The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20

At the usual time of meeting Mon
day evening, the commission con-
vened in the superior court room pre-
sided over by Judge Thomas E.
Grady. where the old council met
There was a small crowd of specta-
tors. made UP mostly of city hall en-
ployes. who had come to see how the
new municipal government was lin
Ing up.
The first matter brought up was
the ordinance prescribing the duties
of the members of the commission.
City Clerk Brooker was asked to read
this, which he did. At the conclusion
of the reading, it was adopted on the
motion of Crocker and seconded by
'Adman. The roll was called for and
9l voted for 1t. Instead OF reading
'",h ordinance three times for pas
lge, 1t is only necessary, under the
new law, to read them once and then
put them on passage. This, with the
requirement that all motions be made
in writing were innovations under
the new law.
Duties of the Mayor
The ordinance prescibed that the
mayor should be the superintendent
of the department of public safety
and as such shall be president of the
commission, presiding at all it's meet
ings; that he shall oversee all de-
partments and report and recommend
to the city commission, for It's action,
all matters requiring attention in any
department, and shall sign all war
rants, Under the mayors direct sup
ervison are the police and fire de-
partments, the health department, the
city attorney, all officers and en-
ploycs of the legal department, the
police Judge, his court, the city lib
rary library trustees and all other
officers and functionaries not by law
or ordinance distributed or assigned
to the department OF public safety.
The Commissioners
Everything pertaining to the streets
and pubic Improvements comes under
the supervision of the superintendent
of that department. The superinten-
dent of finance and accounting shall
be vice president of the commission
and in the absence or inability of the
mayor shall perform the duties of
mayor. AS superintendent OF the de-
partment of finance and accounting.
It shall be the duty of this officer to
procure from all persons and corpora
lions operating public service utilities
In the city such reports as they are
by law or ordinance or otherwise re-
quired to make to the city or any of
its officers or departments and no
shall have charge of the collection OF
n
ments, rentals and other moneys due
the city. He shall, whenever the city
or any officer thereof has authority
so to do, cause to be examined tho
accounts and records of any person or
corporation a public service utility in
the city
Except as otherwise provided by
law or ordinance, the superintendent
Of each department shall appoint or
employ such assistants and employees
as may be authorized by the city
com mission and necessary to the eff
ficient conduct of the service OF such
department
The superintendent of each depart
ment shall make and enforce sucn
rules and regulations not inconsistent
with law or the ordinances as may be
necessary to secure the efficient con-
duct of the service Of his department,
This ordinance is declared to be ur-
gent and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace,
health and safety and shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after
it's passage. filing. recording and pub
lication.
Hours of Meeting
An ordinance. designated No. A ?,
was adopted, providing that the com
mission shall hold regular meetings
on Monday OF each week. at the hour
of 10 a. m, but when the date of such
meeting should fall on legal holiday,
then the meeting shall be held on the
day following Special meetings shall
be called by the mayor or two COM
|missioners at any time, by written
notice signed by the mayor or by two
commissioners, and served person
ally upon all members Of the city
commission, said notice to state the
purpose of said special meeting. All
regular meetings shall be open to the
public.
Bids on Bonds
Bios buVertlSeu Tor on the issue OF
$50, 900 worth OF 4 1-2 per cent 20
year sewer bonds, for the building OF
the so-called west side drain" were
opened, and II was solely for this
purpose that the night meeting was
| held Hereafter all the meetings will
be held during the day time There
were four bids as follows; f. r. Roll
Inns e. Son, of Chicago. par and ac-
crued interest to be paid, the city TO
allow $1,750 for attorneys fees, blank
bonds and other expenses. The Wash
ington Trust and Savings bank OF Sc
attic bid a discount of s2,550. S. A.
Kean and company. Chicago, $500
discount; and the Union Trust and
Savings bank of Spokane. a premium
OF s1,025, but at per cent interest
This bid did not comply with the re-
quirements, which provided 4 Ia per
cent. The consid Grafton of these bids
was laid over uGtil Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock
The bid Of 5000 for the city's por-
| ton of the work of putting the
Broadgauge and Schanno bitches
underground, was received and the
nronositiOn was explained to the