The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-18

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Clerks Office
NJ. B. Mosan, copyist .......... .$65
Assessors Office
B., F. Rupert, deputy $3.50
Sheriff's Office
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]. G. Mcclellan, deputy. ......... $40
E. L. Baxter $3.50 day
J. NJ. Sheppard .......... $3.50 day
"Time actually employed.
Superintendent Ohice
Alemeda Jones, clerk. $50
For time actually employed.
Engineers Office
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thine actually employed.
Janitor-
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In the matter of the superior court.
Comes now the Honorable Bert Linn
Judge Of the Superior court for Ad-
ans, Benton and Franklin counties
announcing the appointment of h
Dustin, Of Prosser, Washington, as
court commissioner in and for Ben
ton county, and Eugene Harries. Of
Ritzville, as official stenographer and
court reporter for this district and
the board being advised in the prem
ises,
It it ordered, all members concur
ing. that the salary Of H. Dustin, the
court commissioner, be fixed at $25
per month and the salary Of the said
court reporter be fixed at $125 per
month. It further appearing that the
auditors Of Adams, Benton and Frank
lin counties have apportioned the pay
ment Of the judges salary, as by law
required, upon the assessed valuation
Of the various counties and that Ben
ton county's proportion thereof ID
1886 per month and that the court
reporter is paid upon the same basis.
) It is ordered, all members concur
ring, that the auditor be and is here
by directed to draw his warrants
monthly on the current expense fund
Of the county in favor Of said judge
and court reporter in the amounts
above stated.
Petition Denied
In the matter Of the petition Of H.
H. Knowlton for tax reduction.
Comes now H. 81. Knowlton petit
tioning this board for the reduction
Of 1918 taxes upon the SWAof the
NEA and VIZ Of SEX Of NEA Of
section 4, twp. 8 north, range "a, E.
w. NJ, by reason Of excessive valua-
ton placed on the land by the county
assessor, and the board finding that
the assessment thereon is not . double
assessment and that no clerical error
is involved
It is ordered, all members concur
that the petition herein be and is here
by denied.
Special Election Ordered
| In the matter Of the Kennewick
Port District.
The hour Of 2:30 having arrived,
the board proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the special election in the Ken
newick Port district, due notice Of
the time and place Of hearing, having
been heretofore given. as required By
law and the board finding that al
statutory requirements have been met
and no person appearing to oppose
the calling Of : special election.
Il 10 hereby ordered, all members
concurring, that . special election b
held % by statute required, and con-
Quoted according to law in such cases
made and provided, within the limits
Of the proposed port district on March
6, 1915, and that the county auditor
il hereby directed TO give the re-
quired notice Of said election.
In the matter Of the petition Of D.
II. King, ct al, for . county road, to
be known a. the Columbia river road
No. 2.
In the matter Of the petition Of r,
w. Judd, ct al, for . county road, to
be known as the Upper Columbia riv-
er road.
In the matter Of the petition Of Geo.
A. Mace ulloch, ct ii, for . county
road to be known as the Columbia riv-
er road No. 8.
The board finding that L. E. Danes
has not waived right Of way for the
opening Of the above mentioned road
across the SwA Of 1922 and II. J.
Spencer has not waived right Of way
across the VIZ Of the SEX and NV
4 Of 1886. The said L. E. Danes
and II. ]. Spencer are hereby awarded
the sum Of 81 each and the county au-
ditor is hereby directed to draw his
warrants on the general road & bridge
fund Of the county in favor Of the
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