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Home My WebLink About1176 I I I I JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS-N _,.rHI '-IEADIR e.o. Messrs. J. L. McDonald and Bill Blanchard, of the State Division ofForestrYj Bill Howard of the Hollie Logging Company of Fork s, Washingtonj and Mr. Joe Damon of Forks, Washington. The Chainnan of the Board read the report of the County Road Engineer and the Board then proceoded to consider the same in detail entertainlng the observations and views of those persons present and in attendance, end, It appearing therefrom that the stnJcture in question, that is to say the so-called "Huelsdonk gridge" on the Upper Hoh River in Section 26, Township 27 N., Range 11 W, was originally constructed for the purpose of obtaining access into the stands of spruce timber along the Hoh River and that it was built in the year 1942 by Jefferson County of Federal moneyj that the same is now and has been in use since that date, that due to deterioration of the timbers, the same is dangerous for public use and has been post,ed wi th Ii 5-ton load Umi t; tha t the location 0 l' the bridge or s trllcture is not feasible and that same should not be repaired or reconstructed at the present locationj that it is inadvi sable to preserve it for the county road system in the future ( if the same has ever been formally a part of the county road system); that the same should be abandoned. It appearing further howtJver, that due to extended sales of State timber within the area served by said bridge and until further means of access to said timber is obtained that it be temporarily maintained not only for the purpose of moving logs, but 'to aid in fire protectio n and to permit the development of the area served as a source for huntins and fishing. Now, therefor'r~, be it hereby ordered that formal abandonment of th e so- called "Huelsdonk" Bridge" be indefinitely postposed and that the same be temporari ly repaired, the cost to be shared by Mr. Joe Damon, one of the person~ beneficially interested, and Jefferson County, and that a sum of money sufficient to provide the necLssary decking to repair said bridge be at the expense of Jefferson County and that the remainder be at the expense of Mr. Damon. This Board, in making this order, is cognizant of liability that may befall Jefferson County by reason of the failure of the structure. However, it is deemed to be now in the best interest of all the pelople of Jefferson County that temporary repairs be carried out as aforesai d. It is further ordered tha t the attention of the County Road Engineer is particularly invite\i toward the spirit and intent of this Order to the end that its objectives be accomplished at the minimum exposure to the legal liability of Jefferson County. Dated this 18th day of April, 1955. BOARD OF CO UNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY LYALL AREY \;;ha:i'rman' ,- SEAL GEORGE HUNT INGr'ORD --Me'm'b er .-..- ,. Helen J. Eads County.Audito'r "aiid" E'x-'o'tfi"cio Clerk of Said Board of County Commissioners. BF; H l1)~.K)l U.s.!!:, . Member ### Chairman Arey read the Resolution No. C-255 on the abandonment and the report of the County Bngi neer ln regard to same. Mr. Ted GOOdYElllt' representing the State Forest Board in Olympia appeared and reported all money from t Lmbe r sal as must go to schools and none can be used for building a bridge and that, a road ,l.s wi thin 3/4 of a mile of the John Fletcher farm. Mr. Arey read letter~ requeuti ng repairs to bridge by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lewis. Joseph H. Johnston, Attorney brough.("letters from National Ply-..lood Corp., Port "'ngeles ,nd FJibreboard Proc.luct:3 Co., Port Angeles, request11'15 tht3 County not vacate the bridge. J. L. McDonald St{lt(~ F'orest Fire Protection Deptj, appeared and st'lted the bridge Wa!} very necessary for' fire protection in that area. Bi 11. Blanchard of Heaver also in .l'orestry Dept., stretw"d the matter of not g1.ving up the right of way on the approach so that no one can I'lloso the right of way and prevent aceess to the area. Bill Howard of Hoke Logging Co., of Forks appeared and point.ed 1)1lt. the value of timber to be cut in thl;tt nreab and that log{'~ nr; in a large scalA will be going on for some time in the future. Joe amon reque ste' County to hold bridge and give him the right to repai I' the bridge for thai r ulle. Kef '..h J()Ot~:3 Infl) l'm'll the 130:11',1 of the cost ()r rl~pi~i dnc', \-:1'.: I.))'Ltll!;ll, \'Ill 1 clt wuulJ 8IDOlln~ to .10.OO~) for l'tlplacinc; uockir..:;, <;aps" etc., for t....o ytiL\l'::> of light traf;:e. Kntxkx~xx~aHBBxK~XSD~~DXHK~KiR~~MxmxxB~mxxemx~~xxM~~~XXXi~X%EX2iHXXXx~~xxEmNEKrKiM3 ~.x"Bma~.xx8x%m~xQ1BaxKxxBxxW~K~xixx~~RxBExMssx~oc The matteI' of build:lne; a south uide road to connect ~/ith existlnt'; rOl,ds Dnd elimin- ating a bridge wan di!'Jcu;;nod nnd seems to be th~' morit fensible plan. Mr. Damon offEH'ed to ropElir the br1dgn to enable lOt':i:.erG t.o use sW)e until a road can be determined, providing the Stat(~ Diviailm of !t'orerJl,l'Y and t.hel..ounty would also join in the matter. An order as above recorded was Si~-Wd by the members of the Board. Keith II. Jones and Georgo f1untingford r'epol't(~d (In theirtrip to CleaI'\~L1t,er concern.ing the damage to the Clearwat ur ROEl d Bridr,e a crOH B the Quee ts Hi Vel'. A le t,t.lH' i'I'On! I sk ra Brot.hers insurance Company expressed thei r' beliof that Iskra ~rothers wen: not solely responsible for the damage done to thi:; br'idge by higtl loads. Investigtltion had shown that trucks owned by othoI' companiod may have contributed to the damHL':(~:" After di sClltlHion, Mr. Arey asked for l\ motion restricting traffic on the bri(lge. Mr. HuntingfoI'd made El motion that unloss the company, or' companies, at fault. I'eplliI' the drtmlJLe, or st,f.II't nefo- tiation to have the damages repaired, by May 2nd and bridge is to be posted for H 5 t(~n load limit. Motion was seconded by Mr. Kruse.(Hem. Supp. 19lf<J, 6450-Br;) An application for E liquor license was approved for Dollio G. Whitnack and N. A. ~~itnack, d/b/a Whitnack'o Grocery, Route 1, Port 1'ownoend, Wash.