The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-06-03
LOTS OF FUN AT COUNCIL
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
Attorney NhitsOn. I. 7. Hickman
and Councilman Wyman in Heated
Controversy - Library Appro-
priatiOn Passed.

Counclmen Fisher, Harrison, Keck
Liggett, Moran, Wyman and Mayor
Shaw were present at the Monday even
ing session OF the city law makers.
Rev. II. NJ. Bartlett was on hand to
receive the verdict of the councils de-
cision with reference to the appropria-
ton of $1,000 a year for the maintenance
of a public library. After preliminary
discussion lasting a few minutes the
council unanimously passed resolution
making the appropriation asked for
\ resolution was then passed by the
council requesting Andrew Carnegie to
give the city $4,000 for the construction
OF the library building. Since the city
has complied with Carnege's usual de-
demand, that OF ten per cent invest
ment by appropriation from the city
on the principal donated, in order to
maintain the institution, there is every
reason to believe in North Yakima
ability to now secure a fine public IL
brary from the great founder Of this
glorious work, and in doing so it will
| be added to the lists OF those cities
which will maintain lasting monu-
ment to the great phi!anthropist' 5 mem
DRY.
In the matter of license being
granted to III. w. Chase for the privi-
lege of conducting saloon at the cor
ner of South First and Chestnut streets
much discussion was provoked in view
of the following facts: First, \ re-
monstrance signed by majority OF
the property owners on the street up
on which the saloon desired location.
Second, A large number OF the signers
of this remonstrancerwe izxeither saloon
men or would soon apply for license
to conduct saloon on the same street
Attorney Edward Whitson appearing
for Mr.. Chase addressed the council at
some length upon the merits of the or
6inance, which prohibits the granting
of a saloon license where maj rity of
the property owners in the same block
protest against the same. Mr.. Whitson
! went into the constitutionality of such
an ordinance and contended that not
withstanding the fact of its existenc :,
still the powers of the common council
for city could not be limited in any
such manner. That as to whether or
not license OF any kind was granted
was largely discretionary with the coun-
Gil. Attorney Nestal Snyder spoke to
the council as a private citizen upon
the aspect of the case. He said 1t
looked to him as il number of saloon
men who desired to shut out COMPETE
ton had dubbed together, signed re-
monstrance and in so doing had been
able to secure the majority OF property
owners on the street. In case of that
kind he felt that the license should be
granted, especially since recent H.
cense was granted for a saloon in the
same block and another application was
soon to come before the council. p. Y.
Hickman, representing the professors,
replied to the arguments of the at
torneys in vehement tones. Turning to
Mr.. Whitson he said, "Sir, we who own
property on First street are entitled to
the same protection as you and other
gentlemen owning property on Second
street. You know you would not sign
petition allowing saloon to be run on
property contiguous to your Second
street lots, would YOU" 81 certainly
would and have done So said MIR
/ Whitson. At this juncture OF the
I proceeding Councilman Wyman drew a
long breath and calculated thus: "Oh
Mr.. Hickman why did you not protest
against the saloon license being granted
to Brulev 4 Downs who are now run
ming a saloon business IS feet this side
of where the present location is asked
test at that time. Can you explain why
YOU did not?" Mr.. Hickman said he
would attend to that when he got to it.
Mr.. Wyman said he did not believe in
discriminating and made motion that
the license be granted which prevailed
without a dissenting vote.
Another protest signed by a large
number of citizens against Sunday ball
games was laid on the table for two
weeks.