The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-06
WILL IMPROVE
CITY STREETS


property owners in the upper end of
the city, asking for the Improvement
of North Rose street from East Main
to East Rose streets, and Isaacs ave-
nue. from North Rose to East Main
streets, and the granting by the coun-
Gil of the petition for the improvement
of Chase avenue and Fifth streets,
there promises to be an activity in
street improvement circles in Walla
Wala during the present season equal
ed only by that of last season. Spe-
cifications for the paving of South
Second street were filed by the city
surveyor last night. but on motion of
Councilman c. H Whiteman they
were referred back to the surveyor
for such alterations and corrections as
have been made previously in speci-
fications for other districts.
Saloon Licenses.
Applications for renewals Of liquor
licenses were filed last night by the
following, and referred to the COM
mittee on health and police: Peter
Werner, los Main street; Hinton q
Williams, 81 East Main street; ]. T.
Cundff, 121 West Alder street; N. H.
Remillard, 204 West Main street; Moe
& Co, 116 Main street; John D. Kelly,
IS East Main street; A. SchWarz, 81
East Main street; Andrew Motel, ia
Main street; ]. H. Kelly, Is IL South
Second street; Morton & Whyte, 112
West Main street The fling of these
applications was in accordance with
the motion carried at the last meeting
that such action be taken at least go
days prior to the date of the expiration
Of the licenses.
Routine Business.
Much routine business came before
the council last night, but so judicious-
ly was the work carried on that adj
journment was taken within an hour
after the opening of the session. The
report Of the treasurer for the months
Of September, 1909, and January, 1910.
were filed, and referred to the finance
committee.
The street committee recommended
that the bid of $50 by A. A. Herring
for the advertising privilege on sprIn-
king wagons be accepted, and the re-
port was adopted. This committee
also recommended that the petition
asking for the Improvement of Chase
avenue and Fifth street be granted,
and the report was adopted.
Clifford Conklin petitioned that his
tract of one acre east Of the city be
l,ro no 70 re
of Walla Walla, and the same was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee,
Property owners living on Figueroa
street asked that a sewer main be
lad on that thoroughfare from Gin
ton street east to Melrose, and the
petition was referred to the water
committee.
Want Inspector.
A communication from Fred Bow
man, secretary of the plumbers union,
relative to the appointment of sewer
inspector. was referred to the water
committee. The plumbers have endor
sed H. A. Chamberlain for the position.
They ask that the Office be maintain
ed by the fee system, similar to that
used in Boise, Idaho.
On motion OF Councilman c. II.
Whiteman property owners are here
after instructed to pave three feet
inside the property line on all drive
ways abutting their property, in order
that the wooden stops may not rot out.
allowing the water to undermine the
pavement. This applies only in dis
tricts in which pavement is to be laid
in the future.
On motion of Councilman J. F. Stack
it was decided to draw up a new ordi-
nance granting the Northern Pacific
company the right to lay spur in an
alley in Buffers addition for the ac-
commodation of the Walla Walla Al
falfa meal company. The railroad
company objected to the reservation by
the city of the right to recind the ac-
ton, contained in the ordinance, and
the company to have benefited has
been without trackage facilities. Coun-
Gilman c.. H. Cummings thought the
Northern Pacific should not be given Il
right-of-way through city alley. but
upon being advised that the ordinance
might be repr Jed at any time, with
drew his objections.