The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-04
DUNHAM WANTS
WEEDS KILLED
Council Passes Ordinance and
Clears .Cd|dnder

Last night was a busy one in the
chambers of the Walla Walla council.
That ''the mills grind slowly" is NOT
applicable to last nights performance.
During the discussion of Councilman
Dunham's own weed ordinance, one
might easily have mistaken the council
body for an auction crowd. The fine
for failure to keep the weeds in our
front yards cropped down was run
from $40 to SIS, then up and down the
scale, finally being knocked down at
$3.50, the latter being a compromise
between the S. bid and the $40 bid.
This applies to each 6Ox12O foot lot
with 81 extra for parkingS.
The street committee reported that
as it was impossible to make an esti-
mate of the cost of the work to be
done in putting in the bulkhead on
First and Rose streets and on the
north bank of Mill creek between Spo-
kane and Palouse streets, it had par
TALLY made arrangements with the
contractor to furnish the engine and
all apparatus needed in the work, the
city to pay him SO per day for use of
same and his time.
This agreement was approved by the
council and the committee authorized
to proceed.
Wire Troubles.
1t is highly probable the telephone
company will remove a certain guy
wire offensive to one j. L. Baldwin
without delay.
Last night a communication was
read from Mr.. Baldwin stating that
though the council had ordered the
wire removed over a year ago it was
still there. A recital of this defiance
of the council had an effect on the
members of the body which was not
entirely soothing. The clerk was en-
phatically instructed to notify the te!-
ephOne company that it had 10 days
in which to remove the wire. Should
it not be removed in that time, the
street commissioner will be authorized
to remove it at the company's expense.
A. Smythe presented a second petit
ton for damages to the council lass
night. his claim being that he was put
to the expense of $1325O in treating
his horse for injuries sustained by fall
ing through a hole in the Third street
bridge on or about July 19, 1906.
Again the matter was referred to the
street committee and the city attOr-
ney. Smythe's former petition, whita
dropped.
Reports Heard.
Considerable time was spent by the
council in reading and approving the
various monthly reports of the city
officers.
The report of Chief of Police Mike
Davis showed arrests made by his de-
partment as follows: Attempted GRIM
inal assault on child, 1; assault on
child with whip, l; drunk and incom-
petent, %: drunk and disorjerly, As;
engaged in street fight, 6; indecent eX-
posure l; larceny from person, 2; pc
TT larceny, 5; pocket picking, l; va
grancy, y; violation of city express
license, 1; disorderly conduct, 2. Total,
1O7 cases. Bonds were forfeited to the
amount Of $195 and fines paid amount
ing to $65.
The report of Building Inspector
Glasford showed the value of build
ings for which permits We're issued
during the month of August to be
$65, 900.
The total number of graves dug
during the month of August, as given
by the city sexton was 8; the total ex-
pense, including care of lots amount
ing to $50.
The report of the license Inspector
gave the following collections: Petty
licenses, S435; saloon licenses, $4,000;
vehicle licenses, $40. Total, $3,475, for
which the treasurer's receipt was at
tached.
The report of the mounted police
was as follows: Four horses buried,
81; one horse sold, 81; four horses re-
deemed, $3.50; one cow buried, s1;7
COWS redeemed, SO.
The delinquent tax collectors re-
port gave the monthly collections as
follows: For the year. 1905, $1,000;
for year 1906, $693.0S Total, S903.33.
The city clerks report shows that
PA warrants were issued during the
past month. The amounts issued on
various funds are as follows: General
fund, S5,419.6O; street fund, s4,6S9.90;
fire fund, S3,117.10; street sprinkling
fund, SS56.52; park fund. $71; local
Improvement fund for district No. l.
STA; Eleventh street grading fund.
s27. Total, $17.365.05.
More Births Than Deaths.
According to the monthly report of
City Health officer Braden there Were
during the monthe of August, % deaths
and 81 births. Contagious diseases
were exceptionally few, there having