The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-01-24
AN ECONOMICAL BASIS
The Mayor Warns The Council Not to
0Verstsp The Legal Limit.
WARRANTS WOULD TEEN GO UNSIGNED
The street. Railway Ordinance and
the Hssse Numbering scheme
Knocked Out-Chrissianity VS.. In
fideiiy Again Discussed.

The city council met in regular session
Monday evening with the mayor aud
Councilmen Badger, Cox, Diteman, Hill
Imsland and Sinclair present.
A communication was read from +. D.
Nash regarding the assessment on lots in
the name Of r. Strobach and asking that
the same be cleared In accordance with
the decisions Of the Supreme court In the
case OF Newman vs.. the City Of North
Yakima, in October, 1898. The matter
was referred to the committee on assess
ment and taxation.
A communication was also read from
Mayor G. B. Mann, of Olympia, asking
for the appointment of committee to
meet In that place to confer with q view
to secure better government for cities vi
the third class. This Mayor Redman
characterized rs ''iunketing scheme"
and 1t was laid on the table without de-
bate.
Wesley B. Harrington presented petit
ton signed by several we'll known citi-
zens reciting that the shade trees OF the
city needed trimming and asking for the
employment OF Mr.. Harrington to look
after the work. This matter was referred,
as was also one regarding sidewalk on
the east side OF Second street.
On the call for reports OF officers the
clerk replied that there were none, and
the mayor remarked that the reports OF
Ex-justices Henton and Clark should be
in, especially that OF the latter, who was
way behind in his report and also delin-
quent in moneys to be turned over to the
city. Councilman Hill asked how any
such funds were TO be secured, and in
order to start the ball rolling Council
man Cox moved that Judge Clark be no.
titled to file his report forthwith. This
was carried.
Bills to the amount of $27.7O were
ordered paid.
The street railway ordinance of Engi-
neer Mills met summary death when it
was called up for the third reading, for on
motions of Councilmen Sinclair and Cox
1t was indefinitely laid on the table by
united vote. This was also the fate OF the
ordinance requiring the numbering oil
houses, Councilman Cox Directing to its
passage on the grounds OF expense to the
city and to citizens, and also for the req.
son that there was no need for such num-
beiing in a town OF this size. Council
men husband and Sinclair voted against
the motion.
The bids for city printing for the ensu.
ing year were opened. The various pa
pers slsshed rates in ruinous way and
did not seem TO take into consideration
that the costs Of printing and publication
were greater even than the bids on cash
basis and that payment was to be made
in deprecated warrants. The bids we're
referred to the committee on printing to
report at next meeting. When one bid
was read from populist paper a council
man remarked that he didn't know there
was such paper printed. This caused
broad smile-but not at the expense OF
the councilman.
The mayor, before adjournment stated
that there were warrants outstanding to
the amount of $s344.45 and that there
was but about $4,000 in the treasury and
AZ that was in the sewer fund it was
doubtful IL it was available for any pur-
pose except that specified. The city
debt, he said, was steadily increasing and
approaching the a per cent. limit of the
assessed valuation, and when that time
shall have arrived he would cease to sign
warrants. The mayor urged economy
and that seems to be in line with the
efforts OF the present council, the men,
bers, especially those on the finance COM
mittee, scrutlnizing every account and
order for expenditure very closely.
Christianity versus nnfiaeIity.
EDITOR Misunderstanding to the let
ter of d. H. g. in your issue of the 3rd
inst, which friend has sent me, quite
agree with the writer that religious con-
troversies are seldom productive of good
results" for the reason probably that
men think more of their opinions than of
their religion, and will often sacrifice the
latter for the former. The letter, how
ever, of d. ii. q. has the ring of honesty
and simplicity, and for that reason re-
spect Ills opinions and would point out, as
see it, where think he 10 at fault in his
reasoning. As he ignores scripture &c course
it 10 utterly useless to appeal to that, or
attempt any argument on that ground;
therefore will simply appeal to reason.
And, first. | must say that d. H. G.
argues from false premises when he as
sumes that mans happiness in this world
Is the object OF his creation, in fact it sp-
pears to me that the first question and
answer in the shorter cstechism (the cate
chism 10 not the bible and is permissible)
pretty well answers d. H. -G's letter.
THE chief end of man is to glorify God,
and enjoy him forever" Mans hsppi-
ness in this world is not the object and
end OF his creation. ID. III. G. and those