The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-24
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AT THEAUGUST SESSION.


The Board of County Commissioners of Ben.
ton met in the Court House, Prosser, Wn, pur-
suant to adjournment, July ., 1906. Commiss.
toner's Carey and Jensen, present; Cresswell,
absent
CO. Kelse, Co. Treas by C. H Pearl. deputy
appeared with his vouchers for settlements OF
his accounts for the quarter ending June 3Oth,
1906, and having filed statement showing
amounts received; also having presented voch
the County Auditor. having checked said lists
with the vouchers. And them to be correct.
Ordered, oil members concurring, that the
Treasurer be given credit for the amount in
the report on the records of this Board
The Board having examined the pass book
OF the Treasurer on this eth day Of July, 1906
find. that according to It there was on deposit
June Goth. 1906 in the Citizens State Bank o!
Prosser to the credit Of the Treasurer of Ben
ton county, the sum of SOL ,400.29.
1t appearing to the Board that Road District
No. 2 Is In an unprecedented condition the Co.
Treasurer is ordered to tranfer from the Gen.
eral Road and Bridge fund to the credit of
Road District No. the sum Of $412.l5.
In the matter Of location Of road through
the SE4, Section 25,, Twp. 10, N. X. 24E.
On examination the Board finds that no Pc
tition for the location of the road through Mr..
Rogers land has been filed with the clerk OF
this board and that the survey of the propos-
ed road was made through misapprehension
in regard thereto.
In the matter OF the application of the Port
land a. Seattle Ry for right-of-way over GER
tain school lands in Section 1857. Copy OF
! order of Board Of State Land Commissioners
ordered entered in the records Of Commas.
toner's proceedings.
a. h. Rolands, Justice of Peace and E. J. Kelly
AZ constable of Richland precinct. Bonds APP
proved.
In the matter of rejection of certain claims
county having been filed with the clerk OF
this board for allowance, and said claims hav.
ing been referred to the Prosecuting Attorney
for his advice q, to the iesaty; OF such claims
that said claims are not legal claims. against
benton county, it is therefore ordered thai
said claims be rejected. as follows:
Henry Winter, care OF Call. insane 4ot
State vs. H. J. Thomas ct al, costs prelim. " Il
In tho matter OF the petition of W. r. weisel
| ct al for a county road to he known as the
Weisel Road. Order esta blishing road.
Adjourned to meet at $3.50 a. m. Aug. It'll
Net August 7 pursuant to adjournment.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
Sheriff McNeill reported to the Board that hi
had received a communication from H. J
Spencer representing that saloon operated by
an Austrian at McKiver's camp on the Colum
bia river, about miles sast Of Carley, was sell
ing liquor without a retail license.
Board ordered that the sheriff and prosecut
ing attorney take steps to compel owner OF said
ing year and to collect from him license for
the past year. Failine in this. to institute
criminal proceedings against him.
Commissioner Carey announced that Game
Warden J. f. Merwin had removed from the
county and had rendered his resignation as
such officer. Resignation accepted by Board.
In the matter OF the wetition OF Charles F.
Lott ct 81 for the location of county road in
Benton Co. The Board finds that the petition
contains substantially the matters and things
required by law, 1t 10 therefore ordered that
the petition. bond and waivers be filed wsth
the County Surveyor who is directed to exam
inc and If necessary the proposed and report
to this Board