The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-04
MOVE IS MADE
FOR CITY WATER
ENGINEER TO PREPARE PLANS
City Councilmcn Ask for Initial Work
on First Unit of system suitable
for City of 10000.

City Engineer Doolittle has been in
structed by the city council to pre-
pare plans and specifications for city
water works system, the cost not to
exceed 100000, and report to the
city council. This is decided on by
the council Monday night 1t was de-
cided also to engage an accountant to
expert the books of the city treasurer
and the city clerk These books have
not been exported for II years.
1t is the belief of the council that
shacks on Front street and in that
section of the city condemned some
time ago should be torn down, and
il has been decided to ascertain the
best method of achieving that result.
Sewer contracts aggregating about
$4,000 were let. 1t was decided to
construct no more wooden sidewalks
from Tenth street to the city limits
west and for a distance of three
blocks on either side of Yakima ave-
nue.. These were among the more i'm
portant matters discussed at the
council meeting Monday night. The
absentees were Councilman Meigs and
City Clerk Booker The latter was
taken i'll Monday morning and was
compelled to go to his home.
Mitchell Wins Point.
G. G. Mitchell and his contractor
r. A. Wise, were before the council
with reference to conditions arising
at west Yakima and Fifth avenues.
where Mr.. Mitchell proposes to erect
a two-story building The waste
sewer there has encroached to such an
extent on the Mitchell property as to
necessitate the expenditure of $500
in addition to what would have been
necessary in building the basement
wall if the sewer had not been con-
structed improperly. Mr.. Mitchell
served notice on the city of his inten-
ton to build there. This led to a
discussion in which the city finally Of
fered to pay 5000 of the addition ex-
pense. provided Mr. Mitchell would
release the corporation from all La
bility. Mr.. Mitchell made no response,
having succeeded in his object of hav-
ing his claim acknowledged.
City Water Matters.
After the reading and approval of
a very long list of bills a letter was
read from r. f. Strahorn formally
declining the city's offer of $220,00G
for the plant of the Northwest Light
Il Water company. This was followed,
later in the proceedings, by the drec
tons to Mr.. DOolittle to prepare plans
for a city water system. Councilman
Miller objected to the $500 600 limit
placed on the city engineer and asked
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