The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
NELSON SMITH
FOR POOR MEN
Raises Voice in Behalf of Laborer
Charging Class Dis
elimination.
NACHES AVENUE LIGHTING
is CAUSE OF HIS WRATH
Eight Sidewalk Contracts Awarded
and Four of Them Go to One
Company-Two Licenses Are
Granted.

The awarding of eight contracts
for the construction of cement side
walks comprised a large portion of
Monday nights work. Of the total
number the II. L. Wilson company.
biddin against FIVE other companies,
received four contracts. The awards
were as follows: Chestnut street,
from Second to Ninth streets, H. L.
Wilson company; east side of Sixth
street, from Yakima avenue to Beach
street. H. l.. Wilson company; Naches
avenue intersections, r. H. Travers
com pany; South Naches avenue, from
Spruce TO Race streets, H. l.. Wilson
company west side or Argyle avenue,
from Maple to Baker street,. Yakima
Concrete and Builders Supply COM
pany; east side of Eighth avenue, from
Yakima avenue to Maple street, H. L.
Wilson company; west side of Ninth
avenue, from Yakima avenue to JEFF
ferson street. Mickeljohn company.
and the construction of sub-sewer
along blocks SO, Sc and 76. to w w.
Pettijohn.
A petition of remonstrance against
the plans and specifications for the
lighting of Naches avenue was grant
ed, it being learned that the speclfica-
tons were unlawful for the reason
that they stated the iron posts must
be purchased from certain COM
pany. The discussion which followed
brought out a lively tilt between Coun-
cilmcn Smith andSchorn.
smith Grows Eloquent.
Shaking his fist at the latter Coun-
Gilman Smith declared that the poor
people of Modern addition and other
outlying precincts were being forced
to pay for a gorgeous lighting system
to serve the elite along Naches ave-
nue..
why" declared Mr.. Smith, you
come up here and ask these poor peo-
pie to pay for your lights and then
in turn, when they ask you for a single
arc light at a dark and dangerous
corner you refuse to give it to them.
It's not a square deal and I'll fight
1t to a finish"
Mr. Schorn replied, defending the
scheme. and a lively verbal battle,
which threatened to turn the meet
ing into miniature senate discussion
on the Payne Aldrich bill, ensued.
Mayor Schott's gavel restored order
and it was finally decided to instruct
the city engineer to draft new specif-
cations on which to readvertise for
/ bids
Routine Rulings.
A emonstrance against grading
Champagne avenue carried it being
pointed out that the grade was not
satisfactory
A petition asking that Garfield ave-
nue. be opened was referred to the
street and ditch committee, as was
a communication from John Mechtel,
askn that the city give him final
answer relative to purchasing a strip
of land at the corner of Twelfth and
Yakima avenues. which is desired by
the city for the purpose of widening
the street.
On motion o. Councilman Null the
street and ditch committee was in
structed to confer with Contractor
anderson relative to opening Chest
nut street, near the postoffice. That
part of the street it was said, was be
ing held because the company could
not obtain sufficient brick to com
plete the paving. The council was of
The opinion that it was up to the con-
tractor to put it in condition for traf-
dc and the committee was instructed
0 inform him of that ultimatum..
The fire committee recommended
that the city purchase 1850 feet of
new hose and motion to that effect
carried.
Saloon licenses We're granted to the
Yakima hotel and the firm of Cooper
& Rodgers.