The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-03-11
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

PROCEEDINGS |
The Board of County Commission
ers met at their office in the Court
House. Monday, February 1st. 1926,
ar 40 p.m. All members being pres
ent.
At this time bids were opened for
The sale of General Obligation Bonds
of Benton County, in the amount of
$780, 100000 pursuant to resolution
regularly adopted January 18th, 1926,
notice of receipt of bids and sale
thereof having been regularly given
by publication as by statute required,
the following bids were received:
The Union Trust Co. of Spokane
bid par and accrued interest from
date of bonds to date of delivery to-
gether with total premium OF $4,000,
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF
5 per cent payable semi-annually.
Lunbermen's Trust Co. & PIERCE
Fair Co.. of Portland, bidding jointly,
bid $1OO.8s for each $4,000 par value
with accrued interest to date of de-
livery on bonds bearing at the rate
of 5 per cent pabable seml-annualiy
The State Finance Committee bid
par for the bonds to bear interest
at the rate of 1-2 per cent payable
annually.
A resolution was adopted accept
| ing the bid of the State of Washing
ton, and ordering the bonds sold to 1t.
A petition was received from Geo.
| w. Porter accompanied by the proof
of posting notices of hearing, asking
| that vacation of certain lots, blocks
and streets in Kennedy's First addl-
ton to Kiona, which petition was ac-
cepted and after consideration refer
red to the Assessor.
Bond of D. X. Ackridge as Drain
age Commissioner of Drainage DIST
riot No. was approved.
The Board adjourned to meet Tues
day. Feb. End, 1926 at $3.50 am.
The Board of County Commission
ers met Tuesday. Feb. End, 1926 at
$50 am, pursuant to adjournment
of previous day.
The matter of the advisability OF
selling the residence belonging to the
County and located on the proposed
site of the new Court House was be-
fore the Board, and it was ordered
that proper notice of the intention OF
the Board to sell the property be CIV
en-.
An order was entered authorizing
the sale of certain real estate owned
by Benton County.
An order was entered authorizing
the payment of $4,000 per month to
Mrs. Viola Case from the INDECENT
! Relief fund.
Depository contracts between NAL
colin McDougal, Co. Treas, and the
First Bank of White Bluffs,
Prosser State Bank, Yakima, Valley
Bank. Security State Bank and First
] National Bank of Kennewick were
approved. ~.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet Feb. 3rd, 1926 at $3.50 am.
The Board Of County Commission
!ers met Wednesday, Feb. Bird, 1926 at
$3.50 am. pursuant to adjournment
. of previous day.
A petition of Benjamin Dighton
!, and others. accompanied by petition
er's bond in the amount of $500 FOL
the establishment of a road to be-
gin at Northeast corner of the north
west quarter of northwest quarter OF
Section 1928, running thence south
and east distance of approximately
2 miles. was received and an order
Of examination entered.
Petition was received from the
BLACK Rock Power & Irrigation Co.
for license and authority by franchise
for the use and occupancy OF certain
streets and alleys in the town OF han
ford and of certain county roads II
the vicinity of Hanford for electri'
transmission lines, and after consld
Grafton Monday, March lst. 1926 a
Il2:3O pm. was fixed as the time 10
hearing on said petition.
II j. G. MCGUIRE appeared before Tn
II Board with request that ne be CIV
II en- a lease on certain county owned
property in the neighborhood OF Rlcn
land. After due consideration, 1t De
ing deemed to the advantage OF tn
II county that his request be granted
Il and a lease was ordered executed 10
III period of one year from date.
At this time bills were allowed a
follows: ro =
III Current Expense -----..-.--- $1O5O2.O
II Road Dist. No. ---.---.---- 1861
Road Dist. No. 2 ------------- 2367.l
II Road Dist. No. --------.--.-. l7OS.9
PIN ...... $50
III err 17,393.5
M;sceilaneous 25O.S
On motion the board adjourned t
Inject March LIST, 1926 at 80 pm.
The Board met in special sessio
| FEB. 9th, 1926 at 80 pm. All mem
bers present.
AT this time a resolution wa
adopted authorizing the issuance 6
General Obligation Bonds in the SUI
of $4,000 said resolution fixing tn