Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
Minutes of County Commissioners for
February 23. 1918.

Board met at 900 o'clock Mr.. Little
john, Mr.. Dodge and Mr.. Rowe all pres
Minutes of February 18th were read
and approved.
On motion it was ordered that 5000
feet OF lumber be allowed for use in
repairing bridge on the Bush road and
requisition was ordered issued for the
same.
claim Of G.. N; & St; P; Ry: for $500
Plomondon to Medical Lake on motion
was allowed and ordered paid out of
| the Current EXPENSE fund.
Bids for opening IN and fencing the
Kyro road We're considered and the fol-
lowing bids were received: w. S.
shsSar s42e;74 and IS cents ats per yard r,
| moved and seconded that the contract
be awarded to L. S. Barnard, he tn fur
nish all necessary right of-way where
| the road passes through his property.
said road to be completed within 60
days in accordance with the plans and
specifications of the County Enginccr.
Co. appeared and offered to pay the
! 1912 taxes for his company provided
| the county would accept per cent In
terest IN FL settlement of ell interest
charged The Board referred the mat
ter to the County Attorney.
! The Board adjourned until 1870 D. M.
/ The Board reconvened at 1870 p. M,
On motion the County Clerk was an
thorized to purchase Remington type
writer for his Office and to sign con-
| tract for the same.
| The Board took up the matter of the
hearing on the petition of l.. +. Broyles
| ct al. for the establishment of n county
| road which matter was continued from
the last meeting. and there being no
protests AGAINST the establishment Of
| said road the following order of estab-
| lishment was made:
Whereas. l.. r. Broyles ct al. did. on
the 18th day Of December 1914. file with
the Board of County Commissioners OF
| Thnrston Comfy. Washington, a petit
| ton praying for the location and estab-
| lishnent Of a county road. accompany
ing the same with a bond In the sum
| Of $500 which said petition and bond
were duly arnroved by said Board, and
the County Engineer being directed to
| examine and. IL necessary, to survey
| said road and.
Whereas. Said County Engineer did,
on the 18th dav of January, 1916 file
| with said Board his report In writing
of the survey of said road. recommend
| ing that the same be established 80 feet
in width, which said report did in, all
things comply with the law regarding
such engineers report and
| Whereas. Said Board of County Com
missioners set a date for hearing on
said engineers renort for the 18th day
of February. 1915. and caused due
SSe a G be 10 sH he t to inter-
and
whereas Said petition coming on
and the Board not being fully advised
in the premises. said hearing was con-
ttinmed to February gard. 1915: and.
Where's, Said petitiOn coming on for
hearing on said date and. It appearing
to the Board that said road is a public
necessity. and there being no protests
against its establishments. and right
of-way for the same having all been
secured:
Now. Therefore 1t is hereby ordered.
adiudged and decreed that the road as
be, and the same Is hereby established
as a county road In accordance with
said enginear's report as follows. towit:
ccmmencing IT the center Of section
and running thence south along the
center line of section II. township is
north. range west. 2s16 feet and end
ing at the quarter section post on the
south boundary Of said section II. town
ship IS north. range west. and that
henceforth said road shall be county
road and that the same shall be opened
B. F. L1TTLEJoHN.
T. IVES DoDGE. man.
A. M. ROWE,
Board OF County commissioners Of
Thurston County. Washington.
The BOARD met the commissioners Of
Pierce County at the Office OF the state
Highway Board and took I'D the mat
ter Of the purchase Of the bridge owned
by the Nsoually Bridge COMPANY
across the Nisqually river near Sher-
lock- Chairman Slayden OF the Pierce
County Board. moved that the bridge
be purchased for the sum of SIS. 900. one
half to be paid by Pierce County and
one-half by ThurstOn County. the mo-
ton was seconded by Mr. Dodge and
carried: 1t being on condition that said
highway board shall secure all neces-
sary right of-way for the change in
the Pacific highway from a point or
State Aid Road No. 80 to Sherlock and
also right -of-way along the north
side Of the Northern Pacific railway
from the crossing at Lacey westerly
about one mile to the first crossing
west of Lacey.
The supervisor Of Road District No
was ordered to repair the bridge at
Perry creek. and also the Swift creek
bridge on the Summit Lake road.
Bond Of George sumption as super
visor of Road District No. 3 was APP
proved and ordered filed.
Bills for game protection on motion
We've approved for payment as follows:
February IL 1915-
45s Jas. Fennell. salary for jan
nary ............ s125.00
asa IT. w Mvere salnrv for De-
ce'nho" and January. ..... 20 40
TT. @. Miller. labor. ......,.. 500
Blankenship-Lee Pig. print
inr ............. 400
7. Crimmett. drayage. $50
81 IT Freeman wages for