The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-30
CLAIM SET UP CITY PROPERTY
CAN NOT BE TAXED FOR
IMPROVEMENTS.
Council Had Busy Session Last Night
and Transacted Much Business
Ordinances Passed.

Last night was the time set by the
city council for the filing and hearing
og objections to the assessment of
property in paving districts Nos. 10,
13, IA, Is ana 16. When the matter
was called up the clerk announced
that no one had made a protest.
A resolution was introduced by
Councilman Kirkman at the instance
of Oscar Cain, representing the War
rem Construction company. vacating
the assessments in paving districts S,
Z, 8 and II. It was claimed by Attor-
ney Cain that the assessments had
been made illegally in so far~as they
related to the property owned by the
city. He claimed that the city prop
erty could not be assessed for such
purpose but that it should be charged
up to the property owners in the dis
trict. He pointed out, however, that
under the city charter the city had a
right to appropriate money from any
fund that the council deemed best to
assist the property owners in paying
for the improvement. The resolution
brought forth considerable discussion
but it was finally passed by a vote of
four to two, Mexican and Smith voting
in the negative.
Councilman Kirkman then offered
another resolution instructing the city
clerk to give notice as soon as the
new assessment was filed by the as
SCISSOR that the council would hear
protests against the same on June 13.
Received Invitations.
An invitation was received from the
Good Roads association asking the
council to attend the meeting to be
held in Portland June Fl to June "a
and requesting the council to send a
number of delegates. The invitation
was accepted and Mayor Hunt will an
nounce the choice of delegates at the
next meeting of the council.
An invitation was extended to the
council to participate in the Memorial
the Grand Army of the Republic, which
was accepted.
A communication from the Lewis
and Clark executive committee an
nouncing June q as Walla Walla day
at the fair and requesting the council
to be present, was accepted.
Ordinances.
An ordinance making it unlawfully
for any person to send or permit a
minor to any saloon, gambling house
or house of ill fame was passed by a
unanimous vote.
An ordinance providing that all side
walks constructed in the future must
be on the established grade Of the
streets was passed.
An ordinance directing the mayor
and city clerk to enter into contract
pany for the maintenance of the pave
ment that company will put down in
the city was passed
The following ordinances were read
the second time and placed on the
calendar: One appropriating the sum
Of $691.50 to pay for the construction
of the pedestal for the large cannon
given to the Grand Army; an ordi-
nance regulating stopcocks to the city
water mains; an ordinance creating
the office of inspector of weights and
measures; an ordinance ratifying the
deed from the city to the Mill Creek
Railway company of certain property
used in Strengthening out the streets
over which the narrow guage track
was formerly laid.
Did Not Pay License.
When Mayor Hunt reported that he
had approved the liquor bond of AL
bert Niebergall, Council Bridges sprung
a surprise by announcing that the pro-
prietor of the Concordia saloon had
been conducting his place of business
since last November without paying
his license fee. After an investigation
it was discovered that it was an over
sight on the part of the city clerk in
not reporting to the license inspector
the date of the expiration Of the pro-
prietors former license The city
marshall was instructed to collect the
license without delay.
Miscellaneous Business,
The electric light company recon-
mended that a light be placed on Mar
Gus street between Alder street and
Mill creek.
A petition for an electric light at the
intersection of Birch and Palouse
streets was referred to the light COM