The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
cornorate limits of Northport

corporate limits of Northport.
In the matter of the certificate OF the
superintendent of schools of the altera-
ton of the boundaries of school districts
Nos. 104 and %, transferring from dis
trict No. % to 1914, the W of section
81 township 81 range SO, same is here
by approved.
The county auditor is hereby ordered
to draw warrant on R. & B. fund in
favor of Mrs. E. Collins for the sum OF
$143.35 as damages for right of way
for the H. Clark Co. road, same having
been allowed by jury in the superior
court.
In the matter of the application of H.
Zwang for the vacation of a portion OF
End street in the town of Marcus said
matter coming on regularly for hearing
and N. NJ Williams and Thos. Kirk
having appeared in person, and others
by remonstrance in writing having made
objection to vacating said street or any
portion thereof; it is therefore ordered
by the board that said application of H.
Zwang be and same is hereby rejected.
In the matter of petition on file for
a voting precinct to be knownas Garden
spot Precinct, with boundaries as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at S. E. corner
of township 50 N. r. AZ running thence
north nine miles, thence west six miles
thence south nine miles thence east six
miles to place of beginning, with voting
place at school house district No. 100,
same is hereby granted and said pre-
cinct established.
It appearing to the board by affidavits
on file that T. B. Mitchell is the head of
family and that no exemption was
allowed him, the county treasurer is
hereby ordered to correct the tax rolls
for year 1907. and allow the exemption
provided by statute
In the matter of the application of
Scott Yearin for the vacation of the
alley in block SO, Town of Meyers Falls,
said application will be heard March 3,
1908, at 8 p. m.
In the matter of the personal property
assessment of F. Schultz detail sheet
No. 1926 for 1907, it appearing to the
board by affidavit that said F. Schultz
is entitled to the usual exemption and
that same was not allowed, the county
treasurer is hereby ordered to correct
the tax roll and allow the usual exemp-
ton of $780,
Board adjourned to Feb. 9Th 1908.
Feb. 6, 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
In the matter of the personal property
assessment of l. N. Smith, detail sheet
3241, same is hereby reduced from $50
to SIS on account of clerical error and the
county treasurer is hereby ordered to
correct the tax rolls for the wear 1907.
accordingly
In the matter of the plat of Central
Park addition to Chewelah, filed bp A
G. King, Jos. Oppenheimer, JOS Som
mers ct Tx, same approved.
TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC
FRANCHISE GRANTED TO GEO. w. wELTY.
George W. WeIty having, on the 10th
day of January, 1908, filed his petition
and application for public franchise,
or right to construct. erect and maintain
telephone poles, telegraph poles and
electric light poles and wires on the sew
eral county roads in Stevens county
named in said application and herein
after described, and the said application
coming on for hearing before the Board
of County Commissioners of said county
on this, the 9th day of February, 1908,
at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. of said
day, in pursuance OF notice regularly
posted and published, and the said
Board of County Commissioners being
satisfied, and the proofs being fully
made that the notice ordered by said
Board was duly and regularly published,
and published in the Newport Miner for
the period prescribed by law, which
publication is shown by the affidavit of
the publisher of said newspaper, and
that said notice was posted in three con-
spicuous places in the county seat, as
required by law, and further proof
showing that copy of this notice above
mentioned was posted on each of the
public highways named therein, which
is shown by the affidavits of the parties
who posted said notices, which are filed;
Therefore it is ordered by the said
| Board of County Commissioners that
the ........... franchise, as prayed
| for by the said George NJ. .Welty, be
and the same is hereby granted, author
izing him and his associates and success
sors to erect, maintain and place in
operation telephone, telegraph and cleo
trio light lines on.the following described
county roads: The Laundry road, Deep
Creek road, >Colville and Metaline road.
Calispel Valley road, West Side Calispei
Valley road, Schultz road, Cusick road,
Metaline and lone road, Colville and
Little Dallas road, Mill Creek road,
Clugston Creek road, Onion Creek road.
Colville, Little Dallas and Northport
road, Colville and Marcus road, Rickev
road, Columbia River road, Fruitland
road, Columbia River road, Colville and
CheWelah road, Northport and Boundary
road, Zent road.
Said franchise is granted for the per-
iod of thirty years, upon the following
terms and conditions:
The said George NJ. Welty, his asso-
ciates, successors and assigns shall hold
the county of Stevens harmless from any
and all damages which may accrue on
account of the extension and mainte-
nance OF said telephone, telegraph and
electric light lines and the wires thereon
granted by this franchise; said
erection of any of said poles and
wires shall not in any way inter-
fere with the free and unob-
structed use of any of said roads. nor the