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COMMISSIOI'JERS' PROCEED!NGS-N
JEFFERSON COUNTY. WASHINGTON
Monday, October 3, 1949.
The Honorable BOal'd of Jefferson County Commissioners met at 10:00 o'clock A. M.,
in the Court House at Port Townsend, with all members pre~ent.
Mr. B. W. Morris appeared relative to a petition ii1.gned by residents of Marrowstone
Island pertaining to a road on the Island which has been closed by Mr. Frank Morley of
Nordlandl.. Waehin;ton. This is a County road and the Board has ruled that the road
can not wv cloaGy to traffie by ~u. Morlay. :
Mr. George Simpokes appeared and reported garbage is still bei ng dumped ne ar his
property at the Arcadia. The road crew will make signs for_posting near the place,
directing 'the public to the garbage dump. The practice of disposing of garbage by
persons at any place other than the garbage dump will be ordered stopped.
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Mr. Arthur Garrett, Quilcene, appeared requesting a deputy Sheriff for Quilcene.
The Board informed him lt could not be done at this time, due to lack of funds.
Mr. W. e. Porter appeared requesting $50.00 for 4-H Club and he was informed nothing
could be added to the preHminary budget at this time.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved as read. Members
of the Board worked on the final Budget. .
A report from the puget Sound Navigation Company for the month of July, 1949, for
the Edmonds-Port Ludlow ferry was received showing a profital' $24,616.41.
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A notice dated September 19, 1949 was received from the U. S. Army Engineers stating
that Naval Operations will be held on Hood Canal and Dabob Bay during certain days of
August and September, 1949.' . ,
Applications for liquor permits were'approved for:
Bruce L. Chase, Chase'S 4 Corners Grocery, R2, Port Townsend.
Otto Ernest Witzke and Lillian M."Witzke, Discovery Bay Tavern, R2, Port Townsend.
H. Richard Busey - Coffee Shop, Port Ludlow.
C. V. Dorothy, Brinnon, 'Wash. '
Harry R. Brittain and Gudron, Whistling Oyster, Qui1cene.
Recess at 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 4, 1949.
The Board, reconvened at 10:00 A. M. "COUl ty ,~ontract No. 550 for Phoebe Harris,
being in default, from notice given by the COU..lty 'l'reasurer, the Chainnan of the Board
signed the Order Cancelling the' contract. . .
Mr. Earl Oatman appeared before the Board in behalf of the Quilcene Community Club,
pertaining to roads and school grounds in Quilcene.
\oTilliam Bishop appeared before the Board relative to a road culvert near the Ed Yarr
place. The matter was taken up with the County Engineer.
A motion was made by James Yarr, seconded by Tom Milroy and unanimously carried,
that an operating license of $10.00 for each concern handling punch boards and 3% of
the gross value of punch boards will be charged begl.nning January 1, 1950.
A report was made by the Auditor on the signatures of voters signed on the petition
for Public Hospital District No.1, comprising the Hoh and Queats voting precincts. 39
registered voters signed the petition which was more than the required number of voters.
A hearing will be held November 7, 1949.
Applications for county real estate were received from:
Walter P. Moa - NEt NE~ - Sec. 32, T. 29, R 1 W., offered $120.00
O. i~. Brown - SE~ SW~ Sec. 20 T., 29 R. 1 W'P "200.00
" " S~ NW; SE~ " "" "100.00
" "SW';SE; " " " "200.00
" "NESW " " " "250.00
II, "W;SWNE " " " " 125,.00
" II "~N\'1NE " " " "125 ~OO
Mrs. Joyce ChulJJ;ian - Lots 2 & 4, Block :36, O. T. " 100.00
The above applications were approved.
The Board rejected O. W. Brown's application for SW; NWt (Except E1 of E~ of
SE; of SW; of NW;, SE; of Ei of E; of ~mt of SW; of NW;, N2 of W~ of NE; of SW; of m~;,
& N; of N! of NW; of SW~ of NW; - 3l:.$7acres. This is not for sale as it is too near
the City Lake.
Recess at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Octoher ;, 1949.
The Board r.eccnvened at 10:00 A.. M. Commiselono r Arey spent tho day in Olympia
atterrling a safet~r meeting conducted by Governor LangUe. Comm1flsionara Yarr and Milroy
spent the day conferring with ole otivo offioials on budget matters.
ReC&B8ed at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 6, 1949.
Tha Board reconv~ned at 10:00 A. M. All momboro present. A motion waa made by
Tom Milroy, seconded by James Yarr and unanim~u81f approved that the levies be fixed
and the final budget be adopted 1n tho amount of 3631766.$7 for current expense for
1950. Road Budget $186,620.2) and Firo Protection DiBtr1ot, $1179.00.
Tho preliminary buagots having baen duly filed with the County Auditor on or
before the second Monday in August, 1949, and filed with tho Board of County Oommissionere
on Tuoaday Soptomber 6, 1949 in a()(1ordanoo with t.he provieione of the law, and due notico
having been publishod In the Port Townsend J..fJader that oh the first Monday in October
1949 tho Board of Oounty Commissioners would meet for the purpose above et~ted and atter
h,oaring with the vaX'ioua organizations rf.)preBenti~ taxpayers, ond having heard all'
mntters in connootion with the Budget, it was ordored that tax levies be eat as folloW6~
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