The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16


was something on the board attracting
attention. The session was the long,
est held by the new councils since cleo,
ton last July, and the new members
seemed rather TO enjoy the experience
| of being "out" after 10 o'clock. Routine
business. aside from the retrenchment
wave which made it's appearance, Oc-
cupied, the entire. session, and when
Councilmen Bachtold followed the lead
| at 10: 80 and moved for adjournment,
the little brown calendar looked as
| though a Kansas ''tWister' had struck
it.
Reports of Committees.
| Street Commissioner Dion Keefe, in
a report covering the work of his de-
part'ment from November 10 to De-
cember Is, showed that Improvements
aggregating an expenditure of $780,
| 20 for material and labor had been
completed The report was referred
to the street committee.
The finance committee in a report
recommended that a rebate of SIS be
allowed to Walla Wallae Hack & Trans
| fer company, that sum having been
collected in taxes on an erroneous as
sessment. The report was adopted
| The petition of property owners ask
ing for the grading of Otis street from
Alder street 10 Mill creek, which had
been referred to the street committee,
was reported favorably upon and the
city attorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance providing for carrying
on the Improvement The report was
adopted. The petition of the Garden
City Milling company for an alley
through block z of Langford's addition
was also reported favorably by the
street committee, and Tuesday, Janu-
airy 5, at 1870 o'clock, was set as che
date of hearing the petition, and for
taking action.
City Engineer L. w. Loehr, was
instructed to make the necessary sur
veys for the establishment of park
ing lines on Otis street from Boyer
avenue to East Alder street, in ac-
cordance with al petition of L. F. An
derson and others, as king for an extern
sion from six to twelve feet in width.
The petition was referred at a previous
meeting to the street committee, and
their report last night was favorable.
To grant the petition of property
owners interested, the street lighting
committee in order to place light at
the intersection of Clinton and Hobson
streets, recommended that the light
now in front of the Hockett residence
on Clinton street be removed to the in
| tersection. The report was adopted
The petition of property owners for a
light at North Fifth and Sumach
| streets was reported favorably upon,
and the report was adopted.
John Bachtold was granted a renew
al of liquor license for the Elk saloon
at IA West Main street; George Mot
tet for the Idle Hour saloon, and
DAWN & Michellod, for The Louvre,
West Main street.
Mayor Eugene Tausick and City
| Clerk T, D. S. Hartsw authorized to
draw warrants aggregating $3,70765
as payment for interest on the water
and city hall bonds, due January I.
! City Surveyor l.. w. Loehr filed with
the council plats of the grade lines Of
South Howard or Park street, East AL
der and grades on streets in Water
town addition, and in Lemons addi-
ton on Clover Francis and Delmos
streets. The plates were adopted.
Joani Blachei filed the plat OF the
new addition to the city of Walla Wal
la. known as Blache's addition, and it
was referred to the street committee.
The new addition is in the vicinity Of
the fair grounds.
The bid of J.W. Chaplin to pillow the,
city's cow pasture at 81 an acre, was
accepted. Old hydrants and old timber
now on hand are to be disposed of by
the water committee to the best ad-
| vantage.
Ordinance No. 1867, vacating Univer-
| sily street west of Stanton street, in
accordance with a petition Of Whitman
college authorities, was given thin
reading last night was passed unani-
mously. The vacation of the street
will give street openings on all sides
of the college property.
After an almost interminable delay
ordinance No. 1853, which had been so
long on the caiander that it had lost
its original semblance, was given final
passage last night The measure is
one relating to dogs and dog licences.
the tag fee having been placed at 81
for males and So for females Here
tofore the license has been 81 for males
and 81 for females.
w. D. Robins, through his attorney,
H. s. Blandford, rendered the CITY s25
in settlement Of litigation following
the First street opening assessment,
and after a brief discussion, the coun-
tcil decided 60 accept the money. Suit
Fhad been instituted by the city attor-
Iney in the superior court for the COL
lection of the full assessment, amount
ling to some $96, but as many of the
property owners had been permitted
to settle with a payment of SIS, Mr..
Robbins was also extended that privi-
lege.
The ordinance providing for the
transfer of the city burying ground 70
III. c. Baker on payment of $500 and