The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-17
LONG SESSION
CITY COUNCIL
Considerable Business Transacted
by City Fathers at Meeting
Monday Night
SANITARY STREET
FLUSHER BOUGHT
Number of Instances Show That
City Council and County Com
nissioners Are Cooperating
in Endeavor for Good of All

The city council Monday evening
met with all the members present
and during the time they were in SEES
sion transacted considerable business
despite what one spectator declared
their parliamentary meanderings."
A petition, was read. reciting that
the Yakima Valley Transportation
company owned block 255 in the
Lund Addition and had acquired
block 256, for the purpose of ex-
tending their car barns and shops
and asking for the vaca ton of Maple
street between the two blocks and the
alley in the newly acquired block. At
torney Richards, appearing for the
company, stated that the company
had already spent 100000 on It's
property and it wished to extend its
tracks and put new buildings on the
lot acquired. The vacations asked
for he said, would greatly facilitate
the work There was some dissent
on the part of Councilman Null, who
said that the vacation would block
a street crossing at this point. A
resolution fixing the time for the
hearing on this petition was adopted
and the matter was referred to the
| committee on street and ditch for
investigation.
The application of w. o. Slyter
asking for a retail liquor license on
Second Avenue north was laid on the
table,
Council Thanked for Action
A communication was read, ex-
pressing the thanks of the public
health committee for the prompt ac-
ton taken by the council in regard
to health matters and assuring them
of the active support of the clubs
and other organizations backing the
, movement in whatever is undertaken
for the public good.
On recommendation of the police
committee, the council renewed the
license of Jim Jeffries and Van Buren,.
but declined to grant a license to the
Grand hotel, as that would exceed the
limit agreed on among the councilmen.
Floyd Hatfield, the attorney, was
present and spoke in behalf of the
proprietor of the hotel.
| Should Be Paid by County
| Councilman Wenner presented the
bills of Landlord Johnson, of the
Oklahoma hotel, on South Second
quarantine because of smallpox, and
suggested that the city pay the same
The bills amounted to $41.S4 and
were for the rental and board IF
those quarantined who were unable
to pay. After some debate it was
| decided the matter was one for the
| county commissioners to take care
Of.
DR.. Carver here declared that il
the county had done its share towards
lettering sanitary conditions there
would be no such bills to consider.
| County Commissioner Olson said he
agreed with DR. Carver, and that by
the first OF July conditions would be
changed for the better. After tlut
they would be better equipped to d.
good work by reason Of changes to
be effected then.
| City and County Cooperating
| Councilman Lynch, when he pre-
sented RESOLUTION calling on ,he
county commissioners to have the
county engineer consult with the city
engineer before accepting piats of
property adjoining the city limits,
loaned that this had been done :cr
some time. The purpose of this is
to make streets and alleys conform
Closely to lhose lad out in the city.
The matter of extending the Sum
init View -oa1 through the land Of
the State Ilc1ai association ANS up
on report Of the street and ditch
committee. The city attorney was in
structed to begin proceedings looking
| to the condemnation of strip
| through this land for the extension
of the street, as the terms offered BY
the State Floral company were be-
yond reason. Their price for suffci n
land was $4,000.
The street and ditch comm ittee
was empowered to contract for the
building Of the necessary concrete
drive ways leading from the three
entrances Of the city fire station Oh
Walnut street.
The replat of Block No, of the
Boulevard Addition was adopted.
Resolutions Adopted
| Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows: Confirming assessment roll or
the East Chestnut paving job; calling
for plans and specifications and Civ
ing notice to contractors OF intention
to build cement walk on West Yak
ina and Hall avenues. and for tbs
west side Of Fifth avenue south two
: blocks from Yakima avenue; to pro
coed with the grading of Beech street
from South First street to city limits
Ordinances Passed
These ordinances were passed:
For grading Beech street from
South First street to the city limits
for a sub-sewer in the alleys be
tween Blocks III in Husons Ad-
diton and Block 172 in Naches Adj
a dition; dnectine the improvement o.
Maple, Broadway and other streets
yacating a portion of l street lyins
l east of First street; regulating the
speed of street cars within Nortr
/, Yakima to twelve miles an hour; pro
= viding for tho purchase of additions
dumping grounds at a cost Of $500