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COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS M
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Monday, March 3rd, 1941. 10 A.M.
The Honorable Board ot Jefferson County C~l~iesioners met in regular aeesion on the above named
date and hour with all members pre,sent:
Arthur Bortln, Chainnan
!iug..11 N:!.!!Mt; Mamba!'
I30rtil Kruso, l.lol1l~r
the minuets of the tormer session were read and approved.
A delegation consisting ot Mr. Frank Harrie, Mr. Henningson and Mr. Parrko of 6hine called on
the Board relative to fixing a number ot places on the Shine road and all'lO as to the County securing
a right of way from Shine to Thorndyke Bay. After careful oonsideration it was decided that the
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A delagatton 01' W.P.A. workers consisting of Mr. Ed J. Hioks, Geo E ~icka and James Kilmer
called upon the Ccxnmissioners relative to the transportation problem that confronts them in getting
over to ~~e Nordland ferry and it WaS decided the County should furnish them transportation for the
time being nS long as they were obliged to work at Fort Flagler.
Mr. T.H.Yarr and h~r. Johnaon of Dabob apoeared before the I30ard to secure the use or the co\\nt.v
scow and were referred to the Port manager, tlr. Daly. -. . ..
A petition was presented O,y the Shine residents, asking for a road south along the waterfront
to connect up wit.'l the proposed new ferry landing near Lofall. This matter to be taken up at a
later d/lte.
W.H. Carder, Supt of Pt. Tcmnsend Public schools appeared before thE> Board and asked that the
Commissioners pennit the road equipnent, while it is in tcmn to grade along the bank at the High
School so that some of the landSCape might be improved and allow for the proposed new Gym site.
The approval of the Board WaS given and the engineer instructed to do this emall job at his convenience.
Bids were received to purchase the old piling now on the tract known as the Shorty Smith ranch
at Quilcene, this be;ing now only fit for '\'Iood. Tho following bid", wore received. Mr. Geo Burgett bid
$20.00, H.B. Britton $7.50 and 111'. Chas McClanahan ~5.00 and accordingly Mr. Burgett was notified
that upon receipt of the ~plO he would receive notice that he could remove the piling.
Mr. Stillman Brown appeared before the Board and asked for a 1 Year extension on the timber
purchased by him, AS he hAd been unable to get it out as Y8t and this WaS granted.
Motion WaS made and seconded to accept the Fleet Ins as presented by the local insurance
men consisting of Mr. Welch, Mr. Hayden, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Eisenbeis.
The Board I.l.djourned to meet agaln on Wednesday, March 5th at 10 A.M.
Wednesday, Harch 5th, 1941 at 10 A.M.
The uoard renonvened on the above named det.a and hour with all members present.
W-r. Groves of the Division of State Forestry presented a plan and map of thelogged off County
land which the State proposes to t~ke over and re-fcrest and asked that the Cor.mdssioners kindly give
it their careful D consideration, and advise him later as to gheir dacision .
A letter wgS received from lArs, Dora Richmond relative to the Upper How road, or rather in
regard to the building of !luch a road to her father's plnce, the John Huelsdol".k rnnch. The Board
will visit this arAa on the:l.l' ndxt trip to the west end of tile County in April.
The following bills against the county were exAmi~ed nnd allowed:
CURHENT EXPENSE $6,213.84
ASSISTANCE ACCT II II 2,213.23
COUNTY ROAm 6,323.86
Upon motion m9.de and seconded the Board ,!1djoumed to meet atJain on the 6th at 10 A.If..
ThUl/dday, March 6th, 1941, 10 A.M.
The Board reconvened on the above named date and hour with all members present.
Upon motion made and seconded it was voted to join the Puget Sound Planning Council, which had
been diSCUSS3d with the Conmdssioners on Harch 4th, b'J Mr. McMillan and Mr. Bogle of the National
Defense Council.
The report of the County Agent and also the report of the County Health officer '\"Ias received
examined arid ordered 1'Uad.
The following re~olutions were signedl
RESOLU'rION NO IB' 6. Board to Olympia, Wash.
M1hREAS the Board of Jefferson County Cor.uniss:1cmers feel that it :1,8 import,ant that they meet
with the County Representatives in Olympia, relative to being releived of tho burden on lonintaining
some of the road3 in the West end 01' tho County and which nre within the boundries of the nren
taken by the National Park
AND YiHEREAS it is doemed by the public that ouch matters be calten up tit once
BE IT 'l"lEREFORF; RESOLVED t.hnt the Board prooeod to Olympia on Faby 19til and at Public expense
to complote thac matt.or.
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Board of Jofferson Cou...ty Comm1.ssioners
Arthllr C. Boren J Chninn!\n
Attestl lluW1 NiahF.lt, Hemb01:'
P.M. Richnrdaon , Clerk of the Board. Hertil Kruse.
RESOLUTION NO 'B' 7. cCJunty Ronds &. City Streets.
~jEl~~S it. is to tho be~t in~erollte of tho Poople 01' Jefferson Oounty tilot portions of the County
Road S!fst.em nnd tho City Streetl!l 01' the City of Port. 'fownsend be :Improved under County Hond
SpeCifications, and
WfIEHEA3 the namGd rOnds I\nd l!lt:reetB oarry suffioient tra1'i'io to warrnnt the application 01' a
bitund.nouB s\Jft!1Cle, and
WH&;l1EA3 the .Lmprovw\lmttl wi thin tho City of l:'ort TO''mIlElnd nre to be jo:l,ntly i'inanlled by t,he
City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County, and
VlHERhJlS tho City of Pox-to Tomu::cmd hllD by reaolution set nDid,~ tho /lUIII of ~500.00 townrd tho
oost of the work planned, I!nid moniors to be derived lx-olil gns tax reoeipts to the City of Pt.Townoend,
BE IT TI!!!;llliFORE msOLVED t.hnt the robe and hereby ill Bot nDide foll' the purpoS~ll aforel'Jllid 1'ran
funds or tho County of .JGftfll"flOn \l1ldell' Chaptar lH7, Sos9ion la',Vi'I of 1937 ann Chl'.ptor 161" Se~lllion lnw~
of 1939, the ijllln ~E $:(',000.00 and
BE IT FUHTHEn RESOLV1!:D that the! fcllO'l'l'ingt'ond3 .,nli lltll'OClttll
/lee , lllga 11495
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