Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-04-09

OUR COUNTY DADS
COMM SSlONERS IN REGULAR
SESSION, FOR APRIL TERM.
On Monday and Tuesday. Various Road Mat.
tiers Disposed Of Ferry Licenses Granted.
A Bridge Wanted at Porter. Bills Allowed
Etc.

William Easter was appointed terry.
man on the Chehalis river at Porter and
allowed $3.50 per month on road and
bridge fund.
The auditor was directed to issue var
rant for $64 80 in favor of sheriff of Pierce
county for board of prisoners.
Bonds of Mrs. Mclean, for care OF
poor, ami OF B. S. Toothman, as justice
of the peace at Oakville, were approved.
Bond of Simmons & Byles for grading
court house yard was approved.
X. Redmond filed deed OF declaration
to the public for street in town of Mel
bourne.
Application OF Mrs. Holman for reduc.
ton OF assessment on lot sec. 27-l7-l0,
on error OF AZ acres, was granted.
The application of M. Kraft asking for
reduction of taxes fNr reasons improve
ments were assessed when others were
not was granted.
Application of ]. G. Sweet, asking to
have 1891 taxes stricken from lot 3, sec.
7-2O-12 for reason that same was govern.
ment land, was granted.
Northern Pacific railroad asked.to have
taxes for 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900 strick-
en- from lots in Aberdte en- and Hoquiam
for reason same had been assessed as
right OF way, was referred to assessor.
Application of G. F. White to have
taxes stricken from nw4 sec. 23-17-9 for
1901 and prior years for reason same was
government land was granted.
The auditor was directed to advertise
for bids for construction of bridge across
the Humptulips river, sec. 10-20-l0; for
bridge across Cedar creek near Oakville;
for opening the =. M. Newbury road,
and for 800 yards OF gravel for the Wish
kah road.
A petition from the business men Of
Elma, asking that bridge be built
across the Chehalis river at Porter, was
presented and filed.
Resignation OF S. J. Ceilings as consta.
bic OF Cosmopols precinct was accepted
and n. O. Fry appointed in his stead.
The contract for building the Dan
Gleeson road was awarded to Ed. Chal-
mers for $3.50.
James Miles was granted license for
a ferry on the Hoquiam river at Polson's
slough.
Tie surveyor was directed to report on
the condition OF the bridge across Copalis
creek.
The roads known as the "Forrest,"
"Stayt" and &c. f. White" roads were
established and ordered opened.
The plat OF the route OF the Aberdeen
Montesano road as far as the city limits
of Aberdeen, was received and same or
dered filed with the county surveyor.
The hearing on the matter of the in.
corporation of the town of Oakville was
continued till May 4.
Mrs. Mary Beaver was allowed 500 for
right of way for the south side road.
The hearing of the reports on the B.
L. Titus, X. T. Shelton and S. L. Hays
roads was continued to May 5.
resolution of the county horticultural
society. asking the appointment of E. l..
Wade as fruit inspector, was laid over.
Petition of Thos. j. Killea ct. al. for a
road was laid over. .
Bond Of Abel Goss, as J. P. for Wy.
nooche precinct, was approved.
The personal taxes of John Dedrickson
for 1902 was stricken from the rolls.
The following property, on the railroad
right of way, was stricken from the rolls
Lots 2 and 8, block So, Hoquiam, for
the year 1899. Lots Z to IL, block %, for
years 1897 and 1898; lots to IL, block
SO, forI'years lS97-9S-99; lots to IL,
block 40, W&B. add Aberdeen for year
1899.
The following bills were allowed on
the current expense fund:
z A Williams, visiting schools. S s sc
Il Goodrich, rubber stamps. ..... As
NO Fry, expenses, case of insane &c
Irwin Hodson Co, book OF road
warrants DOC
Receiver U S Land Office, 1872
descriptions ,............... 10 q
W Wash Hospital for Insane, cash
advanced for return OF patients. 4 sc
Pioneer & Co, stationery etc. 10 q
Talcott Bros, superior court seal. OF
Beardsley Bros. burying pauper.. 20 81
Esmond Il Esmond, sundries g.. II OF
Veysey Bros, mdse for pauper... II OF
E L Wade, salary. .............. IL 81
Standard Furniture Co, furniture los on
F L Morgan, rebate of jury fee. ;. - Ok
] A Graham, telephone etc ..... 72 OK
w B Paine & Co, mdse to assessor 6 IS
B Cooper, expenses. 81 SC
w H Abel, rebate OF jury fees "a OF
1T A Kalb. same 10 m