The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
AND FOR THE ELECTION OF A
PORT COMMISSIONER OF COM
MISSIONER'S DISTRICT NO. 8.

AND FOR THE ELECTION OF A
PORT COMMISSIONERS OF COM.
MISSI0NER'S DISTRICT NO. 3.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN tina,
a special election will be held in the
Port of Kcnnewick on the End day Of
Decen Der, 1916, for the purpose OF
voting upon the ratification of the
comprehensive Scheme of Harbor I'm.
provemcnt adopted by the Port Com.
mission of, the Port of Kennewick
by resolution passed and dated on the
22nd day of May, 1916, which compre-
hensive scheme of Improvement as SET
forth in said resolution is as follows:
General Fe; lures: The requirement
construction, maintenance, operation
development and regulation of a 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 accom-.
plished 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
necessary and convenient, or by the
acquisition Herewith or construction
thereon of piers, quays, slips, grid
irons, wharves, boat landings, ware
houses, storehouses, elevators, grain
bins, cold storage plants, lumber
yards, coal bunkers and oil tanks, to.
gether with modern appliances for the
economical handling, storage AND
transfer of freight and handling OF
passenger traffic, also the construction
Of railway and terminal tracks and
yards, and the equipment and opera.
ton of the same so as to accomplish
the convenient and economical trans.
fer of freight between shipping and
railway and to and from warehouse
storage houses or factory to or from
rail or water; requirement or con.
struction and operation Of ferry boats
tug boats, scows, bridges, subways
tramways, cableways, and conveyors
to be operated in connection with the
foregoing.
The particular features Of the plan
so far as developed and which, in con-
nection with the foregoing general
features and general method of ac-
complishing Of the same, constitute
said comprehensive scheme Of harbor
improvement, consists Of the follow
ing parts designated as units, to-wit:
Unit 1. For the accommodation OF
river traffic, the requirement of all
or such portions as may from time to
time be required of all shore lands and
other property lying within the fol-
lowing described limits:
Beginning at the point at the
intersection Of the easterly line Of
Lot 81, 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 1 and 6, TIP. g., N, r. 20
and 80, E. of the Willamette Me-
ridian; thence westerly along the
southerly line of said public road
to its intersection with the west
erly line of LIST street, produced
southerly, thence northerly along
the said westerly line and line
produced to its intersection with
the government meander line
along present southerly bank of
the Columbia river; thence north
westerly along said meander line
to its intersection with the east
erly line of lot IL, Kennewick
Shore Lands, thence northerly
along said easterly line and line
produced of Lot IL to navigable
water in the main channel of the
Columbia river; thence following
down the Columbia river approx
mately along its southerly line Of
navigability to the point of be-
ginning, all as indicated on Draw
ing No. 1, entitled Port Of Ken
newick, Map Showing Compre-
hensive Plan"
and the acquisition, construction
maintenance and operation by lease
or directly on the same OF wharf o.
wharves and warehouses, storehouses
cold storage plants, coal bunkers
grain bins, elevators, oil tanks ans
freight and passenger sheds with al
proper facilities for the accommoda
ton, storing, hauling and transferring
freight and commodities, with TIT
necessary equipment and appliance
also for railroad tracks; also fol
necessary dredging to secure ant
maintain a navigable depth Of waite
at said wharves or sheds, and the con
struction and maintenance Of water
way between Clover Island and tn,
government meander line along. tn
present southerly bank Of the Column
bia river.
Unit 2. For the accommodation o
river traffic, the Improvement of tn
public place at the foot of Mint
street as reserved in the plat of tn
Kennewick Shore Lands, all as in
dicated on Drawing No. 1 entitle,
sport Of Kennewick, Map Showing
Comprehensive Plan" by the acquisi
ton, construction, maintenance an
operation by lease or directly o
wharves, landings, warehouses, freigh
and passenger sheds, with all prope
facilities for the accommodation, stor
ing, hauling and transferring freigh
and commodities.
Unit 8. For the serving of the wa