Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-01-10
COUNTY COURT LOOKS
AFTER MUCH BUSINESS
County Commissioners Find
Important Matters Claim
ing Their Attention.

The Josephine County Commits
sioners have been having a regular
siege of it, the present session lasting
from Thursday morning of last week
until Wednesday evening of this week.
1t was the longest session Of
the year, as there were many import
ant matters which demanded attention
and which had to be looked after.
Among other things, the following
matters were acted upon
Upon presenting the receipt for
5000, from County treasurer Taylor,
the liquor license of George Strong.
of Leland, was extended another six
months.
W. A. Nassie presented request
for permit to run ferry across
Rogue River, on the Galioe Greek
road, having already paid to County
Treasurer Taylor the s24 yearly Ii.
cense fee. AS soon as . good bond in
the sum of 5000 is filed the license
Will De Issued.
There was quite . wrangls over
the granting Of the liquor license at
Leland, asked for by Wisemsn & Light.
The first ruling was that it be not
granted, but upon additional infor-
nation being offered, the court de.
cided to give the saloon men three
months, extending the time to April 4,
by which time they are to dispose Of
their stock of liquors and be pre-
pared to go out Of business at Le-
land.
The road viewers are directed
to meet Monday, January 20 and
view and lay out the county road
at the old ferry landing, ON Rogue
River, asked for by L. j. Everton. ct
al. and make report of same at the
February term OF court.
A like order was Issued concern.
ing the county road desired by ] G
Hill ct al. in sec "a, tip "a s, g..
west, the viewers to meet ON Tues
day, January 81 and then report at
the February term of court.
The tax levy Tor Josephine
county's running expenses was made
as follows: county tax, 514 mills; stats
mills; school, AZ mills; High Sch COL,
3 mill; roads. mills, making total
of IA mills. This makes the levy fol
the city of Grsuts Pass, 2 mills. as
against 271R mills last year. which
ought to be welcome information &c
the taxpayers of the county seat.
Roard supervisors were appointed
as follows Districts IA Morris; p
Gus Gebers; 3-Chris Eismann A
Henry Gross; 5-Out; ED Friday
7-Wm Light; S-W @ Frye; 80 6
Wald: 100 + Gentner; l1-Franl
Topping; 12-J Brown; 13-Georg,
Duncan; IA G. Hiatt l5-Jamei
+ Lewis; 16-D S Snaffer and IL
X Pierce.
Two election precincts were changed
as to their boundaries, as follows
Mount Reuben was made a part o.
Leland precinct and all that part o
Kerby lying east of the west line o
tp 80 8. 7, west, and north o.
Sucker Greek, was amended and mad,
a part of the Althouse precinct.
Lee Sill was appointed stock in
spector for Jospehine county to serv,
during the year 1908.
After much discussion, wherein tn,
applicants were represented by Attor
ney U II Clements and the peopl,
protesting by Attorney Oliver
Brown, liquor license wa, issued Il
Garout & Eusted. to conduct a saloor
in Merlin precinct.
There was an unusually large girls
of ills passed upon and ordered paiC
by the board. These will be publish
ed in the next issue of the Courier.
Calvin Busby's liquor license. il
Placer precinct was extended thre
months from January to April 4
upon receipt Of County Treasure
Taylor that the 800 license fee hs
been duly paid.
n b Meade and J N Jones wer
appointed to act with County Sur
veyor II q Perkins. as the Count
> Board of Road Viewers, for the y, a
1908.
The Rogue River Courier was desie
mated rs the official paper for Jose
= phine county, for the ensuing veal
e but the string" attached to tn
a honor was that the rate for publish
= ing the commissioners proceeding
9 should be only cent per line.
County Clerk Cheshire was il
strncted to receive bids for furnishir
q 60 tiers of black oak wood and
tiers of fir wood for use at tbe.cour