Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-09-15
COUNCIL RAPS SIDE.
WALK ORDINANCE
Ordinance Providing for Cement Side.
walks Again Comes Before Coun-
ell and Is Tabled Indefinitely
Once More.

The ordinance which was intro
duced into the City Council some
three months ago, by the terms OF
which all new sidewalks constructed
within the corporate limits OF the city
and all sidewalks ordered replaced by
the council must be constructed of
cement, was again voted down by the
City Council ut the regular meeting
of that body last Thursday night On
the motion of Councilman Price &c
bring the previously tabled ordinance
before the city dads, a vote was taken
on the question of again considering
the measure, Councilmen Douglas
Sanborn, Price and Sanger voting yes
and Henry and Lawler no 4 motion
was Immediately made by Council
man Henry, seconded by Councilman
LaWler, that the ordinance be again
tabled indefinitely, and the vote stood
four for and two against, Councilmen
Douglas, Sanborn, Henry and Sanger
voting TO again table the much moot
ed ordinance and Price and Sanger
voting to consider IT, The document
was again placed on the table, and in
all probability any future attempt to
reconsider it will meet the same fate.
While Councilmen Douglas and San
born voted to reconsider on the first
vote, their vote was registered in ia
yor of tabling the ordinance on the
second count.
An ordinance to establish grade
on Maiden Lane was read first time,
tabled, a slight change made in the
title, changing the wording from
along the proposed parking line" to
along the street line" brought up
for reconsideration, read first time by
title the rules suspended and read
three times and passed. The ordi-
nance is printed in full in another
part of this paper.
An ordinance regulating the plac-
ing of electrical wires, appliances and
construction in buildings in the city
of Pullman, providing for the inspec-
ton thereof, and providing a penalty
for the violation thereof, was pre-
scented, read three times and passed.
Councilmen Sanborn, Henry, Lawler,
Price and Sanger voted in favor OF
the ordinance and Councilman Doug
las registered his vote against the
measure The ordinance is printed
on another page of this paper.
J. f. Cochran resigned his position
as street commissioner and plumbing
inspector. The resignation was ac-
copied by the council and G. Nj.
Hooper was appointed to the position
by Mayor Mcguire. The appointment
was Immediately confirmed by the
council, and Commissi oner Hooper
entered upon his official duties the
next day.
Moved by Henry and seconded by
Sanger that the Oregon-W Washington
Railroad & Navigation Co be re-
quired to make such repairs on the
bridge at Kamiaken street, on their
right of way leading to the Northern
Pacific right of way, as are necessary
to protect the traffic, the repairs tC
be made within ten days of that date
The motion carried unanimously.
The street commissioner was in
structed to build a crosswalk across
the street from the G.. c. Fulton prop
erty on Military hill to the Nessly
property.
The following bills. together with
the officers salaries, We're allowed
and ordered paid, after which the
council adjourned:
IdahoWashington Light d
Power Co, lights and mer-
chandise for August ...... $ 5.35
Same, power for August. -. 243.6(
Arthur Henry, labor. ..... 9.l'