The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
ORDINANCE NO. s26

ORDINANCE NO. 526
An Ordinance of the City Of
Kennewick. Washington, annex
ing a portion of Benton County.
Washington. lying contiguous 10
the said Civ of Kennewick. said
annexation being pursuant 10 the
provisions of Chapter l28. ses-
sion Laws for the State OF
Washington for the year ls4s.
WHEREAS, the real property
described in Section One Of this
Ordinance is situate, lying, and
being in the County of Benton,
State Of Washington, contiguous
to the City Of Kennewick, Wash
ington, and has not. as yet been
incorporated as a city or town,
and
WHEREAS, a petition has been
filed with the City Council of the
City of Kennewick, Washington,
asking that the said real property
be annexed to the City Of Kenne-
wick pursuant to the provisions
Of Chapter 1913, Session Laws for
1945 for the State Of Washing
ton, and the said petition being
regular in form and as prescribed
by said Chapter 1913, and hav-
ing been signed by owners of
more than 75% in value accord
ing to the assessed valuation for
general taxations Of the property
described above, which said Pc
tition is on file at the office of
the City Clerk of the City If Ken
hewick, Washington, and
WHEREAS, the provisions of
said Chapter 128 of the Session
Laws for 1915 have been followed
in all respects, and due notice
having been posted and published
as required by law that a hear
ing would be held in accordance
with the provisions of said Chap
ter 1913, and
WHEREAS, at the time and
place fixed for said hearing all
interested persons appeared be-
for the City Council Of the City
of Kennewick, Washington, and
all such persons were in favor Of
the City Of Kennewick enacting
an ordinance in regular form
whereby the above described pro-
perry should be annexed to and
become part of the City of Ken
newick, Washington, and no per-
son appeared and registered any
objection either in person or in
writing and
WHEREAS, the said real pro-
perry above described appears to
be residential and suburban pro-
perry which win be benefited by
annexation to the City of Kenne-
wick, and that the City Of Kenne-
wick will be benefited by annexa-
ton Of said real property, now
therefore,
The City Council of the City
Of Ksnnewick. Washington. does
ordain ~ follows:
Section One. That the following
described portion of Benton Coun-
ty, State of Washington shall be,
and hereby is, annexed to the
City Of Kennewick, Washington
and made a part of the said City
Of Kennewick and subject to all
Of its laws and ordinances now
and hereafter enforced, to-wit:
All of Blocks One I'd and Two
Cd NAGLEY'S GARDENS, ac-
cording to Plat thereof recorded
in Volume Three cd of Plats,
page seventy-eight (78), re-
cords Of said County, and the
Northwest Quarter Of the South
east Quarter NWMSEA), Sec
ton Two t2), Township Eight
cd North, Range Twenty-nine
GOD, East w. M. includes all of
Hoverson's Plat, according to
plat thereof, recorded in Volume
Three CD, Page 81, records Of
Benton County and DAvEN-
PORTS PLAT according TO
plat thereof recorded in Volume
Four "a of Plats, page 3, re-
cords of Benton County.
Section 2. That no property
within the limits of the above de-
scribed territory shall ever be
taxed or assessed to pay any por-
ton of any indebtedness of the
City of Kennewick contracted pri-
or to or existing at the date Of
the effective date of this ordin-
ance; nor shall any of the annex
ed property above described, be
released from any taxes or as
sessments levied against it or
from liability for payment of out
standing bonds or warrants is
sued prior to the effective date Of
this ordinance.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect five
(5) days from and after its pass
age, approval and publication in
the official newspaper Of the City
Of Kennewick.
Passed by the City Council OF
the City of Kennewick this 10
day Of October, 1913.
Winifred Campbell, City Clerk.
Approved by the Mayor this
10 day of October. j. c. Pratt,
Mayor.