The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-18
COUNCIL HAS
BUSY SESSION
CITY BOARD TAKES UP MATTERS
OF PAVING WEST MAIN
STREET.

Much business in little time was the
last night No one seemed disposed to
linger long or to listen to any bursts
of oratory, so the meeting was carried
through with unusual dispatch. Much
was done however in the way of talk
ing up petitions and acting on recon-
mendations Of committees.
Probably the most important thing
that comes before the council was the
petition signed by business men of the
city to have West Main paved. John L.
iSharpStein appeared for the petitioners.
To pay for the Improvement he sug-
gested 10-year five-per-cent bonds
property owners abutting to pay one
tenth of the principal each year, the
city to stand the cost of paving street
intersections. 1t was cited that this
street is the visitors introduction to
the CITY anu lHdt II Is dl present III q"
frightful condition. The matter was re-
iferred to the street committee.
The report of the city treasurer for
last month showed that on the first of
February there was $16,931.13 in the
treasury. The receipts for the month
were $131, 1913, of which $500 came
from saloon licenses, the most revenue
from any one source except the water
departments earnings. The disburse-
ments for the month We're $92 ,269.19.
The cash on hand, March /. was
$3922619 and the balance in the bank
of s4272619.
| In the water department the revenue
! last month was $4,7S9.36 and the eX-
penditures reached s1,179.OS. The sum
of $1,234.15 was spent for lettering
the system. A comparative statement
of the Februaries of this and last year
Is as follows:
Year. Revenue. Expense.
|
1905 ....... 4,7S9.36 1,179.0S
| Increase, s6O5.5O; decrease, $317.S2.
| A petition from Gus Winkler asking
for refund of delinquent taxes was
denied on recommendation of the COM
mittee. That of Thomas Burrows for a
refund of $1.35 for over-assessment of
taxes ne had paid, was granted. Dice
! & Jackson also were refunded $50
which they had overpaid on taxes. The
petition of the St. Paul's guild for
refund of taxes on property they have
acquired was denied. the committee
reporting that the property was as
sessed to Mrs. Harriet .Worthington be-
fore they purchased it.
Must Clean Up Milk Station.
On the matter of the Waterman milk
station in Reeds addition, the health
committee reported that the same Is
| in highly unsanitary condition. that
milk and water are stopping around
|
place generally is undesirable. If it is,
| allowed to continue, by the vote OF
the council it will have to have a con-
crete floor connecting directly with
the sewer and also the smoke stack
| from the engine room must be extended
| tc twice it's present length.
| A petition asking for the extension of
Elm street over and beyond the o. r.
& n. tracks was granted on recon-
lr,endation of the street committee. The
petition of D. F. Baker, for an extern
sion of the sewer system to AlvaradO
Terrace was granted and call will be
made for bids. Bids for the sewer on
East Alder were found to be excessive
! An extension of the water main to
West Cherry across the O. r. & n.
tracks was granted and the same will
be put in as soon as the pipe can be
secured.
! Scholl e Scholl were denied their pc
tition for electric power from the city.
In their petition they claimed that their
contract with the city called for cleo
trio power to replace their water
power if the city used the water of
Mill creek to the detriment of their
water right The city on investiga-
ton claims that this is not the case
and consequently the petition was de-
MED.
Macadamize East Alder.
The petition to macadamize East
Alder from the pavement to the city
park was granted. the grade to be 80
feet wide. The city engineer was in
structed to draw up the necessary
plans and specifications.
| In the matter of the division of the
property for assessment to pay for the
/ I,