The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-09
TWO MEMBERS
REMAIN TRUE
Mayor Has Lost His Boosted
Control of City Fathers
Apparently Forever.
NULL AND SCHORN BRAVE
RISING TIDE BUT IN VAIN
Test of Administration Strength
Revealed in Three Measures
Which Are Promptly Voted
Down-Mayor Rides Waves.

The exciting phases of the council
meeting Monday night lay in the three
measures which are considered test
Of the Armbruster stl ength. One was
the granting of a retail liquor license
to the new Sydney hotel on the corner
Of A and Front streets. The grant
ing Of this license had been referred
to the police committee the personcl
of which includes Councilmen Null,
Schorn and Culver. Chairman Null
Of the committee repoi ted favorably
on the granting of the license and this
occasioned a lively tilt with Council
man Culver who charged that Null
had agreed that the license should be
laid over until next meeting. Null
denied this and the lie was passed,
but the license by vote of the council
was laid over despite the efforts OF
Councilman Null and Schorn to the
contrary.
work through little game Of his oWA
when he introduced a motion pur-
porting to come from Ed. Merwin,
pei hitting Merwin to have the adj
vertising space on the city's six
sprinkling carts upon condition that
he would repaint the same. Five
councilmen voted mo-" Councilman
Null and Schorn again standing to-
gether. Councilman Culver said that
he was opposed to any proposition
of this nature unless the same was
submitted to bids and the contract
awarded to the highest bidder.
The administration got another black
eye when Councilman Null of the fin-
ance committee moved that bills
contracted by the anti-administration
councilmen be held up. Among these
was a bill for the printing of the
much discussed Taboo" list cards
now on exhibition in the saloons.
Mulrs motion was supported by
Schorn and opposed by the remainder
Of the council. Mayor Armbruster
catching the trend of events did not
attempt to interfere but simply pre-
sided as chairman Of the meeting.
Council Detail.
The mayor reported the dismissal
Of Patrolman Niles for conduct I'M
becoming an officer and the dismissal
confirmed, also the mayors appoint
ment Of Charles Rittor to fill the
vacancy.
An ordinance making it a misde-
meanor to conduct or participate in
gambling games was placed upon the
city's book Of laws. This merely con-
forms with the state law and makes it
possible to prosecute offenses of this
nature under the city ordinance as
well as under the state law.
An ordinance making 1t an offense
for proprietors Of pool billiard rooms
70 admit minors under the age of
years to participate in play was passed
by the council. For conviction upon
an offense Of this nature, the guilty
party is liable to fine Of not less
than IS nor more than $25.
The city ordinances as relating to
plumbing were amended to make pos
sible the appointment of a plumbing
inspector, an investigation Of the ex-
listing ordinances revealing the fact
that no provision for such all official
had been made heretofore.
The printing of the city ordinances
and other legal publications will be
in daily paper again this year and
bids are being called for to be read
at the next meeting of the council.
An ordinance raising the salary of
the health officer to 500 a month and
of his deputy to SIS per month pas
sed the council. Those salaries have
hitherto been SIS and $50 a month
respectively.
A contract for a wooden sidewalk
on the north side of D street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets was
ava ~ded to the Pettijohn Contracting
company for $685.