The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-30


General Fund ...............S4, %
Road District No. fund. ,.... 555,6e
Road District No. 4 fund. -. 1000
Road District No. fund. 49,. 10000
Road District No. l2 fund ...... 2000
Road District No, Is fund -. 1885
Road District No. Is, fund. 49,. l60.05
Nehalem Road No. IL fund. $500
Astoria Road Poll Tax. ....... 60y00
Total amount of claims al
The Court having examined the plat
of "Hay Stack Rock Park finds that
the name does not conflict with any
other plat in this county, that the taxes
have been paid, and that there is no
adjacent town or plated land and the
same is in all respects in conformity
with law. Ordered that the Court here
by approves said plat and the endorse
ments approved is ordered to be made
upon the plat.
1t appearing to the court from the pc
tition of c. S. Brown and IA others;
that the portion of county road No. 50
between the Lewis & Clark draw bridge
and the right angle in said road where
it turns north towards the addition of
Merriweather Downs is sixty feet in
width. That the extension of said road
both east and west from said point is
only 40 feet in width. That there is
no occasion, or benefit, to have this por-
ton of the road wider than the road
east or west therefrom. That 40 feet
is sufficiently wide for the needs and
accommodations of the public. The
court after considering said matter. it
is ordered that the matte be continued
until the September term of the court.
Communication from T. S. Cornelius,
County Assessor, requesting that the
time for the completion of the assess.
ment roll be extended until Sept. 25.
1t appearing to the court that the late
decision of the Supreme Court, regard
ing exemptions, has necessitated large
amount of extra work. 1t is therefore
ordered that the time be extended as re-
quested.
Ordered that the assessor be allowed
clerical assistance to write up new
lot book for the use of his office.
In the matter of the road petitiored
for by Frank Bohnart and Others, as
follows, to-wit Beginning on the south
line of the Fred Beerman D. /. G. in
sections 27, 2S, 80 and 81, 7. n. R. 10
west, where it intersects the county
road running from Seaside to the Elk
Creek House, thence east on said south
line of said Beerman d. L. c. to the
east line of Section 33, thence in an
easterly direction by the most practic-
able route to point on the east line
of the s. w. of Section "a, said
Township and Range, where said quar-
ter section line is intersected by the
base of the hill at Beerman Creek, said
road to be 40 feet wide.
It is ordered that w. E. Cole, r. G.
F. Astbury, County Surveyor and John
Frye, Road Master, constituting the
Board of Road Viewers, be and they are
hereby instructed to proceed to lay out,
survey and view said road as petitioned
for, and that they meet at Seaside on
the 9th day of August, at 10 o'clock a.
m.
Report of County Clerk and County
Treasurer for six months ending June
3d. 1906, also Sheriff's account as ex-
amined by Mr.. Geo. P. Clark, expert ac-
countant, read and examined by the
Court. Ordered that the reports be pub
lished in condensed form, together with
the report of Mr.. Clark
Communication from c. Hunt, Super
visor of Road District No. 9, requesting
that bridge be built across Bear
Creek on the Carlson Road. Ordered
that the clerk write the supervisor to
advise the court as to the height, length
and amount of lumber required for said
bridge.
Communication read from Nat Jones,
Keeper of the Lewis & Clark draw bridge
No. 2, stating that the steamer Jordan
had damaged the bridge while towing a
raft through the draw. Ordered that
the clerk ask the Calender Navigation
Co. for a report on the matter.
Application of the Seaside Spruce
Lumber Company for use of the county
road scraper. Ordered filed as the scrap