The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-09-22
THE TAX LEVY
BIG PROBLEM
HOLDS ALL ELSE IN ADVANCE
Council Wants Fire Apparatus But
Needs the Money-Water Question
Not Discussed.

That the tax levy promises to be a
bone of contention in city affairs dur
ing the next few weeks was evidenced
at the meeting OF the council Monday
evening when Mayor Armbruster
stated that in all proba bility the pres
ent estimates for the conduct of city
affairs next year would have to be
cut down at least $4,000. The state
ment from the mayor came after
Councilman Miller had urged before
the council the necessity for the pur-
chase of more fire apparatus.
Department Neglected.
Chief Dawson state that the depart
ment had been neglected for over two
years, saying that the expenditure of
sos for life saving act was all that
had been expended on the depart
ment in the way of new equipment
during that time. Several phases of
the problem was discussed. one of
them being the possibility of selling
the present horse equipment and the
purchase of auto fire apparatus in its
stead, thereby permitting of the con-
tinued use of the present fire quarters.
1t was pointed cut that these quarters
would accommodate three auto fire
commodate only one, an arrangement
which would do away with the present
necessity for a new city building.
Inasmuch, however as the tax levy
enters strongly into the financial sit
uation rendering impossible any in
creased expenditure, Chief Dawson
was given authority to go no further
with plans for new apparatus than to
enquire from the factories what the
needed equipment would cost.
Lund and Shardlow.
The renewals of four saloon licenses
were granted, Paradis & Co., Madden
& Peickart. ]. Cossetti and Corbin e.
Finley. The licenses of f. Lund and
F. B. Shardlow were held up because
ii was discovered that these gentle
men had never paid their share of an
old street assessment back in 1902.
In order to protect the city a resolu-
ton passed holding over final action
until the old assessment had been paid.
The petition of w. c. Schroeder for a
renewal of the license of the Hotel
Yakima bar was referred to the police
committee. Councilman Miller stated
that three saloon proprietors had not
presented their petitions in time to
give the council the customary two
wees to make investigation and that
as result they were operating at the
present time without a license. Notice
was served that in case of a repetition
of this kind the saloons would be
closed until the license was formally
granted.
RemOnstrance Succeeds.
Property owners along G street
were present with a remonstrance
in new sewer assessment district
which are owned by the North Yakima
& Valley railroad. resolution
passed levying the assessment agains,
the railroad property as well as the
residence property
Mayor Armbruster asked the coun-
ell for permission to appoint two ad-
ditional members to the Taft commit
tee and Councilmen Null and Wight
were named. The city attorney was
instructed to secure some informa tion
from the Northern Pacific railroad as
to what would be done in the Chest
nut and Maple street subways.
Owing to the fact that City Engi-
neer Doolittle has deferred his repor,
on the condition of the water works
system until the next meeting of the
council, the water ordinance was no,
entertained at the meeting of the
council Monday night