Thurston County Board of Commissioners
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- Nov 28, 1891The Quarter-a-Day Skim: County Surveyor Accused of Shorting Road CrewsIn 1891 Olympia, affidavits alleged the surveyor billed taxpayers $2.50 a day for chainmen but paid the crews $2.25—so Thurston County commissioners sent the matter to the county attorney.Olympia, WA
- Dec 8, 1891Thurston County’s $3,985 Court House Contract Went to a New York FirmCommissioners signed off on metal vault furniture for the new county courthouse, trimming the order from $5,000 and choosing a Rochester manufacturer after inspecting competing bids in Seattle and Tacoma.Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, WA
- Feb 27, 1892The Courthouse Feud: Superintendent Resigns and Foremen Are Ordered Off the JobThurston County commissioners accept W. A. Rogers’s resignation as courthouse superintendent, citing “strained relations” among contractors, architect and foremen, then appoint R. O. Owen to finish the job.Olympia, WA