The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
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! Road District No. l2....,,,.. 10000
Road District No. l4....... d9j
Petition OF Ralph Sloop and Others
for a county road. continued until the
( June term OF the court.
/ Ordered that an election be held on
] Monday the 4th day of June, 1906, to
vote for or against prohibition OF the
sale of intoxicating liquors for bcver-
age purposes for Astoria Precinct No,
9, only, OF Clatsop County.
Statement OF the sheriff filed showing
that he has assessed property for the
year 1905 to the value of Sl01j.5l,
Ordered that the clerk charge the sheriff
with the amount so assessed
Ordered that the claim of the East
ern Investment Company for refund
of taxes. be not allowed.
1t is ordered that the clerk draw a
warrant ON the court house fund in
favor OF the Minneapolis. Steel L Ma.
ehinery Company in the sum OF S2s53.T
being in full for steel necessary to
complete the court house. And it is
further ordered that the clerk draw n
warrant on the court house fund in the
sum of $93297 in favor OF Hastie &
Dougan being in full for the stone
necessary to complete the building
Complaint having been made to the
members of the court regarding the al.
lowance to the district attorney for
office rent, there being no office in
the present court house for said officer
and the following communication hav-
ing been filed at the time OF tine allow
ance of said S25.
To the Honorable County Court Of
Clatsop County:
Gentlemen:-I hereby request that
and district attorney for the year 1906,
or that in lieu of same you allow me
the sum of $25 per month for the ex.
pen,e of the office which | have at
present.
You are undoubtedly aware that the
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the officer of the county, also that the
county court has power to provide offices
and furniture, books, stationery, fuel
and light therefor for the county off
GERS.
| have never heretofore asked the
court to provide for any portion of the
expense of my office, on account of
the increased work for the county dur
ing the past year, / am compelled to
hire extra help.
Therefore, | have determined to re.
quest only what the law clearly en-.
titles me to, that is the appropriation
of the sum mentioned above.
Respectfully yours,
HARRISON ALLEN.
The court now rules that it was right
in granting same and still adheres to
its former ruling.
It appearing to the court from the
minutes of the special tax levy meeting
in district No. II, that the sum of 5000
was to be expended on the Fishhawk
road, the supervisor of said road dis
trict No. II, VIM. Jones is hereby in
structed to improve the road by eX-
pending the amount as soon as possible.
And it appearing that in same minutes
the sum Of 5000 was to be expended
from the west boundary of said road
district on road No. II to the 34-mile
stake, the supervisor is instructed to
expend same as soon as same can be
done profitably. And it further ap.
pearing from the same minutes that the
sum of 5000 was set aside for the inn
provement Of said road No. II from the
36-mile stake to the 39-mile stake and
as most of this will be in the shape of
puncheoning said road, the supervisor
is requested to inform the court of the