The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
COUNCIL GOT DOWN
TO REAL BUSINESS
CONSIDERS ORDINANCES PROPOSED
Nicol Gave 'cm a Shock With Bill
He Submitted-Stand Against
Gambling Announced.

The new councilmen went at bus
mess Monday night as if it We're an
Old song. They got through with a
large amount, too, considering that
it was their first experience.
Aside from the nominations, the
most surprising thing that came up
was the bill that A. A. Nicol sub
mitted- $165 for office rent for L
months, 1925 for salary for himself
for December and SIS salary for
Joe Steiner, his assistant. Council
man Steinweg oe the finance com
mittee stated that they would like
more information regarding the rent
proposition, and also wanted an
tented statement of the bills for
services.
Petitions were read and referred to
the street and ditch committees for
cement sidewalks Il feet in width
on either side of Yakima avenue be-
tween Third street and Natchez
avenue: for six foot cement walk
on Natchez avenue between Yaki-
ma and the city limits north, and
for changing the course of the
Schanno ditch on Wenas street be-
tween Spruce and Pine.
A renewal of saloon license was
granted Hank Knowles for the War
wick saloon. Oscar Van Hoyt APP
piled for a renewal of license for
the notorious \. p saloon. but the
application was referred to the po-
lice committee, as was also that of
>l.tn .,l1 u,
in the building on North Second
and A streets, in the rooms former
~ occupied by H. D. Scudder's office,
the opening of which, he promised,
would be on A street. At this point
Councilman Armbruster offered a
resolution providing that in the fu-
ture all applications for saloon IL
censes be referred to the police com
mittee. He supplemented his re-
marks with the statement that the
council had discussed the matter
| thoroughly. and were going to stand
solid and firm for the suppression
of gambling in saloons during the
coming year. and that the members
were ready TO revoke the license of
any saloon man who attempted to
run gambling games or permit them
to be run in his place of business.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The sections report was interest
ing in that it showed a decrease in
the number of burials for last year
over the number in 1905, while the
city has made big gains in popua-
ton. Last year there were 10 bu-
rials, III in 1905 and lis in 1901
There were sixteen burials in Dece h.
Der
The report of Police Justice Doust
showed fines collected from pros
titutes in December amounting to
$495, and from other sources
$45.20. The total amount collected
in fines by this office last year was
$627S.75, slight increase over the
total for the previous yea..
Fifty-one arrests were made during
December by the police department.
The matter of purchasing sprink.
ling carts was discussed and re-
ferred to the purchasing commit
tee.
The committee on lights reported
schedule of changes and additional
lights, but the matter was referred
back to the committee for further
division of the lights, new and old
On motion of Councilman Shaw
the attorney was instructed to draw
an ordinance providing that all prop
erty owners on the avenue be COM
PEELED to make sewer and water
connections. and that the Northwest
Light and Watr company be requir-
ed to put underground all it's wires
on the avenue.
Councilman Armbruster introduce
ed number of excellent resolutions.
and the council. recognizing thei-
merit adopted all of them. One was
to the effect that any applicant for a
franchise should bear the entire ex-
pense of securing same. Another
provided that an ordinance be drawn
covering general licenses, and that
special dog license and poll tax ordi-
nances be prepared.
For Chocolates and Tafries, Mott