The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-11
CITY COUNCIL HAS
STORMY SESSION
Regular Meeting Last Night.---V e.
natchee's Honorable Body Hears
Troubles.---F,rryman Storms the
Castle.

tGe JOYS and sorrows OF Coun-
/ Jc.. 90 De 11tlSu up III uotdII ~. a44.
/ Ul ,l1e lutuluciS Oh Tie present hon
oraEde body of this city. Those wn'
have never served term as rep
! dear puullc" Lave Dut Httle con
cepuon OF the work HIflcn Rails 80
this body.
There was a stormy meeting last
night. The calm tranquility "nicn
! pervaded the outside atmosphere was
! in direct contrast 10 the lively times
which waged in the innermoSt sane
| tuary OF the city fathers.
'.How 1t all Happened"
/ How it all happened that the city
discussed in the earlier part of the
evening before the meeting was cali
! ed togethr Some blamed the news
/, papers for rot giving the public the
proper amount of educational dope
/ in regard trareto; some blamed ii to
! some one who ought to have known
better than to vote against it ana
Knockers who never "diyvy up TO
Public enterprises. All agreed. how
ever that for the lack of four NOR
votes the municipal building enter
prise had been knocked higher than
a cooked hat.
WHAT TO DO. This is the ques-
1 ton which confronted the guardians
of city affairs. THE CITY COUN-
/ CHI. IS GIVEN POWER BY THE
+ STATUTE TO DRAW WARRANTS
ON THE CITY TO THE AMOUNT
OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS. But the council are not dis
posed to place an indebtedness on
the city (even though they believe
it would be economy when the PEG
pie. though only a few voted, had
by their ballots shown themselves 10
be opposed to new building. Mar
shall Ferguson reported that new
iail must had or there would be
no use to arrest prisoners. one
prisoner had broken out few days
before. The building is also unsanl-
tary.
Fire Bell Rings.
In the earlier Dart OF tneir deilb-
erations the fire bell rang aad al
members and visitors made a faplo
exit to the scene OF the FIRE Inc
fire was soon after reported to be
eXtinguished.
Eerryman Storms the Castle
the next sceance which eAteftaln-
ed the visitors at the meeting last
night was OF little different nature.
J. II. Ferryman, the coal man. WARM
ed up TO his oaus~.e ''--t~-t "'' '"a'
of u.nI; ana wafer iof MS piace VI
Dronao Avenue, and accuoen 'he
members of the council OF negIectilS
his part OF the city. SAID ne:
- nave fourteen acres III lhe Gig
l;,,its and vet have 20 stumble nom
without any lights. | TOOK the
trouble to call attention TO TINS mat
fer 70 Councilman Harlln ana hass
seen the water commissioner d MAJ
dozen times and have talked TO Nj
Rousouat several times. took III.
,rouble of hauling out Councilman
y4arlin to my place and showing
right where We needed the lights ana
tho water tap. | don't think am
getting a square deal, gentlemen
Then followed at length a warm
roast aimed at several members, our
inc which time efforts were WaoS
10 explain to the speaker, Du' III
vain while the scene partooh for the
moment the nature of the notorious
Rnmn Parliament Finally the may
or broke in with: I'VE certainly ap-
''nreciate the fact OF your coming mere
r, make these requests. IL thei0
were more of the citizens who wouit
come here to the council chamber
to make their requests for what they
need these things would be bet
looked after. But We do not like
the attitude in personalities induig-
ed in here and will have to ask the
speaker to make gentlemanly re-
quests and we assure him that they
will be looked into.
The Atmosphere Cleared.
Apologies followed. Explanations
were made and it developed that a
Hight would be furnished as soon az
1.-The Electric Company placed new
transformer which is necessary there
and that the new water tap would
soon be in place.
Talk About Cows.
The question OF permitting COWS
TO run loose in the streets OF We
lnatchea was discussed by the mayor
and the city marshall was instructed
70 arrest all bovinas at large.
Ducks and Geese to Go.
An ordinance was lead providing
Tor the future exclusion of ducks
and geese in the city limits.