The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-15
NEAR BEER IS
UNDER CITY
BAN
CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT FAVOR
THE PLAN OF NEW STYLE SA-
Looms - SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY TO CONSIDER LEVY.

Near beer, bowling alleys, billiard
parlors and soft drink emporiums
which might be converted into blind
pigs were given a bodily blow last
night by the introduction of an ordi-
nance in the city council regulating
the licensing of such places and
keeping them very strictly under po-
lice regulation. The ordinance was
given the first rea ling and the city
clerk was instructed to withhold all
applications for licences for such
places until after the passage Of this
ordinance, which will be at the
meeting next Tuesday night. The
city council is taking every precau-
tion to make Wenatchee an absolute
ly dry town and inasmuch as there
has been reports of the opening up
Of near beer saloons the council is
taking precautions to make these
places directly amenable to the coun-
Gil itself 1t is also understood that
the city council is going to enact a
special ordinance imposing $50 or
500 fine for intoxication.
There were three bidders for the
regrade work on Okanogan avenue
between Orondo and Palouse. This
is the strip west of the city park.
The bidders are the Eagle Transfer
company, Wright & Meredith and
Downey & Bethel
The Eagle Transfer bid was as
follows: Excavation, 1925; wooden
cross walks, $40; crushed rock. $437.
Wright & Meredith: Concrete
walks, $637; concrete curb, $3.50;
wooden cross walks, $40.
Downey & Bethel: Excavation,
$292.50; concrete walks, STA; con-
crete curb and gutter, 1885; wood
cross walks, $40; crushed rock, $400.
The bids were referred to the
street committee and the city engin-
Ger with power to award the contract
today.
The Eagle Transfer company
brought in a final estimate OF the
work on Douglas street. The total
amount of the contract was S.,
494.45. The contractors asked for
a warrant for $2,5S021. Under the
terms of the contract 10 per cent of
the total amount, s64950, is to be
withheld until it is finally accepted
by the street committee and city en-
gineer. The request of the contract
ors was referred to the committee,
which will make a careful examina-
tino Of the work done on this street
Charles Rogers, representing
number of citizens Of Kittitas street,
protested against having to comply
with the decision of the council for
building concrete walks on their
property in compliance with the reso-
luton for improving that street. Mr..
Rogers complaint was on account of
the fact of having already this year
laid plank walks along that street.
The council thought it possible
that the plank walks on this street
might be moved to some other Sec
ton of the city which will be re-
qufred to lay walks.
1t was also ordered that both Che
Ian and Douglas streets, which have
been recently improved, be thorough
ly wet down and that men be secured
for this purpose.
The finance committee was in
structed to prepare a careful estimate
of the expense for the coming year
for the purpose of fixing a tax levy.
The report of this committee will be
taken up at special meeting OF the
council to be held Friday night.
An ordinance for the improvement
Of the west side Of Chelan avenue,
between Second and Fifth street, was
given the first reading.