The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-07-14
Fhe Recall Petition

-, text of the recall petition as
BE iu ~ the county auditor follows:
q WIN asa Undersigned arS E. W. R. Tay-
We, ~, 'ns most office address is Pros
T a.ston county, State of Wash.
\ BenMsyn r Robinson, whose post
kton; i p. is White Bluffs, Ben
flee aaa,eSt State of Washington; c.
county, whose post office address is
Briggs BENTON county, State of
bnford, ,n and A. E. Whan, whose
bshlIl!g..soon address is Benton City,
lan e saxnayers and legal voters of
pens san State of Washington,
rtcn . Gu q committee appointed by
pass ,n Ii1 legal voters of Benton
Eers a State Of Washington, do here
nN, s nd the recall and discharge
demappr rstt. a member of the board
=. tr commissioners of Benton
nun'ss tate of Washington, under
nM ,,;s;ons of Sections 35 and "a
p:.,a One of the Constitution of
...te Of Washington.
ue do hereby charge and al
W Nv W. the said r. E. Pratt as a
y, .na If the board of commissioners
a '.;S committed acts of NAL
ss S,s n office specified in the Con-
any any, If the State of Washington
s.Ouuds for recall : to-wit:
= about the 18th day of JAN
10 ya,1 the said r. E. Pratt, then
,ow q commissioner aforesaid,
;.sd with and agreed with one
VIZ \ french then a county commits
= !. II Benton county, aforesaid,
aid French should employ one
's Small to perform work on the
|. and move gravel, for said coun-
= certain gravel pit lying in the
~ northeast of Whitstran, in said
w. w n Commissioners District No.
r.;n I'M a team belonging to said H.
i Trennch with the intent on the part
Nah Of said commissioners that
laid aid French should derive a pri-
cain and benefit from such en-
rment; that in pursuance to said
srfrl and wrongful agreement and
sstanding the said French did
Ehv the said H. T. Small and on or
N said date claim for such work
kbe sum of S27.00 was presented in
name of said H. T. Small to the
INV commissioners of said Benton
bty for such work and that in con-
hity to said agreement and under
kdng said claim was allowed by
Benton county on the 18th day
January, 1921, said French and
It voting for said allowance and
of them then and there we'll
wing that said allowance was for
sole use and benefit of him, the
French and each of them and
e voting for said allowance with
intent and purpose that the same
bid be for the sole use and pri-
gain and benefit of him, the
French. That thereafter in pur-
bee to an agreement between said
hch and said Small entered into
een them before said work was
hmed endorsed the warrant issued
aid claim, to-wit: District 2, war
No 2149, and delivered the same
be said French, who obtained the
g thereon for his private benefit
gain from thes treasurer of said
ton county on April %, 1921; that
French had also, previously, a
Der Of times, so employed the said
u with like intent to the knowl-
of said Pratt and like approval
bis part.
ht said R. E. Pratt did commit
rther act Of malfeasance in said
e. in this, to-wit: 81" - '..
Ae said R. E. Pratt as a member of
board Of county commissioners,
ssaid, in his official capacity did
nlt acts Of malfeasance in office
Hfed in the Constitution of the
lot Washington as grounds for
to-wit. Between the first day
saruary and the first day of April,
the exact dates being unknown,
ald X. E. Pratt conspired and
with one H. M. French then
amty commissioner of Benton
Y, aforesaid, that said French
employ as a county commits
aforesaid, one Tony Smith and
Jones to move gravel for said
IN a certain gravel pit lying
ass Of Whitstran, in said coun.
commissioner District No. 9
DO road work in said district
public roads Of said county,
SAID work being done for said
part, of the arrangement be.
use OF a team to be driven by
men, which team belonged to
q M; French said employment
s1or the private benefit and gair
tne said H. M. French and with
outstanding and agreement be-
ald French and said Smith and
mat the compensation for the
SAD team was for the sole
senefit and gain of him, the
!. NJ French; that by an agree.