The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-10
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Prospects were brilliant for an inter
esting meeting of the city council last
night, when promoters of the Oregon
& Washington Traction company put
in an appearance for the purpose of
asking an extension of time to begin
work, but when they found no $1,000
bond was on deposit with the city
clerk as required by the franchise,
they withdrew and the promise of SEN
sations was nipped in the bud. No ac-
ton was taken on the new franchises
of the Northwestern Corporation, fc~
the reason that some members of the
council had not made a careful inves-
tigatfon as to the provisions contained
therein.
Every city father was in his chair
when Mayor Eugene Tausick called
the meeting to order, and routine bust
ness was the keynote of the session.
Reports of officers, petitions, commune
cations and ordinances all came in for
generous share of attention, and at
80, after half an hour of diligent
work, adjournment was taken to next
Tuesday night.
Routine Business.
Much routine business came before
no 1L lie Sf mis- h1lt "
prompt action, the meeting amputa-
tee on both ends, and there was no
long waits between acts. The re-
port of the city health officer for the
month of October was read, showing
that a total of n contagious diseases
had been reported last month. OF
that number "A We're typhoid fever:
% scarlet fever; were measles and
2 were diphtneria. The report was
placed on file.
The report of the fire committee,
recommending that G. S. Crews be
denied a rebate of $3.50 on the in
spection fee or the Lime theatre,
was adopted, the committee ruling
that Mr.. Crews had been charged
the regular fee. a. T. Harris was
granted a renewal of liquor license
for the Dacres grill OF Fourth and
Main streets
communication from Max Scott
was read, stating that he had erron-
eously included in the assessment
district created for the Improvement
of Park street, and the same was re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
Walla Walla Meat & Cold Storage
an arc light near the packing plant
in the north end of the city. and the
street lighting committee was given
charge of the same.
Eugene Lennon made the council
an offer to extend Francis avenue
through his property, provided the |
city would continue the extension |
through to Wildwood park, and the |
street and water committees drew |
the communication. Property own !
ers on Isaacs avenue petitioned for |
an extension of the water main on |
that thoroughfare to the city limits !
the water committee being given !
charge of the communication.
A petition from the Humane So
ciety, asking the passage of an ordi !
nance providing for the protection |
of horses that are allowed to stand |
on the streets in Indictment weather, /
and also providing for racks flied |
with straw for the comfort of CANNES /
in the city pound, was placed on file |
without debate.
The tree trimming ordinance that |
was introduced by Councilman c.. H. |
Cummings at last weeks session was
not taken from it's resting place on |
the little brown calendar, but a com
from the Woman's Park
club was read and placed on file. The
club through Miss Grace Isaacs, ask
ed that the pruning of trees be done
upon the recommendations of the |
park commission, as many trees, if
trimmed up to height of IA feet
the height favored by Mr.. Cummings
be unable to with
stand the heavy winds that frequent
ly visit the valley. Mr.. Cummings
explained before the meeting that he
had his ideas on the question, but
they might not be right, and there
fore he desired the investigation of
those interested. The provisions OF
the ordinance are not intended to APP
ply to growing trees, but to trees
that have matured.
A quit-claim deed from Z. J. and
Mary and NJ. Ennis was filed, affec-
ting land to be used for the opening
of an alley through block 9 of Reeds
addition. This was referred to the
street committee.
The protest of the Northern Pa
cific railway company with reference
to the paving Of North Pa'ouse and
East Rose streets, District No. oil
was referred to the street committee.
with the assessment roll, to
be taken up with the city assessor
to determine whether the assessment
is equitable and just.
No protests were filed against the
of the sewer line on
Isaacs avenue, No. 5, and the ordi-
nance was passed providing for the
The city clerk was
to return the certified
checks of ho Pa rhor Ac,balt