The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-08
Initiatory Steps Being Taken to Rid
Business District of Unsafe and In
slightly Frame Shacks--- will Extend
Fire Limits and Otherwise Protect
the City.

A large portion Of the council
meeting last night was occupied in
the consideration of plans for max
ing Wenatchee, especially the busi-
ness section, less of fire trap than
it is at the present time. Fire Chief
Throw addressed the council on the
matter of condemning a number of
buildings in the business district in
order to obviate the danger from
fire to the substantial blocks. The
council received the suggestion with
favor and authorized the city attor-
ney to look up the law regarding the
matter of condemning these build
ings and it is likely that some for
NAL action will be taken at the COM
ing meeting. There are a number of
unsafe and unsightly shacks on both
Wenatchee and Orondo avenues that
are likely to come under the ban
of the city council 1t seems to be
the sentiment of the council that the
owners of these buildings will refuse
to tear them down just as long as
they can rent them for anything like
what they are now receiving for
them, and as a number of these are
unsafe and are veritable fire traps,
the fire chief the city engineer and
the members of the council them
selves are of the belief that they
should be condemned at once.
Harry Crowl appeared before the
council on behalf of a number Of
firemen and volunteer fire fighters
on Tuesday afternoon and asked that
the council take some action in re-
imbursing these men for their loss.
The council instructed the chairman
Of the fire and light committee to
o. K. all bills that were sent in by
Chief Throw replacing ruined
clothes. One of these items will be
that of Driver Campbell who lost his
bedding, cooking outfit and all the
clothes that he owned outside of
those that he had on the day Of the
fire. Mr.. Campbell lived in the fire
house so as to be convenient to the
fire bell and to the team.
The chairman of the water COM
mittee was instructed TO advertise
for the. construction OF a house for
the pump man. This house will cost
approximately $500 and the plan is
to have it built at once. Frank Glad
ish is the pump man and was en-
ployed recently by the city under a
twelve months contract.
Councilman Porter of the fire COM
mittee was instructed to draw a resO-
lution of thanks for the aid offered
the city during the fire of Tuesday
by the Leavenworth fire department,
to the local fire department for their
services, to w. T. Clark for turning
IN high line water into the reservoir,
and to Arthur Gum for furnishing
power for pumping during the fire.
Fire Chief Throw brought before
the council the matter of securing
temporary quarters for the fire de-
nartment. The fire committee with
Engineer Ward, was instructed to
erect at once temporary quarters ad-
saoont IN the city iail
The city attorney was instructed
to proceed at once to prosecute own
ers of buildings who have failed to
erect fire escapes as authorized by
the ordinance passed last spring. A
number of these people have been
notified regarding the fire escapes.
hut have failed so far to comply with
the law.
Though no formal action was ta-
ven last night, yet it seemed TO be
the sentiment Of the members of the
council that the fire limits should be
extended to take in considerable
more territory and it is likely that
an ordinance will be submitted soon
covering this extension.
w. T. Rarey and ]. NJ. Duffy sent
in checks for $50 each for the bene
6t of the fire department. The money