The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-06
FIRST OF MONTH
COUNCIL MEETING
FIRE LIMITS OF CITY EXTENDED
One Application for a Saloon License
Observation-Disclosures of Police
Raised.

t. w. Clemens petitioned the coun-
Gil for license for movable lunch
car, on Front street and Yakima ave-
nue.. The matter was referred to the
proper committee.
Willfong Bros, proprietors of the
Rainier saloon, on lot 80, block IL,
applied for a renewal of their Ii
cense. The matter was laid over in
accordance with the ordinance for
two weeks.
F. e. Varian also applied for re-
newal of license, and his application
was laid over for two weeks.
The proprietor of the saloon at 120
South First street, who had applied
for renewal of license two weeks
ago, was not granted renewal, the
matter being laid over two weeks
more.
The petition of P. G.. Thompson
for retail liquor license, presented
two weeks ago, was met with re-
monstrance on account of the petit
toner's alleged intention to conduct
the saloon in another location than
the one mentioned in the applica-
ton. The petition was denied.
The application of residents of
South Eighth street for light was
referred to the public improvements
committee
A resolution of intention for the
improvement of Front street from c
to H streets, by the building of a
wooden sidewalk eight feet in width,
was on motion Of Mr.. Armbruster
laid over for two weeks.
The resolution for the improve
ment of Mckee avenue by the build
ing of a sidewalk from West Yakima
avenue to D street was adopted.
The fire committee was instructed
to get estimates on the cost of chang
ing the exit from the fire department
so as to allow the use of the third
horse recently added to the team
hauling the chemical. The commit
tee is to report at the next meeting.
Chairman Thompson moved to
make the salary of the chief of po-
lice the same as that of the chief of
the fire department, and that of the
patrolmen raised to the same as the
firemen are paid. This gives the
chief SIS and the patrolmen $40
each.
On motion the police committee
was empowered to purchase clubs
and belts of regulation pattern for
the policemen, to the number Of
twelve.
The chief Of police reported thar
during May there were 106 arrests,
245 meals served prisoners, 21 days
work done on the streets, and total
fines collected amounting to $5SS.
r. G. Cavasso, city sexton, report
ed that in May there were twelve
burials in Tahama cemetery, and
that he had collected S122.50.
Stephen Washburn. city scaven-
ger, informed the council that he
had examined the city thoroughly
and found it in good sanitary condi-
ton. His collections for the past
month amounted to $32.
An ordinance extending the fire
limits by adding the territory be-
tween Selah and Front streets and
D street and the north line of section
10, township 13, range IS. includ-
ing the North Yakima Milling Com
pany's property and the cannery, per-
hitting the erection of frame build
ings covered with corrugated iron or
some other non-combustible mate
rial, was placed on its final reading
and adopted.
The matter of the electric fran
chise ordinance was on motion of
Councilman Thompson laid over un-
til the next regular meeting. An
effort was made to have the ordin-
ance read a second time. in order
that the council and Mr.. Gould
could confer in regard to the details
of the ordinance, but the attempt was
unsuccessful.