The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-01-08
CITY COUNCIL BUYS LOTS
Al sfRlIeHjsE, PAYS BILLS
! ssisREtDY FOR new YEAR

"a fhe most important action taken
N the Council at its regular meet
..ng Tuesday evening was the vote to
purchase the five lots south of the
.-Antlers Hotel as a site for city
hall, a home for the city, head
quarters for the Fire Department,
and location for the town Jail. Con-
siderable discussion was had on the
question and several sites were spok-
en- Of, and the conclusion it was
moved by Rose, seconded by Crow
ell and carried that the site be pur-
chased of C. A. Lundy for $4,000,
the vote being Rose, Crowell and
Kruse for, and Bier and Hawes
against. After the vote was taken
there was some discussion as to
I whether this purchase would be ex-
ceeding the ] "a per cent limit of in
debtedness which the Council may
contract without vote of the peo-
pie, and the Mayor stated the mat
ter would be carefully looked up by
the city attorney before he signed
the warrant.
1t was moved to take the neces-
sary steps to raise the town to q
city of the third class and as a pre-
liminary step take census to ascer-
tain if there was population of IT,
500 or more, the council instructed
Deputy Marshal G.. N. Calhoun to
take census of the city and with
positive instructions not to return
until he had found at least 1900
people. Raising the town to a city
of the third class increases the num-
Der OF councilmen to seven instead
OF five as at present. and provides
for the same officers and one or two
additional, including city assessor
s A city Of the third class can take
legal steps to provide a public IL
brary and appoint board of library
trustees to have control of the mat
ter.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up the necessary papers and
give notice by publication for a
special election on the question of
the reduction of the city limits by
the withdrawal OF the Garden Tracts.
The franchise ordinance granting
t. the Yakima Valley Power Co.
authority to put a high-voltage cleo
trlc transmission line from the com
pany's new power house on Ash
street to the Red Barn corner, then
n'rthward along Washington street
t. the Annis land and thru that to
the bank of the river, and west
along the river bank to the city
limits. Poles are to be 60 feet high
and especially safe guarded to- pro-
tect life are to be installed at all
dangerous points. In the discus
sion Manager Arrowsmith agreed
to give to the city ten 16-candle
power lights for city use free. Those
who are regular in attendance at the
council meetings will now be de-
prived OF a regular monthly diver
sion and amusement as the question
OF plylng for the Jail lights is now
permanently and effectually dis
posei of. Incidently C. A. Coch-
rams bill for these lights for several
months back was paid in full,
amounting to s26.71, as we'll as the
bills for the lights and water hyd-
rants for the past quarter and thus
IN the fullne5s of time it has come
to pass that that gentleman will ap-
pear no more as a humble suppliant
at the alter of the city's finances
ar ore will the lord high exc
of the council draw his
snickersee" to pare down
Tor the Jail light. 1t were
s dream. Truly.
Anderson rendered his re-
as city clerk which the
voted to accept as soon as
yor shouldldetefmine upon
ccessor. The Council by a
"a aous vote as well as by indi-
'liuA statement expressed their
thanI to Mr.. Anderson for his