The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-11-16
A Partial Summary of Villa. Has
Been Done.

During the year 1907 there has
been started several notable i'm
proyements in the city, and there
has also been started and completed
several other improvements of less
er Importance.
Early in the year Postmaster Hull
reported to the City Council that q
free delivery of the mails could be
had here if the city would place in
sidewalks to the extent required b.
the government. A plat of the city
was made showing the sidewalks
THAT were already down, and what
sidewalks the city proposed to put
in. This was submitted to the gov
eminent officials and they approved
of it. The council proceeded to
draw up ordinances forming i'm
provement districts and start in 70
receive bids for the job Of placing
the sidewalks in. The people were
given an opportunity of placing
theirs in and then the contract was
let to J. H. Long and Frank Rogers,
Jr.
They are now working to fulfill
their contract, and it will not be
long before the city will have it's
sidewalks and it's free delivery of
the mails.
1t being apparent to the City
Council that it was necessary to
place our water supply in such 4
condition that it could always be
forthcoming and free from contami-
nation, and the project of securing
water from Snow Greek being shown
10 be an impossibility from finan-
cial standpoint, Mr.. Hanford of Han
ford & Blackwell was secured to
make an estimate on the proposition
of securing water from the Wena
chez river. After the estimate was
given it was found too far out of
the reach of the city pocketbook. SO
pumping plant was investigated, re-
ported on and work started.
It being the census of opinion
that it would be better to put in q
temporary plant at the present time,
the City Council entered into a
contract with Mr.. Gum to furnish
a. he
ware Co. to furnish TIE pump.
About five thousand feet O. pipe was
laid, the pump and motor placed in,
and today is in good working order
ready for any circumstance wherein
it is necessary to place it in opera
ton.
1t being very essential that suita-
bic fire apparatus be on hand for
any occasion, combination wagon
and one thousand feet of hose was
purchased and, though it has only
been in our possession short time,
still it has paid for itself and dem
onstrated its usefulness, as shown
at the Ole Sands fire.
The Fire Department has been
taken into consideration by the
Council, and they have received
recognition whenever making their
wants known, and have done all in
their power to build a suitable place
to put the fire apparatus in, and a.
so place for the boys to meet. The
Council has been very anxious that
the boys receive just compensl-
ton for their labors and has granted
them a competent wage per hour.
The necessity of the improvement
of some Of the principal streets in
town coming up in its usual order.
the City Council early in the year
began to form some definite action
upon the regrade on Wenatchee ave-
nue.. 1t was soon discovered that
some definite grade must be estab-
lished upon Wenatchee avenue and /
some action taken toward its per-
manency, so the City Engineer was |
ordered to establish the grades and /
then the City Attorney was instruct
I'd to commence whatever action was
necessary to condemn the property,
and such has been done. The case
now is filed in the Superior Court,
and will probably be settled before
next March. Then immediate action
will probably be taken to sidewalk,
grade and curb Wenatchee avenue
It's full length.
The matter of establishing grades.
,urbing and sidewalking Chelan ave-
Tue also was taken under considers
ion. The grade was made, the bids
we're advertised for, and the con-
ract is to be let to the lowest bid
lers-J. ]. O'Connor and the Eagle
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