The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-07
COUNCIL GR|NDS
REGULAR ROUTINE
TWO HOURS LAST NIGHT GIVEN
TO DISPOSITION OF oRpI-
NARY MATTERS.
Nothing Sensational Happens at Coun-
Gil Meeting and Calendar Is
Freed From Junk"

Members of The city council last
night settled themselves in their cane
bOttomed chairs, and for two hours
gave their whole attention to the task
of grinding out the big grist of routine
business that had accumulated during
the week. No hing sensational occurred
to break the monotony of the meet
ing, and a. $50 o'clock, when ad-
journment had been taken, the calen-
dar was wholly free from the offending
Junk"
The report of the street committee,
recommending that Craig street be i'm
proved by macadamizing from Park
to Howard street, as reti;ioned for by
properly owners, was adopted, as was
the paving of Colville street from
East Main to East Rose stree.
A petition asking the opening OF
Be levue street through to Boyer ave-
nue. from where Bellevue now ends,
and asking for an assessment distric.
for the proposed Improvement, was
referred to the street committee.
Proper. y owners in the interested dis
trict petitioned for the opening of a
street from Division street through 20
Bellevue to connect University street
with Garden street, and this communi-
cation was consigned to the tender
mercies Of the street workers. There
were 20 signatures attached.
The street committee was given
charge of the petition of property
owners for the grading by private con-
tract of Malcolm stree between
Ninth and Military avenue. The pc.
ition for grading Merriam street from
East Alder street to Mill creek was
also given 10 the street committee.
Water Committee Busy.
Carrying Is signatures, petition
was presented asking the extension
of a wafer main east on Isaacs avenue
to q point 400 fee east of Roosevelt
street, and members of the water COM
mittee saw things coming their way.
The ques ion of an extension from
Garden and Blue stree S west on Gar
den to Bellevue and along that street
| in both directions from Isaacs to Boy
er, was referred to the wa er commit
! ee Eighteen signatures were attach
ed to the communication.
| The water committee recommended
| that the city clerk be instructed to ad-
ver.is for bids to put in the sewer
system for the Interior Grocery
company, and the report was adopted.
The same committe also recommended
| in its report, that the petition for
water on Isaacs avenue be granted.
The extension viii require 500 feet Of
6-inch pipe, at an estimated cost OF
s575 and the annual revenue is esti-
mated a. S169. The report was adopt
ed.
Raise Sorae Salaries.
| In accordance with the report of the
water committee, the salary of the
sewer inspector was raised from $50
a month to SIS a month.
| The petition of property owners on
Me'rose stree, fer city water was
granted by the water commit. ee, which
recommended the extension requiring
500 feet of 6-inch pipe, at an estimated
! COS. of $500, and an annual revenue OF
$72.
/ The peti. ion Of J. E. Leonard for
sewer at his residence was granted by
| the report of the water committee,
which was adopted, and the clerk was
au horned to advertise for bids as
provided in ordinance 1913. Water
Superintendent E. A. Knight was in
structed, by the report of the commit
tee to place two-inch galvanized pipe
on Blue street from Boyer avenue to
| Garden street, at an etimated cost of
S51 for the 20S fee, and an annual
revenue of $45. The report was ad-
opted.
t The specifications for paving North
Palouse street, East Main street and
/ ia n1iZ