The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-19
JOHN LYNCH
ACTING MAYOR
Mayor Schott and One Council.
man Absent From Meeting of
Council Monday Night
ANOTHER ORDINANCE
REPEALED BY BODY
A Accommodating Concilmen Re-
peal Alarm Gong Ordinance at
Request Northern Pacific and
Canvass Votes of Election

When the council met Monday
night all the members were presen,
except Councilman Pease and Carver
and the latter came in later. Mayor
Fl. H. Schott was absent and on mo-
ton of Councilman Wenner, Coun-
Gilman Lynch was elected presiding
officer pro TEN.
The reading of the minutes was
dispensed with and the council got
down to business, ordering a number
of bills paid. A petition, from prop
erty owners on North First street.
asking that the paving soon to be
laid. be forty feet in width through
out. and this was granted.
Got Ahead of City
A petition from property owners,
asking that the council reject all
bids for the building of cement
walk on the west side of Fifth avenue
south, between Walnut street ana
Pine street, because they had had the
work done by private contract. This
was granted, notwithstanding that
some of the councilmen were in favor
of tearing up and ordering the work
done over again, the city engineer
having declared that the job was d
poor one. N
Property owners SdI blocks ISL and
SS1 asked the council to restore the
water in the city ditch formerly
used for irrigation Purposes, and the
matter was referred to the street
and ditch committed for recommen-
dation.
Did Not Want BituIithic
A petition asking for the improve
ment of Hall and Brown avenues
with bitulithic paving was read. A
remonstrance was presented by resi-
dents of Hall avenue, declaring that
they did not desire the paving on
their street but were satisfied with
macadam Judge Thomas f.. Grady
spoke in behalf of the residents of
Hall avenue, declaring that they had
been given no chance to be heard in
the matter. They wanted sewe'
and some other improvements before
the bitulithic paving. Councilman
Shaw and Brown argued in favor of
putting in the bitulithic pavement
regardless of the petition. while DR..
Carver declared that it was not neces-
sary. Petition and remonstrance
We're referred 10 the street and ditch
committee.
The vote on the commission form
of government was canvassed.
Repeal Another Ordinance
At the request of Attorney Ira p.
Englehart counsel for the Northern
Pacific and North Yakima and Valley
railroads, Ordinance S63 was re-
peaIed. This ordinance provided that
the railroads in question should pro-
vide electric gongs at several of
their crossings within thirty days,
and that time was almost up. At
trney Englehart stated that his COM
panies did not desire to spend from
six to ten thousand dollars putting
in bells that might soon be ordere i
removed because they were nuis-
ance, as they had been declared in
other cities. He stated that IL the
ordinance should be repealed, hi;
CclllP eiIit7 Npbib P'oS'N Sc'iS' ct tlit
principal crossings to ascertain if the
people really desired them. Then if
they do the company would comply
with any ordinance that might be
adopted.
A claim for 1855, by the st. Paul
e. Tacoma Lumber company, aga1ns.
F. c. Howard and the surety on his
bond. for lumber furnished for the
construction of the fire station, was
presented and referred eo the finance
CO mmittee for action.
The vacation of Maple street cana
up and the street and ditch conimit-
tee asked for more time, which was
granted The city engineer requisite
that something be done to restrict
public improvements by private in
dividuals. A resolution of intention
TO pave North First street with bitu-
lithic was adopted and an ordinance
was passed authorizing the city to
contract an Indebtedness of $4,000
for the west side drain.
An ordinance, providing for the re-
funding of $4,000 sewer bonds. is
sued twenty years ago. at six per
cent, was passed.