The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-24
PROCEEDINGS
OF the January Session Of :
County Commissioners


Cornelius. N. L........... ~
kissick, H. n. ,........... 54t
Rustler, VIM. ............ co.
On motion. board adjourned t,
meet at $3.50 a. m. January 8. 1908
The Board Of County Commission
ers Of Benton County. Washington
met at their Office In the Cour
House at Prosser. Wash, at 9:3t
a. m. January 9Th. 1908. pursuan
to adjournment of previous day. al
members being present.
In the matter Of the petition o
DR.. Hedger for the establishment o
ceedings ordered.
w. A. Kelso. one Of the petitioner,
for the above road. appeared befor,
the board. praying for a reduction
OF the bond for $4,000 ordered b!
the board at their regular session O.
September 4, 1907, On the xrouI {
that the same was excessive and TN
called for, and.
Whereas, the said w. A. Kels<
submitted a bond in the sum o.
5000 to cover the costs in. connec
ton with the condemning of a right
OF way across the Northern Pacific
Railway right-of-way and across the
land owned by J. H. Kennedy, IN
Ktona. and the board being fully ad-
vised In the premises,
1t is ordered, all members concur.
ring. that the Prosecuting Attorne.
be and is hereby Instructed to com
meRce condemnation proceedings In
the Superior Court of Benton Coun-
ty against the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co. for the purpose of obtain
ing right of-way for the said road.
In the matter of the approval OF
Plat Of Sweet and Grange. Tracts
Plat approved.
Whereas, II. D. Sweet and Lila
D. Sweet, his wife. did On the 5th
day of October, 1907, plat into lots
and blocks the following described
parcel of land situate in the County
of Benton. State of Washington. to:
wit:
Beginning at a point 20 feet south
and Is feet east Of the quarter Sec
ton corner between Sections and
Z. Township s N. r. 80 E. w. M. i:
thence south 1903 feet: thence east
CASA feet; thence south 662.4 feet /:
thence east 6632 feet: thence south
664 feet: thence east 1898 feet to
point 1875 feet west and Is feet
north Of the quarter section corner
between Sections and s: thence
north 498 feet; thence north 70.7
west 225 feet; thence north 60 80
west -612.5 feet: thence north IS
55' west 1852 feet: thence north
45 IL, west 2617 feet: thence north
3? So west 694.7 feet: thence north
80 %, west 1854 feet: thence west
134.2 feet to point Of beginning:
Now on this 9Th day Of January.
1908, the said H. D. Sweet and wife
by their agent, X. C. Bowers, having
presented to the board the said plat
for approval and the board having
considered the same and bsiRg fully
advised in the premises.
It is ordered, all members concur
ring. that the said Plat be and Is
hereby approved. !,
The auditor Is hereby instructed
to issue his warrants for following
bills. etc.
Mrs. N. E. Miller. reporting
cases Dec. s, 6 and 7....$ 31.5O
AL Graham, services as
Daliln -. ivy
E. c. Speaker. coyote
scalp 49,. A.VV
Robert H. Perkins. coyote
scalps and / wild cat. $50
Herman Caps. coyote
scalp ..,..... l.VO
claud Boone, / coyote scalp. 100
Gordon Holmes. Z coyote
ScalpS ......... wv
Vern Young, 4 coyote scalps 400
Matt =. Mahony, coyote
Scalp6 S.oV
e. p. Dondanvilie. coyote. Loo
James L. Stretchberry. coy
ote scalp. -. $500. 1.0O
Mrs. N. e. Miller. reporting
and transcribinS case
State VS.. Cone -: ..... 1850
Pioneer Bindery & P. Co.
blanks 49,! ...... 80. o.1o
Bushong & Co.. Office sup
p1leS $500. 1S.'1
Irwin Hodson Co., Mar. IL
censes and certificates. 7.50
H. Winter. witness State vs..
A. H. Odds. 80. 49,. 2.2O
Angus Mckay. witness State
VS.. A. H. Odds. ......... 2.2O
Angus Mckay. witness State
vs. J. Court ........... 2.ze
G. q. Baker. justice fees
State vs.. E. p. Cone. go. 2.25
C. w. Wilgus. Justice fees
State vs.. e. p. Cone. -. zoo
II. Winter, constable fees
State VS.. E. p. Cone. -. 2.20
George s. Wood. witness
fees State vs. E. P. Cone. 500
!. B. Dondanville. witness
fees State vs.. e. P. Cone. 800
Mrs. c. H. Crawford, witness
fees State vs.. f. P. Conc. 900
X. C. Bowers, Co. Engineers
per diem .............. 1913
W. A. Smith. chairman sur
vey Euclid State Aid Road SOC
e. G. Speaker. chairman sur
vey Euclid State Aid Road $50
J. L. Fisher. fagman sur
vey Euclid State Aid Road AK
Row Mallory. surveyor $500. case
Roy Mallory. expenses. 1.5s
R. B. Walker. stamps, box
rent. express .......... ak
Harvey Matthews. l coyote
scalp LOT
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