The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-08


tion OF said contract. suit viii be com
) menced at once upon the bond.
The clerk was also directed to no.
tify ], r. wherry that unless the
roadmaster files a report at the next
meeting OF the court. showing the
completion OF the bridge near the
Jacobson place, the contract will he
let TO other parties, and no allowance
made him for work already done
thereon
The bond OF C. W. Master. as con-
stable Of the Svensen district, In the
sum OF $1,000, was presented examined
and duly approved by the court,
A petition was presented asking for
certain road Improvements In road dis
trict No. Is. and the roadmaster was
ordered TO proceed with the same In
due course
A communication was received from
the Hume Mills people In relation to
bridge on the county road near
there. and was duly examined, but
as Roadmaster Frye had already at
tended to the same the matter was
passed without further orders.
A petition was received and read.
from Maria Boscovich, In the matter
OF tax exemption on a certain mort
gage, but 1t appearing to the court
that the mortgage in question had
never been cancelled of record, the
petition was denied.
The formal statement OF Sheriff
NJ. r. Pomeroy az to the credits due
1905. In the matter of rebates, errors
and double assessments, was present
ed in open court, and duly scrutlnzed !
by the court and It was ordered that |
the clerk credit the sheriff in the fol- !
foling sums, to-wit: On account of the .
3 per cent rebates, $562416; on ac-
count of errors and double assessments !
s1.5O2.31.
A petition was received and read, .
coming from J, W. Baker, praying for
an exemption in the sum Of $6.25, and |
the court being advised that the same
was due to an error In the Office Of .
the assessor a warrant was ordered
drawn to cover the same In favor OF
petitioner
In the matter Of the appointment
of delegates to the Trans Mississippi
Congress, the court appointed J. w.
Welch as such delegate, from Clatsop
county and the clerk was directed to
notify the commission Of such action.
The report Of Roadmaster Frye was
received and read and duly approved
as was his action in the matter Of
clearing the Buchanan trail at an ex-
pense of 5000.
In regard to the trail In Clatsop
county, running from the Walsh place
to the south county line, the court
was advised tha the mail carriers
horse had broken leg in crossing the
same on Wednesday last, and the road
master declaring that the same could
be made safe at an expenditure Of
800, 1t was ordered by the court that
he secure the services Of several COM
petent men to cut out the roots and
puncheon the same at the worst places {
on the route, but not to exceed said I
sum Of expense.
Tn the matter Of the putting in Of I
luncheon on the road from Jewell to I
Elsie, near the Twee(e place, the
court was Of the opinion that puncheon
was the cheaper material to use, 1t
was ordered that Road Supervisor
James JamisOn proceed at once to post
calls for bids for the supplying and
placing Of the same, such bids to be
to the office Of the county ]
clerk on the 10th Of the present month
and when received, the court and
clerk to open same, and make an !
award in this behalf and fix the bond {
In the premises.
The petition for the construction Of
q road in district No. 5, from c. S.
Dow and others, the same was read !
and continued for the proof Of notice {
and thereupon the court adjourned un
Ill the hour Of o'clock this morning. I