Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-03-24
THE COUNTY DADS
CONFIRM SALE OF COURTHOUSE
TRACT TO Y. II. FRANCE.
County commissioners necfing Non.
day. Sherifs'S Sale of Courthouse
Land Is Ratified. OakVil'e Road
Will Be Established When Waivers
Are Flied. Jail Contract Let.

MONTEsANO, March 22.-The
county commissioners Monday con-
firmed the purchase of the west
part of block 3. sold to w. II. France
Of Montesano, March 10, for the sum
Of $1,000. The tract is the site of
the present courthouse. France hav-
ing sold portion of his property to
the county as a site for the new
building, now under course of con-
struction.
Oscar Londberg asked for a change
in the road petitioned for by him and
others, which was granted on condi-
ton that he give waiver of right-of-
way for the portion of the road so
changed.
Matt Ellison and P. Pehrson came
before the board in relation to the
controversy over the location of the
T.. A. Katon road between their re-
spective farms. The board ordered
that the county engineer report the
proposition to the county attorney
for his opinion as to the rights of
the parties and the county in the
premises.
Permission was granted to the
Monarch Logging company to cross
the Wishkah county ROAD with a
logging road at a point in NWH
of section 10, township IS, N. r. 8
! West, said company having given a
bond in the sum of $4,000 to pro-
tect the interests of the county.
Notice was received from the rail-
road commission that it had granted
the petition of the Vance Lumber
company for railroad crossings on
the Elma-Porter county road and the
Mox-Chehalis county road.
Claims for damages for right-of-
way from certain Indians on the Ed
Garrard road, aggregating $255,
were received and filed.
The board appointed c. l.. Story
constable for the city of Monte
sanC.
Application of y. j. Polan for re-
ductiOn of personal property assess
ment was rejected.
Application of VIM. w. Beardsley
to have personal property ASSESS
ment reduced on the ground that he
is entitled to an exemption of $500,
was referred to the prosecuting at
torney.
o. H. Fry presented petition
signed by officers of the Oakville
Commercial club, asking that the
board establish and open for travel
the road petitioned for by Ed. Gar
rard ct al. The board made the same
proposition to Mr.. Fry that it did at
the last meeting to Mr.. Garrard, viz,
that the road would be established
and opened when waivers of right
of-way are secured free of cost to
the county
Ordered that the county treasurer
remit to the state treasurer, at the
close of each quarter, for the credit
of the District Horticultural fund,
such proportion of the 81, 90 esti-
mated for this fund and included in
the current expense levy, as the col
lections bear to the entire levy.
The county auditor was authorized
to order Is sets of Remington's code
for the use of county officers and
, justices of the peace, instead of ten
, as heretofore ordered since better
price is offered on the larger order
Ordered that the county auditor
+ call for bids for building stee
=, bridge over Bernard creek, on the
John Richardson road.
p Sylliaasen e Sando, contractors
r for the new Chehalis county cour
:, house, now building, We're awarded
, the contract by the county commits
. sioners for building the county Jail
including the steel cell work theil
g bid being $55. $50. Martin Carlson
was the second lowest bidder at $5S,
364. c. l.. Peterson and company, o
Aberdeen, secured the contract fo
I plumbing at $4,950, being the low
est of five bidders. c. A. Pinckne.
and company of Aberdeen. got th
contract for furnishing the heatin.
apparatus at $1,S00. There wer
q four bidders. Plans for the build
: ing were drawn by Architect Ralpl
= ! Vernon of Aberdeen