Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-02-17

D ~. hlHueTs lOTeHdni road dis
trict No. l.
NJ. c. Roberts, foreman, road dis.
trict No. l..
A. s. Lester, foreman, road dis
w. e. Overholt, foreman, road dis
S. f. McPheeters, foreman road dis
trict No. L.
Irwin Smith, foreman, road district
| No. l.
Appointments Rejected
r. G. Murray, special deputy.
county engineer.
w. N. Thomas. special deputy
county engineer.
J.. H. Miller, special deptpeN.
county engineer.
County Repositories
The agreements of the following
banks, designated as County DEPOSIT
tories, to pay per cent per annum
on the average daily balances of
county funds placed in their hands.
were approved and ordered filed:
ColfaX State Bank, Colfax, Wash.
Commercial State Bank, Cakes
dale.
Farmers State Bank, Cofax.
| First National Bank, Pullman.
National Bank of Palouse. Palouse
Oakesdale National Bank, Cakes
dale
Miscellaneous Matters.
| At the hour set for continuation
of the hearing on the resolution of
| the Farmers Union asking for the
reduction of the county to the Sth
class, members of the committee
which had presented the resolution
being present, the matter was dis
cussed at length. A substitute reso-
luton was then introduced by Coun-
| ty Commissioner A. p Miller, set
ting forth that there is reasonable
ground for doubt as to the class of
the county, and providing for CEN
sus to be taken by the County Asses
sor, at the time of taking the assess
ment Of 1871 1, to determine the class
to which the county belongs, and
providing also that, in the meantime,
the county officers accept the salar-
les of county of the Sth class with
out waving their right to salaries of
a county of the 18th class, should the
assessors census determine the
county to be in the latter class. This
resolution was adopted by the Board,
Samuel Ellis and A. p. Miller voting
!
Samuel Ellis. County Commission
er, and J. o. Nation, County Super
intendent of Schools, having assum-
ed their Offices after the county was
declared to be in the 18th class, and
during their respective incumben-
cies having drawn the salaries of a
county OF that class, it is ordered that
their salaries be not affected by the
resolution in the matter Of the
classification of the county during
their present terms of office.
A petition signed by &c attorneys
risiding in the county, asking that
the contract under which II. M.
Love, court stenographer, has here
tofore been working, be renewed,
was presented to the Board and was
laid on the table without action
The County Auditor filed with the
Board a list of the county officers
and their regularly appointed depu-
ties and clerks and it was ordered
that hereafter the auditor draw his
warrants in payment OF their respec-
tive salaries on the first Monday of
each month.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
made to the Whitman County P0ul-
try & Pet Stock Association
An appropriation Of $266.0C to
the County Auditor to defrqy the
current and incidental expenses of
the various county Offices WAS ord
cred
The County Treasurer was ordered
to transfer the sum of $4,000 from
the INDECENT Soldiers Fund to the
Current Expense Fund, to reimburse
the latter fund for warrant erron-
eously drawn.
Current expense warrant No a.
43 was ordered cancelled.
The Auditor was directed to have
printed a supply of stationery for the
various road supervisors.
The County Treasurers report of
cancellations and refunds was APP
proved.
The report of the superintendent
of the County Poor Farm for the
month of January was approved.
The Auditors report of the check
ing Of the Treasurer's office for the
month of December, 1910, was
filed.
The report of the County Engineer
as to the completion of the repair
ing and painting of bridges at Pa
louise city was approved.
The report of the Florence Crit
tenden Mission for the month of
January was approved.
The Auditors certified list of sal
aries for the month of January was
approved.
The Board adjourned to meet
| March 9th, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m,
for the purpose of considering claims
and road matters
State of Washington,
| County of Whitman
/, S. M. McCroskey, County Auditor
of Whitman county, State of Wash
ington, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and
correct abstract of the proceedings
of the Board of County Commission
ers, at meeting held February 9Th,
18th, and 8th, 1911, as I verify be-
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