The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-05-04
SPECIAL ELECTION ORDERED
FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERS
Date Is May % to Bond the City for
$oO,OO0-ReguIar rleeting
of the Council.

| Fisher were present. The usual month
y claims against the city were present
ed and warrants ordered drawn in theil
settlement.
a petition was read from residents
on G street requesting the construction
of an additional ditch for irrigation
purposes. 1t was referred to the street
committee with power to act
a petition was also read for an cleo
trio light at the intersection of Second
street and Naches avenue. 1t was laid
on the table. pending negotiations with
the water, light and power company.
Another petition was read for re.
newal of the saloon license of Tenant
& Miles of the Hotel Bartholet. 1t was
granted.
A communication was read from the
board of arbitration on the celebrated
Cherry street opening, and fixing the
value of the property to be condemned
at 1925. 1t was ordered accepted and
the amounts ordered paid to the various
property owners. Messrs. l.. o. Janeck
b. +. Barge and w. f. Jones comprised
| the board of arbitrators.
A remonstrancc from property own
ers along Eighth street. protesting
against the grade of that thoroughfare
was read ana laid over, pending the ac
ton on the street grade resolution.
Alderman Sinclair, for the committee
on streets and ditches. reported recon-
mending that the sheds, gravel beds ant
engine be purchased at cost of $1,000
This action is taken with the idea OF
fixing up the macadam on Yakima ave
nue.. Mr. McKivor wants $1,000 for hi,
plant, including two acres of land The
committee was instructed to confer fur
Their with Mr.. McKivor and report al
the next meeting.
Two ordinances were introduced t.
open the initiative Tor bonding the cit,
to complete the trunk lines of sewer:
| and drainage in the city. The docu
ments are rather vouminous, going int,
minute details of the routes to be fol
| lowed. Under these ordinances the
mains are to be laid as far as practica
through the alleys, and the estimated
cost of constructing the system under
i the ordinances is 100000. The ordi
nances were read the first and seconi
times by title and passed to final read
ing, when they were adopted by unan
imous vote. An election will necessarf
ly be called to allow the people to vote
on the question of the bond issue. and
an ordinance with that end in view was
introduced, and. going through the usua
routine, was also passed unanimously
Under this ordinance an election was
| called to be held in the various pollin,
places of the city on Saturday. the 2stf
of May. The ordinance provides for 6
rate of per cent interest. In order to
perfect the matter in hand. the council
passed resolution adopting the Me
Culloh and Cotterill system of drainage
and sewerage.
An ordinance was passed forming al
| assessment district for the construction
of a sidewalk on Ahtanum avenue. OF
the west side, from d to Spruce street
Also an ordinance was passed for The
construction of sidewalk on the cas-
side of Ahtanum avenue, from a stree
| to Yakima avenue.
Five resolutions were introduced an,
passed declaring the intention of the
! council to form as many improvement
districts for sidewalk construction
| These various districts include soutl
Naches avenue south Seventh and nortl
First streets, on the east side from f tc
II streets; Ahtanum avenue and east
b street. on the north side from Naches
avenue to the city limits. The Nache,
avenue sidewalk will be five blocks OF
cement, costing in the neighborhood OF
$4,000
Alex Miller. for the North Yakimi
| Mill Co.. addressed the council regard
ing an order from that body to put
down a new sidewalk abutting on thu
mill warehouse on west Yakima avenue
and requested that another crossing b.
granted at that point. Alderman Bull
said that Coffin Bros. on the opposite
side of the avenue. claimed the sam'
concession if granted the Mill company
The consensus of the councilmanic opin
ion developed it was their desire to en-
force the former order.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the clerk to transcribe the names oil
the registration books, to conform will
/ the new city voting precincts,