The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-31
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The council met in adjourned session
Monday evening, with the mayor and
Councilmen Allen, Carpenter, Keuchler
and Reed present.
A communication was read from the
treasurer, stating that the state treasurer.
had made demand upon him for 10 per
cent Of all moneys received for liquor
license, and asking for instructions. The
matter was referred to the finance CON-
miitee and city attorney. The demand is
for 5000.
Warrant Of $50 was ordered drawn on
the general fund for interest on city park
Indebtedness.
A petition, signed by S. J. Lowe and
fifteen others, was presented protesting
against the canvassing Of votes cast at the
last city election on the grounds OF the
following Irregularities;
First-Proper notice was not given Of
said election.
Second-The question was not properly
submitted, in this: That only three MEM
bers Of the council voted for the ordinance
submitting IL, whereas four members vot-
ing In favor thereof is necessary in order
to legally pass an ordinance under the
existing charter. Referred to the city
attorney.
w L. Jones presented a communica-
ton calling the attention Of the council to
the fact that one OF the election officers OF
precinct No. had informed him that a
ballot cast for him for mayer had been
rejected for the reason that name was
written on the back OF the ballot, and the
same was not counted. Mr.. Jones claims
that the statute makes No provision for
the rejection Of a ballot on this ground,
and that the ballot should have been
counted, making the vote for mayor @
tie. He further claimed that three votes
were counted in precinct No. 3 for W. II.
Redman that should have been rejected,
and asked recount OF the ballots In that
precinct. The petition was granted. A
recount of the votes in precinct No. 8 was
made and the result was brought out q
tie, as the council desired.
The usual batch OF claims against the
city were allowed.
The following resolution was presented
by Councilman Reed
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of the
City Of North Yakima:
Whereas, at the general
election held in this city on the 14th day
of May, 1894, the question whether the
city OF North Yakima should organize
under the general laws Of the state Of
Washington relating to municipal cor
porations Of the third class, and
WHEREAS, On the official canvass II
has been found that majority OF all the
votes cast on said question was in favor
Of reorganizing, now, therefore, be it
Resolred, That a special election be
called for the election of officers.required
by law, to be elected in corporations OF
the third class, said election to be held
in all respects as prescribed by the laws
of the state Of Washington governing
cities OF the third class, and the officers
to conduct said election, and the city
clerk is hereby directed to give due no
tice OF the Aforesaid election and the
closing Of the poll book, as by law re-
quired. Carried.
The following election officers were ap-
pointed:
Ward No. Inspector, T. f. Maher;
judges. A. P. Fulkerson and Charles A.
Dodge; clerks, James H. Greer and L. L.
sperry.
Ward No. Inspector, J. H. Carpen-
ter; judges, IL. Pressy and ]. P. Mat
toon; clerks, Charles NJ. Highfill and
Frank L. Rodman.
Ward No. S-Inspector, F. r. Wilson
judges, W. f. Powell and William
Marsh; clerks, Charles F. Bailey aud f.
E. Rowe.
The city clerk was instructed TO notify
Messrs. Jones and Rodman to appear be-
lore the council on Monday evening
next and settle the tie vote for mayor by
lot.
Councilman Keuchler moved that the
curfew ordinance be amended, making
the hour 9 instead OF 10 O'Clock. Carried.