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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArticles of Incorporation- S S Foam 39¢-5IX1-1-10.13 No............. 9....... Copy of Proceedings had in the matter of the Eleo.ti.on_..t.o... c.a .....t1he........... Town of Renton S................................................................................................................. STATE OF WASHINGTON, ss. Filed in the office of the Secretary of State_ __...__ .ae-p. t e.._0.a.....laol.....__. at.............o'clock......... M. Entered at page _.......... .... of Book ....... ._.......... ......... . 't Register of Incorporated Cities and Towns. ................... SAM ... E.. .... B IGHOL S...................... ' $aClGhry Ut S•IG1G I \ I Special Certificate No ...... s3.._..........._..._......., mailed to .. ......... __...._..._._........._...._.........._.._._.._._............ .._.._....._._............_...._.._......._..._........_.. _._.._.........._..... Fee $5.00. (Remittance No......... _........_ — ..............._....) INDEXED iia �r- �� F :.tette of ':,askil4tan ) ass- County qi nine ) TITII 'I ? TOA'_RTIPX that the undersigned being and constitut- iYW the County Canvassing Board of election Rotuma for the County of K11, to-witx Goo-, B. Lamp'-Z. County auditor, tine: Qlerk o the Board of County Cotmnlpsioners, Geo. AN. Gilson Chairman of saira. Board, and Vince 11. rabop i.e7uty Prosecuting Attorney of King County, duly convened on Tuesday t:ha:. 3rd, day of eptember, 19C1,1 at 2 O'Clocy i ., In V e off'iec of t:ie :%oiLrd of County uommlt;cioners at the C'oust house in said County(,,tiondey the 2nd., the tire set by lam being a legal holiday, in which event Tsai.: canvass shall fall on the succeeding day), for the purpose of canvassinf; the returns of the special electlrn hold in the 90/ Town of iionton an the a""Tet., day of :.ugust11to submit to the qualified electors thoreof the question of incorporation of said town, and of the election of ,.iusyor, Treasurer and five Councilmen to act thereunder Geo. :. Lamping County f.uditor In the conduct of Its business, and said A being duly sworn by one of the Judges of the Superior Court as require(It., by lair, tot the effect that said. election returns had in no wise boon atorod byt) additions or erasures and that they were the same as when received: by the County Auditor, and he havinG filed said oath with the''.dAnvaesine Lioard, and said Board having duly canvassed the returns, finds from said returns, and from the records of the County=•uditor, an, the Board of County Com::ls:_ionors, as follows: 1. That said special election was hold under e,nd in accordance with due il.W Co al notices posted and published as required by law, said notices setting, forth the purpose of the election, giving a des- cription of the 'territory sought to be include.: in said town of Renton, and the names of the %variours officos to to voted for in connection therewith,'that the judges and inspectors of said olcction were electors of said Town of ReAton,`end were duly apjv ;ted by the -oard of County -Coerr_issipnors; 9. That the population: of said town of i:enton as sought to be incorporated, is, as near a:r can be estimated. .500,- that a petition FILE No..JL_ 1. signed by 63 of the hou2eholders residing within the limits of said proposed incorporation was presented to the Board of County commis- sioners asking that said election be called„ said petition prescribing the boundaries thereof, and having attacked thereto a copy of the notices posted and published, said published notice bearing the affi- davit of the publishe* thereto, said petition coring formally before said Board on the 5th., day of Aug., on which day the 9th.0 day of Aug., was set for the hearing thereon; that on the 9th., day of lug., said petition was granted, andthe Clerk o f the Board was authorized to five notice as required by law, of said election, said notice to recite the boundaries of the proposed town of Renton, and giving the 31st-, day of August, as th( day on which said election was tobe hold, that on said last named date said election was held, and the returns thereof certified to the Board of County Commissioners,and after a care- ful canvass of saW returns we the said Canvassing Board do find as follows: That all of said proceedings have been in accordance with law, and that the vote as polled is as set forth in the abstract hereto O tached and made a part hereof; that a majority of said votes cast being in favor of said incorporation; - IT It HEREBY FOU S AND DECLARED, that said election has carried In favor o' said incorporation, and that said town shall be known as a Municipal Corporation under the nano ane. style of the "Town of Renton" and that the following persons having received the highest number of votes cast at said election are declared to be electeu to their several offices, and that notice of said election be served on them according to law.. In witness whereof we have herounto set our hands this 3rd. day of Sept. 1901. of Co. Comrs. Sually or Aing UP y a nington. Lep. Prosocuting At'orney, ping Co. BOUNDARIES OF THE, INCORPORATED T0WN OF RZNTON. "Beginning at a point 2160 feet north of corner on east and west line dividing section 17 and 20, thence south 2160 feet to said a corner,( th.mce west 2640 feet to section corner of sections 17-18-19 and 20, thence south 660 feet to south line of Wadsworth's -ddition to Renton, thence west 1300 feet, thence north 12011 feet, thence east 686 feet, thence north 620 fect, thence west 28 deet, thence north 2185 feet, thence west 456 feet, thence north to south bank of Cedar River, thence following easterly along south bank of Cedar River to p point of beginning, all being in township 23 N. R. 5 E. W. &i." ABSTRACT of the vote polled at the Special Flection held in the Town of Renton for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors thereof, the question of incorporating said To.•n of Renton, and of electing q I:;ayor, Treasurer, and five Counselmen to serve thereunder. I..ayor; A. J. Beach 85 votes. C"Alliam Tonkin 72 Treasurer; John Bevan 140 " Ccuncilmen; Josiah Tonkin 130 " Roger Jenkins 137 " H. Evans 120 " Thos. Dobson 80 " John Adams 107 " R. Wood 73 Fred Smithers 52 " 'rrm. Hughes 53 „ FOR INCORPORATION so " AGAINST 111CORPORATION The following persons having receive:: the highest number of votes are duly eleateA to the efflces as per schedule above. Layor0 A. 1. 13e00h. Treasurer John Bevan. Councilman Roger Jenkins to Josiah Tonkin " Hk Evans " John Adame " Thos. Dobson. 'tate of :ashington ) ss - County of zing ) I, Geo. B. Lamping, County Auditor and ex -officio Clerk of the board of County Commissioners of King County, ':ashington, being first duly swgrn on oath depose and say, that I have received the special eledticn returns in the matter of the Incorporation of the Town of :?en'ton,, and that the same have not been changed by erasures or aduitions, and are in every way as received 14y me. �.JYr County Auditor and 01 k of Board. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd. day of pyeriker 1901. Judge o t Superior Court of King County, State of •ashington.