The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-28
WILL WORK
FOR ANNEXATION
The $4,000 CLUB AC1S
Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held and
Committee Appointed to Start
Work at Once.

Annexation was discussed thorough
ly and enthusiastically at a meeting of
the Fifty Thousand club at the Com
mercial club rooms last night, and be-
| fore adjournment movement was set
on foot to take in every outlying ad-
dition to the city. A committee was
appointed at the meeting last night to
go thoroughly into the subject out
line plan of procedure and to report
at another meeting of the club within
two weeks.
Nearly 100 representative business
men and property owners were pres
ent at the meeting last night. Every
body was heartily in favor of expand
ing the city limits. From the call to
order by President John Lynch to the
adjournment, someone had the floor
discussing various phases of the SUBJ
| ject. The obstacles to be overcome,
| the work in connection with it, the ex-
pense, the needs of annexation from
| the view point of the city and the
benefits from the standpoint of the
outsiders Ve,e all gone into exhaust
lively, and We general sentiment was
optimistic for success.
Lynch Makes Good Talk.
President Lynch of the Fifty Thou
sand club1 made a stirring speech in
calling tHd meeting to order, explain
ing the purposes of the club and it's
connection with the annexation move
ment. He then called on several of
| those rSresent to give their ideas on
the sui bject.
George McAulay outlined plan
which ne thought might accomplish
SUGGEST in getting the additions to
come In. He suggested that a careful
canvass be made of the OUTLYING dis
trictsf as to the number of voters in
EACH and how the people feel toward
ann9xat1on. Mr.. McAuley made a
motion that committee of five be
appointed to do this work and also to
reryhain standing central committee
| toll direct the campaign for a larger
city. The motion was carried.
)Why Campaign Failed Last Year.
Attorney LOckhart told of the cam
pfaign last year, which was unsuccess-
fYul, and pointed out reasons for the
failure at that time. He also men
t;ioned several benefits to be gained
fby the residents in the additions by
N becoming a part of the city. Mr..
I Lockhart at present lives in an addi-
ton to the city.
Alex. Miller, president of the Com
mercial club, went into the sanitary
phase of the subject and explained
what menace the health conditions
of the additions are to the city. He
thought that there Were many in the
additions who realize the benefits in
the way of improvements that thew
would secure, but thst others in the
additions do not see things in the
same light.
Fred Parker, who said he was
partly instrumental in the defeat of
the annexation movement last year,
saw many benefits to be derived by
the residents in the additions, and
thought it only fair that inasmuch as
they are now enjoying to an extent
the advantages of the city they shnuld
vote to come into it.
Tax Increase Slight.
| City Attorney Frank Allen was
called on and gave statistics to show
the difference in taxes between the
city and the additions to be $3.50 on
a thousand dollars. He thought 1t
was time that North Yakima should
take off its short pants and put on
| long trousers"
DR.. Nywening and J. z. Fitch of
the city health department both made
effective talks from the standpoint of
health conditions, and the menace to
the city of the outlying additions. DR..
| Nywening said that the death rate
within the city is one to six in the adj
ditions. Mr.. Fitch said he is often
called upon to remove unsanitary con-
ditions which are just outside his jur-
| isdiction but of great danger to the
city
Harold Doolittle, city engineer, said
that it would be a great improvement
to make the city first class, which
would obtain a better system of gov
| eminent. /. H. Dills, a resident of
Capital Hill addition, spoke from the
view point of an outsider and said that
| there were many of his neighbors who
would rather come into the city now
that to make such improvements as
they must have at this time and then
later when they come into the city to
be compelled to do the work all over
again to conform to the city regula-
lions. He thought there would be
much less opposition this year than
last.
Pioneer Is Applauded.
Other speakers were Mr.. Milroy,
one Of the pioneers of the city, who