The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-16

The council last night passed an
ordinance appropriating $4,000 to the
Warren Construction company for the
construction of a new steel and con-
crete bridge across Mill creek on
Spokane street and authorizing the
mayor and clerk to enter into a con-
tract with the company for doing
the work. An ordinance providing
for the pavement of the street from
Alder to Main was advanced to its
third reading and then referred to the
judiciary committee for further con-
sideration.
About all the council did in a two
hours session last night was to take
up ordinances. The amended ordinance
granting the Walla Walla Valley
Traction company a street car fran
chise was finally passed, after being
scrutinized for a couple Of weeks.
The ordinance passed last night now
permits the company to proceed with
it's plans originally laid for construct
ing the new street car system.
Ordinance No. 1905, creating an as
sessment district and awarding the
contract to the Warren Construction
company for paving the alley from the
west line of Third street to the east
line of Fourth street, block Is, original
town Of Walla Walla, was passed.
The assessor was instructed to ap-
praise the adjoining property and es-
innate the benefits and tax.
To Repair Main Street Bridge.
An ordinance known as No. 1906,
approprating to the Warren Con-
struction company the sum of $1,000
for repairing, remodeling and
strengthening the Main street bridge
at the intersection of First was passed,
and the mayor and clerk authorized to
enter into a contract with the COM
pany The appropriation does not be-
come effective until the bridge is COM
pleted.
The opening of FIRST street from
Vh;tp,op ctroot 70 tho Cipolatop nrOD-
erty was ordered by ordinance, and
an assessment district created for
providing funds for doing the work.
Barber Company Gets a Contract.
Acting upon the petition of ma
jority of the property owners, the
council last night awarded the contract
for paving North Fourth street from
Main to the bridge to the Barber AS
phalt company at a price of $2.0S per
yard The specifications call for a
crushed rock base. In connection with
the improvement of North Fourth and
Elm streets, J. P. Kent presented
petition liberaly signed by property
owners asking that the city bear one
half the expense of paving those thor
oughfares. They also requested that
the city advertise for bids on asphalt,
bithulitic and vitrified brick paving.
The petition was referred to the jul
dietary committee.
Other Business.
A petition from Mrs. Lucy A. Christ
ensen, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident at the corner of Birch
and Palouse streets a few nights ago,
asking the city to reimburse her for
whatever damage she sustained was
referred to the street light commit
tee, inasmuch as Mrs. Christensen
contended that the accident was
caused by there being no street light
at that point. Mrs. Christensen said
that Mr.. Moore, who run into her, mad
betrayed part of her expenses.
The council granted the nigh school
football team permission to use the
city park grounds for practice Park
Commissioner Mclean is to say what
part of the grounds shall be used.
plat of Bowman's addition to the
city of Walla Wal1a was filed and
accepted.
The Warren Construction company
IN a communication stated that I'M
proVement District No. II was COM
pleted according to specifications and