Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-21
The COUNTY DADS
ATTEND TO MANY ROAD MATTERS
AT SPECIAL SESSION.
Survey of Eima Cutoff to BE Hurried
Up. Improve Road Between Aloha
and Pacific Beach. Union Pacific
Grade Crossings Are Changed,
Etc,

At special meeting of the county
commissioners held Saturday and
Monday, certain changes We're allow
ed in the grade crossings of the
Grays Harbor & Puget Sound Rail-
road company in return for which
the company agreed to give the
county $500 toward building
bridge over Delezine creek. There
will be a relocation of the county
road at the point of change in cross
inS.
The bonds of Sylliaasen & SandO
covering contract on county jail; c.
l.. Peterson & Company, covering
plumbing in county Jail; c. A. Pinck-
ney, covering contract on G.. M.
StrattOn road, were approved.
The board ordered the establish
ment of the Thomas Lund road from
Station o to Station 1872.
A petition headed by w. E. john
son, asking for the establishment of
a county road from a point on Foss
avenue opposite the intersection of
Hewitt street with Foss avenue, in
Sherwoods plat of Satsop, and run
ming south to the Montesano-Elma
county road was filed. 1t was Or
dered that the county engineer make
survey of said road.
Ordered that the county engineer
complete the survey of the McCleary
and Mox Chehalis roads to the Thurs
ton county line, in order that bids
may be called for the construction of
the road known as the Elma cutoff.
Ordered that the county auditor
call for bids for clearing, grading
and graveling the Aloha road from
Alaho to Pacific Beach.
j. A.. Moore filed a petition, head
ed by himself, asking for county
road in section 30,1S.6 rs of a mile
in length, and same was laid over
The county superintendent filed
his certificate of the consolidation Of
school district Nos. 23 and 80, form
ing consolidated school district No.
1876.
A delegation of Elma citizens,
headed by l.. I. Wakefield, came be-
fore the board with a petition asking
for action looking to the opening of
road from Elma north into the
hill district" the road asked for
being continuation or change of the
road petitioned for by H. c. Taylor
another. The engineer was ordered
to make a survey of the road and re-
port to the board
Ordered that the county treasurer
strike the taxes of 1909, amountinfi
to $50, from improvements on lot
-, block II, West End addition to
Aberdeen, for the reason that there
are no improvements on said lot.
Ordered that the county treasurer
refund to Lytle Logging & Mercan-
tile company the sum of $3312, the
same being double payment of tax
es upon lots l and 2, tract IS, except
the southeast 100 feet of lot /, tract
is, plate II, HOquiam river tide
lands, less part sold to Grays Harbor
Refrigerating company, and less
the southeast so feet of lot 9, tract
is, plate IL, said description being
owned by the Northwestern Lumber
company, who also paid the taxes.
Ordered that the county treasurer
refund to j. J. Carney the sum of
$15.37, the same being a double pay
ment of 1908 taxes on the northerly
40 feet of lots 1, 2 and 8, block 5,
WeatherwaX & Benn's addition to
Aberdeen, said property being also
included in tax No. 17a, section 4,
township II north, range west
The applications of Mrs. Katie
Hall and r. H. billiard to have per-
sonal taxes rebated on the ground
that they were allowed no eXemp-
tion, were referred to the prosecut-
ing attorney his for written opinion
as to whether it is proper to make
refunds in such cases, where taxes
were paid voluntarily.
The board adjourned to meet Mon
day, May 2, 1910.