The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-29
STREET WORK
PLANNED By
COUNCIL
PETITIONS PRESENTED LAST
NIGHT BY CITIZENS OF Pa
LOUISE AND E-BIDS RECEIVED
FOR ORONDO AND FOR ROLLER

Although the council worked in
the dark last night a considerable
portion of the evening on account of
the electric lights being out of COM
mission, great deal of important
business was transacted. Owing to
the absence from the city of Mayor
John A. Gellatly. P. P. Holcomb was
elected mayor pro tenn.
The first matter that came up for
consideration was the report of the
street committee on the application
of the citizens of F street, between
Fifth and Ninth, for the grading of
that street The committee reported
favorable and a resolution 10 this ef-
feet will be prepared by the city at
torney
There were a large number of bid
ders present last night. being attract
ed here by the intention of the city
to purchase street roller. Bids
were submitted by the following:
Hofius Steel & Equipment COM
pany. lotion roller, second han II,
$1,000.
Beal & Co, Portland, 7-ton roller
s2.750: lotion, $3.50; 12-ton. 81
$50. This latter one has been slight
ly used.
W. A. Buttles, representing the
Monarch. lotion, S2,700.
Buffalo Pitts, lotion single cylin-
der. $4,000: double cylinder, s2.4O0;
standard double cylinder. $2.S0O.
Ball & McNerney, representing
Iroquois, lotion. s2.643.
r
Case, lotion, $3.50.
The bids were referred to the
street committee and city engineer
with power to act.
Bids were received last night for
the improvement of Orondo avenue.
The bidders were O'Connor & Par
rish. Wright & Meredith, Downey &
Bethel. The bids were as follows:
Downey & Bethel. concrete s11.-
-69S. excavation $11.53S.45; total,
s22,636.45.
O'Connor & Parish, concrete $12.-
714.50. excavation $10,871.54: total
$23.5S6.04.
Wright & Meredith. concrete SILL
236.9O
Engineers estimate, $22.01S.55
The bids were referred to the
street committee with power to act
Last night was the last night on
which protests for the construction of
a sewer in block 13 could be heard
There being no protests the city at
torney was instructed to prepare an
ordinance calling for this improve
ment.
The matter of hitching racks again
claimed a little attention from the
council. There seems to be a senti-
ment to allow the erection of hitch
ing racks adjacent to the various
churches on Chelan avenue, but no
practical solution was submitted as
to how this could be done. Engineer
Ward has secured a temporary lease
of the block east of the courthouse
and litching racks will be erected on
this place
]. NJ Duffy presented a written
application to the council last night
for a license to conduct a billiard
hall in the room recently occupied
by the Olympia saloon On the show
ing that he had paid in his 500 70
the city treasurer the matter was re-
ferred to the license committee with
power to act.
F. F. Keller submitter a protest to
the council for a bill Of s465 ex-
cess water rent for the months of
July and August. The matter was
referred to the water committee.
PalOuse and f Streets.
petition was presented by the
residents of Palouse and E streets
for the Improvement of these streets,
grading, graveling, parking and side
walking. The petition called for the
retention of such board walks as
were in good condition. otherwise
providing for concrete walks. The
council referred this matter to the
street committee with instructions 10
have the residents of B. c and y
streets come into this district if pos
sible, the intention being to have this
work done in one contract and under
the bonding plan. having five years
to pay for the improvement
Charles H. Knox, who for the past
several months has been an employe
of Wells & Morris, petitioned the
council to allow him to operate a
chilli concarni and oyster wagon. AS
this was a strict violation of the
fire ordinance the request was re-
jected
The ordinance providing for the
construction of the electric signs over
the sidewalks and that providing for
the character of sidewalk that should
be laid were given the first reading.
Resolutions wQro intrn1unod mr.,