Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1950-01-21
ORDINANCE NO. $50

MaYor and City Clerk to Convey
una Lease Certain Lends to the Ben
ton Fdir Association. q Non-profit
Corporation.
WHEREAS. the Benton Fair Assoc
citation, Washington corporation, Is
the owner Of fair and rodeo
grounds located in the South Half
z, Township North, Range 30. East
of WIN. and in the Southwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter Of
Section 8, Township 8 North, Range
30 East of INV. all situate in Ben.
ton County. Washington, upon which
premises the said Benton Fair Asso-
citation, In conjunction with the
Benton County Mounted Posse. =
Washington corporation, and Benton
County, Washington. a municipal
corporation, conduct the Benton
County Fair and Kennewick Rodeo
at regular intervals, to which fair
and rodeo many Inhabitants Of the
City of Kennewick and vicinity drive
their automobiles, and must neces-
Sarily park nearby, and
WHEREAS, the said Eenton Fair
additional land to be used as build
ing space for new buildings and
needs to lease additional parking
area for passenger vehicles II they
are to continue to successfully con-
duct said fair and rodeo on the pre-.
misses mentioned above and 1t ap-
pears that the City of Kennewick is :
the owner of all the land to the
north of the above described pre-.
misses, which Is not cultivated. irri-
gated or improved in any manner,
and that the City OF Kennewick has
no need to continue to retain sole
ownership thereto, but that the best
use Of the land for the benefit Of
the City of Kennewfck and the
community as whole is to deed and
lease the following described por-
land to the Benton Fair Association
so that it may use said property
for additional building ground and /,
for parking area, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNL~
WICK. WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Section ]: That the Mayor and
City Clerk are hereby authorized and
directed to execute deed on behalf
of the City of Kennewick, Washing.
ton. a municipal corporation, con-
veying the following described pre-
misses. situate in the City Of Ken
newick, County of Benton, State Of
Washington, to the BENTON FAIR
ASSOCIATION, a Washington cor
poration, by quit claim deed only.
said premises being more particularly
described as follows. to,wit;
The South 30 feet OF the West One.
Half of the Northeast Quarter Of
the Northeast Quarter (WA of
Mex of NEA) lying north OF CO.
lumbia Irrigation District Lateral
Canal, and The South 40 feet OF
the East One-Half of the Northeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
(Eh Of NEA Of NEA), all In
Section z, Township North, Range
30 East of VIM.
Also the East 300 feet Of the
North 200 feet of the South $50
feet Of the West One.Half Of the
Northwest Quarter Of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter.
and The South 100 feet Of the
West One-Half of the Northwest
Quarter Of the Northwest Quarter
Section 8. Township North, Range
30. East of WIN.
for consideration of One and
Noi1OO Dollars ($1.0O, which the
City Council determines to be the
reasonable value of said above de-
scribed premises, together with q
right of way or easement for road
purposes over and across the North
Half of the Northeast Quarter OF
Section :, Township North, Range
30 East of VIM, from the North line
of said subdivision to the south line
thereof, the said right of way being
limited to strip Of land 30 feet in
lying Immediately to the North and
East of the North Cor NortheasD
boundary line of the Columbia Irri-
CATION District Lateral Irrigation
Canal right of way as such canal now
exists in such subdivision:
Section 2: That the Mayor and
City Clerk are hereby authorized and
half of, the City of Kennewick, Wash q
ington, leasing the following describ-
ed premises situate in the City of
kennewick, County of Benton, State
OF Washington, to the Benton Fair
Association, a Washington corpora
ton, which lease shall provide that
the said premises shall be used for
shall be for period of 40 years.
provided that an annual community
fair is maintained adjacent thereto,
by said Lessee and/or Benton County,
a municipal corporation, from and
after the effective date Of this Ordi-
nance for the sum of $1.OO rent for
said terms. said premises being de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The North 200 feet of the South
$50 feet of the East One Half of
the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section z,
Township 8 North. Range 30 East
OF W.M., and the North 200 feet
Of the South 800 feet of the West
Half Of the Northwest Quarter of
the Northwest Quarter of Section
3, Township 8 Forth, Range 80
East Of w. NJ. Except any portion
r thereof to be included in deedl.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall be
in --1l fot'ce and effect five days
after its approval. passage and pub
lication in the official newspaper OF
The City of kennewick, Washington. i
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF KENNEWICK, WASH
lGGTON. this 18th day of Jan.
lary. 1850.
MARJORIE A. MILLER. City Clerk
APPROVED this 18th day Of
1850. II
u L. KEOLKER, Mayor
Approved as to form:
KENNETH E. SERIER, CITY Atforno,
CERTIFICATE
1, MARJORIE A! MILLER, dp,v
elected, qualified and acting Clerl ~
ne City Of kennewick, do herebu
,ertlfy that the foregoing Ordinance
; true and correct copy of an nr-
y duly adopted by the Conner
q SAID city and approved by tie
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