The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-21
MUCH ROUTINE
FOR COUNCIL
MEETING OF CITY FATHERS WAS
THE SAME OLD STORY IN
THE SAME OLD WAY
Much Business of All Kinds Was
Heard at Regular Session and
Calendar Is Cleared.

SAME oIu way Wnen the city council
met lest night in regular session. rou-
tine business Of various nature being
the all-absorbing topic which occu-
pied the undivided attention of the
seven industrious fathers present
There were no recesses-just the I'M
ceasing grind that did not pause un-
til everything had been disposed of
and the calendar presented a clean and
neat appearance. Much of the business
considered was small and of minor inn
portance, but business that demanded
immediate attention, and that was
granted.
Grant a License.
| The committee on health and police
to whom was referred the petition of
r. c. Snodgrass for a license for the
Farmers Home Saloon, West Alder
street recommended that such a Ii
cense be issued and the report was
adopted. Renewals of liquor licenses
were also granted to A. Schwarz,, for
| the Fountain saloon, East Nam
street; j. D. Kelley at 10 IL East
Main street; N. H. Remillard for the
Progressive at 2O4 Main street; and
to Peter Werner for the Horseshoe
at 10S Main street.
The petition of the Walla Walla
Paper and Stationery company to erect
tent for temporary 1850 in storage
of fireworks within the fire limits
was denied in a report from the fire
committee as was also the petition
of the Baumeister estate and Gilbert
Hunt for permission to erect a
tent for show purposes on their lot
near the Model barn on East Main
street. Both reports were unanimous
ly adopted.
| In acting upon the petition of prop
erty owners for a street light at Boy
Ell avenue and Bellevue street, the
committee on street lighting recon-
mended that the light be placed at
the intersection of Povn~ md Blue,
and that the petition for Boyer and
Bellevue be rejected. The report was
adopted.
By report Of the cemetery commit
tee which was adopted the perpetual
care fund is to be placed in interest
bearing bonds or loans. The fund
| now totals more than $4,000 and in
| accordance with the report which
was unanimously adopted, will be put
out at interest.
| File Specifications.
Specifications and assessment roll
for the merchandising of Crescent
street from East Alder to Park
street, were filed by the city engi-
neer, and Tuesday, May 4, was set
as the date of hearing protests. The
district is known as No. A.
Attorney H. S. Blandford. represent
tn. J0b 70 ut
for matchmaking in six of the mprovei-
| ment districts was let at last weeks
meeting, in a communication called
the attention of the council to the
ease with which the improvements
might be carried on by taking a group
| of streets intersecting and joining in
a continuous route and completing the
work at the same time, rather than
| by requiring the contractor to work
promiscuously in the various dis
tricts and thus have a number of
streets torn up at the same time. Mr..
Blandfords idea is to have the streets
on the south side Of Alder street I'M
proved first, leaving East Rose and
others on the north side until a later
date The communication was re-
ferred to the street committee.
Old Assessment.
Attorney Otto B. Rupp representing |
interested property owners, brought |
the First street assessment rebate into |
the spot light and the communication |
was placed on file. According to the |
statements Of the attorney the rebate
has been adjudged a legal claim by
the city, but action has been delayed
owing to the negligence of one prop
erty owner in carrying opt his part of
the contract with the city
The street committee was given
charge of a communication from ]. G.
George asking that North Main street
be improved by a bridge across Butcn-
er's creek as he is unable to reach
his home without going through
lumber yard in that section Of the
city.
Tribau & Harbau were granted the
privilege of taking rock from the bed
of Mill creek to be crushed for street
providing they would
remove the gravel under the direc-
ton of the street committee and city
engineer.
The water committee recommended
that a water main be laid on Olive
street from wellington street to the
city limits, a distance of two blocks,
and supplying eight services. The re-
port was adopted.
Purchase Supplies.
In accordance with a cOmmunlca-
ton from Chairman John W. Lang
don of the park commission, the coun-
ell will furnish a number of new lawn
mowers. 500 feet of hose, couplings
and twelve sprinklers for use IN the
city park Some discussion was In
dulged in as to the life of lawn
mower, Councilman c. H. Cummings !
being of the opinion that the seven
machines purchased last summer
should not be worn out at this time.
When it was shown that a superior
machine, such as issto be secured this
wear. would last two seasons, MI.
cummings agreed to the purchase OF
supplies, and the request Of MT.
Langdon was granted. Piles are 10
be driven in the dirt dam which has
been put in place to form the large
lake in the southern part of the park