The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-02-05
COUNCIL ENTERS UPON
NEW BIENNIAL TERM
MAYORS INAUGURAL ---HEW hP-
pOIHiMENTS AND new COM
MITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

| AT the opening session OF the two
year term now beginning in the city
council Mayor l.. Z. johnson an
nonnced his appointments and made
a few inaugural remarks. AS a
guiding principle he advocated that
the council should do the very best
it could under the circumstances
surrounding each particular ques-
ton. The Mayor, however, pointed
out that it was necessary that the
! icouncil be extremely conservative as
to expenditures, especially those
from the general fund. There is an
Indebtedness in that fund Of up
wards Of 1000, and it should be
the aim Of the council to reduce
that Indebtedness during the present
year. Public Improvements could
be and would be carried forward,
but by the methods Of creating i'm
prQvement districts, Of, IL the I'M
provement5 are general, the method
of bonding is recommended. Sew
ers should be put in the first and be-
fore street improvement is begun on
any extensive and expensive plan.
The Mayor asked for a large meas
ure of cooperation on the part Of
the public and invited attendance
at the council sessions. He con-
cluded his remarks by thanking the
officers and especially the police Of
ficers for their hearty cooperation
and faithful service during the past
year.
c. Stacer was appointed police
Judge, Z. D. Ellis, marshat;- G.. \.
Calhoun, clerk and deputy marshal,
the former to receive $500 from
the town and $50 90 from the coun-
ty as deputy sheriff, the latter $50
per month.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Finance and auditing-Hawes,
Crowell and Bier.
Ordinance-Crowell, r OF Sc an d
Kruse. q
Public Improvements-Rose, Bier
and Halves.
Fire and Fire Limits-Kruse,
Crowell and Hawes.
Street, Side walk and ditch-Bier
k:use and Crowell.
Printing-Hawes, Rose andKruse
Park Committee - Kruse, Bier
and Crowell.
Petition Of the First National
Bank to occupy the east half of Yak
ina street adjacent to their building
while their new building is being
put up was gradted.
Petition to raise Kennewick from
a town of the fourth to a city of the
third class, signed by 1913 property
owners was presented and the CEN
sus taken to ascertain if the town
has the necessary 1900 population
will be taken by the deputy mar
shal, G. n. Calhoun.
The marshal report was read and
accepted and placed on file. The
expenses of caring for the smallpox
patient exclusive Of the DOCTORS
and nurses bill were $50. Eleven
arrests were made during the month
and S6l.00 in fines assessed, Of
$4,000 were paid in cash.
Councilman Jas. A Rose, who
was the mover Of the motion to buy
the lots south of the Antlers hotel as
a site for a city hall, said that, after
careful consideration, he had
changed his mind as to the need Of
city hall and the advisability of
purchasing site at this time and
therefore he moved to reconsider
the motion to purchase and the mo-
ton carried.
After careful consideration of the
question Of buying the city water
system, it was moved and carried
tnat a committee composed Of Rose,
Bier and Crowell get a price and AN
option for four months, and six
months if possible, an the water
system.