The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-26
FILES PROTEST AGAINST I'M
PRoVEMENT OF FOURTH AND
ELM STREETS.
New Franchise Granted Street Car
Company-City to Bring Suit
Against o. w. Brunton.

Another step was taken by the city
council last night leading up to the
improvement of Fourth street from
Main to Elm and Elm from Fourth to
| the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company's depot when an ordinance
|, creating an assessment district was
! read the third time and then referred
to the judiciary committee. The Hol-
Ian Parker company interposed an
objection to the proposed improve
ment, setting forth the following rea-
sons: First, that the property abut-
ting on the streets were not business
properties and the expense of paving
would virtually mean the confiscation
of the property. Second, that the
streets were in good condition at pres
ent and there was no imperative need
of paving the thoroughfares. This pro-
test was referred to the street COM
mittee.
Street Car Franchise.
At the request of Robert E. Allen,
secretary of the Walla Walla Trac-
ton company, who said that mis-
company desired to begin work on the
electric street railway line early next
| week, a new ordinance granting to
the company a franchise was taken
up and passed. The ordinance car
ries the same provisions as the one
that granted a franchise to E. S. Is
aacs, with the exception that the
steel rails was reduced from 80 to
Sc pounds.
To Bring Suit.
The question of opening up the al
ley in block B of Hawley's addition
and block of Park addition, which
has been hanging fire for two years,
was called up. 1t developed that o.
w. Brunton had refused to remove a
barn that stood in the right of way
and the city attorney was instructed
to commence condemnation proceed
ings against Mr.. Brunton.
Want to Come Into City.
Eugene Lennon and Jacob Emmick
filed a petition asking that their prop
erty at the head Of Boyer avenue be
taken into the city limits. AS the re-
quest called for a change in the wa
ter flume in the city property the mat
ter was referred to the street COM
mittee to make a report at the next
meeting.
To Open First Street.
An ordinance was passed creating
an assessment district to provide
funds for acquiring land far the open
| ing of First street from Whitman to
Locust.
To Expert the Books.
After considerable discussion as
| to whom the city would employ to ex-
pert the books of the city officers for
the past year the subject was left
in the hands of the council as a COM
mittee of the whole. 1t was the
general opinion of the councilmen
that some local expert should be en-
ployed, and the committee will prob
ably recommend some one at the next
meeting Of the council
Other Business.
Edward C. Mills asked that he be
given a quitclaim deed to certain wa
ter rights through his property that
were held by the city under the pur-
chase of the water works from j. G.
Isaacs. The mayor and clerk were in
structed to execute quitclaim deed
to Mr.. Mills.
The appointment of Fred Bowman
as a member of the fire department to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Charles Newsome was con-
firmed.
Gideon Cummings complained that
he had been paying taxes on a piece
of ground in the west half of block
s of Reid's addition which had been
decided to the city for street purposes
several years ago. He also asked that
the taxes paid be refunded. The mat
ter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The action of the mayor in APPROX
ing the liquor bond of w. F. Og1l-
vie was ratified.
The light committee was Instructed
to place a light in the alley between
Main and Rose and Third and Fourth
streets.