The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-17
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
The Board of County Commission
prs of Benton County, Washington
met at their office in special session
April 16, 1928, at 1890 a. M, all
members being present.
r. E. Pratt had heretofore had
Tract / of Chicago Ten Acre Tracts
replatted, and, whereas, said plat has
been approved by the County En-
gineer, and the certificate of the coun-
ty treasurer is attached, showing all
taxes paid on said tract, it is there
fore ordered that said plat be and
hereby is approved.
Pursuant to advertisement, bids
were received, opened and considered
for the construction of Permanent
highway No. ga. 1t appearing to the
Board that bids submitted were ex-
cessive, all bids were rejected, and
new bids called for to be opened at
the meeting May z, 1928 at 1:30 p.
m.
A. II. Zane submitted bid for the
purchase of certain county property
as follows: / Aurora Rock Crusher;
$4,000; 1 Bagley and Hoist, $4,000;
/ Elevator and gravel screen, $4,000
1t is ordered that the bids be accepted
and the property sold in accordance
Herewith.
A petition was received signed by
C. C.. Harding and others, asking for
the consolidation of the Lower Yaki-
ma and Richland Voting Precinct and
after consideration was referred to
the prosecuting attorney.
The resignation of Mabel Greene,
county club leader. was presented and
accepted. After consideration it was
decided by the board that the county
club work should be continued and
action on the selection of successor
be deferred to May 7th, 1928.
Supt. j. w. Gilkey appeared before
the board asking for authorization to
appoint Olaf Stranwold as joint clerk
for the county superintendent and the
district horticulturalist at salary of
$115 per month.
A tender of $4,000 was ordered
made to Nina and Maude Saunders
for road right of way. Hearing was
continued until May 7th.
At this time bids were to be OPEN
ed for repair work on Prosser Sixth
street bridge. No bids were received,
and in the absence of bids and the
bridge having been closed since the
closing order made February 8, 1928,
an emergency was declared to exist
the immediate repair of
this bridge. After consideration w.
R. Ammon was engaged at salary
Of $500 per day as supervisor of the
bridge repair, he to furnish necessary
tools and equipment, with full author
ity to engage men and secure mater
ial and proceed with the repairs in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifica-
tons prepared by the county engineer.
A petition was received signed by
H. C.. Saunders and others, asking
for the vacation of portion of Road
No. as. May 9Th, 1928, at $3.50 a. m.
was the date set as time Of hearing
and the petition referred to the coun-
ty engineer for examination and re-
port.
Sheriff James H. Shepherd was au-
to purchase and have laid the
pipe for placing and re-
pairing the irrigation system at the
court house property in Block 3D."
of Rich's addition to Presser.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Monday, May z, 1923 at 1870
p. m.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session at their of
flee in the Court House at >Prosser,
May Z, 1923 at 1870 p. M, all members
being present.
A petition was received from the
Agathon Land company, requesting
the vacation of that portion of Second
street lying between Henry Avenue
and McCord avenue and the alleys
running through Block 80 and 90 in
the townsite of Hanford; also the
vacation of certain roadway extend
ing along and fronting the west side
OF Tract and % and extending along
and fronting on the east side Of Tract
3 and "a, all lying and being in Sec
ton ~ twp. 13 north, Range q, E.
w. NJ; also the vacation of that GER
tain roadway extending along the
north end of Tract Al, AZ and 43 of
section 81, twp. ID north, Range %
E. w. NJ, all according to the re-
corded plat thereof. Proof was SUBJ
mitted of notice having been given as
required by statute and after due con-
sideration, no opposition appearing,
was ordered as petitioned for.
At this time the board proceeded to
open bids for the construction of Per-
manent Highway No. ga. The fol-
lowing bids were received:
Gordon Wilson, SIC, 10000; p. E.
Woodruff, 81, 1852; A. H. Zane, So
$4,000; w. A. Morain, ST., 10000; J.
$14,51O.21.
And the board having considered the
bids and finding bid of Gordon Will
son to be the lowest and best, it is
ordered, all members concurring that
the contract for the construction of
Permanent Highway No. ga be and
is hereby awarded to Gordon Wilson.