The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-08
WEST YAKIMA AVENUE
TO Be MACADEMIzED
Council Orders Assessment District
FOrmed-SidewaIks Ordered
Routine Proceedings.

The city council. at its regular meet
ing Monday evening, instructed the city
attorney to prepare a resolution Great
ing an assessment district for the prop
erty abutting on the two blocks on west
Yakima avenue just the other side of
the railroad tracks. The object of the
assessment district is to macadamize
those two blocks and also that portion
of the street abutting on the railroad
right ofway. The city engineer esti-
mated that the work would cost about
So per foot TO make a first class street,
the city furnishing the crushed rock and
the street. after it is graded, to be COW
cred with bouldcrs before the macadam
is put ON. The plans also call for the
proper drainage of the street and the
construction of cutters to carry off the
water. the work all to be done under
the direction of the city engineer The
matter was discussed by the council at
considerable length, a majority of the
members agreeing that the condition of
the street last winter was disgrace to
the city. Alderman Switzer thought
that grading the street and putting on
gravel would be sufficient, but all the
other members of the council were in
favor Of making a permanent improve
ment and the matter of creating the
assessment district will be taken up at
the next meeting.
All the members of the council were
present at the meeting except Fisher,
Mayor Fechter being in the chair. After
the reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting and allowing the usual
bills. the council went into committee
of the whole to canvass the vote on the
recent special election for sewerage and
drainage bonds. The result showed no
change from that announced in The
Herald last week.
Ordinances were passed regulating the
ed in detail elsewhere in this issue; for
the construction of sidewalk on the
east side of Seventh street from Yaki-
ma avenue to Walnut; for sidewalk
on the north side of b street from Ma
ches avenue to Tenth street; for a side
walk on the west side of north First
street from + to H. for the cement
walk on Naches avenue, two blocks
north and three south of Yakima ave
nue.
the city sexton reported IA burials
during the month of May The report
of the marshal showed l07 arrests made,
204 meals furnished prisoners, 59% days
labor performed on the streets, S447 col
lected in fines from prostitutes and
Sll9.30 from other sources. The scav
enger reported that the city had been
thoroughly cleaned up and would be
kept in that condition.
A petition was presented for bridges
across the often in the alley between G
and II streets. Referred to the commit
tee on streets and bitches. A petition
from the North Yakima Typographical
union. asking that the union label be
used on all city printing, was referred
to the printing committee.
George A. Petit representing the I'm
ion Ditch company, presented measure
ments to the council claiming that the
bitches than it is entitled to by reason
of its ownership of three and three
quarter shares of stock of the Union
ditch. which is the source of supply for
the city bitches The matter created a
lenghthy discussion, the council taking
recess to consider it, On reconven-
ing. the city engineer was instructed to
make measurements and ascertain Just
how much water the city is using, the
attorney also being instructed to ascer-
tain now many inches it is entitled to
take from the Union ditch by reason
of its ownership of stock in that cor
poration. According to Mr.. Petit's fig
ures, the city is using about $500 worth
of water per year in excess of what it
is entitled to. He said the company
would sell the city more stock if it de-
sired to purchase. but the matter will
be again considered after the reports of
the engineer and attorney are made.
The city engineer was instructed TO
draw plans and specifications for side
walk along the side of the North Yaki-
ma Milling eompany's property and pre-
sent them at the next meeting.
Alderman Rand submitted the name
of c. c. Combs for confirmation as driv-
err of the chemical engine, vice Deyo. re-
signed, stating that the appointment OF
Combs was agreeable to Fire Chief
Kaufman. The appointment was con
| frmed.
Mayor Fechter asked the council to
confirm the appointment of NJ. NJ.
Standacher as night policeman. explain