Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-10-12


S20O as part payment on the contract
price of said work, the Court being
fully advised in the premises, it is or.
dered that the County Clerk of Lincoln
| County Issue warrant for the said
sum of 5000 in favor of said John A.
PETERSON as part payment of the con-
tract price for said work.
In the matter of the illegal taxes
paid by f. II. Macdonald on lots and
8 in block 1, in the CITY of Newport
AT this time came on to be heard the
petition of f. III. Macdonald pravinp
for an order OF this Court recurring the
County Clerk to issue to him county
warrant in the sum of Sc 60 on the
County Treasurer of Lincoln County.
Oregon, in payment of taxes illegally
PAID TO said county; and it duly an.
pearing to the Court from said petition
and the evidence adduced in support
thereof that said lots and 8 in block
in the city of Newport, Oregon, we're
assessed to the estate of j i BulIns
for the year 1898, and the taxes so as.
sessed became delinuuent and were NOT
paid; that said lots were sold 70 Lincoln
County, Oregon, byit Sheriff thereof
on the 24th day OF April, 1900, to satisfy
said delinquent taxes: that thereafter
said County did, on the 7th day of July.
1902, the time for the redemption Of
said iots having expired, sell at statu-
tory tax sale said lots to r p Swora.
that on the 25th day of April, 1905, the
said F; Ii. Macdonald purchased for
valuable consideration said lots from
SAID b. f. Swope; that thereafter the
oherl1 OF SAID county threatened to
sell SAID lots at the statutory sale in
July, 1906, for taxes which had become
delinquent prior to the delinquent tax
es Tor which property had been sold to
SAID county and for taxes delinquent
prior to the statutory sale of July, 1902,
ana IN order to prevent said sale at
SAID statutory tax sale of July, 1906.
the said +. II. Macdonald paid, under
protest, to said Sheriff, the sum of SC. go:
that said statutory sale in July, 1905.
could not legally have been made for
the reason that the title to said land
had vested absolutely in Lincoln County
by virtue OF the delinquent tax sale of
1898 to said County and the expiration
OF the time for redemption from said
sale, without any redemption having
been made, and also by the sale of said
lots In July, 1902, at said statutory tax
sale; wherefore, the Court being fully
advised in the premises, it is ordered
by the Court that the County Clerk of
Lincoln County, Oregon, issue to said
+. II. Macdonald county warrant in
the sum of $3.50, in payment for said
taxes so illegally paid by him to said
County, on the County Treasurer of
said County.
+. A. THOMPSON, Commissioner,
JOHN FoGARTY, Commissioner.
In the matter of the plat of Cart.
wright's subdivision to the city of New
port. AT this time-namely, the Sd
day OF October, 19O6-came on for con.
sideration the approval of the plat of
Cartwright's subdivision to the CITY of
Newport, Oregon, and it duly appearing
to the Court that said plat conforms to
the provisions of sections l and 2 of an
act to provide the manner of approving
and recording plats of towns and addi.
lions and the vacation thereof, and fix
ing the fee for such service, filed in the
ofhce OF the Secretary of State Febru-
ary II, 1905; that no other CITY, town
or addition in Lincoln county, Oregon,
bears the said name of Cartwright's
subdivlsien; that the streets therein are
laid out to conform to adjoining plats,
and that all taxes aud assessments have
been paid. Wherefore, the Court being
fully advised in the premises, it is or
dered by the Court that said plat of
Cartwrights subdivision to the city of
Newport, Lincoln county, Oregon, be
and the same is hereby approved.
b. +. SwoPE, County Judge,
+. A. THOMPSON, Commissioner,
JOHN FOGARTY, Commissioner.
In the matter OF rebuilding the ap
proach to the bridge spanning Big Elk
river at Elk City. At this time came
on for consideration the sealed bids
submitted to the Court relative to re-
bnilding the south approach to the
bridge spanning Big Elk river at Elk
City, and after due inspection of the
said sealed bids submitted, the Court
finds that the bid Of Charles Allen of
Elk City, Lincoln County, Oregon, is
the best bid submitted to rebuild said
approach to said bridge, the same being
In the sum of S345, provided the six
most southerly bents can be used in
said work; and II the same are found
unsound and unfit for said use, then
the contract price for said work is to be
$3.50. The Court having carefully ex-
amined said bid and the plans and
specifications thereof submitted by said
Charles Allen, and heing fully advised
in the premises, it is ordered that the
contract for rebuilding said approach
be and the same is hereby let to said
Charles Allen for the said sum OF s345,
provided said SIX bents can be used,
otherwise the contract price therefor
hal Ix-0 - =.
bp the Court that said Charles Allen
enter into written contract relative to
said work with Lincoln County, by and
through Is. f. Swope as County Judge,
and also give a good and sufficient
bond unto said County in the sum { f
$500 for the faithful performance OF
said contract. And IL is further or
dered that said work be completed
according to plans and specifications
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