The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-10-15
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thence south mile 10 center OF sec.
IL, TIP. 96 N, r. 2 W.; thence east a.
mi'e; thence south J mile to southwest
corner of Sec u, Tp 81 N, r. 2 w;
thence east along south line of Set. Il
and south line of Sec. I, Tp. SO N, r..
W., to tide line; thence in n north
westerly direction following tide line
to point of beginning.
Adjourned to meet at am. M. Oct. Z.
Board met Oct. pursuant to ad-
journment.
Warrants were ordered drawn on the
county current fund in payment of
bills allowed as follows:
Martin Nichols wood for attorneys offices ) rs
The Islander Co.. advertising, blanks and
Office suppies........ ................,. SO IS
W. II. Wynn, Jr., travelling expense to
Deer Harbor ........................,,, 90
Chapman Bros. & Co., safe for auditor's
office. ..<.A.................... $50 90
Geo. S. wright services as coroner....... II 90
A p. waugh, surveying and platting.... 20 90
Warrants were ordered drawn on the
road and bridge fund in payment of
bills allowed as follows:
T. w. Frits chainman on roads s............S4 90
W. II. Dexter, do 90
+ A. Pfiffuer, 1agman. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Lyle King, axeman. .......... ............... 90
Frank Guard, do. .............. ........ 90
The road petitioned for by Ii. l..
Donahue and others 80 rods in Sec
IA, Tp. 81, r. 2 W., East Sound, was
ordered surveyed, and Tuesday, Jan. 5,
1904, was fixed as the date of hearing
upon the surveyors report.
The treasurer's quarterly report. as
published last week, was examined
and approved.
Upon Recommendation Of the Fruit
Growers Association. of West Sound,
j. w. Frits was recommended to G.
Van Holderbeke state commissioner of
horticulture, for appointment of county
fruit inspector.
DR.. Brayton Muscott, of Lopez, was
appointed county health officer.
The surveyors report in the matter
of the Pfiffner road was approved and
the IOdu WIS OIuSIeu SSlduiiShcu anu
opened.
Adjourned to 8 a. IN. Oct. 8.
Board reconvened on the Sth pursu-
ant to adjournment.
A warrant was ordered drawn on the
fund of road district No. 6, San Juan,
for 50, in favor of Jas. Knowlson, for
work on roads.
Warrants were ordered drawn on the
couty current fund as follows:
San Juan County Bank, vault rent. $40 90
N. L. Churchill Office rent and supplies >. I9 es
In the matter of petitions signed by
large number of taxpayers, asking the
commissioners to extend reasonable
aid" to a project having for It's object
the establishment of a cable telephone
system connecting the larger islands of
the county with Whatcom, the folloy
ing action was taken:
"In the event of the organization of a
joint stock corporation having paid
up capital of not less than $4,000, upon
the plan represented and supported by
the Island Telephone Company and
the Whatcom Commercial Club, for
the purpose of establishing first-class
cable telephone system covering and
connecting the islands of San Juan,
Lopez Shaw and Orcas and extending
to connection with the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company's
system at Whatcom, the commission
ers of San Juan county, acting for and
in behalf of the taxpayers of said coun-
ty, hereby agree To enter into con-
tract with said company to subscribe
for the use of three instruments, dis
tributed as said commissioners may di-
rect, for period of five years, at
rental of $50 per month for such cable
and telephone service, payable annual
ly at the end of each year after such
service is established, it being under
stood and agreed that such payment
shall entitle all taxpayers in San Juan
county to the free use of such county
instruments for communication over
all land lines and cables of such COM
pany, on county business"
The auditor was authorized to pur-
chase all needful supplies for the use of
supervisors under the new road law