The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-17
INDEPENDENT
GETS BIG JOB
Council Accepts Bid of Big Asphalt
Company for Paving of
Eleventh Avenue.
WILL NOT MOVE SIXTH
AVENUE IRRIGATION DITCH
Sidewalk Will be Moved Out to
Allow Old Landmark to Flow
Unheeded-Many Petitions for
Grading and Walks, Granted.

Following a series or arguments,
protests and promises. the city coun-
ell last night accepted the bid of the
Independent Asphalt company for the
paving of Eleventh avenue. the final
vote showing only Councilman Schott
and Smith among the mays" The
bid was announced at $25.774.35 for
the five blocks, or $1.76 per lneaI
foot. This, according to the indepen-
dent representative who submitted
the bid, is seven cents a foot cheaper
than the Naches avenue Job.
During the argument incidental to
the passing of the bid, many features
entered into the Job. each councilman
having at least one objection that
must needs be explained away before
the final action was taken. The
Weather-the big objectiOn-playei
the important part in letting the con-
tract at this time, it being the pleas
ure of Councilman Smith and Schott
to wait until spring before beginning
the work.
They contended that providing the
Job was not completed before the WIN
ter season compelled the contractors
to await warmer weather, the street
would be in a torn up condition and
probably entirely closed for q mum Her
of weeks.
Property Owners Anxious
For a time it looked like a dead
lock or that Eleventh avenue would
go unpaved until spring. The final ac
ton came only after Councilman Pease
announced that from personal talks
with the property owners of his ward.
he had arrived at the conclusion that
the property owners wanted the paw
ing this fall if possible.
The Independents representative
then told the council that while he
would not guarantee to have the work
completed before it became necessary
to close up shop for the winter, he
would leave the unpaved portion OF
the street in as good condition as he
found it. This last pleased all with
the exception of Smith and Schott and
the city attorney was instructed to
draw up the contract.
viii Break" Sixth avenue.
Following a proposal by City En-
gineer Doolittle to cause a break"
in the South Sixth street sidewalk
between Yakima avenue and Chestnut
street sidewalk where the irrigation
ditch is at present usurping the place
where the city plat says should be
occupied by sidewalk a resolution
to move the walk out a few feet al
lowing the ditch to flow its present
course unheeded, was passed.
= resolution to pave the proposed
West Yakima avenue district, with
brick and asphalt, the former to oe
laid for the first two blocks only. was
passed.
Petitions for the renewal of liquor
Licenses at numbers and II South
Front street, We're both referred to
the police committee. On report Of
that committee, the Sherman bar
license was granted Il renewal,
a petition to open an alley between
Brown and Lemon streets was granted
as was one to install a Weighing
scale at I'll North First street.
Build Many Walks.
Petitions to construct sidewalks on
the east side of Eighth avenue, south.
from Yakima avenue TO Maple street.
on the east side of Naches avenue.
south; on the west side OF Ninth
avenue to Miles; on the west side of
Miles avenue from Champagne street
TO SummitvieW road, We're all passed
Petitions to grade Champagne
street from Pasco avenue to Miles
avenue ana Miles avenue from Tietoa
Drive to summit view road We're both
grurted.
The Improvement committee was
instructed to confer with the counts
commissioners relative TO East Yak
ina avenue to the Mckee bridge there
being no public street OF road along
that route.
a plan of City Engineer Doouttle
&c purchase SO feet at the corner Of
/ Yakima and Pasco avenues for the
purpose of widening the street was
referred to the committee on public
improvements.
All bids for the construction OF
sidewalks We're rejected with the ex-
ception of one by the Mickeljohn
company for the south side OF west
a street.