anderson for $1OS4, to
reimburse him for illegal taxes paid.
The bond of C. W. Brewer, as Justice
OF the peace, Cosmopolis, was approved.
The resignation OF Road Supervisor w.
H. Amidon, of district No. II, was &C.
cepted, and Francis Smith appointed to
fill the vacancy.
The bridge across Salmon creek having
been reported unsafe the board ordered
surveyor to investigate and if necessary
file plans for new bridge.
On petition for the establishment of
county road so rods long as an extension
of Eleventh street in Elma the surveyor
was ordered to examine and if necessary
make survey.
City of Aberdeen was divided into four
voting precincts as follows: First-All
territory lying east OF Wishkah river; I
Second-All territory between G street
and Wishkah river; Third-From inter-
section of G street with Chehalis river
northerly to Wishkah street, thence west
to Division street, thence north to city
limits, thence west to west corporation
line, thence south to shore OF Grays Har-
Dor, thence east to point OF beginning;
Fourth-All territory north OF Wishkah
street between G and Division streets.
Town Of Hoquiam was divided into