The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-30

cement walks on F'igueroa and Pomona
streets, the street committee having re-
ported in favor of granting his petit
ton.
The committee on health and police
last night reported in favor of granting
renewals of liquor licenses to George
Refer and to Alfred Bachtold and
the same were adopted This commit
tee also recommended that the Weber
tannery be notified to connect with the
sewer at the earliest date, and that
meanwhile precautions be exercised to
prevent the contamination of Butcher
creek. This report was presented in
response to the protest filed last week
by Fred Schultz against unsanitary
conditions in that part of the city.
On motion of Councilman C. H
Whiteman the sanitary inspector was
authorized to lay off one of the men
in the street department, the work of
cleaning the city having progressed to
such an extent that a reduction of the
force is deemed seasonable.
The health and police committee was
given charge tt the communication
from Maher & Smith, asking the re-
neWal of the garbage contract prior t.
the expiration of the present one, The
men say they are now operating at
net loss of SIS a month. due tol the
fact that they have not proper place
to keep their hogs. and cannot secure
a new lease without assurance they
will be given the contract for next
year
A petition, asking the grading and
sfdewalking of Bellevue street from
Isaacs avenue to College avenue was
referred to the street committee, as
was also petition of property owners
asking for the improvement of Fifth
street and Chase avenue from Alder to
Egan avenue by paving.
The petition asking an extension of
water mains on Figueroa street was
referred to the water committee. Prop
erty owners on Locust street between
Park and Catherine asked the city to
proceed with the construction of a
water main without the legal procedure
of creating an assessment district, and
the petition was referred to the water
committee. Property owners on Belle
vue street protested against the pro-
posed plan of changing the course of
the Isaacs' mill race for the reason that
it would damage property. The mat
ter was referred to the water commit
tee City Clerk r. d. S. Hart was
authorized to return the certified
checks of the Warren Construction
company and the Barber Asphalt COM
pany. filed with recent bids on street
improvements.
A resolution by the street committee
setting April 10 as the date for hear
ing the petition to vacate a portion or
South Fourth street, was adopted. BY
other resolutions, which were adopted.
Contractor John Freis was extended
time to and including May Is in which
to complete matchmaking operations
on South Park and Craig streets.
Ordinances.
Ordinance No 1442, providing for
paving of Birch street and creating an
assessment district to pay therefor
was given three readings and final pas
sage. No. 1443, providing for the
opening of Division street from Whit
man to Alder streets was given third
reading, but as members of the park
commission were DESTROYS of making
further attempts to secure a street
wider than % feet, the rules were not
suspended John p Kent, a member
of the park commission, appeared be-
fore the cauncil and said he thought
the property owners on the west side
of Division street should be compelled
to vacate a 30-foot strip, as the city
had done. This was shown to be i'm
possible by Mr.. Hurspool, who said two
$4,000 dwellings stand closer than 80
feet to the street. and the damages
would exceed the benefits.
Councilman Bachtold said it seemed
to him as though people on the pro-
posed street We're being given every
thing they wanted He said the city
originally vacated % feet for street
purposes, taking the same from the
city park; now the property owners
want the walks to be placed on that
land. The ordinance however, pro-
vides that but four feet of the walks
shall extend on the dedicated land, and
that the walks shall be five feet in
width. Upon motion of Councilman
Whiteman, the matter was left in the
hands of the park commission. 1t is
the intention of the property owners
on the west side of the street to have
macadam laid, charging the same to
property on the west side, thus relev-
ing the city of any expense in that
connection.
On motion of Councilman Whiteman
the police We're instructed to take steps
to eliminate the congestion of traffic t !
Second and Main streets, due TO the
drays and other transfer vehicles
standing there. The raZing of the
Baker-Boyer bank building requires
portion of the street, and it would be
almost Impossible for the fire depart
ment to get through that block under
conditions as they have existed dur
ing the past few days.