The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-07-09
first SESSION
| COUNTY COURT
FIX BONDS FOR NEW OFFICERS
Will Rent Old School Building for
County Offices Provided Satlsfac-
tory Lease Can be Secured.

The first session of Hood River
Couuty's court was held Monday and
marked the passing OF the first mile
post in the history Of the official lite
of the new county. The opening ses
sion WAS not attended by the formal
tiles and dignities of the assembling Of
the house of parliament OF OF con
gress, but was nevertheless of far more
interest to the residents of Hood
River county.
Court was assembled in the lodge
rooms of Waucoma Lodge and was
opened by Sheriff l.. +. Morse crying
in loud voice from one of the win.
dows: Hear ye, hear ye, the county
court of Hood River county is now in
session." AS County Judge 4. T..
Derby presided tlankod by Co mis-
sioners NJ. Nj. Hill and K. j. Nc
lsaacs. At nearby desk we're County
Clerk q. d. Culbertson and County
Assessor j. p. Lucas, Cascade Locks.
County Treasurer V. G. Brock came
in short time after court convened
aud the only member of the new gov.
ernment who was not present was
County School Superintendent Il. +.
Coad who was forced to remain away
on account OF a Eroken leg.
The first business of the court con-
sisted in approving the bonds OF
County Surveyor Henderson, Assessor
Lucas and County Clerk Culbertson.
The bonds are placed with the Amer
ican Surety Company and had all
been properly executed; are for So, 600
for surveyor end assessor and $40, 900
for clerk. Being found satisfactory
to the court they we're approved with
out delay.
Several applications for the position
OF road supervisor we're then consid.
cred by the court but in answer to q
question from Assessor Lucas on this
point Judge Derby stated that after
conference with his colleagues they
had decided to allow the present
appOintees to these positions to
stand provided there was no opposition
and so tar there was none. Provided
also of course that the present road
supervisors want to retain their posi-.
tions. A proposition to purchase 8
safe tor the county books and records
was held in allegiance for future con.
sideration. The report of acting cor
oner A. G. Buck on the death of the
man found in the river at Wyeth was
returned to the clerk by Judge Derby
for corrections in accordance with
the law.
After some discussion Assessor
Lucas was authorized to go to The
Dalles and receive blanks and plats in
connection with the assessment rolls
for 1908.
The matter of fixing tho bonds of
the sheriff ald county treasurer was
next taken up and as the former is
required to give bonds both as tax
collector for the county and also In
his capacity Of sheriff the court finally
came to the conclusion that $40. .00C
would be about the right figure and
the bond was fixed at that amount.
lhe yond Of the county treasurer was
also fixed at $4,000 The session Of
the court was then declared adjourned
until afternoon.
Duling the adjournment the com.
missioneIs considered two pIoposi.
tiCns that had been made them in
regard to quarters for tho county
officers, one OF them being lodge
rooms of Wancoma lodge aud the
other Old school building at the head
of Second street. The rent of the
lodgerooms was stipulated at $35 an,I
that of tho school building at 800
After some delibeIation tho court
decided to accept the school building
provided a satisfactory lease can bt
secured from the school board.
Court was then adjourned and al
informal discussion took place he
tweeu the commissioners and reple
sentntiges OF several out CT tow