Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-11
OUR COUNTY DADS
CONTINUATION OF APRIL TERM,
TWO DAYS SESSION.
Surveyor Reports on Aberdeen. Montesat o
Road. A $1,000 Bridge for the Humptu.
lips. WIshkah Road to be GravelIed.
Several Small Bridges Ordered Built.
Bills Allowed, Etc.

The board OF county commissioners
met at their adjourned April term two
days last week, and transacted consider.
able business Of importance.
The taxes against the improvements on
lot 4, blocK ., B. 4 Ms addition to
Montesano, were stricken rom the rolls,
as erroneous.
The personal property taxes of :. Root
and Fred $. Rogers, for 1902, were strick.
en- from the rolls, they having had no
exemption.
The matter OF unsafe bridges in road
district l was referred 10 the surveyor
and Commissioner Mills.
The low est bid received for building
the Cedar creek bridge, 800, was deemed
too high, and the auditor was directed to
readvertise for bids.
Ed. Chalmers was awarded the con-
tract for opening the Newbury road, to
be completed Sept. l..
The application of the Chehalis & Pa
cific Land Co., for reduction Of taxes,
was refused.
The treasurer was ordered to rebate the
tax on the ne4 Of nw4, section 33-19-S,
amounting to 1926, and refund the said
amount to John Est, as the tax on the
said property had already been paid.
Ordered that the treasurer refund the
sum of 96 cents to O. G. Struever, the
same having been paid through an error.
The matter OF the incorporation OF the
town OF Oakville was continued to June /.
Ordered that the auditor draw war;
rant in favor Of James Watson, supeIin-
tendent OF the school for defective youth,
for the sum Of $40. to be used for the
purchase of clothing for Bayfield, Jones.
from this county.
The application for saloon license at
Summit was continu ed to June ].
The auditor was ordered to advertise
for bids for rebuilding the bridge over
Williams creek in section 15-l6-5; and
for bids for the construction of trestle
bridge over "Hamilton Gulch" on Wish.
kah road in section o6-l9-9, in accord.
ance with plans and specifications on
file in the auditors office; and for bids
for rebuilding 45-foot bridge over Che
pals rver in section 22-l9-l2, together
with ll2 feet OF trestle approach to same.
Bids to be received up to June l at
o'clock p. m.
Ordered that the change in the w. H.
Bowen road petitioned for by S. l.. Hays
and others, be made as shown upon the
map OF the surveyor.
The B. L. Titus road was established
as shown on the map OF the surveyor.
June was set to hear the surveyors
report on the road petltioned for by Nor
man Mcdonald and others.
The surveyors report in the matter of
The road petitioned for by w. w. Anste
and others, was received and ordered
filed, No waivers for right of way over
lands to be taken by said road having as
yet been filed, the board directs that no
date be fixed for The hearing on said re-
port, until the said waivers have been
received.
The board directs Commi ssioner Davis
to make an examination of the road
known as the st. Clair road.
The contract fol- grayelling the Wish!;ah
road was awarded to A. II. Rogers, for 50
cents per yard.
The Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging
Co. was awarded the contract Tor build
ing the bridge across the llumptulips
river, for $1,000.
The appointment of fruit inspector
was continued to June l.
The petition Of Chas. II. Clemens ct.
al. for railroad right of way over GER
tain streets in the town of Melbourne,
was granted.
The petition of Tnos. J. Purcell and
others for a change in a road was
granted.
The auditor was directed to purchase
three copies OF Pierce's code for the use
of the commissioners.
The following bills were allowed ON
the current expense fund:
J A Graham, board OF prisoners S 60 90
A Graham, expenses in criminal
cases NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So 70
City Of Aberdeen, meals to county
prisoners ..... .............. Z 10
W E Crist, meals for jury ....... So 90
Pioneer B & 2 Co, mdse ........ Sc rs
Paul SHIFTS, coroner's fees ....... 10 so
Remington Typewriter Co, sta
tionery....................... 4 GO
Plass & Prudhomme, supplies.... 80 %
Mrs VIM Mclean, care OF county
poor. ................ 65 35
l. B kaler, reporting state cases.. "a 90
E ID kellerman, repairs ......... 90