The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-30
Both Theaters Safe.

in the city and reported that altera-
tions had been made making both
places perfectly safe and easy of
egress in case OF fire.
The matter of the purchase of
| thawing apparatus to be used in case
OF the freezing up of the city mains
was up for discussion but in view
of the fact that most of the mains
of the city have been laid below the
| frost line, it is deemed inexpedient
| to purchase special apparatus this
year. In case ii should be purchased
| it could not be delivered until late
in the season.
The. city clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the city legal
printing for the year 1911.
! Date for Protest.
| December 90 has been fixed as the
! date for protests on the assessment
| rolls for Wenatchee avenue, kltNtas,
! King, Palouse and A streets. A sec
ondary or re-assessment has been
prepared in all of these districts in
accord with the protests that were
made on the original assessment roll.
Final Estimate on Mission st.
| A final estimate for S64,20S on
| the Mission street Improvement was
allowed by the council. twenty-five
per cent of this, however, will be
withheld until about the middle OF
uext June. The work is all COM
pleted with the exceptions of inter-
secting streets in the paving district,
| and warmer weather is desired to
complete this work. Next spring the
| paving sub-cOntractOrs will return 70
| this city and complete the work which
could not be finished this fall. In
| the meantime onc-fOurth Of the orig
| inal contract will be held up await
| ing the final acceptance Ct the work
| by the city engineer and the street
| committee The final estimate show
| ed that the Mission street Improve
ment was completed for about $4,000
less than the original estimate and
the street committee feels very we'll
satisfied with the work throughout.
Downey Asks Settlement.
A. S. Downey. of the original firm
of Downey & Bethel. sub-contractors
for Allen & McKiver on the concrete
work on Wenatchee avenue, submit
ted a request for the settlement OF
claim of $29S.43, which was not
|
ing the amount claimed on extra
work in relaying the curb on sec
tion of the block in front Of the We
natchee Department store. At this
place, owing TO the settling of an oil
sewer trench, the curb sank down be
low the sidewalk level. This was Or
dered in by the engineer, and the
council have held that the sinking
of. the sewer trench was no fault of
the city and that the work of relay
ing the curb should be done by the
contractor free Of any expense to the
city. Mr.. Downey, however, holds
that the work was ordered in as ex-
ira work by the city engineer and
should be paid from the city eXche
Quer. The matter was referred to
the street committee for report.
Send DIR. Kaupp to Seattle.
An invitation was read at the meet
ing of the council from Eugene r
Kelley, secretary OF the state board
of health. asking the city to send its
health officer TO meeting OF the
state health board to be held in Sc
attle December 16 and II. At that
meeting talks will be made on tubuT-
culosis, typhoid. garbage, diaries and
milk supply, and other problems that
come up for municipal handling. Tbs
state board of health was instruct
ed at the last session of the legisla
ture to prepare a bill providing for
| Tuberculosis hospitals. The city
council decided to send DR.. Kaupp to
the meeting and the expenses will
come from the city eXchequer. 1t is
the concensus of opinion of the coun-
cilmen that DR.. Kaupp, and Indirect
ly the city will reap benefit from at
tending this meeting.
| The ordinance providing for the
| improvement of Okanogan avenue
was given second reading and pass
ed at the third reading.
| The park committee was instruct
ed to make the necessary arrange