Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-06-15
Commissioners Court.
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sired improvements, with the character
and extent and estimated cost thereof.
The Court being fully advised in the
premises, 1t is ordered that the road
supervisor act rs road master in said
matter in said road district, and he is
hereby directed to prepare plans and
specifications OF the Improvements de-
cided upon and to advertise for bids by
posting notices for a period of 10 days
in three public places in said road dis.
trict for making said improvements
and if the road or roads upon which
said improvements are to be made have
not been surveyed and plated as by
law provided, then said road master
shall require the County Surveyor, or
some other competent engineer, to sur
vey and plat tine same in the manner
provided for laying ont county roads
and it is further ordered that said i'm
provements shall be under the super
vision of said road master, and he shall
be governed by,and such improvements
shall be made in accordance with, the
provisions of the law relating to the
construction and Improvement of coun-
ty roads out of the general fund, wher-
ever the same may be applicable. 1t is
further ordered that all improvements
made from said special road fund shall
commence at the initial point of i'm
provement, as specified in said resolu-
tion of notice to this Court, and, SO far
as practicable, carried on continuously
toward the terminal point; aud it is
further ordered that the County Clerk
furnish said road master with copy Of
this order.
G. NJ. Brown, County Judge,
GEORGE KING, Commissioner,
f.. A THOMPSON, Commissioner
In the matter of the Oregon 4 Cali.
fornla r. r. Co. for refund OF taxes.
The Oregon & California r. r. Co.,
corporation, having heretofore. towit,
on the Sd day of april, 1906, filed its pc.
tition praying for refund OF taxes for
the wears 1893, 1895, 1901. 1902 and 1908.
on the real property listed IN said petit
tion, which property was not ut the
time of said assessment the property of
the petitioner; and il further appearing
to the Court that the said petition is
correct, and that the petitioner is en-
titled to refund of taxes so paid for
said wears, it is now therefore ordered.
adjudged and decreed that the County
Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to draw warrant in favor
of the Oregon & California h. r. Co., in
the sum Of Sl9.SS.
c. M. BRowN, County Judge,
GEORGE KING, Commissioner,
f. A. THOMPSON, Commissioner.
In the matter of the petition of the
Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany for cancellation of tax: The
Oregon & California Railroad Company,
a corporation, having heretofore, towit,
on the Sd day OF April, 1906, filed its
petition praying for cancellation of
taxes for the years 1892, 1898, 1908 and
1904, of the se4 OF neI and se4 of
nw4 section 7, township u 2south, range
8 west; and it further appearing to the
court that for the years 1892 and 1898
the said property was assessed to Frank
Chambeys; that the said Frank Cham
bers did not have at the time of either
OF said assessments any right, title or
interest in or to the property; that for
the year 1898 the said property was also
assessed to the Oregon & California r.
r. Co and the tax duly paid; that the
tax under said assessment to Frank
Chambers for the year 1892 was liot
paid, but remains and is delinquent and
an apparent cloud upon the title to the
property that for the year 1893 the tax
under said assessment to Frank Cham
bers was paid under mistake of fact;
that for the years 1893 and 1891 the se4
of the nw1l of said section was duly
and legally assessed to the Oregon &
California r. X. Co. and the tax there
under duly paid that for both of said
years the said property was also assessed
to "Unknown Owner" that the tax
under said second assessment was not
paid, but remains and is Delinquent;
that for the year 1903 the property was
sold on account OF said delinquent tax
to o1incoln county; that no redemption
has been had from said sale. 1t is now,
therefore, ordered, adjudged and de.
creed that the County Clerk be, and he
is hereby authorized and instructed to
cancel the record of assessment OF the
SEA OF neg aud se14 OF nw4 section I,
township II south, range west, for the
years 1899 and 1893 to Frank Chambe
all records of delinquency Hereunder,
/ to refund to the said Frank Chambers
or his assigns the amount paid by him
under said second and double assess
ment of the said property for the year
1898 upon delivery to the County Clerk
of quiJclaim deed conveying the said
property to the Oregon & California II.
X. Co., or such other evidence of a
waiver of claim or title to the property
as may be satisfactory to this court;
that the Sheriff of Lincoln county be,
and he is hereby authorized and in-
structed To cancel the record of assess
ment for the years 1908 and 1904 of The
se14 of nWA of said section to I'm
known Owner" and all record of de.
liuquency Hereunder, and TO cancel
and satisfy the record of sale to Lincoln
county OF the said property Oh account
of said delinquent taxes for the year
1903, and the outstanding certificate oi
sale therefor.
&. M. BRowN, County Judge,