The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-10
Council Does
important Work
water Main Ext ,nsion Ordered in
Beach and Anon Additions.
Cleaner Streets Demanded.

Tuesday night much business was
di, i,patcht and important work in
.upurated. On motion of Hawe S
the water mains were orcered ex-
tended TO Beach's addition exte nd
;nq a six-inch main down the alley
clear thru to the street east of DR..
crosby's residence, thence north
along that street to the alley run
ming west back of Armstrong S
house and the Columbia Hotel, and
inning tho water main on Wash
,iueton street. An extension was
also ordered in the Anon addition
beg,ning near Otto L. Hanson s
house and extending south along
Seventh street to the alley back of
the Methodist church, thence east
.ong that alley 10 main o.. Pacific
street.
Tne cou,:cil gave the Marshal
vigorous instructions to tend 10 the
: cleaning up Of the streets and pick
ing up the loose s:one. 1t was
poin ed out that this should have
been attended to befole this aud or
!, ders we.e issued tnat it should be
done at once The Marshal was
to work whoever he ccu.d set and
also put in Sumo of his own time ON
this work until the reets were put
iu better shape.
A grist of the usual bills were al
lowed. kOne of importance was
payment Of the annual iustalment
on the water contract with the N.
P.I. Co. for waller ior the Ist and
,nd additions to Kennewick and
also the annual maintenance fee.
Z The former amounting to sass and
the latter $75.
J. NJ Hawkins was granted a
license tor another year, his check
for $500 and proper bond accom-.
8 P nying the application.
The Park Question was brough,
before the cou- eli by the posi- ioll
Of the Commeici Club a. king tha,
the question of bondi, G the town
to purchase gror, d. for a park
O~e option being fer he Otto Han
sen and the Hewetson tracts on The
river fr Mt, o., second, to purchase
The half tlock and building belong
lug 10 DR.. w. H. Pallister and fac
Ing on Third Street. 1t was point
e1 cut that tba, the Pallister build
ingcould be used as ci:y hall for
Tue present. The price 70, the hall
block ard building is $1,000. The
price on the acreage tracts is $45c
per acre. 1t was the sentim iment oi
the council that the question be put
up TO the p-ople for decision by
Ealing special election for the
purpose. The law requires that il
oe brought in the same manner as
al ordnance and none having beer
prepared it was postponed until a
special meeting. 1t would require
ao'ut $500 to take up all three op'
tons.
i~o ordin4nces, one to preven,
.ae ol c>ing OF rail oad eros ing:
'0r longer period than 10 Minute:
aao a second regular g the speed
''a'ns thru town were given thei1
a's' and second readings.
ihe designations OF o. L. Han
Sen ard H F. Baldwin were .eat
'uo accepted. The council extend
'" vote Of tn ank to both gentle
wen tor their serves as member.
0fthe body.
"1. Hanson has Served he tow1
mayor aud well on into tn.
~ouo term as councilman and II
~a''ers Of laying out streets, es
0'sa'u, sr .dts, aud establi shin :
~, wafer system coming in tie linz
"'1k as all engineer his ser
ives having been invaluable. 1,
n' a.'efs of building walks, use O
~ 'e''als and the general work O
IA 'uuc'l Mr.. Baldwin has dor'