The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-06
Council Adopts Specifications for
Thirteen Blocks Including
South First Street.
AGGREGATE COST WILL BE
IN VICINITY OF $1O1,5OO
West Yakima Avenue Will Have
Brick and Eleventh Avenue As
phalt-Subway Matter Will be
Considered at Next Meeting.

Plans and specifications for thir-
teen blocks of paving at an aggregate
cost of $101.500 were approved by
the council at it's regular meeting
last evening The streets which are
to be improved are: South First,
Chestnut to Spruce. @ blocks): West
Yakima avenue. Seventh to Twelfth
(5 blocks) Eleventh avenue, five
blocks south and one block north. C
blocks).
South First street is to be paved
with vitried brick &c feet wide at
a cost of SIS, 900. West Yakima ave-
nue. will have the same material, 6s
feet wide, except that the cost Of
paving that portion used by the street
car company will be borne by that
concern, being about 10 feet in width.
The cost win be s44,50O. Eleventh
avenue will be paved with asphalt. 81
feet wide south of Yakima avenue
and 40 feet wide north of the ave-
nue. at a cost otoS29, 900.
The cost of the Improvement in
Guiding the street intersections In to
be borne by the abutting property
owners. This Improvement has been
under consideration for some time
but was never officially sanctioned
until last night.
Protests on Paving.
In the passage of the paving speci-
tications, Councilman Schorn declared
that he was not in favor OF laying
such expensive pavement as has been
specified for the previous contracts
let here. He says that he has investi-
gated the situation in Portland thor
oughly and that four and five inches
of concrete in the business district
and about three inches in the resi-
dent district. forms the foundation
for all of the pavem rent laid in that
city and that it has been found en-
tirely satisfactory. But the council
decided not to change the specfica-
lions.
Councilman Smith was vigorous in
his effort not to have pavement laid
on South First street declaring that
he could not afford to pay for paw
ing in front OF his unimproved prop
erty and believed that other property
owners felt the same.
Councilman Schorn pointed out
that he was paying for $4,000 worth
OF paving this year and that Smith
was perfectly able to stand his
share. III your lots are not worth
anything" said Schorn, give them to
me-" But Smith didn't.
Subway Question up
The renewal OF the North Coast
railroad comparys franchise for
period of one year, was not taken up
formally but will be presented at tho
next meeting of the council after be-
Ing reviewed by the city attorney and
the franchise committee after which
an ordinance will be drafted covering
the situation and a vote taken. An
effort will be made at that time to
come to some agreement with the
North Coast on the Chestnut street
subway proposition being forth
coming from the Northern Pacific at
the same time.
When the bills We're read no item
OF expense from the health depart
ment for the collection of garbage
was discovered. Inquiry from Health
officer DIR. John Nywcning disclosed
the fact that the garbage department
Is now on paying basis and the am
cunt derived last month was a few
dollars in excess of the cost of the
service.
The offer Of the water company for
a new fountain i'm the south end OF
the city was accepted.
Councilman Null took a leave OF
absence for six weeks