The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-16
Outstanding warrants, Jan.
1, 1906, including inter-
est on same ,S31, 1891
Warrants redeemed $3.50. 1905

The report shows that the income
Of the city for the first three months
was about $1,000 more than the dis
lufsements. 1t also shows the yes,
gratifying fact that the warrant in
deb edness of the city was reduce!
$ll coo, bringing the amount of tie
IAN. l from nearly 900 to lite
warrant Indebtedness of the city
to little less than $4,000 for the
31st of March.
Many of the warrants are still held
by the purchasers, but as they bear
6 per cent interest, they offer a good
investment for those who are hold
ing them
The following report of the city
treasurer also shows some interesting
features of the city's financial condi-
ton:
Report of the first quarter; cur
rent expense warrants issued, $685.
Sc, being an increase of $2,055.94
over the corresponding quarter last
year, and $5SO0.9O over two years
ago.
Warrants were redeemed for the
corresponding quarter amounting to
S11, 006.32.
There has been a call for warrants
since April 1st to the amount of
about $4,000.
The above statement shows that
the warrant indebtedness is still be-
ing lowered, over $4,000 having
been redeemed since the city treas
urer's report for the first quarter. In
other words, the redeemed warrants
for the month of April total almost
to the same amount as the total re-
deemed for the enire first quarter.
1t must also be remembered, how
ever, that this report does not in
clude any warrants ordered paid since
the LIST of April. The expense of
running the city since that time has
been quite heavy, owing to a large
extent to the cost of cleaning the
city up. The month of April alone
is said to have taken about $500,
and the work that was done with
that amount is very noticeable in all
parts of the city. Feed yards have
been cleaned up, streets have as
sumed a far heater appearance, and
alleys are so much cleaner that many
of them would scarcely be recognized
as the same places.
Some time ago the Herald called
attention to the condition of the liv-
cry stables in the city. At the same
time the feed yards were also men
toned. Since then the feed yards
have taken the hint, and cleaned up.
This cannot be said of the livery sta
bles, although some of them have
made few changes. The hot wea-
Their that is about to visit this valley
will soon make the manure nuisance
almost unbearable. Unless the sta
bles are cleaned at once, the condi-
lions will be serious menace to
the health of the community.
Mayor Reed has called attention
of the sanitary inspector to the con-
ditions, and told him Of the necessity
of getting the barns in shape before
the warm weather. Inspector Badger
has considerable police authority as
inspector, and it should be exercised
at this time, in order to prepare the
city for as healthy hot season as
possible.
II just want you to notice the
economical manner in which we have
conducted the affairs of the city dur
ing the first three months of this
year." said the mayor yesterday.
1--WE have accomplished a great deai
and at an expense that seems really
quite trivial. when you stop to think
of the work that has been done"
Fine job work at this office.