The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-13
PROTESTS ON
CITY STREET
WORK
COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF Okla
NOGAN AND POPLAR-CHANGE
MISSION STREET PLANS.

The first business of the city coun-
ell last night was to hear the pro-
tests on Mission, Okanogan and Pop
lar avenues. There was no serious
protests to any of this work Some
Slight changes were made in the
plans as outlined by the city engin-
eer.
b. w Jones and ]. NJ. Duffy, and
in fact most of the residents of Mis-
sion, between First and Second. pro-
tested against improvement on that
part OF the avenue. Mr.. Jones eX-
planned that while the people favored
Improvement, yet they wanted to
wait to see the results of the i'm
provements in other portions of the
city. The council decided to accede
to the protest. The residents of this
street between Orondo and Kittitas
objected to the parking strip and by
motion of the council the plan pro-
viding for this was changed. 1t also
seemed to be a sentiment of a large
part of the property owners that
Mission street should be paved be-
tween First and Kittitas and further
a&tion on the improvement of this
street was deferred until the next
meeting that the sentiment of the
property owners could be fully ascer-
tanned.
On Okanogan avenue it was final
ly decided that from Orondo avenue
to Kittitas there should be d so foot
roadway, foot sidewalk and a Z
foot parking strip on each side CT
the sidewalk, and from Kittitas street
to the city limits the roadway should
be SO feet, " foot sidewalk and 2
foot parking strip on the outside OF
the sidewalk
On Poplar avenue there was no
protest at all and it was decided to
lHdhS the Iodu"dy ~ lSCl, 72 loot
sidewalk, and 3 12 foot parking strip
on each side of the sidewalk. Ordi-
nances will be prepared at once for
the improvement of these streets.
A petition was presented last night
from property owners in the COlum-
bia Bridge addition for water. n
Humber of the residents OF that sec
1iOn agreed to pay their water rent
II months in advance providing the
extension of the mains would be
made TO take in that addition. The
matter was referred to the water
committee with power to act.
street, between Wenatchee and Col
umbia street, be leveled and stated
that if this is done at once he would
lay a concrete walk along his build
ing on that street. The council in
structed the city engineer to have the
street crew put to work on this street
and have it finished at once
Consulting City Engineer Hanford
submitted a written report on the
new water system. The engineer
went very thoroughly into the pump
house and city reservoir work. A
number of changes were suggested
and the city engineer was instructed
to comply implicitly with the sug-
gestions and recommendation made.
A resolution was submitted for
the improvement of F street in Gar
den Home addition. October &c is
the day set for protests on this work.
Ordinances were passed providing
for a sewer in block 13 in the alley
between Mission and Wenatchee ave-
nue., providing for electric signs and
for the repair of sidewalks.
J. NJ. Duffy appeared before the
council and asked for the withdrawal
of his application for license for a
billiard and pool parlor in the Olym-
pia building.
The city health committee was
given another week in which 10
make a recommendation as to the
disposition of city refuse, dead stock,
etc. The mayor insisted that the
committee look up prices for crem-
atory.
Jack O'Connor, of O'Connor & Par
rish, the firm awarded the contract
for the grading and graveling of
Orondo avenue, appeared before the
council and wanted help in the dis
position of $4,000 worth of war
rants with which he would be paid
tor the work on Orondo avenue. The
council showed Mr.. O'Connor that
that was up to the contractor and