The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
Commissioners PROCEEDINGS

Newport. Wash. Aug. 2, l9l2.-The Board Of
County Commissioners of Pend Oreille county
Washington, met at their office at the court
house pursuant to adjournment. Commits
sioners Sutherland land Anterior present.
The morning session was devoted to the dis
cussIOn OF load matters.
n the matter of the petition of Charles P.
Trask ct al for county road near Diamond
Lake, petition is granted, bond approved and
survey ordered,
In the matter of the petition of John S. An
derson ct al, for county road, to be known as
West Branch LeClerc creek road, petition is
granted. bond approved and survey ordered
In the matter of bridge bias for the Cedar
creek bridge at lone, and the Sullivan creek
bridge at Metaline Falls, the following bids
were submitted:
H. Wolf, lone. Washington
Cedar creek bridge, concrete footing. .$l479 so
By substituting rounded for square timber
each of above bids on Cedar creek, $1,000 so and
1920 respectively.
Sullivan creek bridge, Metaline Falls,
bridge and curbing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. go rs
]. L Bayley, lone, Wash.
Cedar creek bridge, lone ~ 1890 90
With double sets sway bracing on all bents
over % fit high, $40 additional
Grading south end, soc per yard; north side.
S5c per yard within 200 it haul
Sullivan creek bridge, Metaline Falls,
The Security Bridge CO., Lewiston, Idaho
Cedar creek bridge. lone, bridge COM
Sullivan creek bridge complete with W
one 45-ft combination span and ap-
proaches, with no fills. ...... 9l2 OO
All OF the above bids were taken under ad-
visement.
It's hereby ordered that the auditor draw
his warrant on the general road ami bridge
fund to J. l.. Bayley, in the sum of $500, to ap-
ply on contract for bridge across Cal'spel river
on Meadow creek road.
Board adjourned to $50 a. m. Aug. 3, 1872
Aug. 3-Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
In the matter of the bridge across the Calispel
river on the Beeman road, which was deferred
from July meeting, the contract lis hereby
awarded to J. L. Bayley. in the sum of 1888 Co.
for completion of bridge and $6l7.10 for com.
pletion OF fills at both ends of bridge or total
of $1250.70, upon condition of entering into q
contract with Pend Oreille county and filing
bond in the sum of $500,
In the matter of the Cedar creek bridge al
lone, the contract is hereby awarded to ]. L.
Bayley for the bridge only, in the sum OF $1,000
upon entering into contract within ten days
with Pend Oreille county, and filing bond in
the sum of $500
In the matter of the bridge across Sullivan
creek, at Metaline Falls, it is hereby declared
that an emergency exists, and the contract for
the construction OF the same is hereby awarded
the Security Bridge Co., of Lewiston. Idaho
in the sum of 1912. according to plan submitted
by said company for bridge and foundation
and curbing, according to plans on file in the
Office of the county engineer. All upon enter.
ing into contract with Pend Oreille county and
filing bond In the sum of $500.
In the matter of the petition of Jens Jensen
CT al IOE d county TOdu, 10 De Known as the
Me aline Falls and Sullivan Lake road, the
road is hereby accepted as public highway
and ordered surveyed and a record made OF the
same.
In the matter of the petition of Harry Wolf
ct al for a change in lone and Colville road
petition is granted and survey ordered.
The following citizens o. Pend Oreille county
were appointed as delegates to the seventh
annual session of the international Dry Farm
ing Congress, to be held in the city of Leth
bridge. Alberta. Canada, Oct 2l-26, 1912:
d NJ Eden, Tweedie; o L Carmichael, Meta
line Falls; j. N: Rogers, Scotia: Westfall
Newport; H Boiler, Newport; ID Mckay
lone; W Cannon, Usk; Thomas Metcalf
Locke; VIM Morris, Tiger; Randall Perkins
Cusick,
The following alteration OF school district
boundaries was presented by the superinten
dent of common schools, and the same is here
by ordered approved:
Transferred from School District No. % to
School District No 81, the territory described
as follows. NeL and the south q of Section 80
Township 80 North Range 45 E. W. M, also all
of Section 81 same Township and Range.
The superintendent of common schools re
port of defective youths shows none reported
Petition was presented by citizens of lone
asking for the appointment of Frank Deering
constable of lone precinct, to nil the vacancy
Of L. C. Ashpaugh, resigned. The petition is