The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-20
THE COUNCILS LONG SESSION
THE Herald" Given The City Printing
for The Ensuing Year.
Councilman Kingsbury Objects 90
the Building Ordinancc--isscy-
eiers want N Track--Must
Connect with sewers.

The city council met in regular session
Monday evening, with Mayor Prosser In
the chair and Councilmen Keuchler.
Kingsbury, Lince. Redmon and Reed
answering to the roltcall. After the read
ing Of the minutes, Capt. Kinysbury
stated that he had not been notified of
the preceding special meetings which
were held for the purpose of amending
the building ordinance. He strongly OBJ
jected to permitting the erection OF two
story building with 10 inch wall, which
he characterized as dangerous to public
health and public safety, claiming that
a l6-inch wall Was light enough. TIE
marshal stated that he had notified the
Captains son OF the called meetings and
that the boy had promised to notify his
father. Capt. kingsbury thought this
not a proper notification, and intimated
that the meetings were called when it
WAS known that he, as chairman Of the
committee on public improvements, was
absent from the city. He claimed that
the meetings were illegal, and desired to
enter his protest. The mayor instructed
the clerk to embody the protest in the
minutes.
The contract for the city printing, for
the year beginning August l, was award
ell to TIE YAKIMA HpaALD.
Mackinnon & hurane reported that
they had collecsed $l25.l6 for delinquent
taxes since hst statement.
Health officer Mccormick submitted
Lengthy report, in uhich he recommended
,hy< all ow ners Of buildings within the
DIRE limits be compelled to connect their
premises with the sewers within the next
80 days and that the owners Of residences
be required TO make the connection before
April /, 1894. The recommendations OF
the health officer were adopted with the
exception Of making the tune of connec-
tion within the fire limits Is days after
service Of the notice.
Captain Kingsbury made verbal re-
port that he had contracted for posts,
wire and the building of fence around
the city park.
Mr.. Lince reported that the contract for
connecting the city building with the
sewerage system had been let to J. 7.
Nancy.
A motion was made and carried to en-
force the provisions OF the ordinance re.
ferring to signs and awnings. and the
marshal instructed to notify violators to
remove the same before August /.
The chief OF the fire department sub
mitted report OF city property under his
control, and recommended the purchase
OF 1000 feet OF hose and the establishment
OF three hydrants on the west side.
An ordinance was passed, and appears
elsewhere in The HERALD, amending
section OF the ordinance regarding the
use OF sewers.
An ordinance amending section OF
ordinance No. Is, prohibiting the grazing
OF horses along the irrigating bitches,
called forth some brilliant oratory from
Councilman Kingsbury and Redmon
The city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance in conformity with sugges-
lions made by members of the council.
Bids for supplying the city with lumber
for the ensuing year were read from A. s.
Paul, Buckley Lumber Company, W. d.
Scott, and Chappell & Cox. The bids
were referred to the committee on streets
and bitches, with power to accept or
reject.
Councilman Redmon, on behalf of the
bicyciists, asked permission 10 build u
track around the city park, under tn
supervision Of the city engineer and tie
committee on public improvements, with
out cost to the city. The request was
granted. the track being secondary to any
future plans made 10y the city.
An ordinance to regulate the grade OF
streets was referred to the committees on
streets and bitches and public improve
ments, to report at next meeting.
An ordinance creating a salary fund
from money received from licenses Was
passed. 1t appears elsewhere in TnE
HERALD.
l.. f. Paetow was granted a liquor
license, to take effect upon complying
with the Law and depositing $1,000 with
the city treasurer.
A petition was read from NJ. 3. Marsh,
s. j. Lowe and others asking that Cherry
avenue, street so feet wide, he opene l..
the petitioners on either side OF the pro
posed avenue agreeing to give strip of
ground 50 feet vide. There Was some
discussion, showing that the request
would not be granted, as said street
would make v shaped block and not
conform to the city plat. Referred to the
committees on streets and bitches and
public Improvements.
Councilman John Reed made com
plant that no street commissioner or
ditch tender was to be found on Sunday
at the time Of the fire in the lumber yard
and that the bitches did not carry the
amount OF water required on such occa-
sions. This provoked discussion, In
which Councilmen keuchler and Kings
bury did not appear to get along harmo-
niously together. Street Commissioner
Leonard was instructed TO see that there
was plenty OF water in the bitches at the
time OF future fires.
MIR. Graham, representing a hose man
aiacturing house, was present, and sub
mitted samples Of 2I9 inch hose, similar
to that now in use, which he warranted
to stand a pressure of 500 pounds and to
last four years. lie stated that the price,
81 cents foot. Was standard, but did no,
think he was being treated fairly when
the committee on fire and FIRE limits was
instructed to receive bids for 1000 feet of
hose and report at next meeting. II as