The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-24

ports which should make recommenda
lions for greater economy in the ad-
ministration Of the various depart
ments and not as he thought for
complete showing of expenditures. he
dropped the subject for a time. But
just before adjournment he secured the
passage of a new resolution calling
upon the street committee for a de-
tailed report, to be presented next
regular meeting.
Mexican. Glasford and Durham
strongly protested against the sort of
a report urged by Kirkman. The lat
ter said that it was expected that
these reports would show the expenses
of the different departments. The fire.
water, health and police departments
has submitted detailed reports why
not the street committee. He said that
before retiring to the peace and quiet
ness of private citizenship he would
like to see where all the departments
stood. ..,-
Mexican said he saw no use of such
a report Every month an itemized
statement of the different expenses
was made which was accessible to
cNCIy AuC1lOCI VI ShC SOdAA\A. AAshS -
could be told to a nickle what the
committee paid. That he ,.-d not see
the necessity of making out this re-
port at an extra expense because it
would simply amount to having the
clerk copy a monthly list Of bills.
Bridges was of the opinion that these
reports were rather for the benefit Of
outsiders than for members of the
council. There had been criticism of
the council in some quarters and the
purpose of these reports was to show
where's the money was being spent; that
it was a good thing to enlighten the
public.
Glasford thought that it was more
than should be asked Of the commit
tee to make out report Of this kind
it would keep one man busy all the
time to do it regularly. The purpose
Of the resolution was for the various
departments to simply recommend i'm
provements. The garbage saving was
proposed. For one item the city had
paid 1896 last month for the removal
of Stops alone. Not a city in the state
does what Walla .Walla does in this
respect. 1t ought not to come out of
the general fund.
Kirkman had few more remarks to
make on the advantage of full report
and he and Mexican had little tiff
over the point. Later in the meeting
when Kirkman moved for instructions
for more complete report, GlasfOrd
asked if he meant for last year of the
coming year and kirkman sharply
replied that the committee could take
its choice.
Bridges was no less belligerent on
the automobile question than his col
leagues had been on the other points.
He said:
They have been using Alder street
as a race track. 1t is easy to see auto
mobilists 90 times a day going at
speed greater than allowed by law. l
think it time to- enforce the ordinance
before half dozen people are killed
instead Of after. for there will surely
be someone killed if the present reck-
less driving goes on. While there may
be but three or four who defy the law
There are 20 automobiles who are
blamed alike. 1t is for their interests
to see that the law Is enforced" f
GlasfoId yoked up with Bridges for
the first time in the evening on the
auto question. He said that any day
that it was possible to see cars going
25 to sc miles an hour.
If the -Olice were insufficient Bridges
was in favor of increasing the force
b. 10 or 12 if necessary or of putting
stars on the councilmen. The thing to
do was to stop the reckless driving.