The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-02
City Council Will Devote
Friday to See if Pro
tests Are Well Taken.

A protest was filed with the city
council last night on the manner of
doing the work on the big sewer con-
tract 1t was signed by Frank o.
Connor, P. S. Leonard and M. P. o.
Connor. The protest stated the fact
that sufficient care was not taken in
laying the sewer pipe and that the
joints were not encased in concrete
as they should be and that other re-
quisites were being sighted. AS
result of the protest Friday will be
devoted by the city council to thor
ough examination of the sewer work.
Gordon C. Corbaley representing the
contractors was present at the meet
ing of the council last night and stat
ed that every facility would be affor-
ded to the members of the council to
make a thorough examination of the
way the contractors are handling the
big job. He returned to Spokane
last night but will be here Friday
during the investigation.
The street committee is giving a
great deal of time to watching the
progress on the sewer, but the chair
man of the committee last night de-
sired that the council as a whole
should make the investigation on this
work and see if there is any basis for
the protest that had been made.
Re-assessment Ordinance introduced.
The session of the council was call
ed an hour earlier last night in order
to allow the transaction of some nee
essary business and also TO get the
work through in time for the men,
bers of the council to attend the con-
cert at the Wenatchee theater. The
principal business last night was the
introduction of the reassessment ord
nance for the big sewer. This Ordl-
nance was prepared under the terms
of the compromise recently effected
between the city and a number of
protestants who had taken the sewer
assessment matter into the courts. In
brief the reassessment ordinance pro-
vides for the issuance of $4,000
worth of sewer bonds redeemable in
10 yearly installments at Z per cent
interest. The ordinance provides for
engineering expenses at approXinat-
ely $4,000. The assessment against
the property shall be made by the
city council according to the dement's
derived by the property as a result
of the laying of the sewer. Sewer
carving pipe in excess of II inches
shall be considered as trunk sewer
and the general fund of the city shall
pay % per cent of the cost of the in
stallation of all trunk sewer lines.
The ordinance was given first read
ing last night and will probably be
given a second and third reading at
the next meeting of the council.
Wyman Introduced Plat.
E. A. Wyman submitted plat for
the second Columbia Heights Addi-
ton. The plat was referred to the
committee for report at the next
meeting
Ask for Water.
A petition was presented by 13
property owners asking for the in
stallation of water main in the
south end of the city. The main re-
quired is from Ferry to Stevens and
from Stevens to Columbia streets
and several blocks on lower Column
bia street The petitioners agreed to
the immediate payment of SO tap
fee and also the payment of water
rentals three months in advance. The
matter was referred to the water
committee with instructions to re-