The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-10-20
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The city council met Monday evening
in adjourned session Mayor Weed was
in the chair, and COuncilmen Chapman,
Cox, Needham and Vaughn responded to
the roll call.
Bills amounting to s2,637.2O were
passed and warrants ordered drawn for
the separate amounts. OF this sum
t265.55 was for sewerage extension; 5000
for the state, being 10 per cent Of the liq-
nor license receipts, and 81 .644.5O for the
the elective lights and water for tie past
three months.
Ordinance No. 100, for the government
of the sewerage system and plumbing,
which is published in this issue Of THE
HERA. D, was passed.
The bid Of Al cents cash per lineal foot.
made by G. S. Newt. for o sidewalk on
the north side Of lot 8, block 200, was &C
eepted.
The following report was then read:
10 tNG AlOtt0guutc huyOT hgtu utAututtt
o. the CON ieil, Cay Of North Yakima,
WGsh.: SIRs-The minority portion Of
your committee on police find that the
duties Of the Office OF city marshal are not
being carried out according 70 the in
stTuctions OF your honorable body, and
that certain ordinances remain unin-
forced, and herewith recommend that
the office Of city marshal be declared va
cant and the vacancy filled BY q new cleo
ton.
Dated October 10, 1892.
J. H. NEEDnAM.
Attorney Boyle arose 10 this connection
and stated that certain delinquent taxes
having been placed in his hands, he had
instructed the marshal to distrain and
seize the property Of the delinquent. This
the marshal refused TO do, and had sought
outside counsel-sbe counsel Of the de-
linquent-Who told him that he must not
take such action. Another matter was
that gambling wss again rife, and 20
open and bold that not Withstanding the
stringent ordinance those who carried on
the games had come before the clerk and
registered their occupation as that Of
gambling. The attorney said he was not
concerned personally in the matter only
90 far as to see the laws enforced without
fear or favor.
Councilman Cox moved, and Council
man Chapman seconded the motion, to
declare the Office vacant.
Mayor Weed said he did not think
summary action should DO taken without
placing the matter In the hands Of com.
mIttee for investigation, and then taking
action when full board was present.
Councilman Needham said he had
talked with members Of the board, who
recognized that much dissatisfaction ex-
listed over the way the Office was cOn.
Quoted. That peddIers were working the
town without license to the injury Of the
merchants; that fifty men were depend
ent upon gambling and games, and that
this was Winked at by the marshal, and
that there were other matters aud othel
reasons which he thought formed thu
basis and just cause for the removal o.
the marshal.
Mayor Weed replied that be did no.
feel like approving any such action, and
said the matter should come up when
there was . inlI meeting Of the council.
Councilman Chapman moved that thu
report he laid on the table, to come up d
) the next regular meeting.
Councilman Cox: "If your homo
please, I believe you refuse to entertain
my motion"
Mayor Weed: IT do"
Councilman Coz: Then move tina
|. consideration Of me report be deierre,
until Wednesday evening, To which dat,
We adjourn"
The motion was passed.
Wednesday evening the mayor an,
Councilmen Chapman, Schorn, Carpeu
ter and Miller failed to put In an appear
+ ance, and no meeting was held.
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