Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-04-11
OUR COUNTY DADS
REPORT OF SHORT SESSION
HELD LAST WEEK.
Chief Business Of the Meeting Was to Award
Contracts. Judge Pearson Turned Down.
Another Batch Of Contracts Called For,
Etc.

The Board OF County Commissioners
were in session two days last week and
transacted the following business:
j. B. Haynes was appointed tax collect
in road district 4, in place Of J. A.
Ingram, who failed to qualify.
j. Casters license for Porter ferry was
renewed for one year.
Bonds OF j. N. Gwinn, G. w. Baremore
and Robert Chabot, poll tax collectors,
were approved.
Chas. McIutyre appeared in response
to an invitation to explain why he had
building in county road near Damon g
store. He stated that Mr.. Damon, w.
w. Kurz and Robert Cha bot also had
buildings in the road and ne was ready
to move if they did. Referred to county
surveyor to ascertain how much Of a
settlement there is on the county road in
west end OF county.
Licenses to sell liquor were granted to
Beckwith & White of Oakville and Fred
Ferren Of Westport.
County Treasurer Weatherwax tender
ed his resignation, but no action was
taken by the board.
There was a big batch OF bidders on
county road and bridge contracts, which
were awarded as follows:
j. B Tillotson of Portland secured the
contract to rebuild the bridge across the
Satsop river for 81 1851 50. to include re-
timberingand new piers.
The contract for Garrard cree bridges
was awarded to J. w. Criss of Oak, lille
for 81 ,04O.
The contract to build the approach to
the Dan Gleeson bridge was let to Schafer
Bros. at $500.
The Baremore road contract went to r.
Carl for 81 200.
Contract for bridge across Satsop gulch
went to w. Mowry for $3.50.
| The Vidette having offered to do most
OF the county advertising for nothing,
was given advertising contract for year
beginning July |.
The contract for job-printing was
awarded to the Hoquiam Washngtonian
G. Glenn and Valentine Bros. having
offered to furnish 100 cords of wood at
IS per cord, contract was divided between
them.
A petition for the vacation of part OF
George Smith road was referred to the
surveyor.
Judge Pearson, the Aberdeen justice
who pulls down salary OF 500 month
from the county, put in a bill for fuel,
light and rent, which was rejected.
Geo. Smith complained that part OF
his road had been fenced in by Jesse
Nelson referred to surveyor.
1hb treasurer was ordered to transfer
all the money from county Indebtedness
fund to bond redemption fund, in antici-
patton OF a payment on county bonds.
The auditor was instructed to call fol
bids for furnishing 900 feet OF um Der
and timber at Grand Forks for roads and
bridges on the Wishkah.
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advertise for bids for replacing two
bridges and culverts on West Satsop road
for opening change of county road con.
Meeting Holman and Robertson roads
easterly side Of railroad in section 1918.
II; for building 55.foot bridge over
Chenois creek in sec. 15-1S.11, with ap.
proaches; for planking $500 feet OF
Hoquiam and London road for rebuild
ing 53-foot bridge on Deazene creek
sec. 1915; for lowering Is feet and re-
building Elbow rifle bridge with 400 fee
Of approach and grading to connect; fol
opening that part Of Titus road between
stations q and 1879. in sections and 10
twp 1876; for repairing Westport dock in
certain places.
The surveyors report on Joe creel
bridge was set for hearing Mayo.
The Electric Light company was mott
fed to remove lights from court room.
The board will meet April 10 to settle
with the county treasurer.
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