The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-11-13

The City Council, with the excep-
tion of Mooney, Harlin and Nichols,
met last night; Water Commissioner
Sherburne, City Engineer Zahren,
Police Magistrate Palmer, City At
torney Williams, Chief of Police Fer
guson, Health Officer Culp and City
Treasurer Manchester were also pres
ent.
City Accepts Park Grants.
On motion, duly carried, it was
agreed that the city should accept
the four lots in Grandview addition,
numbers 13 and IA in Block 62 and
Lots l and in Block 6S, decided
to it by Marvin Chase and wife and
w. T. Clarke and wife for park pur-
poses.
When the Grandview land was
plated and put on the market as an
addition to the city these four lots
were reserved for park purposes, to
make the land more desirable, and
are now formally surrendered to the
City in accordance with the un1c"-
standing at the time the plat was
filed.
To Have Playground.
The Council is to be commended
on the expedition with which it com
Piled with the peoples wish FOR a
lublic recreation ground. A few
weeks ago the Commercial Club ap-
pointed a committee to investigate
the few remaining possible play
ground sites, and choose one, which
/ in it's opinion would best serve the
future interests of the rapidly grow
ing city, and make it's recommended
tions thereon to the City Council.
The committee Immediately took 10
/ the investigation, and finally decided,
after a process Of elimination, that
a seven-acre tract of the old fair
grounds offered the most advan-
itages of the few locations still avail
able, and so reported to the Council.
The Councils committee on public
buildings and grounds reported ia
vorably on the proposed Playground
tract, and at last nights session the
1 Council voted unanimously to accep'
deed from E. A. Wyman for tht
] seven acres in question, for whicf
4 the city will pay $4,000.
With a moderate investment TO
! Improvements the new playground
! will become not only a valuable ad
iunct to the city as whole, but will
! ! be of practical benefit to every citi
zen interested in outdoor sports.
Gas Franchise Adopted.
The charter for the manufacture
of Illuminating and cooking gas
asked for by the Wenatchee Electric
Company, and which has been under
the knife for the past two or three
months, was finally adopted at last
nights meeting. Under the terms Of
the city's newly made contract with
the Electric company, citizens viii
he able to use both kinds of gas at
moderate cost.
To Pay Jail Bills.
To assist him In carrying on the
work, and according to the terms O.
the contract for the structure, cit!
warrants were ordered drawn to H
J. Kimmel for $1,000, the same tt
apply as part payment to him fol
. building the new jail, which is nov
going up.
DR.. Culp Gets Help.
To assist him in his honest effort
to clean up the city, DR.. Culp, chic
of the Bureau of Health, was author
lied to employ a deputy whose dut.
4 it will be to wage relentless war o.
4 unsanitary conditions so prevalen
Y on various city premises; to help ex
4 terminate rats, and to see that con
! tagious diseases are reported to tn
health department as soon os recog
/ nized as such.
| Treasurer's Report.
/ City Treasurer Harry Mancheste
l appeared and submitted his MONTH
| report of the financial condition c
the city, which was turned over t
the proper committee for inspection
More Sidewalks.