The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-04-22
CITY COUNCIL CLOSES
i.kRSEN'S OPERA HOUSE
Edward iournier, City Bill Poster,
Has Been Put Ont of Business
by that same August Body.

The last session of the city magis-
strates was a notable one. They gath
cred in the city hall Monday evening
apparently to bag the scalp of Mr. Ed
ward Fournier, manager of Larsen
theatre and the man " no does the bill
posting for the city. They have not
only succeeded in handing it to Fournier,
but as matter of fact their action in
raising the opera house license from
500 to $3.50 year will close up the
theatre, so says Manager Fournier, and
at the end of the present season Yak
present ordinance is repealed. Mr..
Fourier was present at the council
proceedings Monday evening and when
the matter came up he endeavored to
argue with the councilmen in regard to
the proposition telling them the house
would certainly be closed following such
action, and finally produced letter
from John Cort, owner Of the theatre,
in which he also stated that the
house would be closed up in event of
the new ordinance passing. There
were just four of the councilmen who
believed that the local manager and the
owner of of the opera house were bluff
ing and when the ordinance was passed
to its third reading and then came up
for final passage, Tom Fisher, A. l..
Aikens, E. o. Keck and A. +. Switzer all
voted aye; Wyman and Liggett voted
nay. Harry Moran was absent.
Following on the heels of this ordi-
nance another one was introduced max
the license for city bill posting $3.50.
The present tax is only $40. Mr.. Four
nier again demonstrated with the coun-
cilmen saying that such license was a
prohibitive one and that it couldn't be
paid. Mr.. Fournier said the gross re-
ceipts didn't amount to the license fee,
and if it became an ordinance he would
be closed out. Councilman Fisher re-
marked that he believed the "hide and
hair should go with the dog and if the
theatre was to be closed as result of
high license there would be no further
use for bill posting By the same vote
as before the billposter's license OF $50
a year became an ordinance.
Mayor Shaw was not present Monday
evening and Councilman SWitzer occu-
pied the chair,
The petition to have the plat of Frank
ID. Blacks subdivision OF Hers Villa
tracts vacated which occupies blocks So
and 81 and the west Is feet of lots 10
and II, blks 81 and So, was set for hear
ing on May 9th.
A remonstrance by twentv-nine lot
owners against the grading and macada-
MIXING of south First street was accepted
by the council.
Thomas :. Berry, as the natural
guardian OF Richard Berry, through his
attorney, Will Thompson, presented a
claim against the city for Sl0,00000 for
damages alleged, resulting from injuries
against the person of Richard Berry,
while incarcerated in the city Jail. The
city attorney advised the council to pass
the claim up, and his report was
adopted.
/ The board walk on south Second street
having been accepted by the street and
ditch committee, council ordered war
rant drawn for J. W Cauffman, con-
tractor. Also, the grading of Wenas
avenue was ordered liquidated.
Petition for sewer on Seventh street
was granted and city attorney instructed
to draw up resolutions.
Mrs. L. f. Leeper's petition for refund
of taxes amounting to Sill 20, was upon
the advice of Attorney Snyder rejected.
The committee on fire and fire limits
reported having ordered 600 feet of hose
for the department.
The city clerk was ordered to advertise
for bids for the grading of south Sixth
street and board walk and also, building
sidewalk on south Second street.
The council ordered the immediate
building OF a railroad crossing at the
east end OF Ounce street for the benefit of
those who are living on theabove named
street.
The city surveyor was instructed
to ascertain the exact line OF the sup
posed Cherry street.
i Old man IliXon, who was fined