, 1890-05-15
THEY CAN ALL VOTE
The County Com missioners Order
an Election for June
Seventeen.
Lawyers Have Monkey and a
Parrot Time Over the New
City Limits.
Comm issioner Booge Sustained by
His Confreres on the
Board.

The county commissioners held a
long session last night III the
chambers of the courthouse, and an
election was ordered for June II,
when the subject of extending the
corporate limits Of the city will be
submitted TO the people.
AS soon Us the meeting was called
to order Mcssrs. Turner and Graves
presented petition asking that an
election for the purpose of extend
Ing the city limits in accordance
with the resolution adopted by the
city council he ordered.
THE BOOGE NATTER
Messrs. Eelghan and Grif,ltts,
representing the villages of Ross
Park and Denver, then presented
the following affidavit:
;. Heath, being first duly sworn
upon his oath, says that he Is n resi-.
dent OF Denver and u member Of
the board OF trustees thereof and
that he makes this affidavit in be-
half OF said town.
That John |. Boogc, II member ofthc
board of county commissioners of
Spokane county, before whom l.
now pending proceedings to extend
the corporate limits of the city of
Spokane Falls, which corporate linn
It's, II extended according to the re-
quest of said city, viii embrace the
said town OF Denver, Is also II mem
Der of the city council of the said
city Of Spokane Falls, and as such
member of said city council Is in
terested in said proceedings.
:. HEATH.
Subscribed aud sworn to before
me this l4th day of May, 1890.
WILLIAM NJ. BYEKs,
Notary Public.
Prosecuting Attorney Ridpath.on
being asked 10y Commissioner
To1ier what the law In the matter
WAS, refused To give anyadvice.
Mr., Trzicr ruled that as far Us he
knew there was no law to disqtlalify
Mr.. Booge,
A wRANGLE.
On motion of Mr.. Booge counsel
were given thirty minutes each to
present the law of the matter. This
created a good deal of talk between
the opposing counsel, aud at one
time 1t looked as If there might be IA
free fight, Mcssrs. Griflitts and
Graves getting quite personal in
their remarks.
This was followed by long argu-
ments for and against the petition
of Spokane to extend its limits,
which, after being continued in for
an hour or two, resulted In the COM
missioners making the following
order;
Ordered, that an election shall he
held on the l7th day of June, 1880,
at which shall he submitted the
question OF extending the corporate
limits of the city Of Spokane over
the following described territory, to
wit: half mile south, half mile west,
one mile north and one mile east OF
the present city Of Spokane Falls,
to the qualified electors of said
city and of said territory
under and in accordance with
the provisions of an act
entitled, "An act To provide for the
and enlarglng of the
limits of any city, town
or village in this state, aud Tor con-
and uniting cities, towns,
aud villages, and declaring an
Approved February
70, 1890.
tue ROSS PARK PETITION.
The following petition was then
read:
The village of Ross Park by It's
attorneys, Grilfltts, Moore IL
present II petition object |
ing to the proposed extension of the |
boundaries ofthe city of Spokane,
for the following reasons:
First-Because the proceedings
are irregular, unauthorized and
void.
Second-Because the village of
Ross Park is separate and distinct /
organization about one |
mile distant thorefrom; that said |
village Is so remote from the city |
that II will have to bear the burdens |
without sharing the privileges.
Third-That the city has failed to
comply with tine law in reference to
the annexation of territory, in that
IL has not filed In the office of the |
auditor map of thc territory i'm
tended to be embraced, as required |
by law.
Fourth-Because the requisite
Of frecholders, residents of |
said village, has not Joined with |
said city In the request to annex |
the said village to said city, or to ex- |
tend Its limits.
Flfth-Because the act has been
repealed which allows the city TO |
extend its limits.
Sixth--Because the said village |
owns corporate property and cor. |
porate debts, and the net under
which the said city ls attempting to |
extend its limits makes no proyi- |
sion for the disposition of said prop. |
erty or the payment Of said debts.
Seventh-lrhat Ross Park has the |
and population necessary TO |
carry on and support separate
organizatio on, and that IL |
will not be benefited, but greatly
Injured, by being included within
the limits of Spokane.
A similar petition was read from
the trustees OF Denver, which in |
addition asked that II might be |
allowed to incorporate.
The missi0ners decided To Law /
the matter over until Friday night
at 7:30 O'Clock, at which time the
board will again meet.
At this juncture j. Monaghan
came into tho room and presented
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