The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

Entered as Secondls Matter April ist4 az inc 1871 az
ROASTING THE COMMISSIONERS
CONSIDERABLE been stirred the
~ building Kennewic Finley highway. The Taxpayers
Prosse recently committee here to udg
upon the work of contractor acknowledgement
devoes columns of it's criticism of the county COM
mssones for ng the of that committee and to the
liens Kennewk because of failure become wrought
or excited the situation
commissioners placed report @ took evidence
and made other statement to be to the public
give any the discussion
concerning the report the minutes showed the action
Clerk exo Lynn that he has authority to make COM
taken after the commits
investigation nothing Clements not
seen," says the Independent
Well what Of it? What difference does it dis
the INDUCED before they voted to place
the file? They evidently INDUCED in sufficient discussion
to satisfy themselves that the report deserved
What did the Independent the
Taxpayers League want Commissioner Ward Commissioner
Bash say? Doubtless they wanted the commissioners to
agranty sregardng the specifications
stealing the county blind and the contract should have
been awarded to him but Nelson and Salisbury of Pros
Evidently the commissioners didn't this because they didn't
believe it.
interpret the action of the commissioners Alright they
spoke quite eoquenty point when they filed the
without comment If not mistaken the board said
plainly that the league butng and playing the of
politics just has played since its organization and
continuing the primary which fell heir to when
pet candidates failed and at the election and
secondary acquired the contract for the
road let to Kenewick instead of Prosser
Really fail to what the league wanted to be told
matter of fact the Kennew Finley road is being built
part of the state highway system Benton
t become part of such system must pass the
inspection of and be accepted by the state highway department
The engineer of the state highway department. has been the
recently has conferred with the commissioners the
engineer and with the contractor and has evidently sat-
unknown irresponsible person. who
going the job finished He has just
completed similar contract the county to the entire sasfac
ton of the county and ao believe of the
Taxpayers League and the editor of the Independent And
far informed he not terrorzed into doing good
job by vgence committee and finally he under bonds
do just exactly what the contract says he shall do.
It may be that the specifications what they should
have be and be that good business to let the
contract higher bidder It is too late either to change
the specifications let the contract to Nelson Salisbury and
little be hoped from anagoning the contractor and the
commissioners.
AMERICA STANDS FOR HUMANITY
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