The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-22
'REM0NsTRANCE
IS GRANTED
Residents on Marcus viii
Not Payfor Street Extension

vigorous remOnStrance signed by
property owners residing on Marcus
street, south of Mill creek, protesting
against their property being assessed
for the opening of the street on the
north side of the creek to Boyer ave-
nue. was finally granted by the eoun-
Gil last night after a pro and con dis
cussion lasting nearly an hour.
The opening of Marcus street from
Mill creek to Boyer Avenue has been
before the council some months. A
board of viewers appointed assessei j
the damages to adjacent property and
recommended that property lying on
the south side of the creek be included
ir the assessment district paying for
the Improvement.
This brought out a vigorous pro:est
from the south side residents last
nioat GlasfOrd expressed the opinion
that in asking the south residents to
help pay for the Improvement. the
council was only carrying out what
had been the custom in the past in
opening new streets. Tausick cham
pioned the stand taken by the south
siders and his motion to grant the re-
monstrance was finally passed.
Improve Pine Street.
The council last night passed an or
dinance creating an assessment dis
trict for the improvement by grading
and sidewalking Pine street from Sec
ond to Thirteenth street. The asses
sor was ordered to assess the property
and made up the tax list.
On the recommendation of the street
committee, work will be commenced
Immediately on the Improvement OF
Sprague street from Chestnut to Maple;
Maple from Sprague to Military Ave-
Atie and Military avenue from Maple 70
Malcolm. On the petition Of property
owners, Birch street from Ninth to
Thirteenth: Eighth street from Ches-
nut to Main and North Palouse street
will be improved by grading and side
walking. The street committee
brought in reports, recommending the
improvements.
A petition from B. F. Culp and
others. asking the city to grade down
the hill on the city's property at the
end of Boyer Avenue was tabled FOR
the time being. members of the street
committee saying that il is not pract1-
cal to make the Improvement until the
old mill race is abandoned and re-
moved.
License Fortune TelIers.
An ordinance fixing a license fee OF
IS per day or 500 per week on all for
tune tellers, palmists. astrolOgists, ETC.
was Iassed The penalty for a violation
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less than SO and not more than $50.
An ordinance placing license OF
500 per annum on house movers went
to it's third reading and on Bachtolds
| motion was placed on the calendar.
Fire Limits Extended.
An ordinance extending the fire linn
it's was passed. The new limits as
provided by the ordinance are as fol-
lows:
Commencing at the point of the
intersection of the center lines of Sixth
and Alder streets: thence along the
center line of Alder street to the center
| line of Fifth street; thence along the
center line of Fifth street to the center
| line of Poplar street: thence along the
center line Of Poplar street to the CEN
ct tlno Oh East SlItel. tIclIc e'ic'iS
the center line of East street to the al
ley between Alder and Poplar streets:
| thence along the center line of said al
ley produced to a point $50 feet west
| of the center line of PalOuSe street;
! thence north 90 degrees. so minutes;
west 20 feet; thence north so degrees
10 minutes. east $50 feet to the center
line of PalOuse street; thence along
the center line of Palouse street to the
center line of East Rose street: thence
along the center line of East Rose
street to the center line of Sixth street
TO the place of beginning"
Contracts Awarded.
The contract for furnishing lumber
for new bridges over Garrison creek at
Third and Fourth streets was awarded
J to the Walla Walla Lumber company
| on a bid of $5O4.
Street grading contracts were award
ed as follows: George Grodwohl. $500
| for grading Chestnut from Chase Ave
nue. to Ninth: ]. w. .Baily. $175. for
grading Chestnut from Ninth to Elev-
| enth street.
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