The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-02-14
The Proceedings
OF Commissioners
Hearing Of the Finley Drainage Dis.
trict Postponed; Finley Saloon
License Transferred.

The Board of County Commission
sioners of Benton County, Washing
ton. met at their Office in the Court
House at Prosser, Washington, at
$3.50 a. m, Feb. 3. 1908. pursuant
to adjournment of January 8, 1908,
all members being present. Minutes
of the meetings of January 9Th, 7th
and 8th were read and approved.
In the matter of the petition of
H. B. Haney and others for the
establishment of Finley Drainage
District. Hearing postponed.
Now on this 3rd day of February,
1908, the hearing of the report of
the surveyor in the matter of the
Finley Drainage District petitioned
for by H. B. Haney and others came
regularly up for hearing in accord
Board on January 6, 1908;
1t Is Ordered, all members con-
curing, that final action be post
poned till Monday, the End day of
March. 1908, at IL o'clock a. M
In the matter of the petition of
c. E Lum to lay water pipes across
public highway. Petition granted.
Now on this 3rd day of February,
1908, c. E. Lum petitions the Board
to lay water pipes along and across
the highway in Section 1S of Town
ship 8. North of Range 80 E. w. M.
in Benton County, for the purpose of
pumping water to irrigate lands on
both sides of the highway, said pipes
to be buried under the surface of
the ground in such manner as not
to interfere with travel and use of
said highway and under the direc-
tion of the County Engineer.
The Board being fully advised in
the premises, 1t Is Ordered, all men,
bers cOncurring, that the petition oil
C. E. Lum be granted in terms of
the same.
In the matter of the petition of
ThOs. NJ. Hickman and others for
! the location and establishment of
county road. Order for examina-
ton.
Now on this 3rd day of February,
1908, the Board finding that the pc
tition contains substantially the
matters and things required by law
and that at least ten of the petition
ers therein named are householders
of the county residing in the vicinity
Of the proposed road and that the
hond accompanying the same Is suf-
ficiVnt and that waivers for the right
of Nay of said proposed road are
On file with the Clerk of this Board.
it is therefore ordered that said Pc
tition. bond and waiver be filed with
the County Engineer who is hereby
directed to make an examination
and if necessary a survey of the
proposed road and to make report
Of the same to this Board as requi--
ed by law.
In the matter of vacating Y. I &
T. Co. Plat of Kennewicl. Vacation
ordered.
Now on this 3rd day of February,
i5OS, it appearing to the Board that
the council of the Town of Kenne-
wick by ordinance No. 9 passed
provement Co.'S plat of Kennewick
as shown on the recorded plat there
of on file in the Office of the Auditor
of Yakima County, Washington, des-
cribed as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of
the f line of First street with the
North line of "B" street. as shown
on the said plat; thence north along
the east line of First street and said
east line extended. to tire right bank
of the Columbia River; thence
northwesterly along the right bank
OF the Columbia River to its inter-
section with the west line of 9th
street in said plat of Kennewick
produced northerly; thence south to
the north line of Riverside avenue;
thence southeasterly along the north
line of Riverside avenue to the east
line of the alley between blocks 3
and produced northecly; thence
south along said east line of alley
between said blocks and to the
north line of "E'' street; thence
west along the north line of "E
street to the east line Of 9th street;
thence south along the east line OF
9TH street to point ter feet south
of the southwest corner Of block 22.
said plat of Kennewick; thence east
along a line parallel with the and
dis amt ten feet south from the south
Ii, . of blocks %, %. 2i and %
and said line extended to the east
line of 7th street; thence south
along the east line of 7th street to
the south line Of "B" street; Themes
west along the south lire or
street. to the east line of 9th street;
thence south along the east line OF
9th street to the south line OF
street: thence east along the soutE
line of "a" street to the east llhe OF
Columbia avenue. thence north
westerly along the east line Of Col
umhi, avenue TO the north line of
"B" street; thence east along the
north line of "B" street to lts IN.
tersection with the east line or slrst
street and place OF beginnlng, ex-
capting,, however, from this descrlp-
ton and the effect of this Vacation,
all of blocks As. 46 and ~ ana %
as shown on said plat; ard also Va.
eating that portion OF said plat
above described.
And whereas, it appearing to the