The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-22
KILLED B0[ENBAUGH
IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
Number of Protestants Before Council and No Work
Will Be Undertaken This Year-Fred Reeves Sworn
in as Councilman to Succeed Terry Ross = Council
Room Filled Last Night With Those Interested.

AS has been the case for the paste
was well filled last night with citi-
zens interested in the matters of pub
lie improvement. Last night was the
night for further protest on the sew
er assessment roll and also the night
for the protests on the improvement
of Poplar street and Bolenbaugh ad-
dition
r Short shift for BOlenbaugh.
The improvement for Bolenbaugh
and Poplar street was quickly dis
posed of by the council. A petition
representing considerable frontage,
protested against any improvement
in the district whatsoever. The city
council has spent more time over this
improvement, listening to the protests
and the petitions than any other Sec |
ton in the city and last night, after
the protests were filed, the city coun-
eli gave notice that no further pc
titions for the improvement of this
district would be considered unless
the petition was practically unani
NOUS
Fred Reeves Councilman.
Fred Reeves, who was elected
to Terry Ross, resigned, was sworn
in as councilman last night by Clerk
Sumner Since his election he has
been acting as city attorney and
consequently was ineligible to act
as city councilman. He was temper
arily given the craftsmanship of the
water committee.
Ask Permit for Glass Front.
Contractor E. ]. Delaney appeared |
before the council and asked for a |
permit for glass front for the frame |
buildings belonging to the Griggs es-
tate and which are to be used by the
Wenatchee Department store as a
further addition to the store. The
matter was deferred for action until
the next meeting and in the meantime
the committee will investigate the
merits of the petition.
Piper Has Protest.
A. A. Piper appeared before the |
council with a protest on his sewer
assessment. The protest will be CIV
en- consideration by the board of
equalization. While the engineer was
looking up Mr.. Piper's assessment |
the latter made little talk to the |
council in which he stated that the |
auto speed ordinance was being vio- |
lated on North Wenatchee avenue by |
several of the drivers of this city. |
There is a general protest on North |
Wenatchee avenue Of these several
drivers who make it a practice of |
exceeding the limit. Mr.. Piper also |
avenue and also to the fact that
the anti-spitting ordinance was be-
ing daily violated. This matter was
referred to the health committee and
a crusade is to be inaugurated to
have a better observance of the Or
dinance. Mr.. Piper also called at
tention to the fact that more lights |
were needed on North Wenuatchee
avenue and olso to the fact that
Awhile some effort has been made to |
Temedy the defects in the concrete |
walks on North Wenatchee avenue
vet some of the patches put on are
worse than the original defects.
Gravel Miller Street.
w. F. Buttles called attention to
the city council to the fact of bad |
piece of road on Miller street. be-
tween Fifth and Poplar streets. 1t |
was ordered by the council that a |
small appropriation be made with |
the understanding that the county |
defray half of the cost of the work.
Socialist Given Permit.
Geo. Egan, representing the So
cialist organization of the city, pre-
sented a petition asking a permit |
for public speaking on the corner of |
Wenatchee avenue and Palouse street |
for this evening. The permit was |
for William McDevitt, who will make |
an address this evening.
An application for permit for a
dancing pavilion on the vacant lot
on the corner of Palouse and Wen |
atchee avenue was denied. The
Fourth of July concession committee
granted the pavilion permit for Mon
day and Tuesday nights and the man
night also, but this was refused.
ager desired a permit for Saturday
4 The assessment roll for lower Ok
Sanogan avenue, adjacent to the city
mark was uassed last night and will