The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-11-18
D0lNGS.0F The DADS
SECOND MONTHLY SESSION
Several rlatterS of Public Interest
Disposed disappointment of
Election Officers.

The second monthly meeting of the
city council met Monday evening, the
mayor and all members of the council
except Fisher being present.
A petition for sub-sewer district
down the alley between Fourth street
and Naches avenue, from Yakima ave-
nue. to Maple street, was granted.
This sewer is calculated to afford con-
nections for all lots in blocks 81 to %,
inclusive.
Residents of block 46 petitioned for
the construction of a sewer from A to d
streets, in the alley between Third and
Fourth, and asked in their petition that
the city defray the expense of putting in
4 crossstreet connection. The petit ion
was granted as prayed for.
A remonstrance from owners of prop
erty on the east side of south First
street demonstrating against the grant
ing of petition for the construction of
a sidewalk in that section. stating that
is remoteness from business centers and
paucity of residences made the walk UNI
necessary. The council evidently took
the same view, for the petition was re-
jected.
II A communication was read from the
state board of health in which lot of
sanitary recommendations were made to
the city, including the enforcement of
sewer connection, handling of garbage,
disinfection of excreta from fever pa
tients, and suggesting that no ice be
put up from pools where deleterious
matters had been drained into them
through bitches The matter was re-
ferred to the board of health.
F. E. Heg, secretary of the state board,
took farewell shot at our beastly UNI
sanitariness by writing separate COM
municaton in which he recommended
the abatement of an alleged nuisance
. complained of to the council a couple
of meetings ago While this Interior
ence was regarded as piece of gratui-
tous outside interference and impudence,
it was also honored by place in the
hands of the board of health.
An ordinance relating to sewers and
drainage was introduced, read the first
time. second time by title, and passed
the council being read section by sec
ton and amended as thought best This
Is very voluminous paper, covering sew
eral pages of closely typewriter mat
ter. and going infinitely into details of
sewer connection and plumbing acces-
series. 1t is strictly designed to enforce
connection with the sewer of all habi-
tations along the various lines.
An old claim of VIM Mckivor for SIG
representing extra work on his Second
! street contract. was allowed and or
dered paid
!, Mayor Shaw called upon II. II. Wende,
present city attorney and prospective
mayor of the city of Sunnyside, for a
Il talk. Mr.. Wende stated that he was
just up to learn the modus operandi of
running a great city for his own en-
lghtenment, and predicted that not
many years hence the nominee for may
or of North Yakima would be dropping
down to Smnyside to gain pointers on
how to run a great city.
The committee ON streets and bitches
was instructed to investigate the cause
for kick from residents from the west
side. where it i said the telephone com
pany is iniuring trees by putting in
I, their poles and wires
Il \ warrant was ordered drawn in $500
in full payment for the three-acre dump
ing ground recently purchased by the
city
Officers t. have charge of the city cleo
ton, to be held December s. were named
as follows:
First Ward-Inspector. p. Y. Heck
man; Judges. j. A. Leach and b. f.
Barge; clerks. j. +. Merwin and +. f.
| kelso.
| Second Ward-Inspeetor. F. NJ Spain;
| Judges, Jas. II. Coe and c. NJ. Hauser;
clerks. H. b. Voorhees, and G. A. Graham
| Third Ward-Inspector. J. r. Braden;