The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-22
LOCAL LAW MAKERS.
The City Fathers Transact Much Routine
DISSATISFACTION Of Plumbing Inspector.

MOnuay night III ulspalcnlnG routine
business for the city.
Attorney Englehart, on behalf of the
sureties on Pressy's bond, stated that the
sureties would not consider any other OF
fer Of compromise than the one proposed
at the last meeting, namely, to pay the
Judgment and costs in the suit for the
year 1898 and $3.50 for the year '96.
Councilman Sinclair suggested the mat
ter be postponed until next meeting,
which was accordingly done.
A petition from the Good Templars and
other citizens, endorsing action taken at
mass meeting, attested, by Rev. A.
II. Lyons, secretary, was presented, pro-
testing against the reduction of liquor
licenses and praying for the closing Of sa-
looms at midnight and on Sundays. Ia
bled until next meeting on motion of
Councilman Keck.
Thomas II. Fisher mott fed the council
of his intention to build stone structure
within the fire limits.
Various Improvement districts were as
sessed for sidewalks.
The Cherry avenue matter came up
again on report of special committee.
Councilmen Sinclair and Shaw spoke to
the question, and as he proposed open
ing OF that thoroughfare would cost the
city 5000 without compromising advan-
tage, the proposition was rejected by the
council.
Resolutions were passed for the grad
ing of Yakima avenue, west, and Fourth
street. The former to be graded from
the west line of Kittitas avenue to west
boundary line, cuts to make the fills, the
estimated cost to be $1,000. Fourth street
is to be graded from Spruce street to
cost at 60 cents foot is 81 900. Protests
to be filed before March 9Th. The cost
to property owners does not include
crossings, which the city pays for.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for city printing for the ensuing
fiscal year.
The city marshal asked for increase of
wages from $50 to $75, owing to his
pressing duties which required all of his
time to be given to the city. 1t was de-
cided that the law forbids an increase of
salary during the term, but the police
committee was directed to inquire into
the practicability of giving him an assis-
tant.
Bids were opened for lumber No
common fir in car load lots of TO- 900 feet
or more. The bid Of the st. Paul & Ia
coma Lumber Company was $3.50 per
thousand; A. E. Larson, same; Pioneer
Lumber Company, $l2.95 per NJ. Coun-
Gilman Hough said that, all things being
equal, the city was in honor bound to ac-
cept the lowest bid A question of con-
venience in receiving and storing lumber
arising, the matter was laid over for the
purchasing committee to act in the
premises.
r. q. Corvosso, city sexton, did not
have his bond in shape and It's accep-
lance was deferred. The bond OF Ii. F.
Marble, city engineer, for $1,000 by the
Baltimore Bond Company was approved
Complaint was made that Pressy's bond
for 1897 was either lost, mslald or stolen
and it was ordered that all bonds OF Of
ficers be spread upon the records.
Mr.. Lowell desired relief from the
council to have a sidewalk laid from Col.
Prosser's corner north on First street past
his premises. The matter was laid over.
The city attorney reported that the
} franchise of the city water works required
the company to extend the water mains
as the growth OF the city shall reasonably
warrant. The courts would not compel
the company to extend the mains in a
sparsely settled neighborhood at finan-
cial loss. He was OF the opinion that
) could be enforced, as the city pays $4,000
per annum therefor. Some discussion
arose concerning the sewer connections
/, but nothing definite transpired.
committee composed Of Messrs
Housh, Reed and Wilgus WAS appointed
to inquire into the most feasible plan OF
lettering the streets and numbering the
houses.
+. V. Bssel and J. L. McCaiferty were
nominated plumbing inspector. The bal-
lot resulted in the election OF Bissel by a
vote OF 4 to g. Council then adjourned.
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