Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-02-15
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Business Transacted in Regular
Session.
TOLEDO, Or, Feb. 6. 1907.


Commissioner; Hon. John Fogarty,
County Commissioner; Ira Wade. Coun-
ty Clerk; James H. Ross. Sheriff
In the matter of the Salmon River
toll road AT this time came on for
consideration the above entitled matter,
and it duly appearing to the Court from
the petition filed herein by citizens of
the Salmon River country that CON
siderable dissatisfaction exists over the
manner in which said toll road is being
operated by Drs. Smith and Goucher,
the lessees thereof; and it further APP
pearing that the people of said country
desire the county to assume control of
said toll road, and it further Appearing
from statements and testimony offered
now in open court by said lessees, Drs.
Smith and Goucher, that they are de-
sirous of selling out their interest in
said toll road to Lincoln county at a
price considerable less than the actual
cost thereof; and it further appearing
to the Court that said Drs. Smith and
Goucher have caused to be built five
good and substantial bridges in said
Lincoln county on said toll road across
Salmon river and its tributaries; and it
further appearing from the report of
Commissioners Thompson and Fogarty
that the estimated costs of improve
ments made by said Drs. Smith and
Goucher on said toll road amounts to
more than $1,000, and at this time the
Court offers to pay Drs. Smith and
Goucher the sum of $1,000 for said
bridges, improvements and their sur
render of their lease to said toll road
to said Lincoln county, the people of
Salmon River country paying said Drs.
Smith and Goucher thereon the sum of
5000, making total sum paid for said
bridges, Improvements and surrender of
said lease of $1,000; that said lease to
said Salmon, River toll road was ex-
ecuted by the County Court of said
county for and on behalf of said county
to said Drs. Smith and Goucher on the
9th day OF November, 1908, for a period
OF 10 years next ensuing. Now, there
fore, the Court being fully advised in
the premises and after due consider.
alton, believing it to be to the best
interest of Lincoln county and Its in
habitants, it is ordered aud adjudged
that the County Clerk issue to Drs.
Smith and Goucher county warrant
in the sum OF $1,000 in full payment on
the part of said Lincoln county for
said bridges, Improvements and the sur
render of any and all rights which they
or either of them may have IN or tt
said toll road by virtue of said lease or
otherwise; that said county warrant be
so issued upon the said surrender of
said lease duly assigned to Lincoln
county, Oregon, to said County Clerk.
Ig the matter of the Salmon River
toll road. At this time it duly appear
ing 10 the Court that the lessees, Drs.
Smith and Goucher, have sold all their
light, title and interest in and to the
Salmon River toll road to Lincoln
county, and have duly assigned and
transferred their lease Co said road to
said Lincoln county, and the Court
being fully advised in the premises, it
is ordered by the Court that said lease
be and the same is hereby cancelled
aud held for naught.
In the matter of the Spout Creek
bridge at Frank Davis aud other small
bridges in that vicinity. 1t is ordered
that Commissioner Frank Thompson be
and he is hereby given full power and
and authority TO Inspect SAID bridges
and cause to be zone in the premises
whatever, in mis- judgment, should be
done to rebuild said bridge across Spout
Creek al Frank Davis aud to repairing
SAID other small bridges and report to
this Court his proceedings therein.
in the matter of the s3l 60 delivered
to the Comfy Clerk by j. q. Plank as
money overdrawI by said Plank from
the County Treasurer. 1t duly appear.
ing that on October, 1894, one j. g.
Plank delivered to the County Clerk
the sum OF s3l .65 as money ovel-drawn
by said Plank in connection with his
work on the Newport.Slletz county
road and il further appearing that
said money has been held 10y said Clerk
by request OF the County Court to the
p,esent time: and it further appearing