The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-03
In CLATSOP COUNTY
COURT
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TRAN
sAcT ANOTHER DAYS BUSINESS
WILL BUY NEW COUNTY ROCK
cRUsHER.

ioioWihg aHaifb, IN sequence.
The report Of the striking Of the
Lewis d. Clark bridge by the steamer
Jordan some days ago, and the slight
injury consequent thereupon. made by
Keeper Nat Jones, was reviewed by the
court and the clerk directed to COM
municate with the Calender Navigation
Company on the subject. The road.
master was also ordered to look into the
injuries sustained. and report.
Letters were received and read from
j. &. Bayer. Of Portland, and Gladding,
Mclean & Co., Of Lincoln. Cal reporting
that there was about carload Of extra
pieces OF the terra Gotta for the new
court house still ON hand at the factory,
which would be supplied upon demand.
The petition Of Assessor Cornelius
for an extension Of time in which 10
report the county Assessment rolls to
the board Of equalization, to the 25th
day Of September was received, and
granted, by the court.
The new law recently enacted by Con-
gress in regard TO the processes neces-
sary in the admission of aliens to citi-
zenship, win entail the adoption Of new
papers and records, and the clerk was
directed to correspond with the clerk
Of the federal district court, at Port.
land. as the changes required, and to
report his findings to the court later on.
An order was made directing the pur-
chase OF $500 feet Of lumber, 3 inches
by IL inches, for delivery at Seaside, at
SIS per 1000 feet, from the Kelly Lum-
bor Company.
An order was made directing the sale
Of all the old cset iron debris collected
at the Young's River bridge to the Scow
Bay Iron Works, at a-cent a pound.
The July report of Road Master John
Frye, was submitted, read and ap-
proved by the court.
1t was ordered by the court that the
county saw-mill be sold at the best
possible price. and the money accruing
therefOm be applied to the purchase of
a new rock crusher for the county. The
reason given for the sale of the plant
being that the price of lumber had risen
to a figure that made its disposal
matter of economy.
1t was determined by the court that
the grade and work now being done
by Winter Brothers, on road No. 81.
must be changed over that portion of
the road from its intersection with the
picket fence on Casey's place to where
said road intersects road No. 95, and
the contract was ordered discontinued
and the road master instructed to ar
range for the operation of said piece of
said road, in such manner as would
make it feasible for driving, until the
further orders of the court.
Road Master Frye was instructed to
purchase a steel road scraper for use
upon road No. IA of the county, and re-
port in due time. He was also ordered
to provide for the new sweep necessary
on the Walluski bridge and install the
same, and report thereon, in due course.
The following named gentlemen were
named by the court as delegates from
Clatsop county to the National Irriga-
tion Convention to be held soon at
Boise, Idaho; Samuel Elmore, George
Warren, ]. Q. A. Bowlby, Asmus Brix,
and Z. c. Jeffers.
The court named the following citi-
zens of the county as fire rangers to-
wit; John Niemela 0lney district;
H. j. Auto, Push; William Larson,
Lewis & Clark; ]. c. Pope, Elsie; and
Joseph Bartoldus, Walluski
An order was made by the court yes
.erday requiring that in the future the
proper and legal affidavits shall be duly
lied with the proper officers before any |
are allowed to be made on
,he tax rolls of the county. And in this |
an affidavit was presented |
~ the sheriff covering certain error
IN the rolls of 1905, in the matter of the
assessment Of f, J. Scheidnagel, and |
he same was ordered entered and al
owed.
The bid of p. A. larsen, for the clear
ng of the right-of-way on the road be-
ween Adair's Slough and Browns dixie,
me rod wide, at S5 cents per rod, was
eceived, and accepted by the court.
The court then adjourned until August
th, when it win meet to make formal
Inspection Of a number of county roads
lpon which more or less work has been
one by contract.