Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-25
COUNTY MATTERS.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER MINUTES
S,pt. 9tH. l9N
Board mt At l1 a III. All comlniSsinn-
'r~ anal ,.'rk present.
f.. j Eisv!uw Was authorized t" en-
pl"y man to open 81 ditch across the
Pierce road.
- NOT to exceed the sum of $500 II tn"
rk.ns fund IN thu hopkins ditch var
I.iutS.
Harry Alursr was employed 20 build
Alnrs- road across th, land Of Sidnry
H. Mason for The sum of 81.
supervisor Lambert appeared before
tn Board REGARDING tn" right of way
for thu bIreiu road. The coIutv engineer
was instructed Ia survey IL" Slinr.
Hoard adjourned to meet at l:@o p. nj.
BOARD met at ! 20 p IN. All present.
Mr.. Abbott appeared before the Board
regarding his bill for printing 2,h inches
of county advertising claiming the sum
"f $lp1. Bin WAS allowed III the sum Of
The petition of the Mutual Lumber
company for the vacation of lots ! t.
i incilsiv" Of block II and lot L in block
Is MrElroy and Williams third addition
L. Scatco WAS granted.
Tn" following bids wcr" received for
the constructing of the Iiall"tti bridge:
New bridge Rebuilding old
Chas. G. Shcclcy $lNno $li5o
Northwest Bridge Co 1891 1919
W. IL. Davis 1!ii lr9l
The bid OF w II. DAVIS being the best
a new bridge To him
The county treasurer was directed to
refund To otto Brandt the sum of s3.5N
being the amount with interest paid by
him on Il doubl" assesScmnt on tn" east
half "f the northeast quarter OF the
southwest quarter OF section 81 township
Is range ! west
Also To refund To Martinsen and Mac
kay the amount of certificate delinqurn-
~ No 1871 together with interest to date
also 10 cancel tn" 1910, l@m. l9n1 tax on
being lot l. block Is McElruy and Will
lams third addition to Seatcn as the
same has been assessed as acreage hence
a double assessment.
Board then adjourned to meet at IL
a. m Wednesday. sept. 10th. l9N.
l.. J MORRISON
Clerk uf Board.
Board met at 10 a. IN. All commission
crs and clerk present.
ID. j. ifiseiow appeared before the
Board regarding the Fierce road. Claim
ing that the same is off the true line and
asked for the same to be Strengthened.
Referred to county engineer.
Supervisor Lambert reported on the
Durgn road and was directed to open
the same for travel.
J. f.. Downing presented bill for SIP. %
for groceries furnished to smallpox pa
tlents at Little Rock. and which was dis
allowed by the board.
Recess till l:30 p m.
RecOnvened at l:30. All present.
J. II. Axtell was granted permission to
change the HackShaw road from its pres
cnt course To the line of the survey.
Mrs. Swift was given assistance in the
sum of s..
Mr.. Gallear was directed To build at
once the Bald Hill road and bridge for
school house has been let and the said
road is a necessity for the hauling Of the
lumber.
The Neat road was established.
'nm m r.rp N,I hn
State Fruit Inspector regarding the sum
of STD dsallowed by the Board from
his bill.
Geo. Gunstonc filed a petition for a
county road from the north side of the
" idow Miller's meadow to the Case road
Bond approved and survey ordered
Geo. Van Tine made "A detailed report
of the costs of the construction work Of
the Van Tine ditch.
Communication was read from Arthur
Belts regarding the repair of his road.
Communication was received from the
state board of equalization fixing the
date of hearing for Thurston county for
10 a. IN. Sept. T.
A communication was received from
Supervisor Cannon regarding the waiver
for the Farrell road The owners demand
"A 80 foot road and the abandonment of
the old road that crosses the same tract.
Board replied that no road will be estab-
lished less than 40 feet.
Mrs. Whitley was allowed relief in the
sum of s. per month
Board then audited the various bills
on the current expense fund and direct
ed warrants to be drawn to the various
parties entitled to the same:
Merchandise for poor, $2S: supplies for
| farm improvements sl79 p; board for pris-
Oners. S2i.6o transportation Of prisoners
30; team for county attorney, $3.50; depu-
| ty sheriff at Bucoda $35: sheriff's mile
| age, $ll.30; superintendent mileage. 80
| 40; superintendents office assistance. Sli.-
| 90: Sth grade examiners, $500: county en-
| gincer Sli6 20:checking and copying cruis-
ers reports for Board of Equalization
making notices of raises of assessments
| and serving of same. S272.55: county as
| SCISSOR. 81: county assesSorss $ assistants
for quarantined. sr3.51; court house eX.
| penSeS: lights, Sl1lj: water, 81. sprink-
ling. 81; hauling ashes. 81; telephone. SIC
20; advertising. $3.50; printing. 500: sup
ton: posting notices. 5000 advertising
| same in papers, $l05.6i: blue prints fol
county engineer. 81; city maps for Of
house, 6J4S1; piping court house for gas
$32J
| The road supervisors reports We're eX
amined and warrants drawn to the order
| OF the various parties on the yariou:
| road district funds.
District No. 3 Martinson road. 500
John I.ongmire road. sl325O; Des .Chutte'
road $i7 =; smith & Prairis t,c, road "a s'S Dis
s4i; Rainier road. 81: supervisor. 81
District No. 3; Olympia-Te road; Sil
Cat.Tail Swamp road. $33: Clear LAX,
road. 81; supplies sl6.35. District No. 9
baldwin road. 22449: Vutledge road. sl2L
| 80; Prather road. 81: Thompson Creek roat
81: Black Lake road. $50: Michigan
sor ST. District No. I; Walker road. $2iS
Little Rock road s2sj; Sullivan road. si2
District No. S; Delphi road. $26o.5O; Hunt
ers Point road. So: oyster Bay ant
| Olympia road. S25.
The following amounts were ordere,
paid out Of the general road and bridg
| fund: Thompson Creek bridge. sl315: Mi
ma and Gate bridge. Sc: lumber sl9.02
bridge Sc: chairman. McLane cutoff. s.
bridge district Mol. So; bridges in distric
| No. s. $50.
The auditor was directed to issue tn
warrants on the game protection fund t
the various deputy sheriffs for game pro
| lection in the amount of salaries.
Board then adjourned to meet at 10 a
l.. J. MORRISON
Clerk of Board
MINUTES OF BOARD OF COUNT,
| COMMISSIONERS, SEPTEMBER
18th. 1903.
Board met at ~ a. III. All commission
ers and clerk present.
The county engineer filed his repor
by r. H. Carpenter and the Board 81
hearing of the same for October :, l9J,
a: IL ii. m.
The Board signed the contract with W
II. Davis for the construction of the Bal
letti bridge and approved bond for samt
The iron in the old bridge was sold fo
the sum of $50 to said Davis the same I
be deducted from the contract price 70
the new bridge.
Supervisor Wade was authorized t
spend the sum of 800 on the School roa
the sum of $50 gravelling the Sleate
road and the sum of 500 on the Ma
road and theBoulevard road.
Board adjourned to meet at 80 p m.
| Board met at l:3O p m. All present.
| Board ordered warrant of rthe sur
Of 50 drawn for the purpose Of scndiu
Hazel Deming, an orphan, to her relative
in Ohio.
Upon the recommendation of the count
attorney a warrant for $3.50 was ordere
in favor Of Marshall Harry Shields q
Ccntralia the same being in payment q
expense account for the return to Olynl
pia of n man who committed theft j
Thurston county while on the Norther
Pacific train but was arrested in Gen
tralia.
Tre BOARD ordered the redemption G
&. u. No l>5l the same was based upO
an erroneous assessment.
| The county superintendent filed wit
the Board certificate Of the creatio
Of new school district to be known Il
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