The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-08
Long Delayed Refunds Are Made
by The City Dads.
LICENSES were ILLEG|ALLY TAKEN
ATTORNEY BLANDFoRD SAYS &C.
TON SHOULD HAVE BEEN
TAKEN BY STATE.

Cleaning up of routine business occu-
pied a large part of the time of the
city dads at the council meeting last
night.
! The long delayed questions of re-
funding the unearned portions of saloon
licenses to KEGS and Gwinn, L. Gross
miller, H. Van Buren, and John Bach
told, who had forfeited the same be-
cause of violating the anti-gambling
granted.
i The city attorney filed an opinion to
the effect that the proceedings against
the saloon keepers should have been
taken under the state law and that as
gambling was not a violation of the
city ordinance that the licenses had
been illegally taken away and that the
refund could probably be recovered in
court.
| PrOperty-owners on First street, in
a communication, asked that they be
refunded the amounts due them, as
| ICUdlC HUN luduC
upon that street. City Attorney
Blandford was instructed to collect
the assessment several weeks ago,
but as he has been literally covered
up with city business had not given
the matter his attention. 1t will be
taken up by the attorney this week
and property owners refunded their
assessments.
! A petition asking for street light
+! in front of the Y Nj. C A building,
Spokane street, was referred to the
street light committee for action
The water committee was given
charge of a petition fromres idents
in the vicinity of South Ninth street,
asking that a sewer line be extended
along that thOrOughfare, in order that
they may be enabled to connect with
| the city system, as required by the
health ordinance This petition was
signed by M Turner and a number
of others
Quarterly Payment.
! In accordance with the agreement
of the council the quarterly payment
of the annual appropriation, amount
ing to 1925 per quarter, for the main
! tenance of the public library, was or
dered paid by warrant
C A McCarty. notified the council
| that he was retiring from the express
for a refund of his unearned license
fee This was denied
F. Nelson, who was given the con-
tract for the construction of con-
crete bulk-head along Mill creek be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, pre-
scented his bill, in the sum of $7.137.'
| 80. This work was done by private
contract under the supervision Of the
CITY, On motion the city assessor
was instructed to make the required
assessments for the district for pay
ment of the improvement.
Liquor license renewals were grant
ed Joseph LaFortune & Co., Henry
Van Buren, and E. A. Smythe.
The street and public improvements
committee reported in favor of paw
ing North Third street from Mill
creek bridge to the intersection OF
Oak street. The report was adopted.
| Bids for machinery for the water
department were received, but as time
could not be spared last night to
award the contract, the matter was
left in the hands of the water COM
mittee. Bids were submitted by Nc
Faden & German, of this city, and
Steele & Co., of Portland.
For the construction of the bulk
head along the south side of Mill
creek in East Alder street bids were
submitted by Dion Keefe and Easter
day & Co. The street committee was
given charge of the bids.
The contract with John A. Bailey
for the erection of the new city hall
and fire station was signed and ap-
proved and placed on file.
City Clerk Hart was instructed to
can for bids for the printing of detail
sheets for use of the city assessor.
All bids are to be on file with the city
clerk before o'clock Monday after
noon. so as to be opened at the next
meeting.
Attorney Sharpstein asked that the
unearned portions of liquor licenses
of the Owl, Louvre, Bismarck, Elk
and Idle Hour saloons, which were
revoked several months ago by the
council because of gambling being
conducted in these places,be refunded,
as gambling is not one of the Of
lenses contained in the state law for
which license may be revoked. The
request was granted and warrants
were ordered drawn for the respec-
tive amounts.
Two bids were received for the
installation and construction of fire
alarm, telegraph and storage battery
system, but no action was taken.
The bid of the Campbell Fire Alarm
System company was $6,54S, while
the George M. Stevens company sub
mitted a bid of $500. The matter
will be taken up at a special meet
ing.
An ordinance providing for the re-
fund of $1,000, deposited with the city
as an evidence of good faith in build
ing the electric car system, was
passed, and a warrant ordered drawn
for the amount.
The ordinance including Mulkey's
addition within the incorporate limits