Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-02-23
FOR DIVISION
SAYS MEETING
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were made, on the invitation of the
chairman who said that he wanted to
hear all sides, the meeting was clear
~ division meeting. Every speak
er declared that division would come
sooner or later, and that in spite of
the apparent haste, now was the time
to establish the new county of Grays
Harbor.
Before adjournment, the chair was
directed to appoint committee from
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, to go to Olym.
pia to work for the measure, and ex-
This morning the chairman announc-
ed the following committee: Aber-
deem, E. B. Benn, G. p. Rafferty,, A.
Rupert, A. w. Middleton, w. B. Mack,
Ed Hulburt, F. G. Deming, ID. M. Bow
es, Warren Egerer, A. II. Griffin, F.
r. Archer, j. w. Parks. w. A. Rupp.
Hoquiam, Hon. Alex. Poison, F. d.
Arnold, Geo. l.. Davis, N. J. Blagen,
f. O. McGlauflin, Robt. Durney, Sid
ney Moor Heath. A. S. Hodgdon, c.
w. Hodgdon, O. NJ Kellogg, r. p.
Lyle, A. H. Kuhn. In addition to the
committee, which has necessarily been
hastily selected all who can spare
the time and have the interests of
Grays Harbor sufficiently at heart are
requested to go to the capital and
assist
The task should not be difficult in
the legislature. Many members are
familiar with the conditions that eX-
listed four years ago when they en-
acted similar bill, and all they will
require to know is that the situation
remains the same, only aggravated
by the extravaganr courthouse that
has been erected since, in defiance of
pledges to permit the matter of build
ing to rest for four years. Failure
of the bill to pass can only be by
reason of the failure of Aberdeen and
Hoquiam to make the situation known
" tiI0 lSSloldllNC 4NO oPClfOAhO-
ing, no specious pleading is necessary.
All that is required is that the actual
facts be made known.
Text Of the Bill.
An act to create the county of
Grays Harbor, subject to the require
ments of the state constitution and
statutes in respect to the establish
ment of new counties and declaring
an emergency.
LATURE OF THE STATE OF WASH
INGTON:
Sec. l. All that part of Chehalis
county lying and being west and
north of the following described line:
Commencing at point where the
range line between ranges and Z
west, w. NJ, intersects the norther-
ly line of Pacific county; thence north
along the said range line between
ranges 6 and to the intersection
of the fourth standard parallel north,
being the northerly line Of township
16 north of range west; thence
west along said fourth storda"'
lei north to the southeast corner of
section 80, township II north, range
8 west; thence north alon .o -.
1i0n line between SectiC"r ." 7-' 90
80 and 2S. 20 and 81, Is and II, 8
and 8, 4 and 5, to the lon. A.,
between the townships II north and
IS north; thence west along the
southerly line of section 80, township
IS north, range west, to the section
line between sections 81 and 80, town
ship Is north, range 8 west; thence
north along the section lines between
sections 81 and SO. 20 and 80, 10 and
20 II and Is. Z and s, ) and s
township Is north, range S west, to
the southerly line of township 10,
range west; thence north along the
section line between sections 81 and
80, 80 and 80. 90 and 10, II and is,
and s, 5 and 6. to the township line
between the townships 10 north and
90 north, range s west; thence east
along the township line between town
ship 10 and 20 north, to the south |
east corner of section 36, township |
20 north. range s west thence north |
along the range line between ranges
Z and s west, W. NJ to the southerly
line of township 81 north, range
west; thence west to the southeast !
corner of section SO, township 81
north. range s west; thence north |
along the range line between ranges |
Z and 8 west, to the northerly bound |
airy Of Chehalis county, which said |
described territory shall constitute
the county of Grays Harbor.
Division of Debt.
Sec 2. The county of Grays Har-
Dor shall assume and pay to the coun-
ty of Chehalis its proportion of the
bonded and warranted indebte dness
of Chehalis county in the proportions
that the assessed valuations of he
territory comprising Grays HarbOr
county bears to the assessed valua-
ton to the whole of Chehalis county.
The adjustment of said Indebtedness
shall be based on the assessment for
the year 1910: Provided that in the
accounting between the said counties
neither county shall be charged with
any debt Or liability incurred in tho
purchase of any county property or
the purchase or erection of any coun-
ty building which shall fall within or
be retained by the other county.