Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-30

The city has made . new contract
with the water company, whereby a
reduction is made from the present
contract, for fire hydrant rental after
the first 20 are paid for At the old
rate of $50 each. All hydrants in
excess OF that number will be furn-
ished at $50 each, and q reduction in
residence service from $3.50 for first
faucet per month will be after Jan. Let
81. Tho new fre.hydrant rates will
apply from Dec. lst, 1905. The stipu'
lation is made. however, that pay.
ment shall be due quarterly, instead
OF the plan that has been in vogue for
many years past OF pigeon boiling the
bills till they amounted to large
enough sum to "compromise" on q
less amount than the aggregate.
Messrs. Reinhart, Kinney and Nc.
Larty have been appointed q special
committee by the City Council to buy
. city ambulance for special use in
transportation of the many unfortu'
nate people who are injured by falling
timber in many logging camps &C.
cessible to this city for relief, and such
cases wherein injured or sick people
in town may need safe and easy means
for removal 10 the hospital or else.
where. The logging people it is said
have agreed to pay $3.50 Of the esti.
mated cost of 500, and it is proposed
to house the ambulance in some livery
stable, where it will be subject to call
at any time at the cost OF those using
it, or who places the order for il. The
committee will, of course, establish q
reasonable charge for operating ex.
penses.
Gov. Mead has removed J. H. Canutt
from the Office OF State Oil Inspector,
and appointed F. A. Clark. Of Sno.
homisb, to succeed him. The grounds
for removal, for which the Governor
is reported to have said he was salts.
fed Canutt had been guilty OF mis-
conduct and unfaithiulness in Office" "
was that he had placed his nephew in
Office as deputy on . salary OF SIPS
per month, which be had drawn
regularly the past three months with
out any record OF his having performed
service, or have qualified for the Office
by fling bond, as the law requires.
Extravsgance in disbursements and
delay in transmitting fees collected are
likewise noted. It is probable that the
latter counts constitute the " miscon.
duct" alleged, for the Governor him.
self and others high in authority will
have TO plead guilty Of the charge Of
nepotism.
The Supreme Court has decided, in
the case Of Rosena E. Grover ~. James
E. Zook, former Mayor Of Ballard,
that her suit for damages for alleged
breach OF promise of marriage cannot
be sustained owing to the subsequently
proven fact that the plaintiff was
afflicted with Mat dreadful disease,
consumption. The decision is based
solely on the ground of public policy;
the duty to preserve and guard from
all contamination the health Of the
community. All authorities agree
upon the heredity faint of this plague,
the most common and most fatal Of
all diseases. II will be remembered
that, in . King county court, Miss
Grover was accorded SIC, 900 damages;
this amount the court deemed ex-
cessive and reduced it to 5000, or
stand . new trial. This WAS agreed TO
by the plaintiff, but Zook appealed
and has been absolved from all respon.
sibility by the higher court.
The Supreme Court has decided in
the case of State vs.. J. B. Kuiffen, that
= vile cannot testify against her hus-
band under trial for bigamy. Nellie
kniffen came from far.away Michigan
10 testify that defendant was her legal
spouse, and exhibited copy Of mar.