The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-13
COMMISSIONERS MEET AGAIN
And Transact All Kinds of Busines-Appoint
Sheep Inspector. Road Supervisors tor
Districts Number One, Two and Three
And Allow Bills for the Past Quarter.

The board OF county commissioners OF kltti
tas county, Washington. met IN regular Scs'
sion Present: Edgar PeaSc. chairman OF the
board: A. NJ. Wright and John 4. Taylor, com
missioncrs. and II. NJ. Baldwin, auditor and ex-
oilicio clerk OF said board.
In the matter OF the care OF Edith Anderson,
II county charge: the Northwestern Home Find
ing Association was allowed Sl2 per month for
the care OF Edith Anderson. county charge,
until She can he placed III the washington
School for Defective Youth.
In the matter OF increasing monthly allow
ancc for the Northwestern Home Finding As
ISOLATION. MIR. j. W.lWilliams, manager OF the
Northwestern Home Finding Association APP
pcarng before the board, and upon his showing
that the present monthly allowance OF sl5 "
has been quite Inadequate for the care or chill
drtn said association has taken from TINS coun'
ty, the board ordered that their allowance be
increased to 800 oo per month, commencing April
list, 1903.
Lennon, sheep inspector. The resignation OF
Malcolm McLennan, sheep inspector was ac'
cepted.
In the matter OF appointing ashecp inspector
Mr.. A. j. Damman was appointed As sheep IN
spector to iii the vacancy made by the reslg-
nation made by the resignation OF Malcolm Me
Lehman.
In the matter Of appointing n county game
warden. a petition signed by l0l citizens. re
queSting the appointment OF W. r. ltccfs lor
game warden, having been presented to the
board was considered favorably and W. #,
Beers was duly appointed county game warden.
salary OF said game warden to be MY dollars
protection fund and only any money in said
fund.
In the matter OF erroneous assessment OF B
B Holmes Mr. b. Is. Holmes appeared bcforc
the board with recommendation from w NJ
kcnney, county assessor, that the valuation Of
the n f.. J.. OF section p. township -, range II.
f.. W. NJ, be reduced from $4,000 to Sl2ior;
that an error was made in arriving al said va!u-
ation on account of Inadequate maps as to
where the land was situated relative to the
Cascade Canal companys ditch. The board
.ff.arf tI1,t Ri 10
same to toe true, and the tax having been paid
undeg protest by Il. Is. Holmes. the county
treasurer. was ordered to refund to the said
Is. Is. Holmes the amount collected IN excess OF
what the tax would hove been on II valuation OF
sl24O.0o. and correct the assessment rolls ac.
curdingly.
In the matter Of conveyance OF south one half
Is - OF northeast one quarter me - OF sec
tion 3, township -, north range ~, +, W. NJ
Whereas, at "a public sale ~ real estate held on
the sth day OF March. 1907 pursuant to a real
estate tax judgment entered in the superior
court of Chean county. state Of Washington. on
the 10th day Of February, 1907. in proceedings
to fOrecloS" tax liens upon real estate and an
order OF sale duly issued hy said court. said
kittitas county. duly purchased in compliance
with the laws OF the state of Washington. the
south one half & ~ 81 the north castunc- quar-
ter tnci. Of section >, township %, north rangc
~, f.. ". NJ.
And whereas the above described land was
not subject to taxation at the time the tax was
LEVIED upon which said judgment OF forcclos-
urc was rendered. for the reason the title to
the same was in the government OF the United
States. and whereas the title to said land
passed from the United States to one Mary
Batvia in October 1908 and has since been con
vcSed to John kuclbN. and whereas said party
i now DESTROYS that said kittiias county make
quit claim deed OF said property to him in or.
der to remove the cloud and clear the title to
>Iid property Il is therefore resolved hy the
hoard of county commissioners of kittita>
county, Washington. that the chairman OF sand
board OF county commissioners be- and is here.
by authorized To- execute "A ult-calm deed Of
said south half Is - OF the northeast quarter
In ~ OF section hvc 80 township twenty
three (23j. north rang" nineteen U1) east Of
Willamette Meridian. and that the county aud
ltOr duly attest the same.
In the matter of tn" petition Of 4. l.. McCum-
Der ct al, for "a franchise to erect poles and
wires for "A telephone line along certain public
highways. 4 petition was presented to the