The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11

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southwest corner of Section 90, Township 80
North of Range a E. w. M. being the center
of Pend Oreille river; thence south following
the center of said river to the section line be-
tween Sections Is and Il, Township 80 North OF
Range A E. w. M thence west IL miles to the
county line: thence north miles to the place
of beginning.
It is hereby ordered that Crescent precinct
be and the same IS hereby abolished. and that
the territory embraced therein be and the same
is hereby added to Lost Greek precinct.
The following bills were allowed:
W L Calhoun. supplies for Mrs Chance,
INDECENT $40 90
R M Vail, engineers expense .:..... IS SO
s Drew feeding trout fry - 81 IS
l. Lamb road work, d 3 Is so
l. G. Ashpaugh road foreman d q b3 8 90
Fred II Krauter, road foreman dr&b l.. l2O w
Lund Idw Co, material, & 1....: So 80
Bell & Turnbull material. & b H.. II IS
Fred II Krauter, road work, r q b L.. I15 n
J Bettancourt, material lone ferry.r&b 10 so
H Hintze, extra labor lone ferry. IL 81
Board adjourned to meet Tuesday, April 2, at
April S--Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
In the matter of the petition of Weyrick
and others for county road the following
resolution was passed:
Be 1t Resolved, That the petition of Wey-
rick ct al tor county road, same being por
tlon of state road No. 2, between Newport and
Section 80, Township 80 North. Range As M,
m. c.. M. Talmadge, S Weyrick, Jas M Nc
Donald, j. R. Patterson, Geo. w. Johnston and
other witnesses We're present and gave evil
dence in support OF the road
After hearing all the evidence in the matter
1t was decided that the road was public ne
cessity, and had been travelled for more than
seven years, and further that county money
had been expended upon it. 1t is hereby de-
clared a public highway by usury and proscrip-
ton.
The petition is hereby granted and the engi-
iS INV nr6n tN cJ1ru md 10
record of same.
Owing to the large number of citizens of the
county interested in the cruising of the lands
the board adjourned to the court room.
Board of Commissioners met in the court
room at 80 p. m. All members present.
The matter of cruising the timbered lands
and the classifying and segregating of all lands
for taxation purposes was taken up.
The meeting was addressed by Hon. J. E.
Frost, State Tax Commissioner who gave a
summary of the results attained by Various
other counties throughout the state and
strongly advised the cruising of timber and
classifying and segregating the land. Hon NJ.
j. Corrigan also a member of the State Tax
Commlsslon and former county commissioner
of King county, gave the experience of King
county and favored cruising.
The Grange was represented by the following
using the county: Mr.. Richard, Mr.. David
son, Mr.. Patterson, Mr.. Johnston and Mr.. Rogers.
The Spokane Lumber Co. was represented by
Mr.. Ufford, the Panhandle Lumber Co. by Mr.
Reynolds and MIR. Hawksett, Fidelity Lumt er
Co. by Mr.. Willis, all of the above representing
the lumber interests, spoke in favor of the
cruise as soon as the county was able and con-
dlhOns warranted, but were opposed to pro-
ceedlng with the work at this time, owing to
the financial condition of affairs
The matter of cruising was taken under ad-
ViSement.
Meeting adjourned and the commissioners
resumed business in their chamber
License to operate ferry at Blueslide is
hereby granted to U. s. Anderson, upon the
filing and approval of bond.
The following bills were allowed:
Chas T Goodsell, S transcripts asses
sOrs office ........................ SO so
Vim Page work in treas1irer's office. 12O 90
Virginia McNeir. work in engineers Of
Star Livery, sheriff'is and engineers ex " ~
pense. ...........:.... ........ q so
Eari BOSTON, carrying WOOD. ............ 3 90
Pend Oreille County Abstract Co, report
John Olson, freight and drayage.. .... II rs
John Jacobson, courthouse rent, April
10 to May 10. 1912. :................. As 90
Fred F Wolf county printing ....:.:...:.. IS 10
Fred L Wolf printing and supplies for
Board adjourned to a. m April 8, ii9i2. -'0 %
april S-Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
In the matter of the petition of Geo. Fl. Jones
and others for free ferry at Usk, Wash, the
matter was taken up and discussed. Action
was deferred until the next commissioners
meeting.
The following resolution relative to Ernst H
schultz was passed, and the auditor directed
10 IorWarq copy OF same to the commissioner
of public lands at Olympia:
AT regular meeting at the Board of County
Commissioners of Pend Oreille county, Wash
lngton, held at Newport In said county and
state, on the 2nd day of April 1912, the follow
ing resolution was passed by the unanimous
vote OF all members of the board:
1t appearing to the Board OF County Commits
sioners OF Pend Oreille county, Washington
that one Ernest n. Schultz a resident of this
county. has been since the year 1908 the holder
OF lease from the state of Washington for the
seq of the neL of Section TO- Township 80 North
Range A East of Willamette Meridian sal
lease being numbered 1881, under App, 5Ol8
dated Feb T. 1908 for term of five years; that
the said Schulz has lived upon said land and
obtained therefrom partial livelihood (Pend
Oreille county having contributed monthly
toward his snpDort); that said lease has ex.
pired, leaving the said Schultz wholly without
properly or means OF support, an INDECENT and
charge upon the county; and it further an
pearing to the board that said Schultz is a
cripple having lost both legs, and therefore
unable to earn livelihood in any other man.
ner except by means of the state land above
mentioned;
Be 1t Resolved. That we, the Board of County
commissioners of Pend Oreille county, Wash.
lngton, do hereby petition the Honorable E.
W. Ross. Commissioner of Public Lands of the
state OF wash 'ngton, for renewal of said lease
to the said Ernest Ill. Schultz for neriod Of
hve years, for the reasons above set forth. and
the clerk of this board is hereby authorizes
and directed to forward copy of this resolu-
tAoH' CoSStASI Will tHc OTlgl0al lease above
described to the said Commissioner of Public
Lands at Olympia, Washington
q. w. SUTHERLAND
d. ATHERTON
L. L. MATHEWS
Board of County Commissioners of Pend OreiIle
County. Washington
In the matter of the petition of H. Brown
and others for a county road to be known as
Bench road, the petition is hereby granted and
survey ordered.
In the matter of the Jefferson road. the conn
" engineers report is approved and road or
dered opened.
In the matter OF the Meadow road, the comfy
engineers report is approved and the road is
orde ed opened upon the compliance of the
agreement of the Phelps Lumber Co. and Others
with Pend Oreille county.
Contract tor the erection of towers for the
lone ferry. on the west side of the Pend OreilIe
river, was entered into between the commits
sioners of Pend Oreille county and ]. L Raw
ley, of lone, in the sum of $3.50
Also contract for the erection OF deadmen for
lone ferry was entered into between the com
missioners of Pend Oreille county and l.,
Ashpaugh. of lone, in the sum of $780,
The following resolution was passed:
At a regular meeting of the Board of County
commissioners of Pend Oreille county Wash
ington, held at Newport, said county and state
on the Bird day of April 1912, the following res.
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