The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-07
YAKINA'S City DADS.
A DisIntsrsstsd Chronicle Of Their Lat
est Proceedings.
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was held last Monday evening, the may.
or and all members except Allen, Reed
and Redmon being present, the two last
named subsequently making their ap-
pearance.
Minutes OF previous meeting, with
slight correction were approved.
Report from City Justice Clark for
October and November was read and re-
ferred to police committee, as was also
the report OF the city marshal for the past
month.
The monthly report Of Street Commits
sioner Leonard was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and bitches, and 4nan.
cal statement from the city clerk show.
ing the total city tedness--including
funding and sewer bonds--above cash
amount on hand to be 4,3l4.ll, was re-
ferred to committee on finance.
A report from the committee on streets
and ditches allowing bill OF the street
commissioner, after deducting one days
time from A. W. Leonard, was adopted.
This was rather q surprise, considering
the charge made by Councilman Reed,
at the last regular meeting, that the
street commissioner was not entitled to
pay because most OF the work had been
done on the street contiguous to the lat
ter gentleman's residence-but Mr.. Reed
had not arrived up to that time and there
fore could not enter protest.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the petition from the reorganizers re.
ported that they had found more than the
requisite legal saRbsE Of signers, all good
men aud true. The report was accepted
and the committee discharged.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor
Of ]. A. Taggard in the sum Of s4.l0 for
witness fees transferred, after a petition
to that effect had beea investigated.
An unusually small number OF claims
against the city were presented and re-
ferred to the finance committee for adj
Indication.
TIL, bills reported from the finance
were allowed, after deducting
a few shekels from one owing the poor
printer never kicks at such trifles,
as the reading public is doubtless aware.
After considerable discussion H. L.
Tucker was allowed warrant for IS in
of his having furnished a
rig to convey the physicians to the Cowy-
chez on their recent tour of diphtheria in
spection.
A petition from o. W. johnson, request
ing the transfer Of his unexpired saloon
license to Z. w. Dooley, was allowed
without question, notwithstanding the
fact that the threat had become public
that the house aforesaid is to conduct its
variety show as one of free entertainment
in order to avoid payment of license and
still reap the benefits accruing from an
public.
Mayor Prosser stated Messrs. Sharp
and Benson desired to address the ceun.
Gil on the desirability Of Yakima ex-
hibit at the California midwinter fair,
and both these gentlemen did good work
for the cause in which they are interested.
Mr.. Sharp used half an hour in convinc-
ing and patriotic argument on the sub
ject, at the conclusion OF which in the alb.
sence OF Mr.. Benson, vote of thanks
was rendered the former gentlemen who
acknowledged the courtesy and paid sev-
eral glowing tributes to our apparent and
unknown resources, which were in turn
again reciprocated by the mayor.
Councilman Keuchler requested state
ment from the city attorney as to the al
legged shortage OF H. D. Cock. former city
marshal. Mr.. Murane replied that the
matter would be settled as soon as the
bondsmen could satisfy themselves by
the books that the charge was correct.
A motion carried giving ex-marshal
Cock and his bondsmen access to the
books for expert purposes.
d. E. McKinnon addressed the city
council on the subject of the delinquent
taxes OF the N. r. r. R. Co. for 1887, say.
ing it was known that the taxes could
not be collected, and presenting q petit
ton for their annulment. He also stated
that the company had paid taxes for all
other years aud guaranteed settlement
for those Of 1893. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on assessment
and taxation.
Af;er some quibling as to who was
chairman of the committee to in
vestigate the matter OF reducing the num-
Der of arc lights in the city, councilman
Kingsbury made scapegoat of himself
and in Difference to this act OF voluntary
immoiation the committee were granted
further time in which to seek-no-further
If they desire to avoid the anathemas oil
those living in the vicinity Of the lights
to be removed.
Mr.. Keuchler stated that merchants al
the city had informed him OF threaten
ed invasion of the town during the holi-
days by foreign merchants, who are cons
ing to our prosperous community to auc-
tim off their various wares. On motion
the city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance regulating auctioneers In
the city, leaving the amount Of license
blank, to be placed before special meet
ing of the council called for Thursday
evening, Dec. 7. 1t Is hoped by this
means to prevent these nomadic rustlers
from interfering with the legitimate bus
mess OF the town.
Edw. Whitson. president Of the electric
light company, being in the hall, &C
knowledged service of a notification tC
be and appear before the council at the
next regular meeting to take cognizancs
of any action which might affect biz
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