The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-08-28
STREET CAR COMPANY GIVES
OUT DEFINITE STATEMENT.
Mayor States That Chances for Paw
ing This Simmer are Slim
Must Advertise for Bids.

Continued Meetings OF the drec-
tors of the Yakima Valley Transpor-
tation company and paving attorneys
have resulted in two conclusions.
That the street car company will
place no rails on Yakima avenue. and
that no pavement will be put down
this year. The latter proposition is
somewhat in doubt, but the mayor
stated Thursday the pavement is
more remote than ever, as big argu-
nicnt has arisen as to whether it will
be legal to place the paving without
eadyertise for bids. This comes as
result of the traction company
pulling away from placing rails on
Yakima avenue.
Thursday President A. J. Splawn
of the transportation company def
nitely announced that there will be
absolutely no street car line on
Yakima avenue. either east or west.
that the company will start laying
rails Monday near the W. H. Red
mond place, short way from the
city limits, and that the first five
miles and one-quarter of the line
will be placed as rapidly as posi-
bic.
The difficulty is placed somewhat
with the old company relative to
paving. One Of the officers of the
new company stated Thursday that
the Inter Valley people had lead the
council to believe all along that a
special kind of rail for Yakima ave-
! lie had been ordered and would be
in the city in time for the pavement.
This. it is stated, is not true and the
new company has absolutely no rails
in sight for the main street.
The plan is to start actual opera
tion from the Redmond place next
Monday and rails will be laid on the
county road south one mile; turn
westward at Mrs. Johnson's ranch;
go over Mob Hill, and through the
Congdon property.
The railroad company has two
miles of rails in the city and large
number of them distributed along
the right of way in the country. An
other mile of rails has been ordered,
the first shipment of this mile arriv-
ing in the city Thursday. When the
full mile has arrived the company
will start placing rails from the end
of the pavement at Seventh avenue
and will place them to connect with
the line started at the Redmond
place. This, it is stated, will save
them their franchise both in the city
and county and the company will ig
more Yakima avenue completely.
A turn will be made at the pave
ment and the company will send its
cars down the side streets of the
city into the main business district
Judge Brown of Seattle, repre-
senting the Denny Clay company Of
Seattle. which will place the brick
pavement east of the Northern Pa
ciflc tracks on Yakima avenue, ar
rived in the city Thursday
He held a long conference with
the transportation company direc-
tors and Attorney Shackelford of
the Barber Asphalt company. When
questioned concerning the legality
of going on with the paving after
the street car company had expressed
a firm determination not to operate
cars on Yakima avenue. Judge
Brown stated that it would be IL
legal until bids we're again adver-
tised for, while Attorney Shackel-
ford took the directly opposite view
What conclusion was reached, If
any, could not be aseertained long
after midnight this morning
The mayor and councilmen stated
that there seems absolutely no
chance for paving the streets this
summer, however.