The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-05

the company will pay to the city $500
per year for the first five years and
$50 additional each year for each year
of every succeeding five years of the
life of the franchise.
Only the protestations of Manager
Burrows of the Gas and Electric COM
pany prevented Smith from succeed
ing in having the rate per year raised
in the ordinance granting the gas
franchise, which was finally passed
requiring the company to pay into the
city 800 per year for the first five
years with $50 added for each year
Of every succeeding five years.
AS the two ordinances stand the
company is required to pay less to the
city on the two franchises than the
original ordinances called for AS
they were originally drafted the COM
pany was to pay $500 per year each
on the gas and the electric franchise
for the first five years and so much
to be added for each succeeding year.
The judiciary committee reduced the
rate per year on the gas franchise.
Routine.
The city clerks report showed 1873
warrants of the value of $11, 348.97
drawn during the month.
Receipts during the month according
to the treasurer's report were $6317.64
and expenditures $7116.25, leaving a
balance of $24S243 on hand August I.
The police department handled 43
cases during the month. Fines were
paid and bonds forfeited to the
amount of SAL. Served out in Jail $43.
Tax collections as reported by the
tax collector amounted to $741.
The health officers report showed 8
births, four males and four females
There were Is deaths, nine males and
five females.
The revenues Of the Office of sexton
were s45 city engineer $27 and
poundmaster $10S.50.
Library.
The trustees of the Walla Walla
free public library in yearly report
stated that 1878 books were loaned
during the year and the number pur-
chased during that time 255. Fines
collected amounted to $500 and ex-
penditures for incidentals $19.75.
There is an uneXpended balance in
the library fund of $1,000, this being
partly covered by books ordered and
unpaid for amounting to about $500.
THE library continues to increase its
patronage" the report says, land dur
ing the coming year it is planned to
add about 1000 books to the shelves"
Miscellany.
The report of the street committee
that WhitehOuse. Crimmins' bid for
supplying the city with approximately
$4,000 feet of bridge lumber be &C
cepted. it being the only bid filed, was
adopted.
A communication from c. F. Van
De Water, secretary of the Fruit Fair
association requesting for the use Of
the fair this fall 80 feet of Second
street between Poplar and the alley
and also 80 feet of Poplar street be-
tween Second and First streets was
referred to the street committee to
report at an adjourned meeting Thurs
day night.
City Attorney Blaniford who made
trip to Mill creek above the city with
Water Superintendent Knight a few
days ago reported in a communication
to the council that he had made an
investigation of the divisions of water
from Mill creek by parties claiming
to be riparian proprietOrs and had
found large quantities Of water being
diverted from Mill creek, the title to
which is not known, but the divertOrs
are carrying such water without the
consent Of the city across the city's
lands with a view of acquiring a right
Of way. The matter was referred to
the water committee which will take
action at Thursday nights adjourned
meeting at which time the city will
have prepared for use Of TIE commit
tee a legal opinion on the rights of
the city in the matter
In connection with this matter the
city attorney in a communication
notified the board that he had been
employed by riparian proprietors on
Garrison creek and especially those
in the flow Of the waters across the
military reserve, to determine the re-
spective rights of all proprietors of
the waters of the creek. He request
ed that the city engineer be instruct
ed to cooperate in the matter and
furnish tracings Of Garrison creek
within the city limits The communi
CdClOn was ISCplN6u anu luc request
granted
Committees Named.
Grandchildren, chairman; Nc
Lean, Smith.
Judiciary and egslative-McLean
chairman; Mexican. Glasford.
Streets and public Improvements
Glasford, chairman Mclean. Smith.
Fire and water-Brewer, chairman;
Glasford, Martin.
Health and police-Smith, chair
man, Boyer, Mexican.
Cemetery-Brewer, chairman; Boy
er, Martin.
Street lights-Martin, chairman;
Brewer, Boyer
Sewers and drainage-Boyer, chair
man; Brewer, GlasfOrd.
Water-Mayor Hunt, chairman; Nc
Lean, Mexican, Smith.
Park-McLean, chairman; Martin,