The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-20

provement described in said petition,
which said bond, with the snreties
thereon, was by resolution of said
board, duly approved on said date,
and said petition being presented to
said board of county commission
ers for their approval, and said board
after an examination of said petition
and the plat thereto attached and
after hearing testimony offered
thereon and being fully advised in
the premises, finds:
That said petition is signed by
more than five residents of said
Grady county, Oklahoma who claim
to be and are affected by the pro
posed dtain and Improvement and
who own land in said proposed dis
trict that will be assessed for the
construction of said proposed i'm
provement; that said petition sets
forth a general description of said
drain and district, the starting point,
route and terminus thereof describes
all the land included in said proposed
district and the number of acres of
land included therein and proposed
to be assessed for said improvement,
and which said petition requests that
bonds be issued as provided by law
to meet the expense of such inn
lrovement. The board further finds
that such proposed improvement is
necessary for the public health, is
practicable and necessary and is of
public and private utility, that the
same will add to the fertility of the
soil and make possible the cultiva-
ton OF the soil along and near said
proposed drainage ditch, and that
such petition should be approved and
said Improvement ordered The
court further finds that viewers
should be appointed herein and di-
rected to proceed herein as provid-
cd by law, and finds that Henry A.
Boston, s. p Baughman, and w. NJ.
Williams, are each resident free
holders of Grady county, Oklahoma,
and are not interested in the con-
struction of said work, and not of
kin to any person interested there
in,
1t is therefore ordered and al
judged that said petition be ap-
proved and said Improvement order
ed and that Henry A. Boston, S. p.
Baughman, and w. M. Williams be
appointed viewers herein, and they
are hereby ordered to proceed ct
once, as provided by, law under the
direction and order of the Board of
County Commissioners made herein,
and assisted by Pearl A. Little, an
engineer and surveyor, to view the
line and route of the proposed drain,
and report after actual view of the
premises along and adjacent thereto,
whether the proposed improvement
is practicable and necessary, or of
private or public utility and benefit,
and if said viewers shall find that
the proposed Improvement is so
practicable and necessary, or Of util-
ity and benefit, they shall so report
and recommend the best route for
the proposed drain, whether any por'
tion of the same should be covered
or bridged, and whether the work Of
constructing the same should be al
lotted to the several interests, or be
lei by contract without allotment;
which report shall be made in writ
ing, signed and verified by the view
ers, and shall be entered upon the
records of the county clerk of said
county.
All viewers before entering upon
the discharge of their duties hereun-
der, shall take and subscribe an oath
faithfully and impartially- to dis
charge their duties as such viewers,
and truly and correctly made and re-
turn the report hereinbefore requir-
ed of them
j. A. TEMPLE,
w. NJ. PURSLEY.
IRA NJ JOHNSON
County Commissioners.
The claims against the county was
presented and allowed or disallowed
as noted below
1920. O. Neeter, refund, amount
claimed $42.64; allowed $42.64.
1S21-Jennie Baker. salary, amount
claimed $50; allowed $50.
1S22-Addie Devoid; salary, amt.
claimed $40; allowed $40.
1S23-Virgil Moten, salary, amount
claimed $40; allowed $40
1S24-John T. King, salary, amt.
claimed $500; allowed $500. (
1S25-Ira NJ Johnson, salary, Emit.
claimed $71.16; allowed $7116.
1S26-W. N. Shepard. salary, amt.
claimed $50; allowed $50.