The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-19

F. Elliott wit and mileage. .............-. U
C Candy, wit and mileage. .......-. = o. o.
w Detillion, wit and MILEAGE. ...-.. Q 90 90
Ed Teller wit and mileage. .............. . 90
W w King wit and mileage. y
In the matter of the petition OF r hrs1ii ~
ct al ior a county road, to be known as Lu1
Kramlich branch of the Old Dominion roao,
same IS hereby granted. bond approved anu
The following bills were allowed:
Bell & Turnbull, supplies r bS,v 80
F 4 Savage freight and drayage on Al 20
" n Graham, expenses OF sheriff 4 -
H Y Lynch deputy sheriff $69, expenses o. 10
board adjourned to meet July 81, 1909.
July 81, I909--Board of county com mlssloners
met pursuant to adjournment. MessIs. SUN
erland and Beggs present. Mr.. ~, a9e ~
ing of the Columbia river. minutes vi july j"
read and approved
Bills were allowed as follows:
Bessie Turk, services as copylst IN auul- or m
Elizabeth is Heritage, services as copyistin =. ~
Ne au Lambert, services as copyist in au- -
ditor office :....-..... % w
"ie aaa Asu,s' ofica rs 90
VIM NJ Manning. expenses co engineer. II Sc
!" = II nownino 1sbor for co engineer IS 90
I G Harrigan, furnishing 100 co maps for
co engineer n publishin= Illegal notice
Ralph Y Willett, labor performed in ~
cleaning court house carpets. .:...; w
C + Murphy, publishing notice OF board n
E Jesseph, freight and other expenses
e - oomntv asndifor 10 20
D Foster. expenses of deputy co supt. II 81
The matter OF the petition oil 65 OF the c1tlZens
of Warcus for a hearing for he purpose OF in
corporation into town OF the 1ourtn CLASS
came on regularly for hearing at 1880 a. N. An
affidavit was presented showing tnat notlc S ~
| INCORPORATION was duly published in the Col,
Vile Examiner. A remonstrance was presented
to the board setting forth that the Petltlon was
not signed by sufficient number OF voters anu
| other reasons why said petition for lncorpora-
| ton should not be granted. Also q petltlon
| by l6 signers OF the petition requesting tnat
| their names being stricken from the petltlon
| for incorporation K. A. Thayer appeared as
| attorney for the petitioners and w. ID. Jackson
appeared as attorney for the demonstrators and
| those requesting that their names ne removed
| from the petition, Having been advised In the
matter by the county attorney the board OF
! commissioners ruled that the names OF petit
TONERS VINO had signed the petition LOT moor
poration should not be stricken on. Mr: JACK
| son took exception to the ruling for the Hollow
ing reasons; 1st That until hna! nearing
any person desiring to Withdraw ms name
from the original petition ana SO expTessl 1g
his desire in writing should be permitted to 90
| so without being required to assign any reason
therefor. End, That where petitioners have
requested to have their names Withdrawn from
! the petition on the ground of mlsrepresenta-
ton which induced them to sign lt they ought
| at least be permitted to show that they were
! induced to sign such petition through sucn
! instrumentation by submission OF evidence
demonstrators further except to the ruling OF
| the board placing the burden of proof upon
| them on the ground that it was incumbent
upon the petitioners to maintain the allega-
| tions Of their petition. K. A. Thayer, on the
part of the petitioners, objected to the intro
duction of testimony relative to qualifications
| of voters on the petition for the following rea-
sons. lst That said petition was filed with
| the board OF commissioners on the 10Th day OF
July, 1909, and that said board designated July
3lst 19U9 as the date of hearing. That 26 days
had elapsed and no objection had been raised
2nd. That the statute is mandatory ana tnat
| at the time of hearing of said petition the only
| question Tor said board to decide is the mum
| Der of Inhabitants of SAID proposed corpora
! ton 300 or more, and II any oD1ectlon as 10
! including territory of striking same from the
proposed corporation. The ordering OF holding
| OF an election. at which time the question OF
| incorporation shall be presented to the voters
within such boundary. A number OF witnesses
! were examined under the oath for the purpose
| Of ascertaining whether or not those signing
the petitioners were legal voters residing
within the proposed corporate limits. After
| hearing all the evidence in the matter the
| question was taken under advisement.
| Owing to the increase of business in the
county auditors office and the meeting of the
board of equalization, after which the auditor
will have the extensions of the tax rolls on
| hand, the appointment OF A. J. Montgomery as
deputy auditor at $50 per month is hereby ap.
! proved, and the county auditor is authorized
| to draw warrant in his favor on the first
| Monday of each month as in the case OF other
deputies.
additional bills were allowed as follows;