The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-29

commonly used, be he of deep OF
shallow" thought, who would agree
with you on any moral question. You
are indeed. quite humorous at times.
The mayors next statement is that
even though the town votes dry
booze can still be delivered in the dry
iitory under the protection Of law
| II this were the truth 1t might be
pertinent to ask why then 10 the
mayor putting up such a stiff tight
Mr.. Schlotfeldts beer 10 made in
North Yakima and its sale is exclu-
sive in from one-half to three-fourtha
OF the twenty-three saloons in the
city. But. Mr.. Voter. either the mayor
was befuddled when he made the
statement or he made II for the pur-
pose of deceiving you. In the absence
Of a declaration by the supreme court
Of the state. interpreting . given sta
tute, the next best authority for the
| guidance OF state. county and NUM-
cipal officers, is the opinion of the at
| torney general of the state. On the
twentieth of this month Attorney Gen.
ersl Bell in an opinion to the prescott
ing attorney of Stevens county, con-
strued the very provision which Mr..
Armbruster quotes, in these words:
at is therefore my opinion that brew
cries situated in dry unit cannot
sell their manufactured product with
in said unit; that wholesalers can
not ship intoxicating liquors into any
dry unit for the purpose of sale, and
cannot sell Intoxicating liquors in said
dry unit to be delivered and consum-
ed therein" What Is your opinion,
Mr.. Voter OF one who, to protect his
friend Brewer Schlotfeldt, would de-
ceive, mislead and misinform the man
on the street, who not infrequently
has neither the time nor the oppor-
tunity to investigate such matters for
himself
Now take the mayors statement
that there will be no new paving or
street work: and sewer extension
work viii be stopped under changed
conditions" A more deliberate false
mood was never printed. Thee are.
Llr. Voter, two classes or funds with
which the city government has to
deai, viz: first-the current expense
fund, into which taxes, fines, etc, are
paid and secOnd-those special funds
INTO which is paid the money collect
ed for special work. the local improve
ment FUNDS, etc. From the current
expense fund the law contemplates
mat not dollar shall be paid for
special work such as paving, sewer
extensions, sidewalks, etc, which in
the main are intended to Accommodate
and to enhance the value of some par
ticular district, and that only remotely
affect the interests of the city at large.
q l,n 10, Cab,
this city is now working, il there were
not Il dollar IN the current expens.
fund, and no hope of its ever seeing
one. every street in North Yakima
could be paved and sidewalked and
sewer extensions made to serve every
district in the city, according AZ the
people interested petitioned for these
or the city council
without formal request Of the prop
erty owners, ordered the work done
Why. Mr. Voter, should the mayor
thus falsify Surely his friends muse
ne IN dire straits. Has he forgotten
how stubbornly he fought only few
weeks ago for the application Of the
very law of the existence OF which
in the Republic article he now reigns
ignorance When the estimate fnr city
expenses for the coming year was he
fore the council in September 1t was
sought to have an item included there
m to cover cost of paving intersec-
lions on Naches avenue. This item,
Mr.. Voter. was stricken out bv Mayor
Armbruster with the staten ent that
II he became mayor again ali paving
done next year would be paid for nv
the property owners in its entirety
No, Mr. Voter and Mr.. Wage-earner
If the town goes dry" and there IL
no street or sewer work done in NORTH
Yakima next year, it viii not be or
account of the loss of saloon revenue
so-called. or the meagreness of the
current expense fund but because
Mayor Armbrustcr in behalf of his
Front street friends. and in order t.
make good his published threat, Will
deny you those improvements and the
benefits which thev would entail.
What has been said above applies
equally to his clap-trap talk about
the west side drain and the Chestnut
street subway. The cost of these two
improvements will approximate $40
900 or more. and YOU Mr.. Voter. well
know that neither of these improve
mems was taken into consideration
by the mavor or council when the
estimate for next wear was made uD
and published a few weeks ago.
Neither of these improvements need
figure in the question now before the
voters, Tor both must be paid for by
property Immediately benefited or by
a special issue and sale of bonds; and
Mr.. Voter. no one Knows this better
than the mayor himself
Don't worry, Mr.. Voter, about His
Honor cutting out the street sprink-
ling for next year, the cleaning of the
paVements or the abandonment of the
west side fire station. If he has any
regard Tor your interest the loss of a
few dollars of saloon license money
will in no wise prevent him from
carrying on this work and in addition
giving you a much better service than
you have had during the past year,
Every dollar lost in license money can
be made up by economy in the police
and street departments alone. Do
YOU know, Mr.. Voter that these two
departments will at the close of the
year have cost you Approximately
$50, SS3.5S, as against SAL ,005.S1 for