The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-20
MAY ADD ONE
MORE COPPER
Lew BUCkHOLTz LOSES JOB
. City Council Turns Out Grist Of
Routine Matter@Street
Proposition Lost.

IFOpOSitlOn LOSts
Following close upon the recon.
mendation of the Herald that more
policemen be added to the force, an
application was made at the city
council meeting Monday night for
the addition of three more regular
policemen. After considerable dis.
cussion the mayor stated he will
probably appoint one more regular
officer, but no more at the present.
Officer Lew Buchholtz. who has
been temporarily filling a police.
mans shoes since the resignation OF
Officer Buckley, will not be in the
regular force. He was nominated
for appointment by Mayor Fechter
but the council voted down the nomi-
nation, five councilmen being against
him, as shown by the ballot.
Councilman Armbruster presented
resolution for the three additional
men, but 1t came out that 1t was up
to the mayor to appoint police OH.
GERS and the mayor stated he will ap.
point one some time in the near fu-
ture.
Chief Miller and Councilman Keck
stated there should be at least two
more men on the force.
West Side Streets.
A petition asking the council to
repeal the ordinance calling for a
change in the West Side street
names, along with an ordinance to
repeal the ordinance for a change,
was presented.
Both were laid on the table. Post
master Lemon was present and made
. strenuous effort to have the ordin.
ance calling for repeal go through,
but Armbruster fought such a move
at every step and succeeded in down.
ing the proposition.
Armbruster said that the fact the
city is growing rapidly is reason
enough for the change.
"Those opposing the proposition, -
he continued. "are doing so from
selfish motives. Among them are
the postoffice employees, who have
been circulating petitions"
what employees of the postoffice
have been circulating petitions?''
Postmaster Lemon, suddenly Jump.
ing to his feet.
"Well, I don't want to show up
your men in public stated Council
man Armbruster, "but l know who
they are"
Schott. Steinweg and Keck voted
EMO" when it came to a vote to lay
the ordinance on the table, and II
was tabled.
Appoint Officers.
Mayor Fechter announced the ap-
pointment of Edward Lyon as street
commissioner and of Jack Kaufman
as poll tax collector. Both Of these
appointments were confirmed by the
council. There has not been street
commissioner for some time, and Mr.
Lyon will probably enter into his
new duties Immediately.
Report Of Cemetery Committee.
The cemetery committee filed it,
report, with several recommendations
for changes. 1t was asked that the
fence be moved 800 feet north and
the request was granted. The rec
.ommendation that the old stables be
pulled down and new ones erected
was half adoptd, as the old stables
will be removed. A request for a
new house Of six rooms for the sex
ton was referred to the fnanc COM
mittee. The matter of appointing
IN assistant for the sexton during the
summer months was referred to the
city attorney.
Shaw asked that cemetery fund
be established. Referred to the city
attorney.
In Delicate Position.
The city council found itself In q
rather delicate position regarding q
city engineer. Mayor Fechter stated
that the city engineer was seriously
Ill and may be Ill for long time. He
stated that the ordinance does not
provide any way for assistants to be
appointed. save by the engineer. and
further said the engineer is in no po-
sition to appoint one himself. He
stated that the work Of q temporary
assistant is not authoritative. 1t was
finally moved that the council con-
sent to appoint an assistant city en-
gineer and. overlook the points In
the ordinance. deeming that ordin'
ance was not meant to bind the coun-
ell down In an emergency.
Cement Sidewalk.
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