The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-31

The COO6AGh-h Ef OSACn
grading and crawling on the Ken
newick- Plymouth Cutoff, according
to specifications. The following bids
were received:
w. A. Moran, $3945.00.
C. B. CULLEN & Son, $4,000
/ Woodruff & Wilson, 100000
After due consideration it was
moved and carried, all members con-
burning, that all bids be rejected they
being considered excessive.
! P. E. Woodruff, Contractor c.:
Permanent Highway 12-A, submittc;,
contract between himself and JOS
lin & McAllister, under the terms
of which the said Joslin e. McAllis-
ter contract to do all surfacing on
this Permanent Highway. After due
consideration this contract was ap-
proved.
All bids for grading and surfac-
ing of that portion of the Kenne-
wick-Plymouth Cutoff having been
rejected, it is ordered that this work
be done by day labor and there is
hereby appropriated $1500.00 from
the Permanent Highway Maintenance
fund to be used for that purpose; the
balance necessary to complete this
work to be paid from the funds OF
Road District No. g. It is further
ordered that the surfacing on this
road, beginning at about Station
487:30.1 and extending approximate
ly 5 miles south therefrom, be done
with funds of Road District No. 8.
The Hanford- Benton City, Prosser
| Cutoff from the intersection of the
Kennewick road, called the Horn
Road, being before the board for
consideration and it appearing to the
board that the construction Of this
road is a public necessity, it is here
| by ordered, all members concurring,
that the construction of this road be
authorized to point near DR.. Pri-
Or's ranch and thence 2 miles south
toward the Lower River road, and
the sum of $15O0.00 from the Perm
anent Highway Maintenance fund is
hereby appropriated to be used in
the construction of said road.
1t is ordered, all members concur.
ring, that the sum of $15O0.O0 be and
hereby is appropriated from Perma-
iISuC highway mdluCeudIce IuIlQ IOF
use on the Bone road.
1t is ordered that certificate of the
Benton County Abstract & Title
Company showing clear title to an
acre of ground being purchased st
| White Bluffs for warehouse site, be
accepted in lieu of an abstract there
for.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet at Finley, December %, 1928
at 80 Pm.
The Board of County Commission
ers met at the Finley Grange Hall
at Finley December 18th, 1923 at
1870 p. M. pursuant ito adjournment
of December %. all members being
present.
This meeting being held for the
purpose of considering the advisable
| ity of Sub District "a" of Drainage
Improvement District No. 6, fixing
route and plans of Drainage system
and method of payment and appoint
ing appraisers. Opposition was APP
parent as evidenced by remon-
STRANGE petition being filed. After
due consideration adjournment was
taken until January 7th, 1924 at / 80
P. M. in the Commissioners room
at Prosser.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet January 7th, 1924 at 1870 p.
M.
The Board of County Commission
ers met at their office in the Court
House January 7th, 1924 at 1:3O P.
M. All members being present.
The adjourned session of the hear
s,a~~ kh4 - C.-I
trict "a" of Drainage Improvement
District No. of Benton County,
came on for consideration pursuant
to the order of adjournment Of De-
cember 28th. A substitute plan hay-.
ing been proposed and further time
being desired to determine the feas-
Utility of this plan, it is hereby or
dered that the hearing on the Engin-
GERS report and on the organization
of the above entitled district be and
the same is hereby adjourned to Mon
day the fifth day of May, 1924, at
the hour of 1:30 p. M. in the Com
missioners room at Prosser, Wash
ington.
Pursuant to petition, an order was
entered for the vacation of lots g,
10, II, IL, 13, IA, Is and 16 in CO.
lumbia White Bluffs Irrigated Or
chard Tracts.
Registration officers for the qua
drennium beginning January 1st,
1924 We're appointed for the various
precincts of the County, as appears
in the published notice of appoint
ment.
At this time the canvassing Board
met and canvassed the returns Of
Drainage Improvement Districts of
Benton County, held on Tuesday, De-
cember 18th, 1923, and does hereby
declare the findings of its canvass
Eas follows:
Drainage Improvement District No.
| d, Sub "A", Porter Hartman, Sup
ervisor.
Drainage Improvement District
No. 6, w. Cochran, Supervisor, 2
years, John Tyacke, Supervisor
year.
Drainage Improvement Distric.
No. 9, and Sub "A", John Nesbitt,
Supervisor.
Drainage Improvement District
| No. 10, T.. s. Bennett. Superyisor.