The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-08
CITY OFFICIALS GET
A RAISE
NRW SALARY ORDINANCE IN
TRODUCED LAST NIGHT AT
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
PASSED WATER ORDINANCE.


The two most important matters
that came before the city council last
night were the new salary ordinance
and new water ordinance. All city
officials were given slight advance
in salary and the new schedule is as
follows:
City engineer, $500.
Water commissioner, $125.
City attorney, 500.
City clerk, 500.
Chief of police, 500.
Policemen, $50.
Treasurer, $50.
Police Judge, $40.
Health officer, $40.
Fire wagon driver, $50.
Residents of the southern part or
the city petitioned for an extension
of the water main about 600 feet, so
ton water service for this winter.
The main would have to be laid on
Mission street. Water Commissioner
Sherburne states that he considers
that it would be impossible to lay the
main at this time of the year and
the waiter was referred to the water
committee with power to act
The Eagle Livery & Transfer COM
pany, contractors for the A street
regrade. asked for an extension of
time on the contract until next
spring. About ten days more of
good weather would allow the COM
pletion of the contract. This request
of the Eagle Transfer company was
referred to the street committee with
power to act.
Walter NJ. Olive submitted pre-
liminary plat. of what is to be known
as Olive and Red Apple addition to
Wenatchee The new plats are for
tracts located near the bridge.
The new water ordinance was put
on its final reading and passed last
night This provides for the pay
ment of water rentals three months
in advance. The new ordinance
caused considerable discussion in the
city council last night and one mem
ber out of the five present voted
against it, The ordinance provides
that water rentals are a lien against
the property and that all excess
charges must be pail for at the end
of the quarter and before a receipt
is given for the ensuing quarter.
Bids were to have been received
last night for the plumbing for the
rev comfort station, but on account
of the recent blockade some of the
city plumbers were not able to sub
mti figures. The matter was referred
to the public building committee and
bids will be received today and the
contract awarded.
The attention of the city engineer
was called to the condition of some
of the walks of the city and the
street commissioner will be instruct
ed to fill in a number of places where
regrades have been made and the
grade changed from the old walks.
1t was stated at the meeting of
the council last night that since the
assessment roll on Douglas street has
been in the hands of the city treas
-urer some $500 has been paid in on
assessment for that street.
An ordinance was given second
reading last night providing for max
ing per cent a legal rate for city
warrants. The ordinance providing
for the bond election was passed to
the third reading.
The ordinance authorizing the
parti-wall agreement between the
Wenatchee Commercial club and the
city council was passed.
The following estimates for re-
grade work were allowed last night:
Downey & Bethel, Orondo avenue
$49O.2S.
O'Connor & Parrish, Orondo ave-
nue., $2,259O9 This firm has been
previously allowed $860.41.
Ball & McNerney, sub-sewer SO,
$5S2.03.
Ball & McNerney, Wenatchee ave-
nue. sewer, s1,34586; previously al
lowed, $2,439.27.
Allen & McKiver, King and Pa.
louse streets, $3,3S3SS; previously
allowed, $7,04S.47
Eagle Transfer company, Kittitas
and Third street, $2,303.29; pre-
viously allowed, $2,415.S7.
Wright & Meredith, Kittitas and
Third, s9,615.SO; previously allowed
$2.582.41.
Eagle Transfer company, Okano
gan avenue, s2,553S0; previously al