The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-24
WITH CAUSE OR
WITHOUT CAUSE
COUNCIL HAS A LIVELY DEBATE
OVER A CLAUSE IN THE
CITY ORDINANCE.
New Fund for Payment Of Bond Inter-
est, Is Created by Municipal
Lawmakers at Meeting.

Because OF seeming OlSCrlm1na-
ton in favor of the water .superin-
tenGent and against the water regis
trar, members of the city council last
night INDUCED in considerable debate
when ordinance No. 1905, creating
water department and providing for the
employees of that department, was in
PRODUCED by the finance committee In
the instance of the superintendent, the
ordinance provided that he should be
appointed by the council and hold Of
flee during the pleasure of the coun-
Gill; while in the case of the water reg
istrar, who is to be an assistant TO the
city treasurer, he is to be appointed
with the approval of the treasurer,
shall hold office during the pleasure of
the council and may be removed for
cause"
Councilman Fritz Lehn argued that
the words, "for cause" might be elm
mated in order to prevent any -compli-
cations at some future time, as, if the
council desired the removal of the
registrar, it certainly would have cause,
and the clause was superf1uous.
When finally threshec out in all it's
intricacies to the satisfaction of all the
councilmen, the ordinance was passed
without change from it's original form.
The ordinance makes no radical aIrer-
atoms in the conduct of the water
and sewer departments, merely re-
pealing two previous ordinances gov
erning these departments and COM
bining their provisions into, one, AT
the same time doing away with much
of the "red tape" connected with the
approval and signing of bond inted-
est warrants.
In the main the new ordinance spe-
cities the duties of the superintendent
of the water departemnt providing
that he shall oversee and superin-
tend the operation of the city water
system, the making Of repairs of all
kinds. the construction of all extern
sions and additions, the inspection and
approval of all plumbing within the
limits and the keeping of all sewers
in operation. This latter clause was
discussed briefly, the council decid-
ing that the ordinance here meant that
the superintendent should merely do
his best to keep the sewers in opera
ton, for the reason that the present
sewer, system is inadequate to carry
off all the sewerage.
Continuing the ordinance provides
that the registrar of the water de-
partment shall be appointed subject
to the approval of the city treasurer
and shall be his assistant. His
duties are to collect the revenues Of
the water department as heretofore
The ordinance further specifies the
creation of a water bond interest and
redemption fund by setting aside the
sum of $3.50 out of the water rents
Of March and April 1909 and there
after the sum of $2,291.67 monthly to
pay interest on the water and sewer
bonds and the water supply bonds.
Create New Fund.
Ordinance No. 1902, creating fund
to be known as the general bond in
terest fund" was introduced by the
finance committee and given final pas
sage BY the provisions Of the meas
ure all moneys now in the municipal
bond and the city hall fund are to
be transferred by the treasurer to the
new fund, and no moneys shall be
withdrawn, except for the payment of
interest on the general bonds as it
shall become due and payable.
For the creation of the Munich
pal Improvement Bond Interest and
Redemption fund.-" ordinance No. 1903
was introduced by the finance commit
tee, and given final passage. The
paving bond moneys are to be trans
ferred to this fund, and none are
to be withdrawn, except for the pay
ment of interest and the redemption
of bonds as they become due.
Pay Costs of Suit.
On recommendation of the finance
committee, the sum Of $27.60 was set
aside for the payment of the costs
taxed to the city as a result of the
case against John Sweeney, which was
decided in favor of Mr.. Sweeney. The
mayor and clerk were authorized to
draw warrant for the payment Of
such costs.