The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-19
MONDAY NIGHTS COUNCIL
MEETING + BUSY SESSION
Health Ordinance Passed - Tho
City Clerks and Treasurer's
Quarterly Reports Received.

Outside of the franchise ordi-
nances, the most important matter
that came before the council Monday
evening was the health ordinance
which was passed by unanimous vote.
A complaint was read against meat
market which was alleged to be doing
a great deal Of killing, rendering OF
lard, etc, in the very heart of the
city. The complaint was received
and filed. and later an ordinance was
presented which provides that 1t shall
be unlawful to kill any animal or
fowl for the purpose Of selling or dis
posing of the meat. This regulation
does not interfere with the killing of
fowls for private or family use, pro-
vided ordinary sanitary precautions
are taken. The ordinance further
provides that no firm, person or cor
poration shall engage in rendering
lard. tallow or other animal fats
within the city, and that no meat,
fish, oysters, game or fowl shall be
sold or offered for sale within the
city unless the same be fresh, clean
ly and untainted, and the place or
places where the same are kept in
storage shall be in a healthful and
sanitary condition. The penalty for
violating this ordinance Is a fine of
from $40 to 800 or thirty days i'm
prisonment, or both. The ordinance
Is to take effect next Sunday.
The street and ditch committee re-
ported that they had examined the
wooden sidewalk constructed by
Ballinger & Durall on the east side
of Second street between e and H
streets and found it built as provided
in the plans. The committee recon-
mended its acceptance. The report
was adopted. The petition Of prop.
erty owners for a sidewalk on South
Tacoma avenue was granted.
The ordinance prescribing fire
limits was laid over for two weeks
| A number of property owners pc.
titioned for light on First and B
streets. The matter was referred
to the proper committee.
| A communication received from
the county commissioners asking
for the vacation of the alley in the
block to be occupied by the new
county courthouse was filed and the
city clerk instructed to post notices
of the vacation of the alley In
block 20.
The resolution vacating the alley
in block 213 was passed.
] The city treasurer submitted his
report for the quarter ending June
! 80. 1t shows receipts for the quar-.
ter amounting to $23,79O, and dis
bursements, $23,754.19; current ex.
pense fund warrants redeemed, with
interest amounted to $13,64O.41. OF
the receipts the largest individual
amount was the sum of $12,277.S2
received in taxes from the county
treasurer. Saloon licenses netted
the city treasury $4,000; police court
fines. mostly for prostitution
| $1,23750.
/ d. d. Calkins of Tacoma, formerly
| connected with the Prosser Falls Irri
cation company in this county, sub
mitted an ordinance granting fran.
chise for gas plant and the right tc
manufacture, supply and sell gas
within the city. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney for ex
animation. report to be made al
the next regular meeting of the city
council. The provisions Of the ordi
nance are very similar to those Of
the last gas franchise granted by the
council.
Il City Clerk BROKER submitted hi
report for the quarter beginning will
April LIST and ending with June 80
1t corresponds with that of the cit,
treasurer, and shows that warrant.
have been redeemed to the amount Of
l$13,205.88. The estimated ex
penses of the city for the year, to b.
paid from the current expense fund
are $3S,800; up to the present time
warrants have been issued agains
this fund amounting to $2O,330.42
leaving balance in the fund for the
next six months of $18,469.58.