Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-04

COUNTY MATTERS.



| having spent $34.W more than was apprO-
| priated being the sum of $l25.0O said re-
port was approved and the auditor order
ed to issue warrants in the sum of $l25.
| Warrant was ordered drawn in favor OF
| Frank Neiderhuber in the sum of $50 on
road district No. in payment of right of
way III section 10. township IL, range :
west.
Auditor was instructed to get the tract
Index from the county assessirs office
| and have the transfers posttd up date
| and keep said index in the auditors office
| for the use of the public.
| Hoard adjourned to meet at 80 p. m.
| Board met at 80 p. m., all members
present and L. j. Morrison, clerk.
| Supervisor Gallear appeared and asked
| Tor instructions regarding the Neat road.
| Commissioners instructed him to discon-
| tinue work on the same for the present.
In the matter of the Bay View road
the engineer Is instructed to prepare plat
and obtain waiver from Mr. Coddington
! for change in location.
! Dan Dootson made application for re-
OF liquor license at Bucoda and filed
consan, srs heesip property
structed to issue license to date from
December 6. 1905
F.. G. Owings as attorney for the Capt.
tai National Bank appeared and petition
ed the board to settle their taxes for 1897
on the valuation of 1900. making a tax
Of 81: Dds in full settlement. the following
Resolution was adopted to be referred to
the county attorney for his approval. Mr.
Wherrett voting against the same or
against any compromise and Mr.. Ray
mond and Mr.. OBrien voting for said
compromise.
Whereas. there Is a suit pending In the
superior court of the state of Washington
tional Bank of Olympia against said
Ihurston county. the same being cause
No 1880. involving the question of the
validity of the tax for the year 1907 on the
capital stock of said bank and whereas
It is deemed advisable to compromise the
same,
and he Is hereby instructed to enter into
stipulation in said cause with the at
tcrneys for the said bank so that the
county shall take Judgment against said
faction OF all taxes for the year 1907
against the shares of stock Of said bank.
ed until Wednesday. November 18th, 1905
County engineer submitted plans and the
clerk Is instructed to advertise for bids
plans and specifications on file with the
clerk.
Board adjourned to meet Wednesday,
W. w. HOPKINS. Clerk
Minutes Of the Board Of County Com
missioners. November ., 1905.
Board met at ten a. m, all members
present and Deputy Auditor Hopkins,
clerk.
c. s. Reinhart representing the OLYMPIA
National Bank appeared and asked that
settlement be made of the 1907 taxes Of
tne said bank on the same basis for a
settlement as was made with the Capital
National Bank. Mr.. Wherrett asked to
have his vote recorded against this COM
premise Of this tax the same as he had
voted against the compromise of the
Capital National Bank tax.
Mr OBrien and MIR. Raymond voting
for the compromise, the clerk was in
structed to notify the county attorney
TO enter into a stipulation with said bank
TO secure an order of the court to direct
the county treausurer To receive in full
ttfIpmanf he. tn of hnp IL
the sum of $l.2r.97.
Clerk ordered to notify Mr.. Rowlen.
manager Of the c: d. HilIman: that the
Tuesday. the first day of December to
receive the road which had been eonstru-
cted by said company.
Upon motion of Mr.. Raymond the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
BE II resolved; that an amount equal
to- one one, half OF mill levy on the assessed
property Of Thurston county be appro-
priated to defray the expenses OF making
Thurston county exhibit at the A. Y. r.
Exposition In Seattle in 1909. and that a
committee of three be selected by the
county commissioners to prepare and
handle said exhibit. That one member of
said committee be selected from the
Chamber of Commerce to be recommend
ed by said Chamber to have charge Of
exhibit A. Exhibit A shall consist of all
matters pertaining to publicity, adver-
tisng. etc.
That one members Of said committee
shall be selected from the members OF
the Oranges. to be recommended by said
Oranges. and to have charge Of exhibit
B. Exhibit Il shall consist of fruits,
grains, grasses. vegetables and farm pro-
ducts.
That one member shall be selected at
large to have charge of exhibit c. Ex-
hibit shall consist of manufactured pro-
ducts. satural woods. and other resources
and things of interest not covered by ex
hibits A asd b.
The appropriation to be divided equally
hat mi hax- u,
charge exhibits A, Il and c.
All matters pertaining to the preparing
OF the exhibits shall be approved by a
majority of the committee. and all bills
To be contracted by the committee shall
be reported to the board Of county COM
missioners for their approval asd shall be
paid the same as all other cOuSty bills.
The committee shall report to the coun-
ty commissioners at each meeting as full
and complete details of the work being
| done and the expense being incurred as is
practicable to the end that the public
may be informed from time to time as to
the progress being made and the expense
At the close of the fair the entire ex-
hibit to BE- placed In the Chamber of
Commerce exhibit ROOM
The board then selected the following
| committee: The member having In
charge exhibit A to be the party to be
recommended by the Chamber Of Com
charge exribit and Mr.. Charles Spring
er having in charge exhibit c.
The clerk Is directed to draw a warrant
monthly in the sum of SO for the relief
| The bills of the Daily Recorder and
| Oympian and Washington Standard for
printing election notices which had been
referred to the county attorney were up
| on his advice ordered paid and the clerk
| Is instructed to draw warrants on the cur
rent expense fund in payment Of the
| same.
Communication from Samuel and Hat
tie Furber was read regarding a road i'll
township II. range 2 west and the clerk
| directed to notify trem to not fence the
| wagon tracks or road bed.
Clerk ordered to certify to the county
treasurer treasurer for ;a, sale the following county county
sen for lots Il to q inclusive OF block G,
| and the south IL Of block II or Second
Capitol addition to Olympia, application
| Barnes addition to Tumwater: applica-
| tion of II. N. Herrick for blocks l to IL
inclusive Pacific addition to Olympia.
| Clerk Is directed to notimy Mr.. A. c.
| Baker to vacate the office In the county
| court hose whicr he has been occupying
as the same Is to be used by tire presecut-
ing attorney.
| Board adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m.
| Board reconvened at l:30 p. m, all men,
| bers and the clerk present
| The sum of $25 was appropriated from
the funds of road district No. 8 to be
| used in graveling the Peninsular Road,
| to be worked out under the supervision
| OF n. G. Christensen.
The bond of Robert Marr. county treas
urer elect. in the sum of $4,000 was ap-
| proved. the bond being given by the
Title Guaranty & Surety company Of
| Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. Charles Smith was given a requi-
! sition for three boxes OF powder to be
| used on the Smith and Jackson road
and charged to the funds of Road Dis
| trict 8.
Bill OF the Midland Chemical company
was allowed and warrant ordered drawn
1 on the current expense fund in the sum
| Of SIS in payment of same.
Clerk directed to notify the county
treasurer to correct the 1907 assessment Of
| Mr.. JEFF Cannon so as to cancel the as
| sessment Of 500 for machinery.
County Assessor Rowe appeared before