Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-25
COUNTY MATTERS.

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Minutes of the Board of County Com.
| mISsioners, Thurston County, Wash, De.
| Cember >, 1898.
Board met at 10 a. m. all members
p ptrseht ana Deputy Auditor Hopkins
| CLERK of the board
Auditor ordered to issue a reauisitior
| ior A K. Ecker for two boxes of powder
| 10 Ge used in improving the McMurray
| road in district number one.
Petition of +. n. Sargent and Others
| asking to have the Rochester and Mima
| road opened was read and the matter re.
lerred to Supervisor Brown of district
| number six to report the expense of open.
| ing the road.
| a. l.. Hatchew asked to have retail
liquor license granted to him to sell
LIQUOR IN Little Rock, the same was de.
| ferred till December 10th and the clerl,
| directed to notify the parties at Little
| Rock that the matter would be heard on
that day that they might appear and be
| heard If there was any objections to the
| issuing of said license.
Petition of ]. r. James and others was
| presented asking for a county road con-
| meeting the two roads leading to the
Chehalis river ferry was read and the en-
sineer ordered to survey the same and
| report To the board for day for hearing
Engineers report on the survey of the
| W. H. Hanna road was presented. Date
OF hearing on the same set for December
23rd, 1898.
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| having examined the road which had
| been opened by the c. ID. Hillman COM
| pany and asking that the old road be va
| Gated. They reported that the agreement
with Hillman was that he was to place
| the new road in as good condition as the
| old one to grade. gravel and have in a
done. and till 1t was they would not va
cate the old road or pay for any of the
work done on the new road, and so re-
port to Mr.. Hilman.
Copy OF Judgment was received from
| the clerk of the court in the case of
| ThurstOn County VS.. Ole Stomner and
wife giving them the sum of $212.OO as
damages in the condemnation proceed
| lngS for rght-of-way for "A county road
in section -. tp. Is. range west. Auditor
| is directed to issue a warrant in favor of
| the county clerk for the said sum in full
| settlement of the judgment, said warrant
to be drawn on the funds of road dis
| trict s.
| Copy of a judgment was received from
the clerk OF the court in the case of
the defendant the sum of $1,000 damages
| for the right-of-way for a county road in
section %, tip. 16. range west. and the
/ the funds of road district number six in
| favor of the clerk of the court for the
said amount in full settlement of the
| judgment
County treasurer Schomber was di-
rected to renew the burglar insurance for
| one year on the safe in the treasurer 8
| office, providing it can be transferred
when Treasurer-elect Mari takes office.
Board proceeded to the examination of
| the various road bills and approved and
ordered warrants drawn on the funds of
the various districts in payment of the
| same in the following amounts: District
number one. $500: district number three.
| $134oO: district number four. $214.25; dis
trict number five. $62. 20: district number
six. $ll2.62: district number seven, $131 +;
| district number eight $394.50
.vl Ial 70 b., %
| the current expense bills and approved
and ordered warrants drawn on the cur
| rent expense fund in payment of the
| total amount drawn on the current ex-
pense fund In payment of said bills.
Summary of current expense warrants
| ordered drawn by the board of county
Justice OF peace expense bills. si4so:
court expenses. $500; court house re-
pairs $66.5o; lights. 5000: sheriff's ex-
SO 80; phones. s24.25: deputies Of various
offices not included i'm regular pay roll.
$i54 25; elections. 31.50: cruisers. $l3. y:
poor. $4,000: stationery. printing and al
vertising. $12930: bounty. $3.50.
On motion Mr.. OBrien the last clause
in the resolution passed at the last seS-
sion OF the board creating the commits
sion to prepare the exhibit for the A.-Y.-
L. exposition was changed to read as fol-
lows: AT the close of the fair the
Thurston county exhibit Is to be returned
to Olympia and placed in the show room
of the Chamber OF Commerce for display
only and at all times to be under the di-
rection and supervision of the board of
county commissioners as the same will
have been procured at the expense of the
county.
Board adjourned to meet at thirty
p. m.
One-thirty p. m. board reconvened; al
members present and Hopkins. clerk. The
time having arrived for the opening Of
bids for the construction of the Brenner
bridge and the engineer being present
and reporting that the new bridge is not
necessary and that the old one can be
repaired at very little expense, all the
bids submitted We're returned to the bid
ders without opening and the supervisor
Of road district eight. Mr.. Austin. is di-
rected to repair said old bridge under the
direction of the engineer
County engineer Is directed to locate
the line of the w. e. Israel road and no.
tify all parties to not in any way obstruct
the same.
A. c. Stevens pettioned the county
commissioners to rebate portion OF the
| the r. ten acres of the s. IL of the SW
IA of section I. tip. Il. range west. Same
referred to the county attorney for ms
| advice as to the legality OF allowing such
"A rebate.
Auditor instructed to report to the
county attorney that Preston Brewer is
obstructing the Tenino- Rochester road.
Auditor instructed to discontinue t:e is
suing Of warrant for the relief OF John
Mecham as he has been taken to the hos
pital for treatment, expenses to be borne
by the county.
Supervisor H. f. Brown of district
| number six was instructed to repair the
Chehalis river bridge.
Board adjourned TO meet Wednesday,
December 16. 1913.