The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-05
CARE OF PAVING.
COuncilmen Consider it-ImpOrtant
Session with Many
Subjects.

Starting its session with glimmer
of candle-light, made necessary
through troubles or the Northwest
Light & Water company, the city
council held an important meeting
Monday evening and considered sub
jects, until nearly midnight before al
journment was possible. The North
Coast railroad and Rose Land COM
pany franchise extensions came .p
for decisions, the subject of special
elections for the bond issue and the
annexation of Mob Hill was brought
before the councilmen, street i'm
provements took up time, and many
minor matters were considered.
Care of the new paving, methods
of sweeping and of sprinkling were
taken up, and after lively discussion
referred to the street and ditch COM
nittee with power to act Whether
a big street sweeper will be secured
or a cart and sweeper gang will he
organized is the principal question.
The council granted the petition of
the Rose Land company for a years
extension to construct its water sys-
TEN in North Yakima.
Councilman Meigs secured the
passage of a resolution calling for
the city officials to confer with the
county commissioners as to construc-
ton of bridge across Union, Often
ON Eighth street, just at the ci y
limits.
Among the numerous bills present
ed was the estimate on paving, carl
ing for payment of $7214 in city war
rants. The payment of bill from
Theodore Weisberger, contractor, for
$1926 for cement sidewalk on North
First street was also authorized.
The school board was given author
itv to connect sewer line to connect
with the main trunk sewer from
Summit View school. Private parties
will not be given permission to con-
meet with this line.
Attorney Fred Parker appeared be-
fore the council and withdrew the re-
quest for renewal of the Harrington
! license. Petitions were received for
renewal of the Madden & Pieckert IL
censes and for J. NJ. Berens, on
South Front street.
The claims committee reported adj
versely on the claim of George J..
Young for alleged damage by ditch
overlooking his property.
The question of basement en-
frances was considered and Council
man Meigs announced that he will
bring an ordinance before the coun-
Gil making it nuisance to build
them in the business district, If they
project into alleys.
Councilman Janeck submitted the
monthly statement of expenses of de-
partments, showing the following
costs: Engineering department,
S729.7O: health department,
S106S.S2; fire department, $730.S2;
police department. $4,000.
Councilman Null notified the coun-
Gil of the erection of shack in the
recently burned restricted district,
now inside the fire limits, and this
will be investigated. Prosecutions
may follow.
Amendment was made to the
vagrancy ordinance 10 include street
walkers, with whom the police have
had some trouble.
Bids were received for the laying
of a concrete sidewalk on the east
side of North First street from A
street to the court house property,
the contract going to Felton-Wimer
Concrete company at $500 lineal
foot.
Numerous routine ordinances and
resolutions as to street improve
ments now under way were passed.