The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-10-20
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

PROCEEDINGS
The Board of County Commits
sioners met at their office Mon
day. October 3, 1927 at 1:30 pm.
All members being present.
Claims against Benton county
were allowed and ordered paid
from the proper funds as follows:
Current EXPENSE, No. 1857
to 12,713 ..--------------.--.------ S9672.95
Misc. No. 1890 to 1888 -. 1857
Road Dist. No. 1, No. $3.50
to 5420 --.-..--.-..--...-....... 1954.96
Road Dist No. 2. No. 1926
to 1885 .-.------..----.......--. 429. sc
Road Dist. No. 8. No. 5281
to 1928 ....-......-..-..-..-----.-. 1885
P. H. M. No. 2511 to 2521 $3.50
CRIB. No. 5169 to 5211 39O4.41
Olaf Strandwold, county supt.
of schools appeared before the
board at this time with a notifica-
ton of the change in the boundary
line of School Dist. No. IL of Ben
ton County, in which the northerly
and easterly boundary lines of said
district were nsade to follow the
boundary line of said Benton coun-
ty down the main channel of the
Columbia river instead of along
the shore line of said river as for
merly designated. which action OF
change in boundary line by the
county school superintendent is
hereby ratified, approved and or
dered made a matter of record.
b. F. McGregor appeared before
the board on behalf of certain eli
ents, claiming damages to certain
lands owned by said clients from
defective operation of the ditch
in Drainage Dist. No. 10. and made
oral demand upon the commissions
ers for payment for the damages
sustained. After due consideration,
the board being fully advised, it
was ordered all members concurr-
ing. that the demand be refused
on the grounds that this is not
properly county matter.
At this time hearing came on
regularly regarding the disinfec-
ton of orchards owned by the
hereinafter named parties, and it
appearing that due and proper no
tice of such hearing had been Civ
en-. and no persons appearing to
object to such liens, it is ordered
that liens be ordered against their
property as described in the notice
on file in this office as follows:
DR.. C. D. Tenny, amount of lien
$3.50; w. v. Oliver, amount of
lien $54.05; Northwest Improve
ment Co.. $8.07; Sunnyside Valley
Irrig: Dist. $244; J. w. Wood,
$41.7O
Consideration was given the 1928
budget, after which adjournment
was taken to October 4th.
Commissioners met October q.
at $50 am. Ali members being
present.
A contract was ordered executed
between Benton County and DIR.
L. G. Spaulding by the terms of
which DR.. Spaulding was appointed
county physician at an annual com
pensation of $1,000, payable month";
ly, and under which he assumes
responsibility for all medical and
surgical care necessary for county
indigents, and also for all services
required in connection, with con-
tagion which may occur during the
term of the contract.
A lease was authorized of Coun-
ty Property to Mercer & Hill at
an annual rental of $125.
Order was entered authorizing
sale of county property.
At pm, pursuant to notice
given by publication and posting,
hearing was held on the establish
ment of the White Bluffs-Barrel
Springs Section "B" road; KRAFT
ger Road and the H. S. Smith
county road. There being no one
present to offer objection, and be-
ing by the commissioners, deemed
advisable. an order of establish
ment was entered in each case.
Balance of the day was given
over to the consideration of the
budgets.
1t appearing to the board that
there is a shortage of funds in
the bu0get of the sheriff in the
sum of $625.O0, and in the budget
of the prosecuting attorney, in the
sum of 1927, it is resolved that an
emergency exists, and notice, of
hearing for Friday. October ID,
1927 at 2 pm. was ordered given
by publication as required by stat
ute.
On motion the board adjourned.
The board met October 5, 1927 at
$3.50 am. All members present.
Plans and specifications of Per-
manent Highway No. 16, were sub
mitted by the county engineer, and
approved.
An order was passed authorizing
that revolving fund of $50 be
placed to the credit of the county
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