Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-20
Administer A Direct SNUB TO
COUNTY ATTORNEY BONER. |
Counsel in HOquiam Justice
Fec Cases Despite Protest of the
Counsel Selected by the People.
Probable JOCkeYing With the Mo-
Clips Saloon License,
Correspondence to the HERALD.

Correspondence to the HERALD.
MoNrEsANo, March 1S-The board of
county commissioners met in adjourned
session last Monday, and one of their
acts was not only an undeserved snub
for County Attorney Boner, but involves
the county in an obligation to pay a
couple of hustling lawyers neat sum OF
the taxpayers money, against the earn.
est protest OF the legal advisor provided
for thep by the votes of the people. The
affair has caused cOnsidel able comment
here at the county seat, and an attempt
may be made in the courts to upset the
scheme to employ special counsel in the
Hoquam Justices fees cases.
County Attorney Boner addressed the
boar' and filed written statement to
the effect that the case was purely a
question of law, and that he felt certain
cf winning it, and protested against en-.
failing an unnecessary expense on the
county. Commissioner Sherwood agreed
with the county attorney, and opposed
the employment of special counsel, but
Davis and Arland went on record as
making an agreement with Attorneys
Abel ana Hogan to prosecute the cases
Tor one.third the amount involved, a'leg-
ing as reason that "they had under.
stood from the county attorney there
was little or no chance of winning the
cases for the county," The written and
verbal statements of the county attorney
gave no such understanding, and the
action Of the board is construed as an at.
tempt to helittle the capac ty of MIR.
Boner, and usurp the functions of his
Office. When this action was taken Mr..
Boner gave notice of his retirement from
the CA ses.
The application OF Fred Hewett, of
Aberdeen, for saloon license at Mo.
clips, which had been laid over several
times, came up for action. Mr.. Arland
declared himself opposed to saloon IL
censes; Mr.. Davis was opposed to Hew-
EFT, and Sherwood favored granting the
license, as being the first applied ior.
The application was denied, and rumor
here has it that a Hoquiam saloon man
has Dragged that he had promise from
Davis of license at Moclips, and would
get it when he was ready for it. II this
is true, MIR. Davis will find it difficult to
deliver the goods. With Arland opposed
to any license, and Sherwood feeling that
Hewett should have it, it is easy to see
that Hoquiam application would now
have rocky road to travel.
The following property was ordered
stricken from the assessment rolls, as
having been government land when as
sessed; The SE4 of NW4 of Sec. 81.
2l-9, for 1902; the NE4 of NEI of Sec.
3l.2l-8, for 1912 3; lot 10 of Sec. S.16.
s. for 1904.
Taxes for 19Ol-2-3 were ordered strick-
en- from lots II, IL, 13. blk. 5, Patterson's
| Add. to Aberdeen, the same being Il. K.
| right of way.
| The petition for creation OF dixie dis
trict at Westport was laid over.
| Samuel Benn was rebated $24 10 on
account OF double assessment on the
NE4 OF Sec. 32-2O-S, and was also re.
bated the penalty and interest ON the
same land for taxes OF 1900.
w. T. Walton, j. J. Pennypacker, W.
B. Paine and Dolie d. Winters were APP
pointed the board of education for term
Of four years.
| Mating for the court house hall, and
carpet for the clerks office, were ordered.
The surveyor was directed 20 survey
the Charles street road
Deputy Sheriff Payette was allowed
pay for such Sundays and holidays as he
worked
/ The treasurer was directed to sell to
the highest bidder lots J. 2, 3, blk II ,
and lot 8, blk. II, Depot Add. to Aber-
deem.
The auditor was authorized to purchase
a record typewriter for his office.
The following bills were laid over
Chas. Neysey, 1920; h. w. Brown,
$500; I. De Jausserand, $500; G. De
Jausserand, $l2.75.
The bill OF $40, of the town OF Elma,
for bedding destroyed by order of coro-
ner, was rejected, and bill OF the city
OF Montesano, tor $36.54, for improving
street in front of court house, was re-
ferred to the attorney. All other bills
were allowed.