The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-03-09

made partial report. lie said he hat
received a letter from Manager Stra-
} horn stating that he had written to i
number of other cities in the northwest
, regarding the rates charged and as soon
as he received replies would be ready to
take the matter up. The committee was
} granted further time
The city scaveugcr reported that ne
had collected SIS during the month Of
} February
\ report was read from James Lemon
employed last year to collect the poll
tax. showing that he had collected 500
and turned in the uncollcctcd numbered
receipts.
The report of the sexton of the ccmc-
terry showed that he had collected so 80
during February ana that there had
been il burials
The city marshal reported that for
February there hal been ~ arrest, made
and % Migrants run out OF the city;
$50 in fines had been collected from
prostitutes. $50 from other sources and
S22.l5 had been received from impound-
ed stock
The report of the police Justice showed
the same amounts from fines assessed.
\. i. Larson was granted permit
to build Il 40-foot. one story stone add
dition to the building occupied by the
New York store.
Alderman Sinclair brought up the
matter of collecting the tax ON dogs.
The owners of II number of good dogs.
he said. wished to pay the tax for fear
their animals would be killed: but the
worthless CANNES outnumbered the good
ones III proportion of about : to | and
the owners should be compelled to pay
the tax The marshal was instructed
to enforce the ordinance
The matter of compelling the dray-
men to pay Il license was also discussed.
but 1t developed that the city had been
unable to enforce the ordinance in the
past having been defeated in one suit
and the subject was not pressed
City Attorney Gull submitted "A writ
ten opinion as To the status of the city
health officer 1t was to the effect that
the recent opinion of the attorney zen
eral referred only to the county health
officer IN cities of this class having iur-
lSdiction over contagious diseases: that
the city health officer could perform the
other duties. which included compplinp
connections with the sewers and the en-
4 forcemcnt of other sanitary regulations.
/ DR.. Frank. the county health officer was
/ present. as well a City Health Officer
/ Carver The former stated that there
was perfect understanding between
the two as to their duties. but asked the
city attorney to give an opinion at the
next meeting as to who had authority TO
issue burial permit, in case, whei1.
deaths occurred outside of the city and
the burial- were made in the city ccmc-
/ terry.
| The city attorney also rendered an
opinion a. TO the powers of the city to
extend the sewerage system. If il i, TO
be paid for by general taxation. a ma
/ Jorlty vote of the people at a general or
/ special election is all that is necessary.
lut II warrants are to be issued or in
debtedness incurred for the work. a
three -tfth- vote would be required. As
a matter of fact, owing to the present
financial condition of the city. the sewer
/ system cannot be extended to any con
siderable extent without incurring in.
debtedness, and three,tfths vote will
therefore be necr~sarv.
The matter of bill posters licenses
was brought up. 1t appeared that but
one license. for so a year. had been
taken out; that the ordinance GOVERNING
the matter prohibited any person but
the bill poster from distributing hand
bills or dodllerS. which often worked =
hardship on business men and others. On
motion OF Alderman Rand. the city at
torncy was instructed to draft an ordi-
nance repeating the one now in force.
Two ordinances were read during the
session regarding the charges to be made
by plumbers; one ON street work and
the other on worl, inside. They were
both laid over to give the aldermen an
opportunity to familimize themselves
with Tie provisions.