The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Jan. IA, 1908.

Jan. IA, 1903.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Bills allowed as follows:
III H Magee, supplies for Mrs McGin-
mis-, two months. $40 90
11s Thos R Major, freight on cuiveerts,, -
119 Valley Tribune, printing notice of
100 DALEY, four quilts for county
12l Savage. express on supplies. 2oS
122 Prindle & BrOuillet blacksmith
work, district road and bridge2 o.. 400
12s Pioneer Bindery and Printing Co,
blanks for county. .......... 10 90
124 Echo Valley sawmill, lumber, dis
trict road and bridge 2. II 60
125 W L Terry, water rent to April LIST,
1876 F Bottorff. expense OF county as
m vsns:ss e ST.
27 N Gammage. constable, State VS.
1913 J S A White, guard, State; VS. Ham.
1877 Jess Dobbson, guard, State VS. Ham.
l27 Jess Dobson livery. .::...:...:.. 50
127 J Randall, board of prisoner. .... 200
127 Randall, witness and mileage,
State vs. Hammond. ..... 22O
12s Shaw 4 Borden Co, blanks for coun-
1873 Western Typewriter Co, repairs ior = ~
100 Stevens County Rev1eiiiiiie,, printing
for superintendent of schools. 80. SO
It appearing to the board that the
heating plant for the court house and
Jail, installed by the Arnold-Evans Co.,
is completed as per contract, and same
having been inspected by the board
the county auditor is hereby ordered to
draw warrants on the G. E. fund in
favor of Arnold Evans Co., for 81, 1000,
balance due on said contract.
County treasurer is hereby ordered
to cancel taxes for years 1904 and 1905
on S. w. / of N. w. of Sec. 20, T 81,
R. 43, same not having been assessable
for those years.
Board adjourned to Jan. Is, 1908.
Jan. Is, 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present. 4
The following was filed this day by A.
E. Baldwin and Chas. j. Webb.
COPY
STATE OF WASHINGTON J
County of Stevens
To the honorable board of county
commissioners of Stevens County and
state of Washington:
Come now your petitioners, A. =.
Baldwin and Charles J. Webb, residents
of the town of Kettle Falls, Stevens
county, and state of Washington, and
respectfully represent unto your honor
able board.
First: That your petitioners repre-
sent an association of persons who pro-
pose to establish corporation under
the laws of the State of Washington, to
be known as the" Kettle Falls & Column
bia River Transportation Company"
Second That any franchise which
your honorable board may see tit to
grant unto your petitioners in pursu-
ance to the prayer of your petitioners
herein will be held by them as trustees
to be assigned and turned over to said
"Kettle Falls & Columbia River Trans
portation Company" as soon as said
franchise is granted and said corpora
ton shall be duly organized and char
tered under the laws of said state:
Third: That said "Kettle Falls q
Columbia River Transportation Com
pany" is to be organized for the pur-
pose of securing to the residents OF that
section of the Columbia river valley
lying between the Kettle Falls. OF SAID
river, and the mouth of the Spokane
river, adequate transportation facilities
by water and by rail. =,
Fourth: That said corporation will,
if the franchise herein prayed for be
granted to your petitioners, either con.
struct, maintain and operate line OF
railway in accordance with the terms
and conditions of said franchise, or as
sign the rights and privileges therein
granted to some person or corporation
who will furnish a good and sufficient
and satisfactory bond for the faithful
performance of the said terms and con-
dltions of the said franchise.
I. Whereupon your petitioners re-
spectfully pray your honorable board to
grant unto your petitioners ana tnelr
assigns franchise giving and granting
unto your petitioners the right to 'con.
struct, maintain and operate line OF
railway. using electricity or any other