The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-13


ed to capacity last night with those
interested in the various improve
ment districts under consideration
by the city governing body.
AS was anticipated the improve
ment in the Grandview district was
killed and If it Is resurrected again
it will be on an entirely different
basis, taking in smaller territory and
in the main calling for cheaper
class of improvement. The original
petition for that district called for
improvement something along the
character of Douglas street, but af-
ter it got through the red tape. the
cost would have been over double
that of Douglas street.
Okanogan Avenue Also Killed.
The street committee to whom the
bids for the improvement of Okano-
gan avenue was referred recon-
mended the rejection of all three
bids on the grounds that the cost
was excessive The improvement of
Okanogan avenue under the present
plan may again be submitted to bids
but there is a possibility that moth
ing will be done in the work this
year.
Purchased Miller Water.
The matter which probably caused
the most animated discussion in the
council was that of the consideration
of the purchase of Millerdale water.
Some weeks ago the council was au-
thorized to purchase not to exceed
thirty inches of Millerdale water at
the approximate cost of 1000.
The matter came up for hearing last
night on the motion for reconsider
alton. Messrs. Halbert and Lemon
opposed the purchase while the rest
of the council favored it. The dis
cussion extended even to the spec
tators in the council chamber and
became so animated that Mayor pro
tenn Reeves had to order the discus
sion confined ito councilmen only.
When the matter was put to a vote
the reconsideration was defeated
and the purchase will be made pro-
viiing it is possible to secure thir-
ty inches or any portion of this wa
ter.
Approved Assessment Rolls.
Assessment rolls on "a" street,
lower Okanogan avenue and Mission
street were approved and ordinances
approving the assessment roll were
given first reading. The assessment
roll on King street was referred
back to the street committee for re-
assessment. On a protest from Hen
nv Ellis it was found that his prop
erty at the corners of King and Pa
louise, and Hiram Boyd, corner OF
Washington and King, had been as
sessed too high and the committee
will lower this assessment.
South Mission Protests.
There was a very vigorous protest
from the property owners on South
Mission street against the assess
ment for the improvement of Mis-
sion street. There were number
of petitions filed and quite a num-
Der appeared personally to protest
against the assessment. 1t was
shown in that the original figures
for this improvement were about
1910 per front foot and the assess
ment roll now shows that the cost
will be from $3.50 to $3.50. 1t was
shown, however that the city engi-
neer had underestimate the cost
of the work and that the property
owners are getting value received
from the assessment and the roll
was passed.
Ordinances on Big Sewer.
The ordinance approving the as
sessment roll on district No. for
the big sewer was given final read
ing and passed.
The matter of a contract with c.
r. Holton, the garbage man, was
held up another week, pending an
agreement on terms of the contract.
A petition for an arc light at the
corner of Thurston street was refer
ed to the committee on lights.
Carnegie Library Has Inning.
The subject of the Carnegie IL
brary had another inning last night,
but the final disposition of the mat
ter was deferred another week
Councilman Thomas reported that
the committee has a site other than
the city park under consideration
and asked for another week to make
renOrt on this matter The men,