Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-18

| ing the proposed Improvement Road
No. 2 with the corporate limits of
Colfax, the opening of bids for the
construction of Improvement Road
No. 2, advertised to be opened on the
18th, was deferred to August 21st,
| 1911.
The profiles, maps, plans, specifi-
cations and estimates of Improve
ment Road No. having been APPROX
ed by the State Highway Commits
| sioner, the Board passed the final
resolution in the matter and ordered
that bids for the construction of
| said road be advertised for in the
County official paper.
In the matter of the petition of r.
j. Fisk and others for the improve
ment OF 2 l2 miles of the Donahue
road under the provisions of Chapter
| 35, Session Laws of 1911, the Board
passed the preliminary resolution of
approval and directed that same be
forwarded to the State Highway Com
missioner.
In the matter of the Colyar road
the hearing was continued to Septem-
Der 18, 1911, at o'clock p. m.
In the matter of the change in
Silver Creek road, the hearing was
continued to October 3, 1911, at
o'clock p. III.
The Terrell change in the C. w.
Hughes road which was ordered es-
tablished June 10, 1911, was or
dered opened
In the matter of the petition for
the Kjack road, hearing thereon
was set for October 10, 1911, at 2
o'clock p. m.
In the matter of the petition for
the j. l. Major road, the Board or
dered hearing for October 2, 1911,
at o'clock p. m.
In the matter of the petition for
the Geo. Noe change in Stephens road
the hearing was set for October .
1911, at 2 o'clock p. m.
In the matter of the petition for
the vacation of the Ransier road
hearing was set for October 2, 1911,
at l o'clock p. M.
In the matter of the petition for
the H, Witte change in N. H. Morris
road hearing was set for October 2,
1911, at / O'Clock a. m.
Orders as to Taxes
1t appearing to the Board that a
tract of land in the sWq of swq of 2S-
l8-45, owned by John G. Rice, had
been twice assessed for the years
1908 and 1903, taxes thereon for said
years amounting to $17.10 were or
dered cancelled.
1t appearing to the Board that
John Koch owns and has paid taxes
on tract of land in the nh of nh of
section 5-l7-45 for the years 1908,
1909 and 1910 and that said tract
has been enormously described on
the Tax Rolls. 1t is ordered that the
description be corrected both on the
Tax Rolls and on the tax receipts
issued for said years.
On the application of II. ID. De-
Pledge, setting forth that the tract
of land upon which the new Colfax
high school is built was purchased
by School District No. | in August,
1908. and that said land was assess
ed for the year 1909, the Board or
dered the cancellation of the tax for
said year of 1903, amounting to
$62.24.
The several applications of A. W.
Freels, S. P. Hastings and the Fidel-
ity State Bank for reduction of as
sessment were rejected the Board
probation of the law by the State
Attorney General it is without au-
thority to act in such cases
Miscellaneous
The appointment of A. l.. Ritz as
special deputy sheriff was approved.
The appointment of w. G. Frazer
as special deputy sheriff was ap-
proved.
The appointment of Claude Swegle
as deputy clerk was approved.
Plans and specification for a new
barn to be constructed on the County
Farm, and for the proposed sewer
system for the County Farm were
approved and the auditor was direct
ed to advertise for bids for their
separate construction.
Thomas Boiling was granted re-
newal of license to operate a ferry
at Riparia.
The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of the County Poor Farm
for the month of July was approved.
The auditor was directed to issue
warrant to the relatives of Jesse B.
Post. deceased, for the money found
on his body and turned into County
The plat and dedication of the
Pioneer Cemetery, near Elberton,
was approved.
The monthly report of the Florence
Crittenden Mission for July, 1911,
was received and filed.
The County Assessors report of
progress in the matter of segregating
and locating city tracts was approved.
The County Superintendent re-
port of defective youth within the
county was received and filed.
The report of the Checking Clerk
for the month of April was approved.
The petition of citizens of the vi
cinity of Garfield and Elberton for
the establishment of a non-grazing
district was rejected.
The Board adopted a schedule of
fees for the use of Riviera ferry.
The auditors certified list of sal
airy warrants for the month of July
was approved.
Communication from the public
service commission of Washington