The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-18
c ,UN|Y COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS.
Monday, November 2, 1908.

chairman +. F. Smith and j. N. NC
Cav commissioners. and w. }. Honey
cult county auditor and ex-officio
clerk of the board
The minutes of the session held in
October were read and approved.
The resignation of T. D. S. Hart as
deputy county auditor having been &C
cepted by the county auditor to date
from November 2, 1903, and the aud
itor having filed the appointment of
John w. McGhee, jr., as deputy audi
tor to fill the said vacancy, it is order
ed by the board, all members concur
ring, that the said appointment be and
the same is hereby approved.
The town of Prescott having been
incorporated it is hereby ordered that
the precinct of Prescott is hereby re-
established ad created and now in
cludes only the territory as shown by
the plat of the town Of Prescott now
on file in the county auditors office.
The new precinct of Lincoln is here
by created and it is ordered that said
precinct is hereby established and now
includes the territory included in the
old precinct of Prescott except the
town of Prescott as now located and
incorporated.
1t is ordered by the board that the
hearing in the matter of the Charles
Mang road be and the same is set for
December 10, 1903.
matter of the Stubblefeld home be
continued.
1t is ordered by the board that
private stock runway be allowed to
4, Sec. 81, Twp. II. Range SO. E., pro-
vided said Preston make. keep in repair
and is held responsible for all dam
ages caused by said runway.
1t is ordered by the board that G.
Hanson be allowed to construct and
maintain an underground flume across
road No. 29S in SWA Sec |, Tp 6,
Range 35 f, at his own expense pro-
Vided said G.. Hanson is held RESPONSE
bic for all damages caused by said
fume.
Whereupon the board adjourned to
meet tomorrow at o'clock.
Tuesday, November 8, 1903.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment: all members present.
1t is ordered by the board that the
personal assessment for the year 1902,
of Steinke and Adams be reduced in
the amount Of $4,000 and the county
treasurer is hereby authorized to re-
ceive the personal taxes of Steinke
of s6.11 the amount hereby cancelled.
The matter of the Stubblefield Home
was taken up, and after discussion,
continued until Saturday, the 7th.
Whereby the board adjourned until
tomorrow at o'clock.
Wednesday, November 4, 1903.
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment; all members being pres
ent.
1t is ordered by the board that the
various claims against the county be
approved and allowed in the following
amounts on the various funds and the
county auditor is hereby directed to
issue warrants in payment Of the
same: Current expense fund, $412458;
road and bridge fund, s67723; road
district funds. s52620; soldiers relief
fund, $1,000. Total, s533S.O1.
The plat of Watertown as plat
ted and dedicated by Joseph McCabe
and wife was presented to the board
and county attorney for correction
The Chris Ennis road having been
laid out, established and opened 60
feet in width and it appearing to the
board that the county has received by
dedication and waiver a right of way
for said road 6712 feet in width and
that the said easterly stry of said right
of way so acquired hereinafter describ-
ed is SuperlluOuS and unnecessary and
forms no part of said road and that
the same should revert to the abutt1ng
land owners it is ordered; That that
portion of the said right of way for
said road SO acquired by the county
and being in addition to the so feet ne
cessary therefor be and the same is
hereby vacated.
In the matter of the APPROVAL Of the
plat of WATERFOWL. it is ordered by the
board and all members concurring
that said plat be and the same is here
by approved as corrected.
Whereupon the moard adjourned I'M
til tomorrow at o'clock.
Thursday, November 5th, 1908.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members being present.
On application Of the road supervi-
sor of district No. 81 it is ordered that
the county surveyor be and is hereby
instructed to relocate road No. 327
known as the Walker road and No. 1853
known as the Copeland road.
Warrants paid by the county treas
urer during the month Of July 1903
were cancelled as follows: Current
expense fund. s4353.35; road and
bridge fund, IS; road district funds,
s14SS.7S; road district receipts, $130.7s;
soldiers relief fund, s37; bond interest