The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-23

TO the suspicion that losfers and tinhorn'
about town were icing favored 10 the
matter Of immunity from poll tsx, while
laborers on small wages were being com
PEELED to pay or work out their tax. This
discrimination, the councilman believed,
was wholly unfair and the city should in
quire into the matter and see that the
street commissioner did his duty in this
respect. Ne good citizen Of the town
will take issue with Mr.. Kuechler on this
proposition. On the other hand, they
will approve his course and ask that the
inquiry be urged. II there be man in
any town who 10 ri zen every privilege
and taxed with no responsibility he Is a
tinhorn gambler or q cspper for some
house OF ill-repute. These fellows are q
positive disgrace to the community In
which they are unwisely tolerated and 1t
Is an outrage t. give them special privi-
lege. II Councilman Kuechler's charge,
upon investigation, be found to be true,
proper action should be taken without
delay. THE HERALD is becoming tired Of
derelictions on the part OF town officials
and the time has come to be severe with
them when they are found wanting. The
community demands it--and we are in
the employ OF the community.
A considerable bill was charged to the
city for work done by force Of men 10
the employ OF the street commissioner
chiefly, it was alleged, about his own res
idence. An effort was made to charge
the cost Of the improvement to the street
commissioner, but the matter was after:
ward referred to the streets and dithces
committee, twithstanding Councilman
Lince's protest. Commissioner Leonard,
however. denies the allegation and de-
clares that he is willing to meet the alli-
gators with proof that the charge is not
only untrue, but unwarranted. Now let
the fur hy. Either Street Commissioner
Leonard is being wronged or the city is
not being treated fairly.
The city printing was given to THE
HERALD, save and except the major por-
ton Of the publication of the delinquent
tax list. That was withheld for reasons
presumably known to the council.
A warrant was ordered drawn for $3.50
to pay expenses in the matter OF taking
testimony in the Schmidt case. Schmidt
sues the city for payment for work he
never performed, it is alleged. The case
will be heard in Judge Graves's court in
December. On this case, it is believed
the reorganizers have founded their
scheme. Should Schmidt win his case
(and he probably will under reorganiza-
tom. who will foot the bill of thirty odd
thousand dollars? The taxpayers, of
course. Who will vote the tax? The
riffraf, to be sure-that element against
whose immunity from taxation Council
man Kuechler complains 30 bitterly at
this time. Consistency is a jewel which
may be had in almost any market nova
days.
The telephone in the clerks Office will
be reno we'd. The council has at last be-
gun retrenchment - retrenchment of a
kind that will make some people laugh.
Councilman Kingsbury moved that the
chairmen OF several committees be order
ed to investigate the matter OF cutting off
several arc lights by way of saving ex-
pense.
Councilman REED wanted report from
the city clerk concerning the city's finan-
ces. The council decreed that he shout
have it, the board OF equalization might
know what to do