COMMISSIONERS' COURT.
'Grist of Business Transacted at
the January Term.
Toledo, Op., Jan. 6, 1904.
Commissioners' Court for Lincoln
Couuty met in special session. Present
lion. C. M. Hrowu', Judge; Hon. F.M.
Stanton and Hon. George King, Com
inissieners ; Ira Wade, County Clerk j
J. II. Ross, Sheriff.
CL.UMH AI.MJWKU. .
iicoige Ga1y, supervisor district 10, re
port accepted und clulin I 5(1 7.1
Joseph Sijnin, supervisor district 18, n-
port accepted mid claim 75 00
L Plven, supplies furnished road dis
trict 1 1180
IIS Porter, supervisor district 13, re
port uccopicd and claim 18 00
"W G Reynolds, work on roiid In district
19 tor 1J L Woir, supervisor 25 00
Jl L Wolf, 8iiicrvisor district 1, report
accepted and claim 37 M
M Reynolds, supervisor district 2, re
port accepted and claim 23 58
1 W Derrick, supervisor district 11, ro-
port accepted and claim 20 00
S J Stewart, supervisor district 6, report
accepted and claim 30 00
J It Barclay, sii)orvlsor district 4, re
port accepted and claim 5 00
1-d Stacker, supervisor district 0, report
"port accepted and claim , 96 00
Ed Stouter, additional due districts.... Ili2 00
SS A Holtugreen, supervisor districts, re
port accepted and claim 80 00
Matt Sliinar, piling wood in courthouse
woodshed ". 4 00
'lien net Olson, suiiorvlsor district 1, re
port accepted and claim.... T. 30 00
Hen net Olson, additional due district. ... 17 00
Mrs A Parker, meals for 12 Jurors and
1 Dailiir 3 25
Toledo Livery Stable, hauling sawdust.. 75
A L jIcDuuuiil, auiary as slock lnsector
for Octolxir, November, and December 8 30
Yaquina Bay Mercantile Co., supplies... 2 so
Olass, l'rndhnmme & Co., registration
supplies and blank book 63 70
11 II Howell, blue print maps for county
from Tit le Guarantee & Loan Co 4 00
C 1j Ellsworth et til , drawing precinct
Jury list 6 00
"Cbas Allen et al, drawing precinct Jury
9t 7 oo
A W Wobcr, dniwlnt? precinct Jury list.. 7 00
J II Doty, supervisor district 7, report
accepted and claim Ill 00
A S Thompson, supervisor district 17,
report uccepled and claim.' so 00
Win R Wakefield, clerical work, secure-
gating county property from tax roll
in compliance with order of County
Court 18 00
C K Soule, printing for county 18 20
Oren Ruperts, pauper account 15 00
Joseph Goestr, pauper account 7 00
M Wygant, drawlnit plans for Scott
creek bridge 6 00
Georgo Kinjj, County Commissioner, per
diem and mileage 31 40
F M Stanton, County Commissioner, per
diem and mileage si 00
A Rosebrook,2 steol box stoves H 00
C M Drawn, salary as Judge for Decern-
bur, 1903 jag,
DIH ALLOWED.
S J Stewart, work 011 road In dlst riot 8. . 20 00
In the matter of tbeolaims of jurymen
uud witnesses at Deed m be r 1903 term
of Circuit Court, as shown by jury and
witness books. Allowed as per jury
book, as follows: '
Al Reynolds fu 00
L D Wood 740
ioo W It Moore 7 40
John Dougherty , g 80
Klksnut 10 to
Win (i Reynolds n 40
lliirslcn Parks g 40
II K Derrick g 40
. J H Doty ' 7 go
C A Dick ; 4o
John Gullliams 9 m
J .1 llrlstnw ; jo 00
CCMcBrid.i 8 to
A D Perkins 4 00
ML Campbell s 50
W W January ji (4
t! R Evens 10 00
J E Dixon 6 00
C K CarltHiu 5 .i0
W K Wann j. oo
John Loomis 9 00
A L McDonald 7 00
John McCluskey 4 40
l.ro Williams jy 20
11 R Sturdcvnnt 4 go
V Grant 0 0
O K ltulio 4 jo
' A U McMillan w 00
Allien Sijotu jo 00
III the mutter of the petition of W. F.
Wakefield et al for appointment of road
Kuperviaor in district No. 11. Petition
Kianled and 1). D. Warnock appointed.
In the matter of the report of J. A.
Hill ns BiiporviHor of diatrict No. 8.
Aeeeptrd.
In the matter of tho petition of J. M.
timwii. Report of road meeting elect
inn supervisor lu dintrlct No, 5. 8. A.
llolingroeu uppointed.
Iti the matter of tho appointment of
Mipervinor for district No. 7. J. a.
Holy appointed.
In the matter of the appointment
ineut of (i supervisor for district No. 6.
Kd Stoker appointed.
In the matter of the appointment of
11 road supervisor for road district No. 2.
Charles K. Stouder appointed.
In the matter of the appointment of
a road supervisor for road district No. 8,
J. A. Hill appointed.
Iu the matter of the nppoiutmeut of
a road supervisor for roud district No
13. II. P. Torter appointed.
In the matter of tho uppolutment of
a road supervisor for road district No.
10. George Hodges appointed.
Iu tho matter of the appointment of a
road supervisor for rond district No. 19.
H. L. Wolf appointed.
1 the niuuor of thi potitiou of E. W,
Morrison et al for changing polling
place in Kern precinct. Continued.
In the matter of the protest of Ya
quina Bay News against the action of
the Court letting the contract for pub
lishing the delinquent tax list at a
larger figure than the bid ot the Newg
Rejected.
In the matter of the petition of Daniel
Ross, Jr., et al for appointment of road
supervisor in district No 1. Petition
granted and Bennet Olsen appointed
Iu the matter of the petition of B. F.
Grant et al for appointment of road
supervisor in district No. 12. Petition
granted und V. B. Mulkey appointed
In the matter of the report of Mike
Sijotn of road meeting in district No. 18
and electing of supervisors. Rejected
Iu the matter of the appointment of
road supervisor in district No. 9. Re
jected.
In the matter of the petition of Kasi
mir Busch et al for appointment as
road supervisor in district No. 9. Pe-
titiou granted and Kasimir Busch ap
poiuted.
In the matter of the petition of C. L,
Chatterton et al for appointment of
road supervisor In road district No. 18
Petition accepted and James C. Robert
son appoiuted.
In the matter of the bid of Yaqnin;
Bay News for publishing delinquent
tax list. Rejected.
In the matter of the bid of Toledo
Reporter for publishing delinquent tax
list. Rejected.
Id the matter of the petition of I,. F,
Pepin et al for extention of time ou the
construction of the Chitwood bridge.
Time extended 30 days.
In the matter of the bid of Lincoln
County Leader for publishing delin
quent tax list, and list of subscribers
filed. Bid accepted and the paper de
olared the official organ of the County
Court.
In the matter of the petition of A. J.
Oglesby for aid on the Alsea and Fall
Creek road. The Court accepts the pe
tition and appropriates a sum therefor
not to exceed $75, and A. J. Oelesby ap
pointed foreman of the work.
In the matter of the Newport and
Siletz wagon road. At this time came
on for consideration the above-named
matter, and it duly appearing to .the
Court that the early completion of said
road is desirable and essential to the
general welfare of and prosperity of a
large section of Lincoln county, and
will be a great factor In attracting im
migration to said portion of Lincoln
county, and adding to the taxable prop
erty of said county : The Court being
fully advised in the premises, it Is or
dered and deoreed by this Court sitting
as a board for the transaction of county
business, that of every dollar's worth of
work or money expended npon said
road by the people of Lincoln county,
Oregon, there is hereby appropriated
from the general road fund of said
county an equal amount of U. 8. money
to I e expended upon said road in its
completion; that a credit or 82 will be
given for every day's work performed
by a man laboring upon said road by
virtuo of this order, which amounts are
to be covered by the said appropriation
of said county herein, dollar for dollar:
that said appropriation for actual road
work shall not exceed 500; that J, G.
Plank is hereby appointed special road
supervisor to control all work upon
said road performed by virtue of this
order at a salary of $3 per day; that the
men working upon said roud by virtue
of this order shall furnish and supply
an and all food and provisions at their
own costs, and also all horse feed, or
cause the sarn to he furnished; that
said specitfl rood supervisor shall keep
a correct account of all work per
formed upon said road and make a re
port thereof to this Court and when
said report has been confirmed by this
Court, an order shall be made upon th
Couuty Clerk of said couuty to draw a
couuty warrant in favor of said special
road supervisor for the benefit of' said
road, which sum shall be expended nu
tter the same conditions and in the
same nauuer as said labor has been
performed in completing said aoad;
that said special road supervisor shall
not work less than 6 men upon said
road at any one time; that said work
shall commence on the 1st day of May,
1904, and continue until June 1, 1904.
Done in regular session this 8th day
of Jan., 1904.
C. M. Bhown, County Judge,
F. M.Sta.nton, Cmraissioner,
Georub Kino, Commissioner,
In the matter of tho tax levy for 1903.
The following levies were made: State,
10 mills; school, 6 mills; road, 3; gen
eral fund, 14.
In the matter of the delinquent tax
roll for the year 1902, which has been
returned by the Sheriff of Lincoln
couuty, Oregon, delinquent. It Is here
by ordered that the County Clerk of Lin
coln county, Oregon, return the said
delinquent roll for the year 1903 to tbe
said Sheriff, of Lincoln county with a
warrant commanding him to levy on
the goods and chatties of such delin
quent taxpayers, and if none be found.
then npon the real property as set
forth on said delinquent tax roll, or so
much thereof as shall satisfy tbe
amount of taxes so charged, with costs
ana expenses.
It is further ordered by the Court
that said Sheriff pay over all moneys so
ooliected from such sale to the Treas
urer of Lincoln county. Oreeon. as bv
Uw required, and that he execute said
warraut uud of his doinra thereon
make a return to this Court, as by law
required.
C. M. Brown, County Judge,
F. M. Stanton, Commissioner,
George King, Commissioner.
In the matter of hids on Scott Creek
oud Five Rivers bridges. Cierk in
structed to advertise for bids.
In ttiti matter of the appointment of
judges uud clerks of tbe various elec
tiou precincts. The Court appoints as
follows:
AI.8EA.
Judges Wm R Wakefield, rep., choir
mau; O W Peterson, dem. : A G McMil
Hun, rep. Clerks James Harrison.
dem., 1st clerk; L V Colvin, rep., 2d
cierK : j H Conrud, rep.
BEAVER CREEK
Judges Thomas Harrison. reD
chairman; John Bowers, dem.. Oren
McWillis. reo. Clerks E 8 Barnes.
nem., 1st clerk; A VV Weber; rep., 2d
clerk; J A Peterson, rep.
BlU fcLK.
Judges -W W January, rep., chaii-
man; Arnold Kesier, dem.; W A Ride
uour, rep. Clerks Frank Rowland,
detn., 1st clerk; J A Stevens, rep., 2d
lark; J; A Thompson, rep.
ELK CITT
Judges-Elmo Davis, reD.. chairman:
E W Powers, rep; Marsh Simpson, dera.
Olerks A U Clark, dem.. 1st clerk; D
J Cnitwood. rep.,2d clerk; EM Mays,
rep.
LITTLE ELK
Judges W A Jones. reD.. chairman:
Brown Hawkins, dem: W F Hvde. reD.
Clerks Irvin Mageedem., lbt clerk; W
V Wakefield rep., 2d clerk: Z T Mc-
Guire, rep. . ' .
- : MORRIS
Judges -J C Fletcher. reD.. chair.
man; James Crowley, dem.; John Dea
kin, rep. . Cleaks Kewf on Starr, dem
ist clerk; Irvin Paul. reD.. 2d clerk: A 8
Thompson, rep.
- FIVE RIVERS
Judges Bennet Olsen. reD.. chair
man; K D Skages dem. ; D M Ross, rep.
Clerks Tom Taylor, dem., 1st clerk; W
k Earnest.'rep., 2d clerk; Henry Seitf,
rep.
' , NEWPORT
JudgeV-i-Geb F Sylvester, reo.. chair.
man; James 'Stafford, reo.: W 8 Whit-
ten, dem. Clerks Frank Priest, dem.,
lsKslerk; L O Olsson, reD.. 2d clerk : 8
G Irvin. rep. '
i' NASHVILLE
.Judges William Miller, reo . chair.
man-; Charles 11 Richdon dem.: Jnhii
Post rep. Clerks John Allen, dem.,
1st clerk; Bruce Hamar. reD.. 2d clerk:
J A Caldren, rep.
SILETZ
Judges Hoxie bimmoua. reD.. chair.
man; Walter S Hull, rep., Louie Smith,
dem. Clerks Butler Fairchild,' dem..
1st clerk; Otis DeLaurier reD.. 2d clerk:
Oscar Brown, rep.
TIDEWATER
Judges Milt Beem. reD.. chairman!
E E Hammerslv,rep.,RS Barclay, dem.
Clerks-Burt Bareloy, dem., 1st clerk;
Al Thissel, rep.. 2d clerk; C V Oglesby,
rep.
TOLEDO
Judges Day Board A Hnrlev. reD..
chairman; ML Campbell, dera., Jchn
Ofstedahl, rep. Clerks- Z M Derrick,
dein., 1st clerk; Oliver Altree, rep., 2d
clerk ; George Chambers, rep.
Judges-Night Bosrd J M K Butler.
dem., chairman; J A Hall, rep., Al
Waugh.dem. Clerks-R 8 VanCleve,
rep.. 1st clerk; C II Young, ren.. 2d
clerk; S J Wells dem.
YAQUINA
Judges J B Lewis dem.. chairman!
M Roddy, rep., Ed Meaker. tpd.
Clerks L Mills, rep., 1st clerk; J C
uuntsucker dem., 2d clerk; Ed Hauliu,
rep.
KERK
Judges W E Ball. reD.. chairman
John Fogorty, dem., J F Stevens, rep.
-ierk waiter Bones, dem., 1st clerk;
t, Morrison, rep.. 2J clerk: Jauv
Paruielue, rep.
Iu the matter of selecting the 1
list. The time having arrived to seleet
the 200 names, as required by law, the
Court proceeded to take from the 1902
assessment loll the following taxpayers:
( Concluded on page 6 )
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