Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-17

to have one assessment refunded in
the sum of $329.27. The application
was rejected by the Board of County
commissioners for the reason that
they did not consider that the said
property had been doubB assessed,
because in their opinion the build
ings and the grounds on which they
stand are real estate and the switch
boards and other apparatus are per-
sonal property and as such have been
assessed at very low per cent of the
original cost
Miscellaneous Matters
An auctioneer's license was grant
ed to l.. Strobel of Colfax.
An order was made transferring
V80.70 from old Road District No. 2
Fund to the Road and Bridge Fund
taht being the districts proportion
of the final improvement by State
Aid of the Eskridge Road. The total
amount having been paid from the
Road and Bridge Fund.
The petition of G. r. Patterson and
others of Pennington asking an al
lowance of $4,000 per month be made
to Lee Gregg, an INDECENT of that
place was granted by the Board.
The report of the Florence Crit
tendon Mission was approved.
The Auditors Certified List of sal
aries for the month of August was
approved,
The report of r. A Cox, Super
intendent of the Poor Farm showing
| the expenses for the month of Au-
gust to be $256.54, was approved.
The appointment of l.. l.. Roberts
as Deputy Sheriff, was approved.
The certificate of n. d. Showalter,
| County superintendent, for the con-
solidation of School Districts No. 151
and 181 was approved by the Board.
The certificate of n. d. Showalter,
transferring the South half of Section
| l4-15-42 from School district No. 5
to School district No. IL was ap-
proved.
The appointment of w. NJ Mackey
as Deputy County Superintendent,
was approved.
The bond of j. o. Nation, County
Superintendent, was approved.
The bond of William Swain, JUS
tice of the Peace for Precincts Nos.
Al, 5 / and ga, was approved.
The bond Of F. f. Sheridan Con-
stable for Precinct No. 43 was ap-
proved.
The estimate of taxes to be rails
ed in the various funds for the year
1910 was fixed and tn Auditor di-
rected to publish the same as proyid
ed by law.
Road Matters
Final resolution was passed for the
improvement by State Aid of a part
of the Old Territorial Road southwest
| of ColfaX, the same to be known as
State Aid Road No Al.
Final resolution was passed for the
! improvement of a part of the Dona-
hoe Road in the vicinity of Rosalia
by State Aid; the same to be known
as State Aid Road No. AS.
The report of the County Engineer
and the Smith and Leveque Road
was set for hearing on the second day
of November, 1909, at 400 o'clock
P. NJ.
The report of the County Engineer
on the Washington Street Road at
| Winona was set for hearing at 2:30
O. clock p. NJ, on the 9Th day of Octo-
Der, 1909.
The report of the County Engineer
on the vacation of a part of the Rem
shaw change in the II. d. Smith Road
was set for hearing on the 9th day of
! October, 1909, at 300 o'clock p. NJ.
The hearing of the report of the
! County Engineer in the matter of the
! Will Woodward Road was continued
to November 3, 1909, at 800 O'Clock
! P NJ.
The hearing of the report of the
! County Engineer on the w. B. Muir
Road was continued to November 3,
1909, at 200 o'clock p. NJ.
The hearing of the report of the
County Engineer in the matter of
the Rock Greek Road was continued
to January 5, 1910 at 200 o'clock
P. NJ.
The hearing of the report of the
County Engineer in the matter of the
Turner Road was continued TO Janu-
airy 4, 1910, at 200 o'clock P. NJ.
The o. B. Smith Road was ordered
established according to the report
of the County Engineer, thereby
awarding the following damages:
s. H. & Fidelia Mccall IS Sc 90
Franklin Mccall ........ Sc 90
Louisa and w. H. Chappell lao 90
George w. and Margaret
Shattuck ......... Ga 90
| d. NJ. Haynes ......... 176 90
| The Sever Road was ordered es-
tablished according to the report of
the County Engineer, thereby award
! ing the following damages
VIM. NJ. and Alice Sever and
Sarah Larue ..........$l0O 90
Joseph Thiebes ......... 800 90
The vote on the establishment of
this road was as follows:
w. c. Mccoy and Samuel Ellis
Yes.
| j. r. Ruly-No.
An order was made directing the
County Auditor to notify the Road
/ Supervisors to open the Daily Change
in the Olson Road.
The Board now adjourned to meet
September 20, 1909 at 1920 o'clock
A. NJ.
State of Washington
County of Whitman, IS.
l.. VIM. NJ Duncan, County Audi
tor of Whitman County. State of
Washington, do hereby certify that
tho ahova Ia a frua and anrraaf ah-