The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-10
CALENDAR WAS FULL OF MANY
PETITIONS FOR VARIOUS
IMPROVEMENTS,
Adjourned Meeting Occupied With Ap
plcations for Betterments in all
Parts of the City.

in the way of Improvements, the bust
ness of the session having consisted
of the same old round of reports, petit
tons, communications and recommen-
dations. 1t was an adjourned meeting,
called for the purpose of keeping in
close touch with the many improve
| ments being carried on and to pre-
vent the business from piling up All
members of the council with the eX-
ception of Alfred Bachtold were pres
ent and no time was lost in Kidding the
calendar of it's many burdens
Reports of Committees.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed the rebate of taxes against lot 10
on Division street, assessed to Anna
Y. Crayne, and the report was adopt
ed. r. c. Mcleod was granted his pc
tition for the extension Of University
street to Garden street. the recon-
mendations having been contained in
a report from the street committee
J The same committee reported favor
| ably upon the macadamizing of South
| Palouse street from Craig to Chestnut,
and instructed the city engineer to
prepare plans and specifications for
| such improvement.
Max Scott, proprietor of the South
ern Cafe, was granted permission by
| the council to maintain an advertis
| ing garbage can at Third and Main
| streets. in accordance with his pc
titiOn filed at the last meeting Of the
council The street lighting commit
tee reported in favor of installing a
light at the intersection Of Rees ave-
nue. and Union street, and the report
| was adopted. Assessments for the
! Improvement of South Palouse street
from Craig to Chestnut street were
filed by the city engineer, and adopted
and March % was set as the date OF
| hearing protests.
| Want Water Piped.
In petition, which was referred
to the water committee, the Garden
City Milling company asked that water
be piped to the mill buildings now in
course of erection in the northwestern
!, part of the city. Asking that the
council make a special appropriation
of $500 for the maintenance of the
free public library, copy Of the res
buttons adopted at recent meeting
Of the board of trustees, signed by
Secretary T. c. Elliott, was presented
last night. and were referred to the
| finance committee.
Property owners on Maple street
between Park and Division streets,
patitioned for the extension Of the
water main, which now terminates
about 100 feet east of Park street
The extension will be about 700 feet
in length if the petition is granted
| Members of the water committee were
given charge of the matter.
Bv a resolution fathered by Council
man Bachtold the sum of s5,0O6.30 was
transferred from the city hall fund
to the general fund to reimburse that
fund for moneys advanced to pay ex-
change on forwarding money to the
fiscal agency in New York. The sum
of s7S6.O6 was transferred by resolu-
zion from the Mill Creek Embank-
4 ment fund No. 6, to the general fund
as a reimbursement of moneys ad-
vanced from that source.
The water committee was given
charge of the petition of property
owners in Green Park addition, ask
; ing that the water main on Flgueroa
street be extended to give water loi
irrigation and domestic uses, and 10
assist property owners in making per
manent improvements
Bill Boards Discussed.
The old Standby, the bill board Or
dinance, which has been on the CAL
en,.ar for more than a month past,
was revived last night, given thiro
reading and finally passed without oe-
bate. The judiciary committee, TO-
gether with Fire Chief Metz, had gone
carefully over the measure, and 1t was
I anparently satisfactorily to all, though
if raouires all bill boards erected IN
the future to be of sheet IRON anu
much more substantially built than
in the past.
Spraying Ordinance.
: An ordinance providing for the
spraying of fruit and shade trees III
the CITY of Walla Walla, and pre-
J scribing a license therefor, was given
, first and second readings and referred
J to the judiciary committee Inc new
!, measure provides license Of 81 anu
prascribes a fine of not less IMAM %
nor more than s25 for the use OF any
formula not approved by the state
commissioner of horticulture. The Or
I dinance will not apply to those VINO
might wish to spray their own trees
but is intended to regulate the appil-
cation used by those who make busl-
| mes of spraying fruit and SHADE Trees
being a part of the campaign lnaug-
urated in this valley for the eradlca-
ton of fruit pests.
H A. Reynolds gave snort taih III
support of the measure stating tha'
the greatest single line OF develop
I ment for the city and valley hes IN
the protection and further develop
ment of the fruit and garden interests.
Continuing he said: 1.-THE fruit anu
garden industries have been somewhat
neglected heretofore because OF ease
of raising wheat, but it is fast becom-