The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-11-05
WORK OF COUNCIL.
Let Contract for Grading Mckee Avenue and
Paw State Fair Bill

important session Monday night. A
number of matters came up for consid-
Grafton that led the body out OF routine
and caused some interesting tits be-
tween the members and others.
The street committee reported on the
Improvement assessment of Yakima
avenue. The price per lot for macada-
MIXING the street is $75 from Front
street to Third and from Third to Nat
chez avenue 1t is S62.25.
The street committee reported that
the work OF changing the Schanno
ditch was not altogether satisfactory
though they bad not examined it thor
oughly. \ warrant was ordered drawn
in favor OF Contractor Mckivor for the
work, to be paid him on acceptance Of
the work by the committee
The fire committee reported on the
fire alarm system. They recommended
system that would cost S25l .35, which
report was adopted and the material
ordered to be put in service under the
direction OF Fire Chief Hauser
A committee of ladies' from the Red
Cross society was present and asked
council to locate site for the proposed
memorial fountain to company +. The
ladies preferred site at the junction of
either Second or Third streets with Yak
ina avenue. The matter was referred
to the committee on public improve
ments with instructions TO report at
the next meeting.
When bills were brought up for consid-
Grafton general and spirited discussion
arose over the payment of one presented
by the State Fair Commission for the
expense OF bringing the cots over from Ia
coma and maintaing them during the
fair at Switzer hall. The bill was
$l95.50, including freight, labor and
many other incidentals connected with
the undertaking. Councilman Allen
made motion that consideration OF the
bill be held over. This brought forth a
general discussion among the members,
being lead by Councilman Weed in its
favor. Councilmen Reed and Hall sided
with Councilman Allen. Mr.. Reed
thought it an outrage that such bill
should be paid by the taxpayers OF this
city. Shaw, Donald and Weed were in
favor of paying it, for the reason that
the city had right to defray some OF
the expenses entailed in entertaining
visitors to the fair. F.. +. Benson, who
had the bedding in charge. was present
and gave a detailed statement of what
they got out of the scheme of bringing
the beds here. He said that il the city
should pay this bill, they would still be
$3.50 in the hole. On vote Aliens mo-
ton was lost and am order for the bill
was ordered drawn.
A resolution was passed for grading
First street from Chestnut to Spruce.
When the matter OF letting the con-
tract for grading Mckee avenue came up
protest was received from large num-
Der of the property owners who were
present on account of the extremely
high cost in doing the work. Burlin-
games bid was $l0S per lineal foot for
grading and Is cents per lineal foot for
curbing McKivor's bid was SO cents for
grading and y cents for curbing. This
would cost at least $22 per lot. The OBJ
jections to letting this contract now was
because the petitioners had been led to
sign petition on the information from
h., OF hat hn ASt
not be over $3.50 per lot. Allen and
Reed opposed letting this contract, but
as they were in the minority, McKivor
got the job.
Police Justice Lince reported fines col
lected for October in the sum of $3S425
and Sexton Carvosso reported IL burials
for October and $22 collected for permits
issued.
1 When City Marshal Boyle made his
report he caused little furry OF excite
ment. He had found the IA arc lights
all in good condition; SO nuisances were
abated 1876 arrests were made; IA gam
blers were placed under constructive ar
rest; II slot machine operators were
pulled and fined Il prostitutes were
hauled up, and fines to the amount of
!! 1884 % were collected from all sources,
as against sos for the corresponding per-
iod last year. He said the police de-
partment was made self-sustaining and
sos over. BY reading this detailed ac-
count Councilman Donald and Attorney
Snyder took exceptions, holding that the
marshal does not need to report on fines