The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
TYPEWRITER" ORDINANCE
PASSED over MAYORS VETO
Theodore Steiner Finally Succeeded in
Getting 4 Saloon License-Goebelet
for City Engineer Turned Down.

belet as city engineer; considered and al.
lowed the usual grist of bills; ordered
number of electric street lights; recon-
sidered its former action in refusing
saloon license to Theodore Steiner, and
granted him a license to conduct a sa-
loon in the Lilly house; approved the
bonds of r. T. Carvosso, city sexton,
and C. o. Adams, street commissioner;
postponed action on the remonstrance Of
owners of property on the west side of
North Seventh street, between A and H
streets, against the building of wooden
sidewalk; recommended that Mary A.
Espy be paid $40 in settlement in full Of
her claim for damages against the city
for injuries caused by an obstruction on
q sidewalk; adopted several resolutions
of intention providing for public i'm
provements; amended tine fire ordinance
with respect to the fire limits, taking in
certain lots on the west side, and pass.
ed the typewriter ordinance" over the
mayors veto. Councilmen Bull and Lin
barger only voted to sustain the veto.
The ordinance providing for the ser
vices of stenographer for the city at
torney, which the mayor vetoed on the
ground that it was an unnecessary ex-
pense and that it was practically an in
crease in the salary of the city attor.
ney, was called up by Councilman
Thompson, who, after moving that the
action of the mayor be spread upon the
minutes of the council, moved a recon.
sideration of the matter. A discussion
followed, and Mr.. Fechter gave in detail
his reasons for returning the ordinance
without his signature. He still held
that the city could get such work of this
kind as was absolutely necessary done
for much less than tine salary provided.
The question was put to vote, and the
necessary five members of the council
voted in favor of the ordinance as pre-.
viously passed, Messrs. Bull and Lin
barger voting to sustain the veto.
The mayor nominated Henry Seat and
Bert kahoe as members of the police
force to fill vacancies caused by the res
ignations of II. f.. Hawkins and Theo-
dore Dezarn. Each nomination was con.
firmed.
Mr.. Fecnter then announced that he
desired to name Alfred Goebelet for the
office of city engineer The announce.
ment caused considerable surprise, as
the councilmen had generally under
stood that when the Office came to be
filled the present or acting city engineer,
Mr.. McCulloh, would be named. A re-.
quest was made that the matter be al
lowed to lay over for couple of weeks,
while the qualifications of Mr.. Goebelet
were looked into, but tine mayor insist
ed on action being taken at once, say
ing that he hoped the council would con-
firm the nomination. He said that he
had mad the matter under advisement for
some time, and was convinced that Mr..
Goebelet was in every way qualified for
the position; there had been great deal
of opposition expressed in regard to Mr..
McCulloh, and none of the other engi.
neers with whom he had corresponded
had been able to agree upon terms which
he considered satisfactory. Two different
men had looked over tine situation, and
would only agree to undertake the work
for the city, including the building of
the sewer in case it was built, on the
basis of S per cent. of the amount in
volved in its construction; or, in other
words, $3.50. In order to overcome, so
far as possible, the opposition to the
bond issue and sewer proposition he de-
sired to have the council confirm tine
nomination. Mr.. Goebelet was present,
and in response to a request gave brief.
ly, very briefly, his experience as civil
engineer, and stated that he was willing
to accept the appointment. He had been
connected with the work of the Selah and
Mckee and Wenatchee canals, had been
engaged as city engineer at Salem, Ore,
for year, and had had other exper-
fence in this kind of work. Other re-
quests for a delay were useless, not
withstanding the fact that the city at.
torney stated that the council had the
right to defer action If they saw fit. The
matter came to a vote, and the nomina-
ton was rejected by vote of 5 to 2.
Electric lights of the smaller size used
In lighting the streets were ordered plac-
ed on the corner of Pine and South First
streets, corner Of A street and Rainier
avenue, and corner of A and Fourth
streets.
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