The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
Church for a ferry license.

w. d. Church, having heretofore
made application for the granting of
ferry license on the waters of the
Columbia river with an exclusive
landing privilege in Benton county.
And the Board having examined
into the matter finding that the afore-
said w. D. Church has given due and
legal notice as is required by law, and
has complied with all the statutes in
such cases provided.
The County Auditor is hereby di-
rected to issue an exclusive license as
prayed for, covering term of five
years, upon payment of the statutory
fee herein.
In the matter of ferry license of Rob-
ert Pitman.
Robert Pitman having applied to
this Board for ferry license upon the
Columbia river, with landing place
at Hover, and it appearing to the
Board that no proof of notice has been
exhibited or other statutory require
ments complied with,
It is therefore ordered, all members
concurring, that the application be
dismissed.
In the matter of expenditures of mon
les from the S. r. & B. fund with
in the corporate limits of the
cities of Prosser, Kennewick and
Richland.
This Board having heretofore enter
ed its order in the matter of the APP
plication of the city of Kennewick for
expenditures of Is per cent of the
General Road and Bridge fund within
the city limits of the city of Kenne-
wick subject to an opinion from the
Attorney General of the state of
Washington and the city of Prosser,
and the city of Richland having made
applications similar to that of the city
OF kennewick and the County Attor-
ney having rendered an adverse opin-
ion AGAINST the legality of any appro-
priation OF such funds except for the
current year, and the Board desiring
at this time to provide for the expep-
diture, within the aforesaid incorpor-
ated towns, of the proper amount for
the current year.
1t is hereby ordered, all members
concurring, that the sum of $276.47 is
hereby set aside from the General
Road and Bridge fund of the county
to be expended within the city limits
of the city of Kennewick, that the sum
of S221.06 is herebv set aside from the
General Road and Bridge fund of Ben
ton county to be expended within the
corporate limits of the city of Prosser
that the sum of SAILS is hereby set
aside from the General Road and
Bridge fund of Benton county to be
expended within the city limits of the
city of Richland. The foregoing sums
being 10 per cent Of the amounts
raised for the general road and bridge
fund OF the county by taxation Of
property within the corporate limits
OF the aforementioned cities.
All of the above amounts to be ex-
pended by the county and under the
direction of its Board of County Com
missioners.
In the matter of expenditure of mon
les from the General Road and
Bridge fund.
1t appearing to the Board that GER
tain portions of the general highway
system of Benton county, known as
the Hanford- White Bluffs road, needs
Improvement by grading and gravel
ing, and that certain portion of the
general highway system Of the county
known as the Swede Settlement road,
is in need or improvement by grading
and crawling,
Now therefore, it is ordered, all
members concurring, that the sum of
81 900 be and hereby is appropriated
from the general road and bridge fund
of the county for the grading and
crawling Of the Hanford- White
Bluffs road and the sum of 81 500 be
and is hereby appropriated for the
grading and gravelino of the Swede
Settlement road.
In the matter of permanent highway
No. Reconsideration postponed.
The hour of two o'clock having ar
rived, the Board proceeded with the
consideration of the construction of
Permanent Highway No. 4, and the
Board having considered the matter
and being fully advised in the prem
Uses,
1t is ordered, all members concur
ring, the further consideration of the
construction of the road be postponed
until the February meeting Of this
Board, and it is further ordered that
the county Auditor be and is hereby
directed to return, unopened, any bids
OF contractors, which may have been
filed with him.
In the matter of annual inspection of
county jail
In compliance with the statute, the
Board proceeded to make its annual
inspection of the county Jail, and the
Board finding that the Jail is in clean
and sanitary condition, commends the
present Sheriff therefore.
In the matter of the Haxton Drainage
District No. 1.
The county Engineer having filed
his report of the apportionment of the