The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-09
VILLAGE SANHEDRIM IN SESSION

The town council met Tuesday
evening with Hawes, Bier and Gro
we'll present and Mr.. Hawes was
elected temporary chairman. Mo-
ton was made to give the Yakima
Valley Power Co. the temporary
Use of a strip of Adams street Sx3l
for the location of a part of the
plant, the campany agreeing to va
cate at any time on sixty days
notice by the city council.
The matter of certifying the speci-
nj taxes assessed against the i'm
proycment districts was discussed
in the light of the new law which
requires such collections to be made
by the County Treasurer and the
taxes remaining unpaid will be
certified to him by Clerk G.. n. Cali
houn.
, On account of his removal from
town, City Treasurer B. +. Knapp
will resign and a successor will be
named in the near future by the
Mayor and confirmed by the Coun-
Gil at the next meeting.
Landlord o. G. Stark was grant
cd a license to run billiard table
in the Hotel kennewick until Nov
ember, 1909.
Dr.. F. NJ. Crosby, the city health
officer, and marshal f. d. Ellis re-
ported that there was delay and in
a few cases positively refused to
comply with their orders in refer
ence to abating nuisances.
Both officers were given instruc-
tions to carry out the provisions Of
the law and the ordinances to the
letter and their actions was sust-
aimed by the council. The usual
Igrist of bills were audited by the
finance committee, and ordered
paid.
Police Judge Staser filed his re
port for March. Twenty two cases
city cases came before him and fines
and costs assessed to the amount
of SAG. Only $2S of this was paid
in cash and about $40 in fines were
remitted by the court, leaving a
! balance of about $4O0 which was
worked out on the streets for the
most part under the direction OF
Marshal Calhoun who has had a
big chain gang most of the time
lduring most of the month.
| Mayor Johnson came in faom
the bank directors meeting and
presided during the latter part Of
the session. He was instructed by
vote of the council to issue 4 proc.
lamation for cleanup days on next
Tuesday and Wednesday, April /:
and 14th. The board of Health
and the mayor also gave notice thai
all public meetings would be pro.
hibited and the marshals were or
dered to notify the public that child
rem were to be kept off the street:
and every precaution made to pre-
vent the scarlet fever from spread
ing.
The petition of property owners
asking that the fire limits be ex
tended from Pacific to State streets
and from Second to Front Stree
was laid on the ia bic until the mex
meeting,
The application of the Hover In
vcstment Co. that the city accep
the streets and alleys as submitted
Oh their platf or a part of Anon
Addition was rejected.
The bill for the publication o
Ordinance No. 65 granting a fran
chise to the Yakima Valley Power
Co. for their transmission was re
ferred to the company for payment
The special election returns OF
!, the Garden Tracts withdrawal elec
, ton were canvassed and the vot,
found to be % for to 81 against tht
withdrawing from the city limits.
G.. H. Sanders was hired to irri
gate the streets and care for tn
, trees Cor the next two months Th
council then adjourned subject t.