The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-09-08
DRAW LINE ON
AVENUE BARS
NAME SANDERS new OFFICER
by City COuncil-Sewers, Bills, and
COrpOratiOns-Big Bill Budget.

Preliminary steps for the abolish
ing Of saloons on Yakima avenue
were taken at the adjourned meeting
of the city council held Tuesday even
ing. Councilman Shaw served notice,
with the application of Ernest Lund
for the renewal Of the license Of the
Alfalfa saloon. that he would oppose
the regranting of the license unless
Lund saw fit to remove the bar to the
back of the room so that recent ar
rivals to the city would not be brought
face to face from the start with a gin
mill. Councilman Smith declared that
if Lund was to be the point Of attack,
the Yakima hotel bar should be like
wise, and then no one could accuse the
council of treating one" as fish and the
other as fowl" The Alfalfa saloon is
located on the corner of Front street
and Yakima avenue near the N. p.
depot. John Corsetti, P. G. Paradis
& Co., Ernest Lund, F. B. Shardlow,
Madden & Pichart, and the West Side
saloon applied for a renewal of saloon
licenses. All expire during the pres
ent month. The petitions were refer
red to the police committee with
power to act.
Sanders Named Policeman.
Mayor Armbruster placed the name
of E. b. Sanders before the council
as his selection to fill the vacancy
caused by the hurry up" resignation
of James Perry. Sanders was con-
NV a fn
Miller gave a foretaste of his attitude
by saying that he would oppose the
confirmation of Sanders until the
council decided whether it would en-
force the law or not I'VE need no
policemen the way things are running"
declared the Fourth ward alderman.
The petition of G. w. Knapp to oper-
ate lunch wagon on Yakima avenue
was turned down. The petition of
The Western Concrete Co. for the
privilege of making concrete pipes was
granted
Smith Corporation Foe.
Councilman Smith stepped forward
as foe of corporations. The United
Wireless had asked the city council
for permission to operate and build
a wireless station on city property.
Smith made an investigation and
found that the city property was worth
$4,000 and suggested that the Wireless
company pay yearly 800 to the city,
Representative Cooper of the company
intimated that the city should give the
wireless people the rent of the ground
free as they did in other cities. Coun-
Gilman Smith then declared that he
would fight the plan to the last ditch
and asked why Corporation always
got the best of the common people,"
Assessor ent of the North Yakima G.
Valley Railroad company for sewer
work on G street was again brought
before the council. The railway COM
pany has protested the paying of the
assessment on the ground that it de-
rived no benefits from the same. Coun-
Gilman Smith was of the opinion that
"Mr. Donald's road was able to pay"
and was emphaticlly in favor of the
city making him do so, if they went
to the courts to do it," A motion was
introduced by Miller asking the city
to refund all sewer assessments paid
by people on an overcharge. The mat
ter was held over until City Attorney
Allen could arrange the data in his
possession.
State Threatens to Sue.
A letter was read to the council
from State Attorney Bell informing
the city that it must produce warrants
for $2643.S0, the states share of the
local liquor license collections or suit
would be begun to recover. City Clerk
BROKER was instructed to write to the
state attorney and inform him that
the city did not recognize the debt.
Through an error in making the esti-
mates of sewer work performed by
Theo. Weisberger, the CONTRACTOR re-
ceived 1897 more than he was entitl-
ed to. The city clerk was instructed
to cancel the warrant for that amount
to Weisberger and issue a new warrant
for the correct amount.
Ordinance Against Liquor Selling.
An ordinance making it a misde-
meanor to sell liquor within the city
limits without a license was passed
This ordinance is the first of many
covering misdemeanors to be intro
duced by city attorney Allen, and
made necessary by the mistakes of for
mer city officials. City Attorney Allen
was instructed to prepare an ordinance
covering auto speeding and fixing