The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-08
Take Steps
For Paving
OF INTENTION
FILED BY COUNCIL.
Threats to Leave City
Residents of Leaning Addition Have
Grievance, But No Crossings
Routine Matters.

Resolutions OF intention to pave
Yakima avenue with stone blocks on
the east and asphalt on the west, and
Front street with vitrilied brick were
introduced and passed at meeting
of the city council Monday night.
Protests against the resolutions must
be filed at the next meeting OF the
city council on May 20.
The resolutions are taken as the
first actual step to paving work and
it is believed that some Ing definite
will result, although 4 grist OF pro-
tests are looked for to appear at the
next council meeting.
Residents of the Leaning addition
threatened to withdraw from the city
if immediate action is not taken on d
petition filed last night asking tina,
the city open the crossing at Ounce
street, another at Selah street and a
90 foot roadway at Rainier avenue,
demanding that condemnation pro-
ccedings be started if other methods
fail. The council decided that the
city attorney shall open communica-
ton with the railroad company, and
il no satisfactory answer is received
to start condemnation proceeding al
once on the Ounce street matter. The
other two clauses relative to Selaa
street and Rainier avenue were lai1
over until next council meeting.
A request for a pool room license,
at which, according to City Attorney
Forsyth, it was hoped TO bet on horse
races, was turned down.
The request of Tucker and White
for saloon license TO operate i
liquor store on First street was met
with u protest from property owners
on that street and the matter was
laid over until next meeting.
A number of property owners, in
Guiding A. b. Weed, GIace e. Swift
ger, ID. Il. Lesh, Mrs. A. e. Ward and
Alex Miller also asked that license OF
saloons in Glazer building and at No.
lG North First street be revoked.
An ordinance requiring all lots
between Seventh avenue west and
Sixth street on Yakima avenue to be
connected with city water, was
passed.
]. c. Forman will be appointed
city engineer at the next council
meeting is the present plan of the
mayor. During the intervening time
he will act as city engineer. Mr..
Foreman has been connected with
the reclamation service.
Shaw moved that committee be
appointed to look up a site for new
city hall building, but his pet meas
ure was lost again.
The street committee reported IA
vorably on grading of Ninth street.
Postponed indefinitely.
A petition for wooden Sidewalk,
on the west side of Eighth between
Yakima and ID street was granted.
Property owners near b and Ninth
asked for an electric light. Post
poned for a week so that committee
may confer with the light company
relative to cost.
Petition for cement walk between
ID and f on Naches avenue was
granted.
A petition of the Consolidated Coal
& Fuel Company to build wagon
scales was referred to street and
ditch committee.
A petition of a Mr.. Van Buren, for
saloon license was granted
Property owners on North Eighth
demonstrated against action of coun-
Gil in changing width of proposed
sidewalk from six to eight feet.
Sexton reported thirteen burials
and collections of $3.50.
Police judge reported collections
to amount of $1007.
An ordinance was passed allowing
sanitary inspector to enforce people
to remove garbage.
A report was read from CHIEF
Hauser stating that the new fir.
alarm system has been installed and
| has been inspected. The system i:
| found to be installed satisfactorily.
A resolution for a bridge on From
street was prepared, but attorney
Forsyth stated there will probably BIZ
change in the laws and the resolu
ton was laid over.
The report of the city treasurer
showed cash on hand in the treasur,