The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-19
Big String Of Affairs Disposed OF
Yesterday.
ORDERS MADE IN COURT
Road Contracts Lst-county Poor Are
Provided For-Local Option Pro-
claimed in Three Precincts
Routine 0rders-Busy Day

The county court OF Clatsop county
met in adjourned session yesterday
MORNING at o'clock with Judge c. j
Trenchard and Commissioner William
Larsen on the bench, and Deputy Sheriff
Ziegler in charge of the records:
The court at once proceeded with the
unfinished matters from the initial meet
ing OF the month, and disposed of the
same, as follows:
In the matter of the bids for the clear.
ing of the right of way for road No u
from the school house to the l6-mile
post, the bid of ]. c. Dunkin, at SO
cents per rod, or 1856 per mile, hereto
fore filed, was deemed the best and low.
est. and the contract for the work was
awarded to them, under a bond in the
sum of $500, and a stipulation that the
work shall be done by April |, 1907
And the county attorney directed te
draw the necessary papers, and the road
master and county surveyor were direct
ed to mark out the road plainly.
In the matter of clearing the right OF
way on road No. "A. there were no bids
on file, but VI. S. Jensen appearing and
agreeing to do the work as specified by
the court, at 800 for eighty rods the
contract was let to him, under bond OF
$50, and the necessary papers were or
dered drawn in this behalf.
In the matter of the Lewis & Clark
bridge fund, it appearing to the court,
from the statement of the county treas
urer at hand. that there was Sl4G695 in
cash aayilable in the treasury, and the
sum of S5524l2, in audited claims as
against the same, the court ordered that
the proper transfer be made from the
general fund of the sum Of S4057l7, and
placed in the said Lewis & Clark bridge
fund, in accordance with the provisions
made bv the court at the January term
last. "... ,.'.
Elliott & johnson, the contractors fol-
the repairing of certain section OF road
No. II, having asked for months addi-
tional time, the court deferred granting
the extension, until such future time as
the matter might prove to be actually
necessary.
In the matter of county aid asked
for in behalf of John McGregor, it was
ordered by the court, that Josiah West
provide for him at the rate OF SS per
month, beginning on June 18th.
The bond of W. A. Sherman, as county
treasurer was fixed by the court at
$4,000. the usual sum in such case, the
same to be arranged as heretofore,
through the banks Of the city.
In the matter of the official bond Of
NJ. R. Pomeroy, as tax collector of the
county, the same was fixed in the sum
of $4,000, and the matter deferred for
further action until the court can confer
with Mr. Pomeroy, the whole matter to
be adjusted at the adjourned session on
June 9th.
The court reviewed the returns in the
matter Of the election for local option in
John Day precinct No. /, and in Astoria
precinct No. 6, and Astoria precinct No
7, heretofore held, and declared these
several precincts duly carried for said
principle and ordered that each and all
of said precincts be subject TO the opera
tion Of local option, on and after July
], 1905,
Orders were made by the court pro-
Yiling for the purchase Of certain deed
and Other records, needed by the county
clerk IN the administration Of bis office
In the matter Of county aid for Franz
Laurie, II was ordered by the court, that
the sum of 80 per month be awarded
IN this behalf, and that the same be OK
pended by william sorglu0d laurie