The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

REARRAN6ED COMMITTEES
COUNCILMAN cox is CHAIRMAN
OF JUDICIARY AND LEGIS.
LATiVE COMMITTEE.
First Street Is to Be Opened-To
Regulate Electric Wires-Have
City Electrician.

the vacancy in the council, caused by
the death of John F. Brewer, several
changes were made necessary in the
committees of that body. When the
council met last night Mayor Hunt an
nounced that he would make Council
man Cox chairman of the judiciary
committee and also place him on the
finance and street lights committees.
Councilman Fred Martin was made
chairman of the fire and water COM
mittee and relieved from service on
judiciary. Councilman Glasford was
taken off the street lights committee
and added to the judiciary committee.
Will Open First Street.
1t looks now as though there would
be no further delay in the opening of
First street At the meeting last
night the clerk was authorized to pay
over to James G. Kidwell all the money
that had been paid in by the property
owners under the assessment plan and
the 5000 that the city donated to as
sist the property owners. The Kidwell
residence is to be soid bids to be re-
ceived by the council not later than
o'clock p. M, March Z.
i Trade Land.
A petition was received asking the
city to deed to the Mill Creek Valley
Railroad company a small strip Of land
through the dumb brute cemetery, east
of Walla Walla, to be used as a right
of way for the broad guage road that
the w. & C. R. intends to take the
place of the old narrow guage. The
railroad company agreed to deed to
the city the strip of land now occu-
pied as right of way for the old road.
This request was made necessary in
taken up through the Green Park ad-
dition AS the city would gain more
land and it would not interfere with
the cemetery the mayor and clerk
were directed to execute a deed in
favor of the railroad company.
Wanted REIMBURSEMENT.
The Walla Walla Meat company, the
owners of the Ennis annex to Walla
WaIla asked the city to consider the
proposition of releasing what rights
it had accrued through the land by
the transfer of the Walla Walla Water
company to the city. 1t was Claimed
that the city had a right to enter upon
anv and all lands in the Ennis annex
and excavate and lay pipes or bitches
for water purposes. This placed the
owners of the land in a position that
they could not give a complete war
ranty deed for the property to those
vino had purchased tracts therein.
| CITY Attorney Blandford thought it
unwise for the city to release what
rights it had for water through the
| premises, and the matter was referred
to that official in connection with the
| judiciary committee.
Needed Correction.
When the Isaacs street car ordinance
was called up Councilman Smith stated
| that there were a number of minor
changes needed in the document AMI
on his motion the ordinance was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee with
| instructions to have the ordinance
ready for passage at the next meeting.
To Inspect All Wires.
BY the passage of an ordinance the
| wiring of all buildings in the city of
WaIia Walla in the future and those
that are now considered faulty will be
inspected by Fire Chief Metz until the
council creates the office of city cleo
/ erician. Chief Metz explained to the
council that the ordinance was badly
needed in view of the many new build
i ines that were to be erected in the
sprine and summer of the present
wear. He claimed that many fires were
occasioned by the faulty installation
of wires in the business blocks and
residences. In the future an such
| work is to be under the supervision of
the city electrician and the ordinance
| provides penalty for any person vio-
Eating the provisions of the ordinance
by not first procuring a permit from
the electrician before wiring any build
ing. .a-+ is !i<S ;aiss~H'e !.
Viii Pay Assessment.
City Attorney Blandford stated that
he had interviewed all the delinquent
property owners residing along Mill
creek where the stream had been bulk
| headed and they had informed him
that they would pay their tax at once
and without further delay.
Ruddock Confirmed.
Chief of Police Brown submitted the
anpointment of William R. Ruddock
| as a member of the Walla Wal1a police
force. which appointment was con-