The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-09
COUNCIL HAS BUSY
SESSION
DISCUSS MATTERS OF HEALTH
PASS VACATION ORDER FOR
POWER FOR PUMPING PLANT.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night and considerable busi-
ness was transacted.
An emergency was declared and
the contractors of Douglas street i'm
provement were given the privilege
of working ten hours per day in Or
4 der to complete their contract with
in 80 days.
The street committee reported that
the members had made a trip to Bel
mont addition and investigated the
proposition made the city by Percy
Walker. This was to vacate the
street from Chelan avenue to Walker
street, providing the city expended
some $500 in the improvement of
certain streets in Belmont addition.
The council voted to accept the vaca-
tion offer made by Mr.. Walker.
J. B. Coombs, state sanitary in
spector addressed the city council on
sanitary measures. He advocated the
rigid enforcement of the garbage can
ordinance, and also recommended that
the council pass some sort of measure
compelling the livery stables of the
city to take better care of the manure
from the stables. He recommended
that this be kept In metal vaults, in
stead of lying loose in the back al
leys as is now the case. Mr.. CoOmbs
called attention of the city council
to a stagnant and unhealthy condi-
tion in the Gum ditch near the Whit
man schoolhouse. Some two years
ago, when the Whitman school yard
was graded the ditch which crosses
the corner of the grounds was raised
about six inches from it's proper
grade, causing the water in front of
J. H. Culp AMI the other residents
north Of Mr.. Culp to remain stag
nant. Mr. Culp was also heard on
the matter and protested vigorously
against the present conditions. The
matter was referred to the city en-
gineer and health officer with power
to act
Judge Brown, representing the
Great Northern railway, appeared be-
fore the council in reference to the
resolutions calling for the vacation
of Thurston street on the Great
Northern right of way. AS there
were no protests from property own
.ers the ordinance providing for this
vacation was given the first and sec
ond reading and will be put on final
passage next Tuesday evening. This
vacation is desired by the Great
Northern, in order that a subway
may be constructed under the track.
During the construction of this sub
way a temporary crossing has been
built between Kittitas and Thurston
streets.
Last night was the night for fl
fng protests for the improvement OF
A street, between Palouse and First
street. No protests being made an
ordinance providing for this work
was given first reading.
The sub-sewer ordinances, two of
them. were given their second read
ing.
A resolution was introduced calling
for the Improvement of Kittitas street
between Third and Fourth streets.
Considerable of the time OF the
council was occupied last night in
discussing power and power propo-
sitions in connection with the new
pumping plant. Arthur Gum. presi-
dent of the Wenatchee Electric COM
pany. presented three different pro-
positions for the consideration OF the
council. The matter was referred to
the power and light committee and
q special meeting Of the council has
been called for Saturday evening to
formally settle the question OF power
for running the new water plant.
Both the Wenatchee Electric COM
pany and the Entiat Power company
have propositions before the city
council.
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