The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-09-09
The CITY COUNCILS
INTERESTING SESSION
Labor Day Causes Adjournment Till
Tuesday, when rlOnth's Bust
ness is Transacted.

( City council met Tuesday evening.
Monday being Labor day. legal holt
day.
There were present Mayor Shaw,
( Clerk Doust, Councimen Liggett, Fish
/ er, Wyman. Keck. Harrison and Swift
ger.
! A communication was read from
/ Chas. Hurley, accepting the gas fran
/ chise Also from State Firemen's AS
! sociation, calling attention to the
eleventh annual gathering at Olympia
on September 26, and asking that repre-
sentatives be sent. On motion of Swift
ger, $25 was appropriated to pay eX-
pense of Fire Chief Hauser to the meet
ing.
\ petition was read from property
owners on Seventh street asking that
that thoroughfare be graded from Race
to II streets. and was granted: also a
petition for Il sidewalk on Sixth street.
on the east side. from y to {. was pre-
scntcd Dan Sinclair appeared before
the council and stated that he had built
a sidewalk and planted trees on Il grade
established by former city engineer.
On motion, Mr. Sinclair's property was
excepted he to lower his sidewalk to
newly established grade.
\ petition for a cement sidewalk from
Yakima avenue to Spruce street on the
east side of Matches avenue, was grant
ed
Another petition to establish Il scale
for weighing on Walnut street was
granted. Messrs. Dooley and Peatross
were the petitioners.
A petition for the opening of North
Selah street was presented, and on mo-
ton of Wyman, was referred to the
committee on streets and bitches, to be
reported at next meSing
i Some property owners also desired
the establishment of an electric are
light on the corner of South Second and
Maple streets. Mr.. Whitson was called
on and stated that the question of rates
would be brought up under the applica
|, ton for new franchises for the water
and light company now before the coun-
ell. The motion of Fisher to place the
light was lost by tie vote-3 to B.
Olof Sandburg petitioner for renewal
of his saloon license at his present To-
cation. and similar petition from Bert
Fletcher were granted. Both saloons
are located on South Front street.
Il Ordinances granting new franchises to
the Water. Light and Power company
were introduced, extending their privi-
leges to 1910, read for the first time
and laid over. under the rules.
II Five other ordinances regarding i'm
provement districts We're also read. pro-
viding for the building of sidewalks,
sub sewers and street grades in various
parts of the city, and passed under sus-
pension of the rules. by unanimous
vote The work on these various i'm
provcments has already been completed
The committee on streets and bitches
reported favorably on the contracts of
John lie Chance for construction of side
| walks on various streets. and recon-
mended payment for same. Passed
unanimously The same action was
taken on two contracts filed by G.. II.
/ Moulton. except as to sidewalk on one
block which was built through mistake
above grade, and this was finally left in
/ the hands of the committee on streets
4 and bitches for settlement
h The city justice reported having re-
! ceived fines amounting to $3.50 for the
month from various sources.
The city marshal reported Is cases
tried during month of September; meals
furnished prisoners. SIPS; days labor
of prisoners on streets. 10; vags and
cripples run out of town. -
/ VIM. Thompson addressed the council
regarding costs in ease against Dude
| Minner.
| Edward Whitson. for the water com
pany, spoke in explanation of the in
PRODUCTION of the ordinances extending
| franchises for the water and light CON-
pany.
| A batch of bills about an inch thick
for labor performed and supplies fur.