The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21
BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE
TRANSACTED BY COUNCIL
Curfew Ordinance Will be Strictly En-
forecd-Burns & Tucker Finally
Granted a License.

All members of the council were pres
ent Monday evening. Aside from the
routine business, a great deal of import
ance to the city was transacted. The
ordinances granting franchises to the
Northwest Water & Light Company
were passed; Burns & Tucker were
granted a soloon license; petition
signed by nearly a hundred taxpayers
and property owners for a resubmission
of the bond issue at special election
was received j. J. Chamebers' accept
ance of the gas franchise was read and
his bond in the sum of $1,000 received !;
bids were read and contracts awarded
for the building of wooden sidewalks;
Charles Rodman was discharged from
the police force for getting drunk while
on duty; and E. NJ. Hawkins was APP
pointed to succeed him.
The petition of JAS. NJ Burns and
John M. Tucker for license to conduct
a saloon in the building on Front street
adjoining the city hall was granted after
the reading of a letter signed by large
number of well known citizens of FL
lensburg, attesting to their good charac-
ter and the fact that they had always
conducted an orderly saloon in that city.
Their license dates from the oath of
December.
The petition from the property own
ers asking that the council SET a date
for a special election at which the only
matter submitted to the voters is to
be the issue of bonds for the purpose
of building the trunk sewer system
authorized at the recent election was
read and discussed. All the councilmen
were in favor of the special election, but
in the absence of the city attorney, who
would have to draft the call, the matter
was laid over until the next meeting. It
is believed that the call will be made
for the election at an early date.
A formal acceptance of the franchise
for gas system was received from ]. ].
Chambers, and accompanying it was
a bond in the sum of $1,000 to insure the
faithful carrying out of the contract
entered into by Mr. Chambers. The
bond was submitted to City Attorney
elect Forsythe, who will examine it and
report at the next meeting.
Mary A. Espey presented claim
against the city for $50 to cover the cost
of medical attendance, etc, made neces-
sary by fall on the sidewalk on North
Second street, and which she states was
due to a defective sidewalk. The claim
was referred to the committee on streets
and bitches.
The ordinance providing the manner
Of construction of cement sidewalks
within the city of North Yakima was
voted upon and lost The ordinance
which has been before the council for
some time providing that only cement
sidewalks snail be constructed within
certain prescribed limits was laid over.
The work of grading and macadamiz-
ing west Yakima avenue was reported
''ihb l'b'' anu pun tllt recommendation
ST the street and ditch committee tho
same was accepted and the contractor
ordered paid.
\ notice from the state treasurer was
read asking that the city Immediately
remit the 10 per cent Of the amount col
lected by it in the last three years from
saloon licenses, which sum is due the
state in accordance with recent dccis-
ion of the Supreme court. The finance
committee was instructed TO find out
the amount due and remit the same.
Upon the report being made that a
number Of parents had asked that s-..a
curfew bell be runc eacn night o.
o'clock and all children found on the
streets at that hour sent 10 their homes.
the marshal was ordered to ring the bell
promptly at Q, and to give his attention
10 the strict enforcement of the curfew
ordinance.
Bids were opened for the construction
of wooden sidewalks and contracts
awarded as follows: For a walk on
North Seventh street, between a and II
streets, 10 Searles & Bristow for 35Hc