Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
COUNTY LEGISLATION.


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The county commissioners met il
special session Monday. February 81.
1905. at the court house, spending
most Of the day with Assessor Brad.
10y and his deputies discussing mat
ters relative to the assessment Of the
county.
A petition for . liquor lisssss At
CunninshaD was rejected.
In the matter Of shs petition Of
Frank Hatfield Of AZ for . county
road known ~ the Hatfield English
road, the same having been rejected
ct previous meeting for want oil
more waivsTs, il vas ordered surveyed
BY April Let. 1905. Mr.. Hatfield hav.
ing received and furnished all Access.
sary waivers.
All bids on the Stampley bridge
were rejected and . new survey with
plane and specifications ordered BY
April let.
County Auditor G. E. Amsbaugh
was appointed purchasing agent for
supplies for oil tho county officers.
Tuesday was largely taken up in
discussing road matters with various
road supervisors.
D. A. Scott, Louis A. Walton and
Miss Esther Nsw'and were appointed
- . county board Of education.
Ordered that Mrs. Stonestrest no
longer remain = county charge. and
that Mrs. Luke Conroy be given an
allowance Of $40 per month,
The resignation OF Henry thinner
man ~ jsnitor ~ the court house .was
received and accepted and d. B. John
son appointed At . salary Of go psr
month.
The petition OF 9. G. Kinoh, for =
change in the Aullan road, wee 70.
jectsd.
The county court room WA given
to the use OF the Ritsville police jus.
sice for justice court until further
orders.
The auditor was authorized to draw
. warrant for 80 psr month for the
Florence Crittsndsn miuion. said or.
der to take effect March lot, for the
year 1905. ,...
The auditor Was ordered 70 orde. .
halt dosen Piercs's codes and com.
plste cot Of Bsllingsrs codss, Nos. l,
. and 3.
Il 10 hereby ordered by tho beard Of
county commissioners, al members
csnourrins, that $1,000 b appropri.
atsd out Of the current expense fund
for the benefit Of the Open River a..
ISOLATION. for The building Of the Port
age railway around the DAlles. Ore.
gon, and it 10 hereby ordered that .
warrant for 81, 900 b issued to W. B.
Cunningham. sr., director for the
Open River association. and il i here
BY understood by the board Of county
commissioners and W. r. Cunning.
ham, Sr.. director for Adams county,
that hs will act ~ trustee for the
county Of Adams. and that hs will 70.
tain this fund until . certificate sign
I'd By the president and secretary Of
the Open River association IL received
showing the completion Of tho work,
and that II 10 granted that this o..
sociation will bs allowed one year for
the completion Of the railway for
which tho appropriation 10 made. un.
lees such association 10 providsntially
hindsred in the completion Of this
work, and should such association b.
delayed in Ito work previdentially,
then said trustee will nstiiy the board
Of county commissioners OF Adams
county, and upon bic recommendation
suoh further time may b granted for
the completion Of the work a. they
may deem advisable. II 10 hereby
understood that said warrant shall
not draw interest until maturity, that
10. on The completion Of said work.
Ordered, that the auditor draw .
warrant for % each mosth in favor Of
the Pacific States Telephone and Tel.
sgraph CO. fer the four phonss used
in the court house.
J. u. Baton was given the priv.
less Of renting the county poor farm,
the south halt Of southeast quarter
seo. 1859, for one.third the crop,
delivered in the warehouse at Provi.
dsnce.
The board completed TO labo,s
Thursdsy evening and adjournsd cine
die.
Last year 1854, 10 acres Of public
lands passed out Of government con.