Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-15
PROCEEDINGS JULY
TERM COUNTY COURT.
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court is hereby authorized to enter
into contract with the said The
G. II. Sutherland company to in
stall the plumbing and heating as
per bid above set forth.
In the matter OF the road petition
Of Bird Sa!rett ct a..
This matter came to be heard at
this time on the report of the
Board OF County Road Viewers for
a second reading. as provided by
Law. said report being in words
following to-wit:
To the Honorable County Court:
We, the undersigned board of
County Road Viewers, appointed by
the Honorable Court, to view, sur
yey and lay out a county road as
prayed for in the petition of Bird
Sarrett and othets, beg leave. to
report:
That pursuant to said order we
met at the beginning Of the pro-
posed road on I le 4th day of June
1909 the same being the time and
place fiXeI by said order for the
nee ing of the undersigned Board
OF County Road Viewers and took
to our assistance J0nn G. WraY
and Luther Trump as chain bearers
and Bird Sarrett as marker and
proceeded TO view, survey and lay
ont said road as prayed for in said
petition, as near as in our opinion
a good road can be made at
reasonable expense, taking into
consideration the utility, convent
ence and inconvenience and ex-
pense which will result to individu-
ais as wei as the public, If such
road shall be established and opened.
The said road was surveyed under
our directions, ald the same was
conspicuously marked throughout.
the corners and distances thereon
noted. and all trees on the line of
said road were marked on each of
the sides thereof corresponding
with the direction of said road,
with three notches cut through
the bark and one inch into the
wood. and all trees adjacent to the
said line of said road were plainly
hl1z oil fho ciIn fantnar doiA
The beginning and termination OF
said road and the termination OF
each mile and intermediate points
have been marked in the manner
provided by law, as will more fully
appear by the certified return of
the surveyor of said road, which
is hereunto attached and made a
part of this report.
That in our opinion the said pro.
posed road should be established
for the following reasons:
1t makes much easier grade than
old road and accommodates more
people and the travelling public.
The portion Of the old road sought
to be vacated contains grades as
high as 1877 per cent. The steepest
grade on the proposed change Is
6.5 per cent.
No damages claimed and none al
lowed.
And said report of the board of
county road viewers having been
publicly read in open court on two
several days of the present term
of the court, and 1t appearing to
the court that said board of road
viewers report favoratiy thereon
and recommend that said proposed
road be established as a county
road and be declared as a public
highway and all the proceedings
according to law, and no remoa-
STRANGE or claim for damages hav.
ing been fled herein, and there
having been no cause shown why
this proposed road should not De
declared a public highway and
ordered open according to law, and
the court being satisfied from the
report of the board of county roa
viewers that such road will be of
public utility; the report of the
viewers being favorable thereto,
and all the files and records Of
said procee lings having been sub.
mitted to the district attorney, who
has advised this court as to the
legality of said proceedings. IL is
therefore considered and orde
by the court that the report of
the board of county road viewers be
placed on re oid in this journal,
and that sad proposed road be de-
clared public highway Of Wallowa
county, Oregon, and ordered opened
up and placed in repair for travel
A.