The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-07
QTYCOUNC|LP Proceedings
5. Chappell Resigns and George Al
Ian Elected for the Place.
WANT A BUILDING INSPECTOR
Retiring Councilman Elected Street Commits
sioner over Five Other Applicants
Resolutions to Improve Yak
ina Avenue Reports
Submitted.

day night with all the members pre-
sent excepting II. II. Lombard.
The first matter taken up after the
reading and approval of the minutes Of
the previous meeting was the resgna-
ton of Samuel Chappell This was
not surprise to those present for it
was understood before hand that Mr..
Chappell would take the step and that
his name would 60 before the council
as a candidate for street commissioner.
All the members voted to accept the
resignation and they proceeded at once
to actual business.
petition was read asking for build
ing inspector, the petitioner being c. B.
Sutton. The application OF Alex Mil
Ter for building permit was granted.
petition for a sidewalk on Third street
in front of block 81 was read and re-
fered to the proper committee.
Police Judge J. A. Taggard submitted
his regular monthly report 1t showed
collection from various sources amount
ing to 5000. The committee on ceme-
teries reported $50 collected. City Mar
shall Boyle submitted his report for the
month OF February. The report showed
that II arrests had been made during
the month and that Is head of stock
had been put in the pound. The city
is in better condition now than usual,
says the report, and close watch is be-
ing kept on all the buns who come and
go on the freight trains. The marshal,
however, suggested an increase in the
night force so as to give the people bet
ter protection from the hobos and others
who are liable to come in great num-
bers as soon as spring sets in.
Bills amounting to $4S4.05 were or
dered paid, divided about as follows:
Salaries $3l5.S5, expense of Jail $40,
Surveyor Marble $2l, Clerk Doust $17,
election expenses $3.50, John Lemon $13,
+. Hamilton work $36, Attorney Snyder
5000, James Curran So.
resolution was passed providing for
the grading of the east end of Yakima
avenue. A resolution, without much
comment, passed providing for the i'm
provement of Yakima avenue from
Front street to Natchez avenue with
macadam at an expense of 81 900. This
improvement was petitioned for by a
majority of the property owners on the
avenue, and protests against the same
may be made as late as March 10.
The special election returns were can
vassed, showing that the question of
striking Park addition from the city was
| carried by the necessary two-thirds vote
There were five applicants for the new
office of street commissioner, to-wit:
, Sam Chapel, A. p. Oliver, C. NJ. Hau-
ser, 7. w. Clemer and John Leach. Two
, ballots were taken before decision was
made. On the second Chapel received
three votes and was declared elected
The matter of electing councilman
to succeed Mr.. Chapel was taken up
and George Allen of the Third ward was
unanimously elected. He will take office
at the next meeting of council
A. f. Larson, member OF the school
board, created little merriment by
asking council to have the stone on Kit
titas avenue in front of the Columbia
school removed, as the same was NUS
ance. Charles Grouse then made plea
to have the loose stone on Mckee avenue
to the rear of Columbia school removed.
The proper committee was instructed to
see that the troublesome stones were re-
moved.
A. p. Oliver asked for the opening of
the south end of Sixth street, which he
said had been blocked for year or two
by people gardening the street. The
street was ordered opened last year, he
stated, but no attention had been paid
to the order. The mayor directed the
city marshal to see that the order was
carried out at once.