The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

| TAKE NOTICE:-7hat whereas Il petition
| has been presented to the Council OF the Town
| of Kennewick, praying for the annexation OF
the following described territory, to become
| part OF and to be included within the corporate
limits of the Town OF Kennewick, viz:
Commencing at point on Washington Street
| at the Intersection OF the south line Of Howard
street of Beach's Second Addition to the Town
| OF Kennewick, and the east boundary line OF
| said Town of Kennewick, viz: The east line OF
| Sec. l. Twp. and North Range 29 4. W. NJ,
| thence running casterly along the south line
| OF Howard Street to the east line of Jefferson
| Street, thence northerly along the east side OF
| Jefferson Street to the center line of Maple
street, thence easterly along the center lire OF
Maple Street to the center line of Nj onroe Street
thence north along the center line of Monroe
Street to the south line OF the Northern Pacific
| Railway Company's right OF way, thence north
| westerly along the south boundary line of said
right of way to its intersection with the east
line OF the corporate limits of the Town OF
| kenneWick, viz: The east line OF Sec. l, Twp.
and n. X. 90 +. W. NJ, thence south along the
! said east boundary line OF the said town to the
place of beginning. The said described lands
being portion of the northwest quarter OF
Sec. e. Twp. 8, n. R. 80, +. W. NJ, lying south of
the Northern Pacific Railway Compuny's right
| of way and being all OF keach's First Addition
| to the Town of kennewirk and portion of
Beach's Second Addition to the said town. said
petition having been signed by ut least one
! fifth Of the qualified voters residing within the
boundaries OF the aforesaid tract of land as
shown by the votes cast at the last election
| held therein.
And it appearing to the Council of the Town
! of Kennewick that said petition was duly
signed by more than one-ffth OF the qualified
electors residing within the boundaries afore-
said as shown by the votes cast at the last
election held therein;
And it further appearing that the incorpo-
rated boundaries OF the Town of kennewick
including the proposed addition above dc
scribed, will not exceed an area OF $40 acres;
And it further appearing that no part or
| parcel OF, or the Whole area OF the proposed
| addition. luplu0ed II nm iciY
ganization and that the said territory does not
contain population, together with the pres
ent population OF the town OF Kennewick, in
excess oftWo thousand;
And it further appearing that said addition
does not in any instance contain twenty acres
OF unplatted land belonging to any one person,
/ and
Whereas the council having heard the said
| petition fnlly aud having found the facts hove
true and the said petition in all respects regu-
| lar,
| NOW THEREFORE,: Be it ordered by the
/ Council of the Town OF Kennewick that a
| special election be held on the 30th day OF De-
| tober, 1906 at Amon's Hall within the incor-
| porate boundaries OF the Town OF Kennewick,
and that on the same day an election be held
| at the Conway Building within the boundaries
! OF the said territory to be annexed, at which
| election the qualified voters of the said town
! OF kenneWick, and the qualified voters within
the territory aforesaid invited each to
vote in their respective voting places, upon
the proposition whether or not said territory
| shall be annexed to the Town of kennewick,
| viz
| Commencing at point on Washington street
| at the intersection OF the South line of Howard
| street of Beach's Second Addition to the Town
| of Kennewick and the East boundary line of
| the said town, viz: The East line OF Section
one, township eight, North range twenty nine
| E., w. II :, thence running Easterly along the
South side OF Howard Street to the East line of
Jefferson Street, thence Northery along the
East side of Jefferson Street to the center line
OF Maple street, thence Westly along the center
roe Street, thence North along the center line
| of Monroe Street to the South line of the
! Northern Pacific Railway COmpany's Right of
! Way, thence Northwesterly along the South
boundary line of the said Right OF Way to its
intersection with the East line OF the corpOr
ate limits OF the town of Kennewick, viz: the
East line of section one, township eight, North
range twenty-nne L. ". NJ. thence South
along the said East boundary line OF the town
OF kennewck to the place of beginning, said
described lands being portion of the North
west quarter of section six, township eight
| North range thirty L. ". NJ, and being all of
Beach's First addition to the town OF kenne-
wick and portion of Beech's Second Addition
| to the said town OF Ken cwick.
! All persons in favor OF such annexation shall
place upon their ballots the words For Annex
! ntion," or place a cross ater said words If said
words are printed upon the ballot.
Those not in favor OF said annexation shall
place the words against Annexation" up
on their ballots or place cross after said
| words upon the ballot, if said words are print
ed thereon
The polls in each voting place shall be open
from O'Clock a m. until clock p. NJ. on the
said day, and the Council hereby dominates
! the following officers to conduct said election
within the corporate boundary of the town of
! KenneWick viz: Don +. Cresswell e. +. Brett
haupt and l.. W. Soth
| And the officers to conduct the election with
in the territory aforesaid, to be annexed shall
| be:
Frank Emigh, ]. J. Reed and s. T. Laird
1t is further ordered that this notice shall be
published for four weeks prior to this election
in a newspaper printed and published within
the Incorporated boundaries OF the town of
Kennewick and in some other newspaper
printed and published outside the incorporat-
ed boundaries of the town of Kennewick
Done at a regular meeting of the council of
| the town OF Kennewick, on the 4th day of Sep
tember A. d. 1906. EDWARD SHEPPARD,
| Attest: II. NJ. ASHBAUGH. Mayor.
| Clerk (SEAL)