The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-12-03
NTH THE CITY RULERS.
Protests On Street Improvements Action On
Disputed Tract Deferred.

Protests On Street improvements Action On
Disputed Tract Deferred
At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday night a long discussion
ensued over the improvements now GO
ing on on Front and First streets and
what has already been done on Yakima
avenue. The question came up near the
closing time of council by Thomas Lund,
who entered a verbal protest against the
manner in which Contractor Burlingame
was doing the work. He said he was
not following the specifications with re-
| gard to the cutters on the two streets.
The specifications called for cut stone,
but instead boulders were being used.
This, Mr.. Lund said, was not what is re-
quired either by the specifications or the
property owners. 1t costs IS per cent
less and would not be as good job. He
asked council to compel the contractor
to follow the specifications intimating
that If they were not payment Of the as
sessment would be contested Mr..
Lunds remarks brought forth general
discussion. CouncilmenHall and Sinclair
of the street and ditch committee ex-
planned that they had authorized Mr..
Burlingame to use the boulders after
first considering the effectiveness of cut
stone and those adopted. In their opin-
ion they thought the boulders were just
| n nd t, H.,
down the cost would be deducted from
the assessment. Councilman Donald
read the specifications fer this part of
the work and made a motion requiring
the contractor to do the work accord
ingly. Mr.. Burlingame explained, City
Engineer Marble explained, number of
others explained their position in the
matter and finally nothing was done ex-
cept to explain that council could do
nothing at present but to let the con-
tractor go on with the work and then
hold him responsible for its being done
according to the specifications. He said
is willing to do what is right in the mat
ter, and he wouldehe responsible for the
job, and If it was not right council could
reject it. In this connection the work
of macadamizing Yakima avenue was
thoroughly discussed. 1t is not success
in the minds of council owing to the fact
that too much soil was used in the top
covering The rain has converted this
into mud and the wagons in passing over
it dig deep holes into the macadam by
picking up mud and small stones and
! carrying them off. Council directed as
an experiment that sand be used on top.
The resolution on the adjustment of
the disputed tract was not adopted
as had been stated it would for the
reason that that body thought the city
school purposes and that before they
acted they would like to see represent
alive of the railway on the matter. For
this purpose committee, composed OF
George Donald, Walter Reed and Jack
| Shaw, was appointed to confer with the
company and report at the next meet
ing, at which time council declared its in
tention to dispose OF the matter finally.
Sexton Carvosso reported seven burials
for the month of November and 1924 col
lected. Police Justice Lince reported
SNAPS collected as fines. CITY Mar
shall Boyle reported the same amount
and that II arrests had been made.
/ Another ordinance bobbed up to in
crease the salery OF city attorney from
500 to $40 per month and the police
4 justice to $25. The ordinance was
/ tabled.
Parker & Wilson put in a bill for $3.50
as fees and expenses in the Quaker doc
tors suit. III. j. Snively presented a
claim for $3l7, the sum collected from
the Quaker doctors as fines, claiming
that these were collected illegally.
The following election inspectors were
appointed to serve today: First ward,
]. Z. Merwin, A. l.. Aiken, w. A. Hall !;
second, A. Hammell, G. S. Hough,
James Curren; third, John Reed,
George :. Courier, S. j. Neelands.
Inc compensation VI d Hiohheh W NC
on duty all the time was fixed at 500 per
month.
The bids of Mckivor at 81 per lineal
foot and Burlingame at $l.20 per lineal
foot for grading First street from Chest
nut street southwark were rejected on
account Of being too high.