Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-14
OUR COUNTY DADS
REPORT OF THREE DAYS SEES.
SION HELD LAST WEEK.
Contract is Let for Opening the Aberdeen.
MontesanO Road, and the Road is Formally
Established. The County is Divided Into
-Four Road Districts Under New Road
Law. Other Business.

Law. Other Business.
Almost the first business transacted at
the meeting Of the county commissioners
last week was to establish the Aberdeen
MOntesano road, and to award the con.
tract to Smith 4 Davis, OF Olympia, for
clearing the right o. way for $500.
George Brumbaugh was appointed
constable of Elma precinct.
The bond of Z. A. Williams, county
school superintendent, was approved.
The road supervisor OF district 80 was
directed to open the Wynooche. Mel.
bourne road.
Commissioner Mills and Surveyor
Robertson were directed to have the
bridge across Porter creek repaired.
The parties interested having sub.
scribed $500, the same amount was APP
propriated from the road and bridge
fund for the repair of the New London
70. d.
A. A. Newbury was allowed $40 as
damages for right of way on the Norman
Mcdonald road.
4. Ellingson was allowed to erect a
warcf ouse on the county road at Lon
don, provided it did not interfere with
public travel.
Lots and 2, block 80, Ocosta, were
stricken from the tax rolls, they being
church property.
The supervisor of road district SO was
allowed 5000 from the road and bridge
fund, to be expended on the North river
road to Vesta.
G. K. Moss was awarded the contract
for toilets in the new Jail, for $3.50.
The contract for the repair OF the Sat-
sop river jetties was awarded to Smith &
Davis for $3.50.
The auditor was directed to pay G. w.
Baremore 500, on account for building
Salmon creek bridge.
Road district 43 was allowed $3.50 OF
road and bridge funds, to be used in
graveli;ng roads.
Application OF B. F. Blakeslee to have
taxes stricken on the seI Of seZ and
lots and 2, section 32-16-4, was laid
over till next meeting.
1926 was refunded to Sternberg &
Wolbert, being the taxes enormously
paid on the ne of ne4 OF nw4 OF seq,
Sc ,tion 1-l7-10, for 1902 and prior years.
The county was divided into four road
districts under the new law. The first
district will include the east end OF The
county from ard including Montesano
and will nearly follow the lines OF the
commissioners district. The lines will
cut around the western limit OF Monte.
sano, then will bear to the east and north
to the county line. To the south the
line will run to the center OF the Cheha.
lis river, then eastward to the line be-
tween ranges 6 and I, south one town
ship, east to the middle OF range six.
thence south to county line. All the
Wynooche valley, which is tributary to
Montesano, will be in the Aberdeen, or
second district, while all the country on
the south side OF the Chehalis tributary
to Montesano will be in the Cosmopolis
district.
The second district will be north OF the
Chehalis river and will run from the
west boundary OF district to west line
Of Hoquiam, will then run north and
east 80 that Hoquiam river country will
be in the third district.
The third district will comprise all
country north OF Harbor and west OF
district 2.
District 4 will comprise all south OF
Chehalis river and Grays Harbor not
comprised in district 1.
County clerk was allowed deputy at
sos per month and clerk hire at 50 per
day when necessary.
Assessor wss allowed to correct his
field books.
| Warrant was ordered drawn on road
and bridge fund to help pay for rebuild.
ing Salmon creek bridge.
Sum Of $25 was appropriated for the
Cosmopolis-Neuskah road.
G. w. Bsremore was appointed super
visor of road district So.
Report of surveyor on Luark road was
set for hearing Oct. 6.
Electric lights were ordered placed in
sheriff's Office, Jail and court room up.
stairs.
After allowing bills board adjourned
to meet first Monday in October.