Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-10-10
|FHE PULLuaU HERALD.
Saturday, October 10, 1903
Mayors Veto.

18th Editor HERALD-Mayor Staley in his
s,o message to the city council states
Va .,rong other reasons, Ist, that sidewalks
uspecteS are public utilities, the greatest good to
prssld.p the greatest number etc and there being
o.ber dstticts where they were needed
m.. ,.orse and, that the proposed walk on
or ru,V we olsen street does not run to or adjacent
ana W n ,oa piece of improved property; 3rd, also
linist = The legality of proposed ordinance in
e to Ii, question.
ng In answer to FIRSTLY will say that any
see II. e location wanting walk and having the
ent ans s. nroper showing can obtain one by the
armes usual method followed by the council or
nu USED if all are willing, proceed to build &C
lnalct eordng to regulations prescribed, and
~ city will build the crosswalks; secondly"
"ua no part of proposed walk on Olsen street
r. a. rups to or adjacent to improved property.
70 ~ Let us see. The Springston Lumber Co,
OWNS improved property adjoining Olsen
mand., street and have one of the best, in fact
asked the best lumber yard that ever was in
d been II Pullman, and are doing larger business
esident & in that line than ever was done before,
As hs and have made valuable improvements
.'aihed ON their property and the proposed walk
'aoted would accommodate many of their pat
presi. IT. po1,,,ax+,,, .as;daroo. ,,r,,,ar4
Turned 1on' .:-
#. E Olsen street. Let us see. The mayor
aoos. saws, "does not to nor adjacent to
,hoto n piece Of improved property" Fifteen
tbs years toll on ~ acres, a nine-room house
atey with hot and cold water in kitchen pan
etter try and bathroom; one of the best cellars
nger- in Pullman; two acres in bearing orch
and ard small fruits of all kinds in abund-
!. ance; beautiful lawn and shade trees; an
s NJ above the average flower garden (wife
IS A. tends it's an average kitchen garden Il
oot tend that; water system supplied by a
TOD spring raised ninety feet by hydraulic
. ram. into a reservoir above the house, alf-
i'm alta, red clover and bronze grass pasture;
for good barn and outbuildings all put there
CD at an expenditure of thousands of dollars
and years of unceasing toll by entire
e. family. In the name of justice what con-
a. sttutes improvement? Does it neces-
= sarily have to be ST. Louis pressed
brick with cement pavements? If so,
how many could fill the requirements
grid, as to the legal question. Mayor
= Davis did not sign the resolution. He
i 81 signed none during his term as it was not
. n considered necessary.
t The facts are that the city would only
have to build 2o-foot crosswalk and that
would be the extent of its expenditure.
M The Tribune lays great deal of stress on
the ability of the city financially, and
states that Palmerton has made offer
to build walk to meet this, which is not
true. The facts are that the Moore Es-
tate owns most of the property along said
walk. They wealthy nonresident
property holders. Paid $500 for SO acres
in the city, havs made $4,000 out of it
and have as much more left. They don't
improve unless compelled to-hence the
kick All school children living down
the track would use the walk Five fam
lilies below said walk have, over their sig
natures, said they would use said walk.
Give every section of town walks where
neeked not mourning too great an ex-
pense on the city. That is what makes a
town Yours for improvements,
T. NJ. PALMERTON.