The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-01-24


lt is hereby resolved by the board
of county commissioners, being the
local authority of stevens county, Il
civil subdivision of the state OF WASH
1nRton:
That there is hereby selected for
Improvement as a permanent hlShWaN
in accordance with the provisions Oh
Chapter 35 of the Laws or 1911 anu
subsequent amendments thereto, 10 ne
applied under the provisions OF ChapteI
76 of the Laws of 1917, that portion ot
state road No. - in stevens county,
Washington. between Kettle Falis anu
Daisy. distance of seven miles, more
or less, and there is hereby set aslue
from the permanent highway tuhd 10
the credit of Stevens county the sum
of eighteen Thousand eight hundreu
and no hundredths (S1S, 100000 dollars,
and from the Stevens county road anu
Bridge fund the sum of one tnouanu
two hundred and no hundfedths
(S1 2OO. .OO) dollars, to be applied IN co,
operative expenditure with federal ard
funds in the construction OF SAID pro
ieet and there is also set ASIDE such
additional funds as may be necessary
. 10 take care of right-of- way on TINS
~ THAT the state highway depart
nt.nt of the state Of Washington ne,
and is hereby authorized ana request
ed to act for and on behalf OF stevens
county in all things pertaining TO the
selection, construction and mamie
nance of said improvement under thv
provisions OIL the IeutTdl ulu loti' 49,
approved July 11th, 1916, as may be
necessary to secure federal ala Tor salu
Improvement.
Adopted by the board this 12th day
of January, 1920. -,,,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF STEVENS COUNTY
HENRY HUGHES, Chairman.
JAMES II. NEWHousE, Commissioner
CLAIR HUNT, Commissioner
Attest: VIII G. Spedden, county
auditor and clerk Of board.
Board adjourned to Jan. l3.
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Ian. 10, 1920
Hoard met pursuant to adjournment;
all members present.
The petition of +. II. Stewart and
NyffG for a landowners change in the
C,olyille and Little Dalles road in sec
ton 20, township So north, range 30,
r. w. N is hereby approved and the
engineer ordered to survey and report
nm same
The county engineer is instructed to
make a preliminary survey of a change
in the Columbia river road from II
point near the foot of the Nettleton
grade southerly to a point in said
road on the top of the hill; and
Change in the said Columbia river road
1ton grade northarly to a point in said
road ON the top of the hill, and to Sc
lact .outes affording the best practiC-
able grades.
1t appearing to the board that the
road ueStfibeu DeluN IS IL pubIIN iOtib
by user. the same having been traVell-
ed by the public for more than ten
Years. and that the same is "A public
necessity: the county engineer is here
hy ordered to survey and report on
the same: said road being described
as follows: Commencing at a point on
state road No 9 in the " of NEh of
section ~. township SO north range
10 u W M running thence easterly
crossing the Little Pend Oreille river
between Lake Sherry and Lake Thomas,
and connecting with the Gillette road
i'm section 20, townGhp 36 north, range
~ g. w, NJ
n In the matter of the formation and
esta blishment of "A squirrel pest dis
trict OF or in stevens county; hearing
having been held on Dec. II, 1919. and
this board having then taken the mat
fer under consideration, and the law
on the subject being now before the
Indication as to its constitutionality
Now therefore by reason of the un-
certainty of the ruling by said supreme
court as to said act said matter is
held bv this board for further Consid-
Grafton pending the decision of said
supreme court
Honrd adiourned to Jan. IT,
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Ian A. 1921
Roard met pursuant to adjournment
all memoirs present.
Bills allowed as follows:
p r Bowns. supplIes. II. a. B. S5S5
Fl. l.. Liston. bridge work, r. & b.
s10O
RI l. Iiston ct al. bridge repair, Il.
q B.. S2462.
The county treasurer's list of county
repositories FOR the year 1920 is hereby
annroved
frThe official bond of Albert E, West
as constable for Northport precinct is
harebv annroved
The petition for the appointment Of
NJ Il McTioeua as iustice Of the neace
a FOR c,nnin - nrecinct 10 hereby Granted
and be 10 barebv aI,thorized 10 assume
he duties 'nf said office unon the Ming
and annroval Of n $500 bond
AnnIica tions ha wing been filed for the
SAL, Of The foIlowing described county
fay titl. nronertv and the board deem
ing in advisable to dispose of same
he co,,ntv treasurer ia hereby ordered
To adyertise the same for sale accord
ing 10 law: said nroperty is described
as foJlows. J,ots u and % in block
IL Central md addition to Kettle
Fails. fractional lots IA To ~ inc. in
block 10 Mevers Fails. LOT o in block 6
Wilmington. now Bossburg
The county auditor is hereby author-
ized to issi,e a warrant FOR the sum of
40 in favor of the Florence Crlttenden
Unme ~ Snolxane for the caro Of county
inmates for the wear 1920
If annearina t9 The hoard that yacan-
clos ayist in tho office of reeistration
clerk in some of the voting precincts
of the counfy. the Following appoInt-
,nants arc heret,v made 10 All said
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