Judge Grady
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- Dec 14, 1916The Secret Courthouse Bond Deal Benton County Tried to Ram ThroughCommissioners Clements and McNeill authorized $125,000 in bonds for a Prosser courthouse after a closed-door plan their own lawyer admitted was designed to keep taxpayers in the dark. A Kennewick lawsuit put the deal before Judge Grady.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Sunday Bond Deal That Split Benton CountyTwo commissioners secretly arranged a courthouse bond sale, and a courtroom fight over lost premiums exposed how far they went to keep the third commissioner—and the public—in the dark.Prosser, WA
- Jan 4, 1917The Courthouse Contract Benton County Couldn't SwallowCommissioners Clements and McNeill let a courthouse contract and issued a warrant without advertising for bids. A judge said they were within the law; the Courier-Reporter said the taxpayers would remember.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 5, 1917The Great Benton County Courthouse StandoffAs outgoing commissioners race to lock in a controversial courthouse contract, taxpayers secure a last-minute injunction to halt the scheme.Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1917Benton County's Courthouse Fight Turns Into a Four-Commissioner CircusA newly elected commissioner is kept waiting, a courthouse contract is let in defiance of a court order, and $125,000 in bonds leave just $1,362 for furnishings.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Feb 22, 1917Court House Construction Dispute Nears Legal LimboA procedural error by the bench keeps former county commissioners out of jail while the county's infrastructure project remains deadlocked.Prosser, WA