The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-06
No ACTION TAKEN ON
RAILWAY FRANCHISE
Did not come up for Consideration at
Council Meeting Last Night Wait
ing for Evidence to Convince Council
of Necessity for 5O-Year Franchise

The resolution providing for the
regarding and sidewalking of the big
territory in the west end of the city
was passed last night. The resolu-
ton fixed April 10 as the date for
protests on this work. This was the
most important measure that came
up for consideration last night.
Mayor Gellatly was absent on &C.
count of sickness in his family, and
Councilman Russell was called to
the chair.
Fishers plat of block 43 was or
dered approved. This plat was be.
fore the council over year ago and
was ordered approved on the widen
ing to so feet of Wine street, The
street was widened but the council
had not formally approved the plat
Applications were made for lights
on Mission street, one at Spokane
one at Peachey, one at Lewis and the
light at the intersection of Chehalis
and Mission was asked to be placed
on the opposite side of the street
These applications were referred tc
the lighting committee.
Bids for Street SprinkIing.
Bids were opened for street sprink-
ling as follows:
F. M. Beard, so cents per hour
or 1896 per month for 20 hours
service per day
Eagle Transfer company, s175 foI
10 hours service and $345 for &c
hours service.
O'Connor & Parrish, $3.50 for 10
hours service per day and Csc for
all the time in excess of that.
The bids were referred to the
street committee with power to act
An ordinance providing for the
amendment Of ordinance No. 140
fixing fees for the inspection of all
plumbing was passed to the second
reading.
Want Extension of Time on Wenat
chez Avenue.
Allen & McKiver presented petit
tion asking for an extension of time
on their contract for the completion
of the regrade work on Wenatchee
avenue. 1t was set forth in the petit
ton that bad weather had inter
fered seriously with the completion
OF the contract and an extension was
asked until June Is.
The attention of the council was
called to the fact that interes
charges were accommodating and each
months delay on the completion oil
this contract costs the city some
$500. The matter was referred tC
the street committee with power to
act.
The new improvement ordinance
provides for five year bonds. The
council discussed this matter at some
length and it was deemed possible
to secure the handling of these bonds
at better advantage on a period OF
FIVE years rather than on a longer
period. Since the decision of the
council to undertake this 100000
Improvement in the northwest por-
ton of the city there has seemed tC
be no opposition to it whatever, but
should there be those having objec-
lions they will appear before the
council on April 70.
No Franchise Matter.
The promoters of the Wenatchee
Valley Railway & Power company
did not appear before the council
last night, asking for the passage OF
their franchise. This has passed the
second reading and it will require
one more meeting. for its passage
Attorney Nelson, of Leavenworth
was in the city last night but stated
that he was holding off the consider.
alton OF the franchise, waiting FOL
evidence which he was securing te
convince the council that the best
interests Of both the city AMI the
company would be subserved by the
granting of a SO year franchise.
Quil-Toc-C CHEN.
Terry Ross got into deep water in
an effort to pronounce the name o!
one of the streets in Walkers Home
addition. Siwash words are easy fol
many Wenatcheeites, but Ross either
could not, or would not admit being
able to, pronounce the word. Like
wise Mayor Russell baked al
the attempt Several of the Other
councilmen were strangely reticeni
also. Mr.. Begg proved himself en-
tirely devoid of sentiment and came
out f1at-footed against the name oil
'Squillchuckteen."
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