The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
WORK OF COUNCIL.
All Bids for New Paving Rejected They Were
Too High.

Too High.
The city council at it's last meeting re-
jected all the bids for the paving of
Front and First streets, now under con-
sideration, and the city clerk was direct
ed to readvertise again for bids on the
same work. This action of the council
was based on the fact that the bids
were too high. There were but two bid
ders, towit: c. Z. Burlingame < Co.
and William NJ -kivor. The bids for
the work on First street were first open
ed. Burlingame x Co.'S bid was $3.50
and Mckivors $3.50. The Front street
bids were, Burlngame X Co. 81, 1875, and
Mckivor $6,250. The difference in the
price of the two streets is occasioned by
there being one more block to macadam
on Front than there is on First. This
apparent difference however is the cause
of council refusing the bids. The width
OF the macadam on First street is to be
6S feet and the cost OF paving is about
$5S per lot, while on Front street the
width is only 46 feet and the cost is al.
most s55 per lot.
The following bids were received for
changing the course OF the Schanno ditch
to make it run down Rainier avenue
from c street to Yakima Avenue: VIM.
Mckivor, $3.50; c. +. Meyers, $209.50 !;
G. T. Aumiller x Hines, 1925 The con-
tract was let to the lowest bidder.
+. W. Dooley applied for liquor
license, but it was not granted for the
reason that the application was irregular
and not in accordance with the provis-
ions OF the ordinance. The mayor was
instructed to grant the license when the
defects in the paper were corrected.
Blanche Fauerbach presented claim
Of $3.50 as damages to her property as a
result OF cutting the water off her lots in
block 81 claim rejected.
An ordinance to prevent hitching
horses on Yakima avenue was read, but
it was laid over till next meeting.
The street committee made a report
accepting the work of c. +. Burlingame
4 Co. in matchmaking Yakima avenue.
City Marshal Boyle made good re-
port for the month of September and for
the first week of October. During the
month 200 arrests had been made and
$55l.50 were collected in fines. as against
$3.50 for the same month in 1900. Fiji
teen persons were arrested for selling
liquor to Indians and turned oyer to the
county officials. Fifteen pickpockets
were arrested during the week of the
fair, eight OF whom were picked up by
Night Officer Starrett. Thirty-one cases
were tried in the police court, all of the
"sure thing games in the city were sup
pressed and every precaution was taken
to protect the people OF the city and their
visitors. The police have been very Wig
liant during the past week and merit
praise for their energetic work in round
ing up the criminals who always follow
fairs.
Police Justice Lince reported 5000
ds COlicClcI III ililtc lIlt II.
The city treasurer reports $9,4Sl 81 as
receipts for the quarter ending Sept. 80,
1901. Mayor Fechter made verbal re-
port to the effect that he had effected a
compromise with the Quaker doctors
and that they had left the city. The
mayor said the city came out ahead in
tba laol NTH tho nrn bore
City Engineer Marble made his report
on the condition of the sewers OF the
city. Some OF them are in bad shape,
he said, and need attention at once. lie
recommended that the Natchez sewer be
raised and relaid in the same place and
the joints in the pipes cemented to pre-
vent roots from interfering with the
sewer.