The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
Think dhey Should Be Exempted
from Paying License:
O.
!couNeIlmEM ARE TO INVESTIGATE
MEN OF TOLL ARE. TOO POOR TO
PAY FOR PRIVILEGE OF
HELPING BUILD UP CITY.


against the new license ordinance at
| the city council meeting last night.
Sixteen of these sent in a petition that
those engaged in hauling dirt. stone,
| lime and brick should be exceTted
from the payment of a. license.
The petition opened up the old ques
| ton of a vehicle license again. Dirt
can not, be hauled without a license.
Is not brick in the same Class?" asked
one councilman. Another said it was
an injustice to make these men pay a
license as they We're poor and depended
on this hauling to make living. The
matter was left with the understanding
that each councilman should investi-
gate the matter before the next meet
ing of the council on March S.
Metz to Get $3.50.
| William Nets was reengaged as chief
of the fire department at salary of
! $3.50 a month. This is an increase of
$25 over mis- previous salary. His for
| mer contract for two years, expired on
February IA, No definite time limit
was placed on the new contract.
Trustees Of Columbia lodge, X. Of
p, and of the Masonic building asso-
citation petitioned the council for the
extension of the alley between Alder
street and Mill creek, FROM the rear of
the telephone building to Spokane
street. The petition was referred to
the petitioners for further investiga-
ton. as some of the interested prop
erty. owners may sustain some hard
ship through such opening.
| The street committee reported in
favor of vacating a strip of land 10
| feet in width along Chestnut street
from Ninth street to the western linn
| it's of the city, The report was adopt
ed.
Councilman Durham moved that the
report of the experts who exported the
| city books several months ago, be
adopted. The report shows a shortage
in the funds of the water department,
and Mr.. Durham desired the officials
in the department to show the council
how the Irregularities were caused
| This thread-bare question was threshed
out to the satisfaction Of the public at
the time the report of the experts was
| made. the deficiency having been eaus-
ed by the use of material which was
not recorded on the books of the Office
- Open First Street. ~
4 First street. from Main to Rose, will
! doubtless be thrown open in the course
of short time, the matter having been
| in the hands of the city attorney for
several weeks past. In case no action
| has yet been taken, the street commit
tee was instructed to stir the matter
up and get things in shape to go ahead
| with the work.
A communication from J. w. Lang
don, chairman of the park commission,
was read, in which the council was
asked to define the duties Of that body.
The communication was referred to the
street and public improvements COM
mittee.
The bond of Dion Keefe, for the
construction of the East Alder street
bulkhead was filed with the city clerk
| for approval.
Two applications for positions in the
street sprinkling department were re-
ceived and referred to- the street COM
mittee. They were signed by N. Evans
and T. E. Mohor. :
The city assessor was instructed to
| make the necessary assessment for the
grading and opening. of Pine street.
Secretary A. c. Moore, Of the Com
mercial club. on behalf of that body.
asked the city to take action on the
appointment Of a weighmaster and in
spector of weights. The matter was
taken upsby the council last December,
at which time the judiciary committee
was given charge of the appointment.
1t was stated last night that an ap-
pointment had been made at that time,
but as there was no salary connected
| with the office the appOintee did not
report for duty and nothing has since
been done.
The National Wood Pipe company in
a communication. refused to allow of
water being turned into the pipe line
for the general use of the city until
the preliminary acceptance of the sys-
tenn had been made. Engineer Thomp-
| son. of Seattle, is enroute to the city.
and upon his arrival it is the intention
to test the pipe so the company may
replace any defective material before
the city accepts the line. -
J. B. Wilson. John KiEkman and J,
D. Lamb, the committee appointed to
view andappraise the property affected
BY the exesnsion Of Marcus street from
the south Side Of Mn creek to Boyer
avenue, nSported that damages irres-
pectiye Of benefits to the property of
the following taxpayers was all af-
fected: e H. Boyer, $1,000; Baker &
Baker, 500. The committee reported
that the benefits were far in excess Of
the damages, and that in case any
damages were paid by the city, the