The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
PAGE FIVE
HENDERSONS HEAD IS Off.
The Regular Session Of The City Council
Pfausht With Stirring Event.
Colonel Cock Succeeds Henderson ~
Marshai, and John q. Boyle IL
again City Attorney-Ans-
wer TO the FIremen.

To the roll call at the regular session OF
the city council Monday evening Acting
Mayor Cox and Councilman Carpenter,
Chapman, Needham and Waugh answer
ed present. The minutes of last meeting
were approved and communication was
read from the mayors Of New Whstcom
and Fairhaven asking the council to join
In securing the passage through the legis-
iature of desired laws and measures for
the government OF cities OF the third class,
and enclosing copy Of the proposed
changes, with request for suggestions.
As North Yakima is governed BY an indie
pendent charter and doesn't come under
any class heading it was decided to sub
nit the communication to a committee
and If thought advisable special meet
ing Of the council could he called to take
cooperative action with the other cities.
The committee appointed consists of
Councilmea Chapman, Needham and
Vaughn.
The following report was read and
adopted without dissent
NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 20.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
We your committee on fire and fire
limits beg to report on the petition hand
ed in to the council at the last regular
meeting by the firemen OF the city. While
we recognize the fact that something
should be done in the way OF remrnera-
ton to disabled firemen while in active
duty, also for their time while fighting
FIRE, yet at the same time it is evident
that the city has at all times allowed bills
which have been incurred by the COM
pany, and citizens have always been
prompt in making up private subscrip-
tions to the department when they have
been pressed into service. We your COM
mittee are willing that something should
be drawn in such a form so that they
would know what to depend on. But
owing to the amount demanded, think
that it would be advisable that it should
be submitted to the taxpayers before any
final action should be taken, and do
hereby recommend that it be referred
back to them with the suggestion that
they have a petition circulated among
the taxpayers stating what they desire
and present the same to the council at
some future time for their consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
w. III. CHAPMAN,
B. L. VAUGHN
The following resolution was read and
adopted, Councilman Carpenter being
the only member voting against its adop-
ton:
Resoited, That it is apparent to the
members OF the city council that the
police department OF the city has been
aud is now being conducted in very lax
and insufficient manner, and is appar-
emily due to the deficiency OF executive
ability, general unfitness and incompe-
tency OF the chief of said department,
and We desire it for the best interests of
the city that change be made in said
department; therefore be it resolved by
the council, that the office OF city mar
shall be and is hereby declared vacant.
Bills approved by the finance commit
tee, amounting to si42.s2. were passed
and warrants ordered drawn for the re-
spective sums.
Ordinance No. 1872, providing for city
attorney at salary Of $50 per month,
which is to include all compensation, was
passed.
Colonel II. y. Cock was placed in
nomination by Chapman for the Office OF
city marshal. There were no further
nominations, but when the ballots were
counted two votes were found to have
been cast for y. II. Yeates and three for
II. D. Cock. Mr.. Cock was declared
elected.
For the Office of city attorney John G.
Boyle was placed in nomination by Need
ham. Mr.. Boyle was elected, receiving
four votes and w. L. Jones one.