The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-16
OFFER
City Council Will Proceed at Once With Library to
Be Erected at Intersection of Chelan Okano-
gan and Paouse Streets-Sewer and
! Okanogan Ordinance Passed

Decided to control the planting and
care of shade trees in improvement
districts.
Passed ordinance for the improve
nent of Okanogan avenue.
Passed the $25O,OOO sewer ortli-
nance.
Decided to accept the gift of $780,
900 from Andrew Carnegie for Ii
brary purposes.
Decided to condemn additional
street space ON Chelan and Fifth
streets.
The session of the city council last
night was a very important one. All
members were present.
Councilman Thomas of the park
committee brought up the matter of
the tender of Andrew Carnegie of
$4,000 for the purpose of building
a library. The park committee has
been busy for some time on the mat
ter of securing a location for the IL
brary 1t has been found that in or
der to secure a suitable site, from
$1,000 to $1,000 would have to be
expended. He recommended, how
ever, that the library be located in
the city park at the intersection of
Chelan, Methow, Palouse and King
street.
The recommendation brought out
considerable discussion. Councilman
Russell was not in favor of attempt
ing the library at this time, believ-
ing that the city demanded better
building than the Carnegie gift
would insure and thought that by
waiting another year $4,000 could
be secured for this purpose. The
council, however, believed that half
loaf was better than no loaf at all,
and consequently decided to accept
the gift, to show title to Mr.. Carnegie
of the park site and proceed at once
with the erection of the building.
Several plans for building are al
ready under consideration and it is
thought that work can be started on
this new structure within the next
80 DAYS.
The council last fall decided on
tax for maintenance for the library
which will bring in about $1,000.
To Widen Streets.
The city attorney was instructed
to proceed at once with condemna-
tion proceedings on Fifth Street
North and Chelan Street North, the
object being to widen Fifth Street
North from 80 to so feet and North
Chelan street from So to 70 feet.
The Bolenbaugh addition residents
have petitioned for improvement
work in that section, but the council
has held off this petition until some
agreement could be reached as to
widening these streets.
Will Go Into Shade Tree Business.
The city council last night was un-
animous in the belief that the city
should control the planting and care
of the shade trees in the parking
strips, believing that better looking
street could be maintained this way
than If private owners were allowed
to plant and care for the trees. No
definite action, however, was taken
but the attorney was instructed to
look up the matter of creating an
improvement district whereby prop
erty owners should be assessed for
the cost and the care of the trees.
Improve Okanogan Avenue.
The ordinance providing for the
improvement OF Okanogan avenue,
from Stevens to Orondo, was given
third reading and passed and the
clerk will advertise for bids on this
work at once. This provides for the
grading, graveling and sidewalking
of this big thoroughfare. The ap-
proximate expense of this work, as
estimated by the city engineer is
$3.50 per lineal foot from Orondo to
Kittitas and $2.15 from Kittitas to
Stevens
Residents OF Belmont addition
asked permission to lay irrigation
pipe from the high line ditch through
this addition. This district has wa
ter right from the high line ditch.
and 1t is the purpose to utilize this
water for irrigation purposes this
summer. The matter was referred
to the street committee.
The clerk was instructed to adj
vertise for bids for city sprinkhng.
The park committee was given
instructions to see to the planting Of
trees in the two reservoir sites. The
matter OF the variety of trees to plant
was discussed. 1t. was left to the
Judgment of the park committee. The
Cork Elm, Locust and Carolina Pop
lar seemed to be the choice of the