The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-04-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Councilmen Aiken, Liggett, Fisher,
Switzer and Wyman were presents at the
Monday evening session of the City
council.
I The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany, through it's representative, Jay
Sedgwick, demonstrated against the
building of a sidewalk from Shardlow's
corner across the track on the south
side OF West Yakima avenue. The pro-
test was tabled.
! In connection with the long list of
professors filed at the last meeting of
the council against acceptance of the
Second street grading, Attorney H. J.
Snively appeared for the property own
ers and flied with the council list of
specified reasons showing cause for nom
acceptance of the matchmaking by the
! property owners inasmuch as the work
had not been carried out according to
plans and specifications. In the face of
these protests the council adopted the
report of the street and di CHI committee
accepting the work and further accept
ing the assessment roll as drawn up.
The case is sure to bring on grave liti-
cation.
protest was filed against Murchie's
Fashion stables by Mrs. Joseph Stephen
son. The matter was referred to the
board of health.
A. \. Hixon who was fined IS bv
Police Judge Taggard, some time ago
for violating an ordinance in leading his
horse on the sidewalk of Yakima avenue,
requested the council to refund the
NIT breach of the peace. No action
was taken as Councilman Fisher said it
was the policy of the council never to
refund money paid in.
Police Judge Taggard reported $3.50
collected for gambling fines, $3.50 for
prostitution, $50 for slot machines, and
$3.50 miscellane ous, making a total of
Sl065 for the month of March The
city marshal was successful in running
out OF town good many Migrants. The
sexton had II burias for March and SIS
collected.
Attorney L, 0. Meigs appeared in the
interests of the property owners of
block 33l relative to alley in Capitol add
dition separating lots 1918 and 10-1l.
The petition to have the alleyway
closed was granted and the ordinance
passed its third reading.
Bids for building sidewalk on west
side OF Selah avenue were received from
G. II. Moulton and j. F. Cauffman the
latter obtaining the contract by bid of
Al cents per linear foot. Mr.. Moult-
on's bid was 10 cents. Three COMPETE
tors entered bids for the grading of
North Fourth street. G.. Aumiller bid
9S cents, William Mckivor zoe and Pet
| tijohn x Daniels 63 cents per linear foot.
| The contract was let to the lowest bid
| der Only one bid was entered for the
grading of South Fourth street. Will
| liam Nc kivor was awarded the contract
at his bid of so cents per linear foot.
This is bad proposition and the con-
tractors were shy in STIMULATING their
their price for the work.
The Lowe addition plat was laid over
for two weeks in order to ermit of
another thorough investigation of the
Cherry street controversy. II. j.
Snively has been engaged by the people
| LIVING n that locality rbo boya ,,sa1
this road for the past 81 years and he
promises to have the matter adjusted by
that time. Cherry street has been
recently fenced in SO as not to permit of
travel. Council ordered the city mar
shall to remove distractions from this
street The Lombard 4 Mill View plat
was adopted. The Modern addition
was laid over until the next meeting.