The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-17

MAYOR GELLATLY DEFINES POL
ICY IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
FOR A BOND ISSUE.

In the proposed improvements in
the city during the coming year I
would like to have the members of
the city council work in harmony as
much as possible with the city engin
eer, go over the plans for the various
| improvements and acquaint your
selves as fully as possible with all
the details regarding it. I know that
! mistakes have been made in the past
regarding some of our city work. We
have had y foot sidewalk installed
where it should have been 6 feet.
Some streets are narrower than they
should be. Another mistake which l
regret is the installation of wooden
curbs | am satisfied that these are
not going to give satisfaction and the
curbing should have been of substan-
tial material. While the initial cost
may be little bit more yet in the
long run building better at the start
means a considerable saving in the
future Further than this, | am
not satisfied with the surfacing of
the streets which we have improved.
think We can all see that gravel on
Chelan avenue and the crushed rock
on Wenatchee avenue is not the kind
of surfacing that is needed in We
natchee. | do not like either one
and I think that in the future we
must plan on something that is bet
| ter. They are using macadam sur
| facing in Spokane on number OF
the streets which I think would be
! far better for this city than the
gravel or crushed rock which we have
experimental with.
There is another matter that |
wish to call to the attention of the
city council; that is, that we must
plan another bond issue soon. We
must take up some of the outstand-
ing warrants and care for these by
a bond issue Further than this |
recommend that the finance commit
tee of the city council should go into
this matter of the needs of the city,
for instance new fire apparatus, COM
fort stations, the city's portion of
proposed new city improvements and
give us an idea as to what sum viii
be required for the coming years
work that cannot be provided for by
the tax levy. The bond limit to which
We may go is, | understand, $4,000.
This does not include the amount that
is now outstanding in warrants but
| recommend that the finance COM
mittee give us complete statement
of what is needed, the amount to
which We should bond. and make a
recommendation at the coming meet
ing of the city council
The above statement from Mayor
Gellatly was made at the city coun-
Gil last night. This was made during
the consideration of other business
but outlines in brief the policy of the
newly elected mayor, who, in con-
federation of the business in hand
stated that it was his policy that
street improvements should be made
by the districts outlined, between the
high school building ON the south
and Columbia street on the east, Kit
titas street on the south and Second
street on the north. He stated that
inis district should be improved at
once and that all districts outside of
this block should be improved on the
petition of the property owners.
The first business that came before
the council last night was the appli-
cation of j. Garland and Burt Coble
! for a license to conduct a shooting
gallery in the building now occupied
by the Malaga Land company. The
application was referred to the IL
cense committee with power to act
E. A. Hale petitionei the council
for the approval of plat for his
property on Walker street. This plat
opens up Walker street and inasmuch
as it works a hardship on one of the
property owners Mr.. Hale was given
further time to adjust some property
rights and this plat will come up at
a later meeting OF the city council.
An ordinance approving the as
sessment roll on Douglas street was
given third reading as was also the
ordinance providing for the improve
ment OF F street.
| An ordinance was introduced ere
ating a sub-sewer district on Column