The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-03-22
no PROSPECT OF SEWER
BEIn6 BUILT VERY SOON
Council Took No Further Steps in This
Direction-City Will Guard Its
Rights in Injunction Suit,
However.

At the regular meeting of the council
Monday evening all comcilmen were
present. The petition of the Yakima
Horticultural union for permission to
move the sidewalk along lot l, block 8,
was granted; petition from property
owners on North Second street, between
f and H, for wooden sidewalk was
referred to the street and ditch commit,
tee; the request of A. johnson that his
saloon license be transferred to Rogers
& Lee was allowed; Hildebrand & Co.'s
petition for license to conduct a pool
room at No. South Front street was
granted; the remonstrance of A. A. Nj.
col against excessive sewer assessment
was referred to the street and ditch
committee, who were instructed to re.
port at the next meeting; communi-
cation from Jay Sedgwick, tax agent of
the Northern Pacific relative to furnish.
ing transportation for committee
from the council to 60 to Tacoma and
Spokane and investigate methods Of
making street assessments, was receiv-
ed; the bid of Ballinger & Durall for
building wooden sidewalk on the west
side of North Seventh street, from A
to H, for 80 l-2 cents per lineal foot,
was accepted and contract awarded.
The matter of purchasing fire hose
and other supplies for the fire depart.
ment was laid over until the next meet
ing; committee on fire and fire limits
was granted further time in which to
test the ability of the city's team to
haul the chemical engine; petitions for
electric lights on c and Rainier, Third
and Pine, and Seattle and West Yaki.
ma avenues, were granted and lights or
dered installed at once; the street and
ditch committee reported an amicable
adjustment of the claim of Mrs. Gordon
and others to water from the city ditch
for irrigation purposes; council receiv-
ed the opinion from the city attorney
in regard to street sprinkling, to the
effect that the only way in which the
city could legally purchase sprinkler.
and carry out the work was to create 10.
cal assessment districts; resolutions of
intention providing for improving va
rious streets were adopted.
The council refused by vote of 4 to
3 to approve the plat Of Lince l. Pat.
tons acre tract addition; the plat of
loves addition was referred back to
owner of land to be corrected in regard
to width of certain streets, which did
not conform with the requirements; a
resolution was adopted providing that
proprietors of any business which is
not conducted in strict conformity with
the city ordinances shall forfeit their
licenses; a resolution introduced by
Councilman Dudley, providing that no
license be granted to any person to con.
duet a saloon west Of the railroad, was
laid on the table; an ordinance prohib-
iting interference with or obstruction of
the city ditch, and prohibiting all per.
sons from taking water therefrom with
out permission of the street commits.
sioner was read and laid over in order
that it might be amended; a substitute
fire ordinance was presented by Council.
man Thompson, but was laid over after
brief discussion; the marshal was in.
structed to notify all draymen and hack
men that they must pay their licenses
within ten days or be prosecuted; the
mayor nominated Frank Frost for spe.
cial policeman. and the nomination was
confirmed; the city attorney was in
structed to file an answer to the demur.
rer of Leonard Thorp in connection with