The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16
Bat Clancy, do. Observation-Disclosures.
Geo. L. Sutherland, super. and work on
ON roads and collecting poll tax Dist.

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The county surveyor was directed
to make an examination and if neces-
sary a survey of the proposed road
on Decatur island petitioned for by
H. T. Cayou and others and Thurs
day, July Z, at II a. m. was fixed as
the time of hearing upon the survey
or's report.
1t was ordered that the salary of
John L. Blair as court commissioner
be fixed at 1925 per month from
April 1st, during the remainder OF
his term of office.
The board met with the road SUI
pervisors and county surveyor to
outline the work to be done on the
public roads this year and to fix the
rate of wages to be paid for day la
Dor. 1t was ordered that 25 cents
per hour be paid for such labor and
the auditor was directed to draw
warrants upon the district funds in
payment for all time certificates pre-
sented which have been duly signed
by the commissioner and supervisor
of the district upon which such GER
tificate is issued.
David E. Lain; of Bellingham, ap-
peared before the board Monday as
a representative of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Company
which, if certain conditions are full
filled, proposes to establish and
maintain telephone-cable communica-
ton between the cities of Victoria
B. c., and Bellingham, via the San
Juan islands. He asked that the
county aid the project by the pur-
chase of service coupons to the
amount of $2,5 500 in five years. AT
the request of the commissioners a
public meeting was held Monday
evening at which Mr.. Lain further
explained the project and the views
of quite number of taxpayers were
expressed. A resolution was sub
mitted to the board by Mr.. Lain for
adoption, but the matter was not
finally disposed of until Wednesday,
when the board adopted resolution
under which the county agrees to
purchase $500 worth of service cou-
pons at regular tariff rates annually
for a period of five years, the first
payment not to be made until the
system is in successful operation be
tween Victoria and Bellingham, con
Meeting San Juan, Lopez, Shaw and
Orcas Islands. Coupons are to be
transferable and will be good for the
use of anyone ON any business, be-
tween the islands or terminal points.
The resolution requires that the sys-
tenn be in successful operation within
one year and that good service shall
be maintained for not less than ten
years, without interruption for a
longer period than three months.
Adjourned at 6 p. m. to meet at 8
a. m. April 6.
April 6-Board met at 8 a. m. pur-
suant to adjournment.
The county surveyor was directed
to make an examination and survey
of the proposed road petitioned for
by r. X. McLachlan and others, On
Orcas island, and July 6 at 10 a. m.
was fixed as the time of hearing up
on the surveyors report.
In the matter of the road petition
ed for by H. S. Donahue and others
at East Sound, it was ordered that
the hearing upon the surveyors re-
port be held July B at 2 ps m.
The temporary license granted ito
the Pacific Wireless Telegraph Com
pany to erect mast and establish a
station at the head of First street,
Friday Harbor, between the prop
erty of the NJ. E. church and the
block of land reserved by the county
for court house site, was revoked,
the site having been abandoned by
the company. and its station re-