Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-13
County Court.

Commissioners court for Benton
county met in regular session on We'd
nesday, January 7th, 1903. The usual
bills were allowed and attention given
the following special business:
In the matter of appointment of road
district No. 13, G. G. Peek having filed
his resignation as supervisor OF said dis
trict, it was ordered by the court that G.
T. Vernon be appointed to fill the va
cancy.
In the matter of application OF J. Z.
Davis for gateway, the court having pre-
viously ordered the location and estab-
lishment of the same, and petitioner hav
ing applied to have the gateway opened,
said J. E. Davis was instructed to pro-
ceed and open the gateway in accordance
with the the report of the viewers.
The matter OF opening the ea-Phiio-
math road to width of 40 feet, as estab-
lished by law, came up for hearing On
appearing to the court that said road at
places has not been opened to full width
of 40 feet, it was ordered that the super
visor of road district No. IL proceed 10
open said road to the width of 40 feet, as
provided by statute, at all places where
public travel requires such width.
In the matter of granting right of way
to Benton County Lumber Co. for
fumes, said company having filed, by its
attorney, w. S. McFadden, petition
praying the court to grant said company
the right to construct hume-way for
transporting lumber along the side of the
public highway known as the Alsea- Phil
omath wagon road. The court, after
hearing argument of the attorney, con-
tinued the matter for the term.
In the matter of donation road work,
Thos. Fl. Cooper having filed a petition
duly certified by himself, Showing that
volunteer road work to the amount of
Lake Cemetary road, the clerk was or
dereG to draw warrant in favor of Mr..
Cooper for said sum of $3.50, and the
supervisor was instructed to file vouch-
ers with the clerk showing disbursement
of said sum.
The matter of appointment OF road
master for the year 1903 was continued
In the matter of scalp bounties for
Novem Der and December, 1e02, James
Mulkey was allowed 81; A. W. Hawley,
S.; Arthur Rust, 81, and Oscar DeAtley,
S..
J. o. Wilson, having bid the sum OF
$40 for the remainder of the old ferry ca
BILE, it was ordered tn at his bid be ac-
cepted.
In the matter of the application of S.
N. Wilkins for deeds from the county
for blk 26, lots z, and in block 20,
and lots and 2 in blk rs, all in Jobs ad-
dition, the same having been previously
bid in by the county for taxes, Mr.. Will
kins having reimbursed the county, was
granted quit-claim deeds.
B. Woldt was accorded a quit.claim
deed to some city property that was bid
in for taxes at sheriff sale some years
ago, Mr.. Woldt paving amount of taxes
and costs to clerk.
It was ordered that the clerk draw a
warrant for $I57. 60 in favor OF Huston
Bogue in payment for ferry cable.
In the matter of the change in the
county road known as the Corvallis.
Dusty road, near d. O. Eckers, the view
ers, John Whitaker, Fred Whitby and 7.
W. B. Smith, reported that in their
opinion that the alteration or proposed
change of road should be established;
that it places the road on better ground,
not so steep and easier to repair or travel.
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