The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-08
TO VOTE ON
BOND ISSUE
CITY COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE
Much Business Transacted by City
Dads During Lively Session
Monday Night.

will North Yakima own its own
water plant?"
That is the question which will be
be decided at an election ordered to
be held January 81, 1910, by the pas
sage of an ordinance to that effect at
the meeting of the city council last
night
A full board was present., includ-
ing the mayor, city engineer, city
clerk and city attorney and when The
ordinance came up for the final vo.e.
proposing to purchase from the North
west Light and Water Co., the plant
furnishing the water for the city, at
cost of $4,000, the floating a I'd
sale Of 20 year bonds at per cent
for that purpose, and setting Janu-
airy 81 as the date for the accept
ance or rejection of the proposition
by the citizens, not a vote was cast
against it. In fact the only comment
made was by Mayor Armbruster who
larconically stated that he would ike
,y bring it up efore the next city
council.
Superintendent Arrowsmith of the
Light and Water company was pres
the chamber to either accept or re-
iect the proposition this year as his
company had something in project
that they wanted to do if ,'e bonds
passed the voters and vice versa. Ar
gument was heard pro and con, aud
the council finally rejected his re-
quest by setting the date as previously
reported.
Colored Folks Petition.
A petition was read from the Col
ored Civic League urging the cou l.
Ill to exert every effort to rid the
city of the undesirable citizens of
Cheir color, setting forth that they
wanted their race to be figured as
representative and asked the coun-
cilmen to dispense with the Migrants.
Councilman Shaw moved that the
chief of police be instructed to de-
port colored Migrants and the matter
passed into history.
Report of Departments.
During the month past there have
been SITS collected in fines as against
1877 arrests made. Twenty-seven
-iecpe.s wee aroused by the police
men during the month and instructed
to dream no more.
Twenty-six permits were issued to
bunu NV structures, II to repair old
pues and eight privileged to move
The estimated cost of the new build
ings is 1872, while the cost of the
repairs in project is a close second al
$23,40O, a total of $55, 800 in build
ing contracted for during the month
one hundred and fifteen dollars were
collected by this department during
the same time.
New Light Proposed.
Councilman Shaw presented 6
drawing of a new cluster lamp which
he urged the council to accept fol
! lighting the business district. Su
perintendent Arrowsmith of the ligh
company was present and stated tina
all the company wanted was the
privilege of trying the lights to see i
they could be furnished at the cos
first estimated. This privilege wa
granted by the council
In this item the city is getting
something for nothing. The light
will be purchased by the propert!
holders according to their already Sc
agreement and the maintenance will
DC SloOu lOI ny lHt DuSlHeSS HleH.
The light is a very pretty patteri
of cluster lamps, 35 candle powe
each and three will be on each tele
phone pole, which privilege has als
been granted free of charge by tn
traction people.
Must Inspect Sewers.
A proposition was read making l
necessary for the Northwestern
Bridge company to pay for an in
spector at the rate of SIS a day a
provided for in the ordinance whel
any pavement is removed.
The company has moved some o
the pavement in the city in runnin
is heating pipe ditch down the al
ley between Yakima avenue and
street and refused to pay for an in
Spcctor The council pays for one in
spector and the ordinance provide
that the constructing company mus
pay for an additional one. Superin
tcndent McCloud OF the constructio
company was present and said tina
he would pay it, but deplored tn
fact that the matter was not brough
to his attention before the contrac
had been accepted as it would hav
made a great deal of difference i
the contract price.
Shardlow Gets License.
The matter of the granting of tn
Shardlow liquor license was taken u
and Mr.. Shardlow having compile
with the law and made the necessar
deposit of $1,000 was granted a l