The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-07

the transaction of business. Said
commissioners may appoint a secre-
tary at a salary of not more than two
thousand dollars per annum, and a
civil engineer at a salary OF not more
than five thousand dollars per annum,
and may employ such other engineers,
superintendent, mechanics, clerks.
laborers or other persons as it may
find necessary, requisite or convenient
for properly carrying out the pro
visions of this act; and shall have
power to build, purchase or lease the
necessary boats, barges, dredges and
machinery. The powers, duties and
compensation of all such employees
shall be such as may be prescribed
and determined by the said commits
sion, and the said commission shall
have full authority and power to make
and enforce such rules and regulations
as it may deem to be necessary for
properly executing the powers herein
conferred and the provisions of this
act
The commissioners and their secre-
taries. clerks and engineers shall re-
ceive from the state their actual
necessary travelling expenses while
travelling on the business of the COM
mission, to be paid upon presentation
to the state auditor of an itemized
statement thereof. with vouchers at
tached, sworn to by the party who
incurred the expense and approved
by the commission.
Said commission may hold it's ses-
sions at any place within the state,
when deemed necessary to expedite or
facilitate the discharge of its duties.
Sec. g. The said commission shall
have power to remove distractions
and to so improve the channel of the
Columbia river from the Cello Rapids
in said river to the northern boundary
of the state of Washington and the
channel of Snake river from its mouth
to the mouth of the Grande ROnde
river as to make and maintain in said
channels of the Columbia and Snake
rivers. within said limits. ship chan
mel of such width and depth as may
be necessary of convenient for the use
of shipping. and as will best render
said rivers fit for and open to naviga-
ton at all seasons of the year.
The said commission shall. without
delay, upon it's organization, proceed
to secure all possible data and in
formation relative to obstruction to
navigation in the channels of the Co
lumbia and Snake rivers between the
aforesaid points; and it shall be the
duty of the said commission. as fully
and completely as may be, to request
from and to secure from the United
States government all details, maps,
surveys and reports heretofore secur-
ed or prepared by such government,
locating, defining or In any way con-
corning distractions to navigation in
the channels of the Columbia and
Snake rivers between the aforesaid
points; it shall also be the duty Of
the said commission, whenever it
deems the same to be necessary, pro-
per or advantageous. to cause it's en-
gineers to make full, thorough and
adequate surveys of the said channels
of the Columbia and Snake rivers, and
to report to it in detail the results
of such surveys; and to employ any
and all means that to the commission
may seem necessary in order to fully
advise it as to the nature, character
and location of such distractions to
navigation.
Sec 4. The commission shall, when
fully advised as to the nature, char
acter and location of distractions to
navigation in the channel of the Co.
lumbia river between the said Cello
Rapids and the northern boundary of
he state of Washington and in the
thannel of Snake river from it's mouth
t. the mouth of the Grande Ronde
RI 'er, proceed to remove the same
all to improve the said channels, so
al to make and maintain in said
channels an open waterway and so
as 70 render said rivers open to navi-
gariNn at all stages of water; but in
no Ease shall the cost Of such i'm
prov~ment, together with the costs
and expenses of maintaining said
herel ,after made.
Sec 5. The commissioners shall
exam ne and allow all bills that may
be in. urred by them in the discharge
of TIN. duties provided for in this act,
and present their vouchers therefor
to the state auditor, who is hereby
auth orized to audit said bills, and if
found correct. to draw a warrant on
the state treasurer for the several
amounts so allowed, and the state
treasurer is hereby authorized to pay
said warrants out of any moneys in
the treasury appropriated hereunder.
Sec. 6. All data, information, sur
veys, maps, plats and reports prepared
for or secured by said commission, to-
gether with an itemiZed statement of
all accounts and transactions of said
commission, shall be, as soon as may
be, filed in the office of the state audi
tor; and the said commission shall an
nually file with the governor a detailed
account and report of it's proceedings
and transactions hereunder
Sec. Z. There is hereby appropriate
ed out of any moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise apDrODriated.