The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-12
June Meeting
OF Commissioners
The Usual Routine Business Trans.
acted. Long List Of Bills
Allowed.


PrOsser, Wash, at 1:5v u. IN, Mon
day, June lst, 1908, pursuant to ad
journment Of May 9Th, 1908. Com
nlissloneis Travis and Crosby beinE
.!rtSent.
On motion the board adjourned l'
meet at $50 a. m, June 2nd, 1903
The board of County Commission
ers OF Benton county, Wash, met
their Office in the Court House al
ProsSer,' " ash, at $50 "a. A., Tues
iav, June 2nd. 1908 pursuant to al
journment of previous day, all men.
oers being present. Minutes Of The
meetings OF May 4th. 9Th and 6tl
weie read and approved.
liz the matter of the resignation o
Toe Smith, Supervisor of Finley ROa>
district Resignation accepted.
Joe Smith. Supervisor of Finle.
road District. having rendered hi
esisnatiOn to take effect immediate
y and the board being fully advise
II the premises;
1t Is Ordered, all members cor
urrng, that said resignation be aEt
5 hereby accepted.
In the na,,9r of taxes assesse'
against E l2 of SW IA of 6-4-2z
'ancellation ordered.
Now on this End day of June
,9OS, NJ. F. Carley petitions til;
BOARD for the cancel alton of take
assessed against the f 1-2 of tn;
5W Il OF Sec. 6-4-24 on the grounS
hat patent for same has never bee
issued and that title to the same i:
ested in the u. s. of America.
The board being fully advised :
he premises, 1t Is Ordered, all mem
fers concurring, that the treasure
be and is hereby instructed to cance
he taxes assessed against the aboV
property on the tax rolls of tn
county for the years 1867
In the matter of transfer OF fund
from Road District No Fund
Current Expense Fund. Transfe
authorized.
w S. Jenkins appeared before til
Aoard, requesting authority for til
County Treasurer to transfer til
sum of $62.45 from Road Distr
No. Fund to the Current Expens
Fund, as freight on fence posts. d
"er voucher No. was erroneousl
naiI cut of the Current Expengr
Fund.
i. Is Ordered. all members CO.
'urring t1at the treasurer be ar
is hereby instructed TO make t!
Necessary transfer.
In the matter of Registrati"
Jerk of kenEewick Precinct. r.
grafton accepted and appointme
made.
Fay F Dean, Registration Gle.
and for Kennewick Precinct. ha7
ing rendered his resignation to TAX
fleet Immediately and the board
ng fully advised in the premise
4 Is Ordered all members concr
ring that said resignation be and j
hereby accepted
And. Whereas. G.. O. Anderson
Kennewict has been recommended {
the board as a fit and proper perso
% act in the position. It Is Oriere
Ill members corcurring, that said
}. Anderson he and is hereby
jointed to fill the vacancy
In the matter Of White BLUFFS s;
Don license Renewal granted
Now On this End day of June
90S. D. j. BOag appears before t
board praying for a renewal of IT,
"etail liquor license granted by t
Board of County Commissioners
Tune Attn. 1907. to Joseph Ponti
.onduct a saloon in which will +
,old spirituous, fe"mented, malt AZ
other Intoxicating LIQUORS in build
ing located en- Lot Is, Block in tt
Town Site Of White Bluffs City t
vhich he has succeeded: and til
said Boag having filed a good ar
sufficient bond in the sum O. s1en'
IS required by statute, 1t Is OrdereH
IL members cOncurrinG. that t.
County Auditor be and is hereby in
*tructed to issue license to tho sal
.. J. Soag for the period Of
from the 10th dav of July
I 90S, to the 10th day of July, 1900
when the County Treasurer's dupli
ate receipt for the sum of $500. t.
annual license fee. is filed with hiT
In the matter Of the eetab'ishmen
" ""ohersCn Road. Ordered &c
Now ON this 2rd day of June
' 9fE --McPherSOn aDUearod be
ore'fhe board nraving for the estal
i;shment Of that road,
Commencing at q point where Sc
ion line between sections % and %
%. interse cts with Yakima river
'unnire thence r. to corner common
sections %. "a % and 90: run
? 'ng thence Sc to Intersection with
9oUntv road at a point about thu
entire Of NV IA of sec. 25-9-25, by
,"asor of travel.
The board being fullv advised IT.
'e premises It Is Ordered. al mem
'ors cOncurring. that the said road
,e and is hereby declare, to be e
awful road and highway within the
nearing and intent of the laws
governing public roads and high
'a'-" pow existing in the State Of
Washington.
1t is further ordered that this
rider be referred to the County Ell
yineer. who is hereby directed to
make On examination and # necos
arv survey Of said road and TO
make report of the same to this
,oard, as required by law.
In the matter of county road pa
itiOned for by Bert James and 9th
RS Order for examination.
Now on this end dav of June
sos. the board finding that the pc
ition contains substantially the mat