The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

TAKE NOTICE:-.That. whereas Il petition
has been presented to the Council OF the Town
of kennewick, praying for the annexation of
part OF and to be included within the corporate
! limits of the Town OF kennewick, VIZ:
Commencing al 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 %, +. W. NJ,
thence running eaSterly along the south line
of HoWafd Street to the east lire OF Jefferson
street, thence northerly along the east side OF
Jefferson Street to the center line of Maple
Street, thence easterly along the center line OF
Maple Street to the center line of Monroe 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 \. X. %, h. 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 6, Twp. 8, n. K. 30, L. W. NJ. lying south OF
the Northern Pacific Railway Company's right
of way and being all Of Beach's First Addition
| to the Town OF kenneWick and portion of
| Bench's Second Addition to the said town: said
petition having been signed by at least
! 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 duly
! signed by more than onc-tifth of the qualified
electors residing within the boundaries afOrc-
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 de-
scribed, will not exceed an of GAO acres;
And it further appearing that no part or
! parcel OF, or the whole area OF the proposed
Al 10 tnf ig,,.1t1 Tod
! eanlZatiOn and that the said territory does not
contain population, together with the pres
ent population OF the town OF kennewick, in
excess OF two thousand;
| And it further appearing that said addition
| does not in any instance contain twenty acres
OF nnplatted land belonging to any one person,
| and
, Whereas the council having heard the said
petition FULLY aud having found the facts above
true and the said petition in all respects regu-
| lar,
! NOW THEREFORE: BE it ordered by the
! Council OF the Town OF Kennewick, that
| special election be held on the both day of De-
| tober, 1906 ut Am0n's Hall within the incOr-
| pOrate boundaries III 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 are invited each to
vote in their respective voting places, upon
| the proposition whether not said territory
shall be annexed to the Town Of kennewick,
| viz
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. NJ. thence running Easterly along the
south side OF Howard Street to the East line of
Jefferson Street thence NOTtherly along the
East side OF Jefferson Street to the center line
Of Maple street, thence Westly along the center
! line OF Maple Street to the center line of Mon
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-nine +. ". NJ, thence South
along the said East boundary line OF the town
OF kennewick to the place of beginning, said
described lands being portion of the North
vest quarter OF section six, township eight.
| North range thirty f. W. NJ and being all of
| Beach's First addition to the town of Kenne-
wick and Il portion of Beach's Second Addition
, 20 the said town of Ken 2Wick.
| All persons in favor Of such annexation shall
place upon their ballots the words"For Annex
ation," or place cross after 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 IL cross after said
words upon the ballot, ii said words are print
| ed thereon.
| The polls in each voting place shall be open
from O'Clock a m. until O'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. F. Brett
! haupt and L. W. Soth.
And the officers to conduct the election with
| i'll the territory aforesaid, to be annexed shall
| be:
! Frank Emigh, J. 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 Incorporate
ed boundaries Of the town of Kennewick.
Done at regular meeting of the council of
| the town OF Kennewick, on the 4th day of Sep
TENDER a. ID. 1906. EDWARD SHEPPARD,
Attest: II. NJ. ASHBAUGH. Mayor.
Clerk (SEAL)