The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-05-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Reports Of Committees-Three new Ordnaces
Submitted-O work of the Body

Submitted-0ther work of the Body.
Council held short but interesting
session at their regular meeting on Mon
day night. All the members were pres
ent and in their usual good condition to
put through whole lot OF routine work
follows
The standing committee on streets
and bitches made a report apportioning
the cost OF grading Sixth street, and also
for the cost of laying board walk on
the west side of Kittitas avenue. Their
report on the same for the grading of
the east end of Yakima avenue from
Natchez avenue to the city limits was
met with a petition from a number Of
property owners of that street asking
for IA change in the present plans Of
levying assessments for improvements
on cross streets. 1t has always been
the custom to apportion the cost among
the lot owners on the street affected, or
benefited, but in this instance, as no
other cross street had been similarly
improved where the full length of lots
fronted on the streets, the petitioners
asked for change. They thought it
was not fair that when they have but
one lot fronting l40 feet ON the avenue
they should bear the whole expense of
making the improvement, but that the
city should bear at least one half OF it..
Councilman Allen made motion that
the city pay for 40 feet OF these lots, but
it was voted down and the resolution
declaring the assessment was passed.
When the committees report on the
appOrtioning of the cost for the sewer
on Sixth street was submitted, Attor-
ney Guthrie made statement in behalf
of Dan Sinclair, who owns lots l3, IA,
Is and Is, block 1923, desired to be re-
leased from the assessment for said i'm
/ provement inasmuch as he had laid a
sewer at his own expense to drain the
first two lots. But no action was taken
on this matter and the report OF the
committee was approved.
The special committee appointed at
the previous meeting to ascertain the
best means of numbering the city for
free delivery, that will be established
here after July l, reported that they
had decided on the plan of 100 numbers
to block on all streets running north
and south. A great many people had
been approached on the subject and
|, this plan seemed to meet with their APP
proval. The report was adopted, but nc
further action was taken.
No claims were presented for payment
A resolution of intention to grade Mckee
avenue from A to d streets was read,
but it was laid over till the next meet.
ing night
Three new ordinances were then taken
up for action. The first was to establish
permanent grades for the city and a
base line with respect to the government
geological mark on city hall. The second
was an ordinance with regard to licens-
ing theatres, and making fixed sum
per year instead of IS per night as has
been in force. This ordinance was first
laid on the table, but it was finally taken
up and passed fixing the license at 500
per year. An ordinance regulating the
keeping OF dogs in the city was read but
no action was taken on it. 1t provides
that it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to keep dogs in the city with.
ont first paying license and keeping
them marked with license tab. The
license was fixed at 81 for male dogs and
s. for female.
NJ. Is. Wilson presented petition ask.
ing privilege to erect drinking fountain
at some point on either First or Second
streets near Yakima avenue, to be placed
between the curb and the ditch on the
street. Mr.. Wilson explained that his
fountain would be built on a concrete
base, with glass top and a tin ROOF ov.
er it, and it would cover a space about
, X feet square and six feet high, the
object being to use the fountain as al
advertising medium, and it would alsC
answer for drinking fountain. Council
granted the petition provided the prop
erty owner in front of whom the foun
tain would be placed gave consent
Bids for maeademizing Yakima avenu,
We're opened and read, as follows: L. c
Burlingame x CO., OF North Yakima
$4,000; Alcatraz Asphalt Paving Co.. o