The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-04
NEW COUNCIL is IN SADDLE
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olared the cost of maintaining paw
ing was so great that although the
construction cost was assessed up to
the property owners, the city could not
under the existing conditions, stand
the cost Of keeping the districts plan
ned for spring, in condition.
Mayor Schott called attention to
the health department of the city say
ing he considered it by far the most
important of all the branches. 1t is
especially valuable, he said, as an adj
vertising means and should be given
the most attention possible by every
members of the council. The mayor
spoke in the highest terms of both
the police and fire departments say
ing that he had been advised by in
surance adjusters, that the latter was
one of the best in the state. He said
the police department laboring I'M
der all sorts of difficulties in insuffic-
lent accommodations, had given ex-
cellent service and recommended the
creation of the new office of desk
sergeant, to take charge of the office
in the day time.
Need New City Hall.
Mayor Schott called attention to
crying need of a new city hall for the
accommodation all city officers and the
police department and said he was
informed that the old Reed Laundry
corner, First and A streets, could be
purchased at a reasonable figure.
Speaking on this location, Councilman
Brown declared it to be an ideal one
and said he would advise the ap-
pointment Of committee to ascertain
what that and other suitable locations
could be bought for. In connection
with the city hall discussion, Coun-
Gilman Shaw called attention to the
fact that providing such a building il
not erected on South First street
property, before July Of this year.
the property would revert back to
the former owner, Mr.. Linbarger.
who would pay the city the original
purchase price. $4,000, together with
six per cent interest for three years.
Sell Old Property.
Councilman Shaw declared that by
selling the present Front street city
hall property, and adding to the sum
received, the money that will revert
back to the city from the South First
street lots, the city could purchase
the ideal Reed corner and construct
a modern city hall at a very slight
tax on the citizens which when the
present rental consideration was de-
Quoted, would in the course of year
or two, amount to practically nothing.
Thus, he said, the city would acquire
q hall without any noticeable bond
issue.
On motion of Councilman Shaw, the
public improvements committee was
instructed to acquire information con-
corning the property mentioned as
as any other suitable sites, and re-
port at the next meeting.
Councilman Shaw then brought UP
the matter of creating an office of
electrical inspector and suggested that
this Office be connected with the
plumbing inspector leaving the sani-
tary officer free from other duties
than looking after the condition Of
the city. An ordinance for the crea-
zion of this arrangement, was ordered
drawn and submitted in the next
meeting.
Mayor Schott in his opening talk to
the new council also spoke of new
saloon regulation ordinance and ad-
vised the adoption of the home rule
system, now used in Oregon. He de-
clared the present regulations were
that this recomm endation would mean
much towards the betterment of moral
conditions in the city.