State Ex Rel. McPherson Bros. Co. v. Jones

The boards of county commissioners of Douglas and Okanogan counties, sitting concurrently but acting separately, at Waterville on the 7th day of June, 1926, and at Okanogan on the 8th day of June, 1926, granted to one W. E. Buell a franchise for the construction of a toll bridge over and across the Colum bia river at or near tbe town of Brewster. At these meetings, the full board of each county was present, and a public hearing was had pursuant to notices given previous to the meeting. This franchise was thereafter assigned by W. E. Buell to the Okanogan-Douglas Inter-County Bridge Company.…