The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-07
ALL KINDS OF STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
CITY COUNCIL PLANS FOR BETTER
ROADWAYS AND WALKS

Inc council at the regular meet
ing Tuesday evening gave attention
to street improvement. The city
engineer, T. J. Wright, reported
that grades had been established on
Yakima street and that street was
being improved by covering with
gravel from the Easements being
excavatcd and this in turn be COW
cred by coating of cindcrs. The
same plan was being followed OH a
section Of Washington street. and
for a short distance Oh Second
street.
A resolution was passed instruct
ing the city engineer to prepare es-
Inmates of the cost of improving
Second street from Washington
street to the Second street bridge
across the canal. 1t seemed to be
the idea that an improvement dis
trict would be created and the cx-
pense charged up to the property
owners On this street. In addition
10 this, sidewalks were ordered in
the sidewalk improvement district
in the Anon addition on Third
street from the Henderson corner
down to State and north along to
the NJ. f. parsonage and church to
Second street. Walks were also Or
dered in on Kennewick avenue
down to State street and south to
Second street. Walk was ordered
from the Hotel kcnnewick south on
the west side of Pacific street to
Third street.
An ordinance providing for the
building Of cement sidewalks, pro-
viding that they be wider, about II
feet, in the business districts and
that in residence districts board
walks should be 4 feet wide.
Sprinkling the streets was also
discussed and it was practically de-
cided that the town would take
over the work of sprinkling the
streets and hire it done under the
direction of the Marshal. Manager
R. J. Andrus agreed to furnish the
water free, providing the city would
handle the work and be responsible
for the sprinkling.
B. F. Knapp, who has moved to
Richland. rendered his resignation
as treasurer and arrangements were
made to audit the books and release
him as soon as his successor was
appointed and took charge of the
books.
A. F. Brown, thru his attorney,
served notice on the council that
the high tension wires of the Yaki-
ma Valley Power DO. lines were in
some cases, caused by the sagging
Of heavy cables, coming within a
few inches of the telephone wires,
and should they touch, there was
great danger to life and property of
every telephone user. The ordi-
nance provided that at least 5 feet
should intervene and the city
would be jointly liable with the
Yakima Valley Co. for the damage
that might occur if they permitted
the regulation of the ordinance to
become of non effect. After con-
siderable discussion this matter was
left to the street and ditch commit
tee to work out on the plan of
changinging the position of the
poles as discussed in the meetieg.
In this connection the trouble
about locating a couple of light
poles nearly in front of the side
door of the Beach block, was amic-
ably adjusted by putting the poles
in the alley in the rear of the block
Ordinances prohibiting the hitch
ing of horses to the trees in the
street and also prohibiting sign
boards, posters, etc., on the streets,
were given their first and second
reading.
A neavy grist of bills coming
from the scarlet fever cases, were
up for payment, after much dis
cussion, payment was postponed
until the city attorney could give an
opinion as to whether the city was
liable for the bills or not. The bills
of the city scavenger, when ap-
proved by the city marshal, will be
ordered paid.