The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-23
OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
For the Month Of May, 1907.
Monday, May 8.

Monday, may o.
The board met in regular session
pursuant to adjournment, all members
being present.
Minutes of the month of April read
and approved
ON. ial bonds approved dis follows
j. V. Lewis, justice OF peace OF wal
lula Precinct, and w. H. Case, road
supervisor of Road Dist, No. 4.
Plats approved as follows: Town
site Of Two Rivers; Wilson's Second
addition to Walla Walla; Browns
addition to Walla Walla.
Petition of W. s. Wolfkill for re-
duction of personal property tax OF
1899 rejected. Refund of $3.50 or
dered given Frank L. Phillips on his
1906 personal property tax. Auditor
instructed to draw warrant for $3478.76
in favor of Agricultural Fair associa-
ton. August H. Sonnenburg granted
license to operate ferry across Snake
river at a point in the N. w. IA, Sec
9, TIP. 10, n, r. 33, E. w. M. c. c..
Sherman granted license to conduct a
saloon in Wallula.
Bids from the following firms for
doing the County printing WIRE opened
and read-Wash. Fig. & Book Mfg.
Co.; S. D. Goodell & Son; Inland Ptg
& Binding Co.: The Armstrong Print
cry: Evening Bulletin. The bid of the
been determined to be the lowest. said
firm was awarded the contract, subject
to the approval of bond of $500, to
be presented to the Board.
Surveyor ordered to make examina
ton of the road petitioned for by Hen
~ Eiffert and others. Personal prop
erty tax of J. P. Garvey for 1906 or
dered cancelled for an amount of $505.
Auditor instructed to draw a warrant
for $3.50 in favor of T. G. Davies
as payment for land acquired for
road purposes. Whereupon the Board
adjourned until tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 7.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. all members being present.
Hearing upon the Surveyors report
of the County road petitioned for by
Gid Cummings ct al. set for Monday,
June 3. at 10 a. m.
Hearing upon the Surveyors report
Of the County road petitioned for by
June 8. at 1890 a. m.
Hearing upon the Surveyors report
Of the County road petitioned for by
Geo. E. Lambdin ct. al, set for Mon
day, June 3. at II a. m.
Personal property tax Of II. J.
Schnepper for 1906 ordered cancelled
in the sum of 5000.
Appointment of Chas. L. Whitney as
deputy sheriff approved
Claims against the county were ex-
amined and allowed as follows. and
in payment of the same as per warrant
register Current expense fund.
s6909.0S. Road & Bridge fund. s4115.s6:
Road Dist. No. fund I2255.25;
Road Dist. No. 2 fund. s1351.10: Road
Dist. No 3 fund. s1s43.10: Road Dist.
No. 4 fund $142S.50; Game protection
fund, s35; Soldiers relief fund. $3.50:
County Ayr. Fair fund, STATISTIC; Total
s21.43275.
Claims against the County were dis
allowed as follows: o. P. Rand. s27:
ST. Marys hospital, ss2.25; James
Christensen, SIS. '-'.'<--'* p.
Treasurer instructed to mark the
tax rolls to embrace the new road dis
trict, (No. A. dating from April J.
1907.
Whereupon the Board adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 8.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members being present ex-
cept H. H. Hanson.
Hearing of the petition of the Walla
Walla Valley Traction Co. for author
ity to construct an electric railway
on East Pleasant street set for
o'clock p. M, Monday, July 1, 1907.
Hearing upon the surveyors report
of the petition of Eugene Lennon ct.
al, for the vacation of a county road
set for 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday, June
4. 1907
Surveyor ordered to make examina
ton of the County road petitioned for
by A. K. Durant ct. al.
Whereupon the Board adjourned I'M
til Monday, June 8, 1897.
Approved,
Attest. GEO. STRUTHERS,
]. n. McCaw, Chairman
County Auditor and Ex-Officio
Clerk of the Board.