The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-06
v. ]. MARBLE IS
CITY ENGINEER
COUNCIL CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT
Is Decided to Hear Petition for Va.
cation of West Walnut-Arm.
bruster Finally Scores.

to which there was not a dissenting
vote, the mayor at the council meet
ing Monday night offered the name
of w. J. Marble as city engineer The
appointment was unanimously con-
firmed. The old ordinance governing
duties and salary of the city engineer
is now in effect. According to this
he is allowed IS a day for each day
he is employed on city work.
Upon motion of Councilman Shaw
It was moved to reconsider the Pc
tition of the Ontario Land company
and others for the vacation of West
Walnut street. Councilman Arm
bruster strongly opposed the recon-
mendation, declaring that the ques-
ton had been before the council sew
eral times and had been decided
against the company each time. He
favored litigation. Councilman
Keck spoke in favor of a reconsijera-
ton City Attorney Forsyth de-
clared the city is morally obligated to
vacate the street, asserting that if
the courts were called upon to decide
the question they would have no diff
ficulty in finding against the city. He
avered that the city was in duty
bound to vacate the street, accord
ing to it's agreements.
With Armbruster's vote being the
only dissenting one resolution was
passed that the petition of the On
tario Land company for the vacation
Of West Walnut street between Reed
street and west to the city limits, ex-
cept the alley crossing West Walnut
street, be heard at the regular meet
ing Of the city council on the first
Monday in March. The city clerk
was instructed to give notice of the
hearing.
Councilman Armbruster finally
scored one on the Northwest Light
& Water company. When the ques-
ton of approving the bills Of the f.
nance committee was brought before
the council he insisted that the light
bill of the company be not paid be-
cause, he declared, that many of the
lights were out Of commission during
the month. The bill, which amounts
to between $500 and $500, was held
over for two weeks.
An ordinance amending the ordin-
ance extending the fire limits Of the
city passed its first and second read
ings and was carried over till the
next meeting for its final passage
1t adds to the present fire limits of
the city all the tract of land between
the north line of D street and the
north line of the southeast quarter of
tn southeast quarter of section 10,
township 10, range is, and between
the easterly line of selah street and
the westerly line from Front street,
also the east half of blocks 2oS and
200.
An ordinance amending the one
establishing the fire limits of the city
was also passed the first and second
readings.
The remonstrance passed at the
| meeting of the fruit growers along
the Sunnyside canal against the city
Of North Yakima dumping its sew
age into the Yakima river was read
and referred to the city health Of
hcer.
1t was voted to change the follow
ing electric lights: From Spokane
and West Chestnut streets to Walla
Walla and Chestnut streets; from
Second and Walnut to Second and
Rainier: from Eighth and A to Sew
enth and D; from West A and Rain
Ter to d and Ahtanum; from Rainie.'
and West Walnut to Reed and west
Walnut.
The building ordinance which has
been under consideration was con-
siiered too cumbersome. 1t covers
Sc typewriter pages. Councilmen
Armbruster. Null and Smith were
appointed q committee by the mayor
to frame a new one.
Bert Fletcher petitioned the coun-
ell FOR the transfer OF his saloon II.
cense to Olaf sanberg. The police
committee Is not wholly in hvor Of
the change and asked two. weeks
time ID which to report.
the petition Of w. s. Hanson for
appsintment OF collector Of poll taxes
was held over.
J. J. Miller 10 nov chief Of police,
his bosd Of $1,000 With American
Bonding company being approvsd-
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