The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-15
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION
CALLED AND TO BE HELD FOR
THE ADOPTION OR REJECTION
OF A MPR E H E NSIVE e
SCHEME OF HARBOR IMPROVE
MENT IN THE PORT OF KENNE-
WICK, HERETOFORE ADOPTED
BY THE PORT COMMISSION OF
THE PORT OF KENNEWICK.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
a Special Election will be held in the
Port of Kennewick on the 9th day of
June, 1916, for the purpose of voting
upon the ratification of the Compre-
hensive Scheme of Harbor Improve
ment adopted by the Port Commission
of the Port of Kennewick, by resolu-
ton passed and dated on the 22nd day
Of May, 1916, which comprehensive
in said resolution is as follows:
General Features: The requirement,
construction, maintenance, operation,
development and regulation of sys-
tenn of harbor improvement, rail and
water transfer and terminal facilities
within the Port District of the Port
of Kennewick.
These general features to be ac-
complished by the acquisition of such
tracts of land with the adjacent shore
lands or leasehold interests in ada
cent harbor area as may be found nee
essary and convenient, or by the acqui-
sition Herewith or construction there
on Of piers, quays, slips, gridirons,
wharves, boat landings, warehouses,
storehouses, elevators, grain bins,
cold storage plants, lumber yards, coal
bunkers and oil tanks, together with
modern appliances for the economical
handling, storage and transfer Of
freight and handling of passenger
traffic, also the construction of rail-
way and terminal tracks and yards,
and the equipment and operation of
the same so as to accomplish the con-
venient and economical transfer of
freight between shipping and railway
and to and from warehouse, storage
houses or factory to or from rail or
water; requirement or construction
and operation of ferry boats, tug boats
scows, bridges, subways, tramways,
cableways and conveyors to be oper-
ated in connection with the foregoing.
The particular features of the plan
so far as developed and which, in con-
lCCtAOn Will tLS 1OISSO1uS kCuCId
features and general method Of ac-
complishing of the same, constitute
said comprehensive scheme of harbor
Improvement, consists of the following
parts designated as units, to-wit:
Unit 1. For the accommodation OF
river traffic, the requirement Of all OF
such portions as may from time tc
be required of all shore lands anG
other property lying within the fol.
lowing described limits:
Beginning at the point at the
intersection of the easterly line
of lot FL, Kennewick Shore Lands
and the state harbor line, thence
southwesterly along the easterly
line of lot 81, and said line pro-
duced to its intersection with the
southerly line Of the public road
located along the northerly line
of sections and 6, TIP. 8, N. R.,
70 and 80, E., Of the Willamette
Meridian; thence westerly along
the southerly line of said public
road to its intersection with the
westerly line Of LIST street, pro-
duced southerly, thence northerly
along the said westerly line and
the line produced to its intersec-
ton with the government meander
line along the present southerly
bank of the Columbia river:
thence northwesterly along said
meander line to its intersection
with the easterly line of lots IL,
kennewick Shore Lands, thence
northerly along said easterly line
and line produced of lot IL, to
nauIn0 hI0 fav ~, u
mel of the Columbia river, thence
following down the Columbia riv-
er approximately along its south
erly line of navigability to the
point of beginning, all as indi-
Gated on Drawing No. 1, entitled
Port OF Kennewick, Map showing
Comprehensive Plan"
and the acquisition, construction
maintenance and operation by lease OF
directly on the same of wharf OF
wharves with warehouses, storehouses
cold storage plants, coal bunkers
grain bins, elevators, oil tanks, and
freight and passenger sheds, with all
proper facilities for the accommoda-
ton, storing, hauling and transferring
freight and commodities, with the
necessary equipment and appliances
also for railroad tracks; also for nee
essary dredging to secure and main.
tain a navigable depth of water al
said wharves or sheds, and the con-
struction and maintenance of a water
way between Clover Island and the
Government meander line along the
present southerly bank of the Column
bia river.
Unit 2. For the accommodation OF
river traffic, the Improvement of the
public place at the foot of Ninth ST..
as reserved in the plat of the Kenne-
wick shore lands, all as indicated or
Drawing No. 1, entitled "Port of Ken.
newick, Map showing Comprehensive
Plan," by the acquisition, construction
maintenance and operation by lease
or directly Of wharves, landings, ware.
houses, freight and passenger sheds
with all proper facilities for the &C.
commodation, storing, hauling anc
transferring freight and commodities
limit To-, tho cor1,;or. ,e H. -,x-