The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21

erning board in the future is to be
10 grant no petitions for improve
ment without the larger portion of
the property owners in the district
affected are in accord with the
work.
Library Committee Report.
The library committee reported
that Judge Burke had refused to
sign the deed sent over for the IL
brary site in the park but had sig
nified his intention of signing an
other deed different in form which
would permit of the library in the
park.
Protests on Itinerant Piano Men
Louis Michel addressed the coun-
Gil, advising a heavy license on itin-
Grant piano men. His address was
directed particularly against the
Eiler Piano company and was a
strong protest against the prize GER
tificate scheme employed by that
company. The matter was referred
to the license committee with in
structions to prepare report at the
next meeting.
Ask for Remittance of Penalty.
Contractor McKiver appeared be-
fore the council and asked for re-
mittance of the $1,000 which the
council had held up as penalty for
delay in completing the Wenatchee
avenue, Palouse and King streets
contract In the final settlement
the street committee wished to hold
cut $1,000 as penalty. Mr.. McKiver
put up a strong protest on that and
cited the fact that the city was re-
sponsible for portion of the de-
lay. The matter was referred to the
street committee for remommenda-
ton at the next meeting of the coun-
Gil.
Asks 10 Move building in the Street.
Louis Michel, through the build
ing inspector, asked permission to
remove his frame building on North
Wenatchee avenue into the street
for a period of sixty days. Mr.. Mi
chel is to build brick building
25x6O, two stories and a basement,
and during the construction of this
building he would like to do bust
ness and asks permission to set his
building into the street during the
| construction period. This request
was referred to the street commit
tee with a recommendation that Mr..
Michel secure permission to move his
building either north Or south, but
to keep it out of the street.
The building inspector called the
attention of the council to the fact
that the Y. NJ. c. A, w. c. T. U.
and Christian church were about to
commence the erection of buildings
and stated that these organizations
had asked that no building inspec-
ton fees be charged The request
was granted and the inspector in
structed to notify all charitable or
CARNATIONS that no fees would be
charged in the future.
Controversy With Contractor.
The city engineer called the at
tention of the council to the fact
that the sewer contractor had re-
fused to put in catch basins on Mis-
sion street under the terms provid-
ed in the sewer contract. The mat
ter was referred to the street COM
mittee with instructions to force the
installation of these catch basins
and any other that the engineer may
deem necessary using legal force if
necessary.
Back Up on Assessment Rolls.
The city clerk called attention to
the condition of most of the i'm
provement assessment rolls, and the
city and street committee was in
structed to take the necessary legal
steps towards the re-assessment of
the districts for which assessment
rolls have already been prepared.