The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-19
Council Lays Plans For *
penditureof Much Money.
OF A PERMANENT CHARACTER
Bulkheading of Mill Creek, New
Bridge And improvements of Many
Streets of the City Contemplated.

night after a two hours session to
meet again next Tuesday evening, it
had cleaned up the biggest batch of
business to come before the board at
a mid-month meeting in months. Per
manent improvements for the coming
year entered largely into the business
Of the meeting and on the recommend
alton of the street committee II was
decided to construct 700 feet of bulk
head along Mill creek, commencing at
the Park street bridge; to construct
a new bridge at Sixth street and bulk
head the south side Of Mill creek at
that point; to grade and improve Oak
street from Fourth to Spokane; Ida
no street from East Main to Baker
street and West Main from Tenth to
Twelfth.
The matter of street Improvements
was forcibly discussed at some length
by Chairman Glasford Of the street
committee. who said that some of the
streets of the city were disgrace to
the municipality, and their improve
ment should have been undertaken
long ago. The council was evidently
of the same opinion as the adoption
of the recommendations were unani-
nous.
The street committee also asked
that it be empowered to purchase two
single wagons to replace two dump
carts which are worn out and unfit
for use. The request was granted.
Band Gets a Lift.
A petition signed by $50 represent
ative tax payers and property owners
was presented asking that the coun-
Gil donate to the Walla Walla Mill
tary band $500 to assist in it's main
tenance. In previous years the assist
ance has been secured by subscrip-
tons among business men of the city
The request was the signal for Chair
man Mclean of the finance commit
tee to enter protest against dOnat-
ing the money or any moneys to any
organization of a similar character
He called attention TO the fact that
many improvements of a permanent
nature were contemplated this year
and that every cent that could be
scraped together during that time
would be none too ample for the city's
needs
Brewer, Smith and Glasford euiogiz-
ed the band for the position it occupied
in the community and in view Of the
large number Of tax payers who had
signed the petition, recommended that
the sum asked for be donated. On the
vote Smith, Martin, Brewer, Glasford
and Boyer voted aye and Mclean no.
The band since January 1902 has
received and disbursed $500. The
actual annual expenses of the band
are S24O0, $1,000 of which is paid a
leader. The remainder goes for music,
new instruments, rent and incidentals.
A Magnanimous Spirit.
The board shower a very magnani-
maus? spirit in granting the Woman s
Reading club 80 days in which to
raise $4,000 for a public library
building. If the amount is pledged by
that time the board will consider the
Palouse street for a site as recon-
mended by the club several months
ago. In explaining the short time al
lowed a member of the board said
| that he understood that a certain
Walla Walla capitalist had offered to
subscribe $4,000 to the fund.
Councilman Smith forced the mat
ter to an issue by condemning the
present quarters as wholly inadequate
| for use, and besides the location was
not as desirable as it might be- He
was Of the opinion that if the Wo-
mans Reading Club could raise the
! amount specified the council should
aid them in every way possible.
Miscellany.
| The water registrars report for Ju-
ly showed receipts at $4SS259 and
expenses at $172355. Excess of rev
enue was S3159.O4.
Upon the showing of the Forme,
| City Assessor Rourk, F. NJ. Corkrum' S
personal property assessment was re
duced $500. One thousand bushels Of
wheat had been assessed to Mr.. Cork.
rum when in reality it had been stored
in warehouse at Dixie
A petition for street light at
North Main and Pacific avenue was
| referred.
John Smails asked for a rebate OF
sL25 on an unused portion of saloon