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Home My WebLink AboutDec 11 1943 'J:J\J COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS M JEFFERSON COUNTY 56~' Monday, Dec 20th, 1943; 10 a.m. 'lbe Boardreconvenid on the above MIlled date and hour with all members present. Uter care:tul study and several days spent on investigation including two trips to Ol1mpia re1atin to the propoaed t:lmber exchange between the US Forest Semce and the Crown Zellerbach Corp the following reaolution of protest was drafted and sent to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE at Spokane. Wash.as follows: RES 0 L U T ION. 'lfiEREAS, the Crown Zellerbach Corporation, did on October 13, 1943, file in the United States r..nd Office, Spokane, Wash., .xl application. No. 019220. tnder the act of lIarch 20th. 1922 (42 St.at.465) to exchange the following landa. ) T. :n N. R. 11 W.. W.lI. Sec. 1: Lota 1,2,3,4, sf Nt; n 2: Lots 1,2,4. s1 NEt. swl NWt; n 3: Lot 1, sEt NEi; n 4: Lot 6; n 5: Lots 1.2,3 and 5; T. 27 N., R. 12 w., W.lI. n 1: Lots 4,5. sl Il!'t; n 2: Lots !iJ?,3,4. St Nt. swt; n 3: sf 31; containing 1580.63 acres. within the 0l;ym.p1a NatioDll Forest. for t:lmber of an equal value fram portions of Sec. 6. 'l'wp 28N.. R llW.. W.lI.; Sics. 1, 2, and 3. T 28N. R. 12 W.. W.lI.; n 30 and 31. T. 29N, R. 11 W. WolI.; n 25.26,34,35 and 36. T. 29N. R 13.. W.lI. also within the Ol1mPic National Foreat, as agreed 1t th the Secretd7 of Agriculture, and WHEREAS, aaid exchange is predict.ted on the tranafer of said lands now owned by the Crown Zellerbach Corporation to the Olympic National Park which would rem0'f9 the assessed Talue of such property fran the tu: rolla, and YfIEREAS. the assessed valuation of Jefferson County h!!.s been depleted already b,. the establillhmant of the Ol1mPic National Park, the Queete Corridor and Coastal Strip to a point where the maintenance of count,. gcmtnment. is being placed in jeopard,.. and YIIEREAS. the 06nsideration ,offered in the exchange by the United States Forest Service embraces 55, 000,000 board feet of prime merchantable t:lmber which if administered and sold by the Forest Service would be a, source of substantial forest receipts reftnue to Jefferson and other counties within the Ol;ympic National Forest area. and WHEREAS. the transfer of such timber by exchange. under the policy now being followed by the Forest Service. will deprm Jefferson and other counties within the Olympic National Forest area of said reftnues. BE rr 'lltEREFORE RESOLVED. that we. the Board of County Camnissioners of Jefferson Count,., do hereby protest such exchange as proviMd in application No. 019220. unless and until the Forest Service establishes an exchpge polio,. which will indemnify counties in tull for all revenues otherwise available fram the aQn1.nistration of lands subject to exchange. BE rr FORmER RESOLVED. that _ protest consideration of any other exchanges now or hereafter contemplated, affecting Jefferson Count,., which do not meet the principles here expressed. BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COlMlSSIONERS Arthur C. Ioren. Chai:rman Hugh Nisbet. Member Bertil Kruse. n Attest: P.M. Richardson Auditor and Clerk ot the Board. 12/11/1943. Upon motion made and seconded and pasled the Board adjoUJm8d to meet again on 'lhureda,.. Dec' 30th at 10 A.M. 'lhursda7. Dee 30th at 10 A.l4. The Board reconvened on the abon named date and hour with all members present.. Resolution No. B 123 was signed as follows: Resolution No. B 123. (Road) WHEREAS due to increased labor and material costs during the past year, maintenance costs have exceeded the amount budgetell, and WHEREAS during the Past year it WaS deemed necessary to perform certain Special Maintenance work, and '\\HEREAS it is nece8llary to change certain percentages of the budget items in order to meet these ex- traordinary conditions. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THATthe following percentages be used for the Count,. Road Fund for the year 1943 Adminiltration 8.80 Maintenance 40.49 Special Maintenance 16.54 Construction 34.17 Dated this 30th dq of Dec., 1943. Board of Jefferson County Camn1ssioners Arthur c. Boren. Chairman Hugh Nisbet & Bertil Kruse, Members Attest: P.M. Richardson Auditor & Clerk of the Board. In the matter ot the lpecial Liquor tax given Jefferson Count,. in the amount of $1039.74. upon motion made and seconded and uninimousJy passed by the Board it WaS decided that the fund be divided as follows: To the Sheritt's Office t639.74 Superior Court 200 .00 Public Health 200.00 Total $1039.74 Nothing of further :Importance caning on at this t:lme the Board adjourned to meet again on Monda,.. Jany 3rd, 1944. ~'~~~UN~an 76~~i~:::