The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-22


mittee.
Petition for the building of cement
walks and curbs and grading the
streets in the Boulevard addition.
City counsel was Instructed to pre-
pare an ordinance and the city en-
gineer profiles and specifications.
A largely signed petition of prop
erty owners in the vicinity of West
Yakima and Second avenue, protest.
ing against permitting the nuisance
Of the standing water in the excava-
ton at that corner and asking that
the standing water in this excava-
ion be abated and asking that the
sidewalk on the Yakima avenue side
be replaced.
The city engineer was ordered to
prepare plans and specifications for
cement walk and retaining wall;
the nuisance.
Petition asking that the water sup
ply in the 400 block on south Fourth
street be extended, as the water is
stagnant when not flushed and muddy
when running. The Pacific Power e.
Light company was requested to ex-
tend this dead end.
Petition of Carr and Hill for a IL
cense for an employment bureau. Po-
lice committee.
Petitions for two saloon licenses
were referred to the police commit
tee.
Petition for the building of a sy-
phon to carry the water of the Hub
bard ditch under Parker avenue, in
order that the steep grade where If
lntersects Summit View avenue may
be eliminated. Streets and Ditch
committee. and engineer ordered to
get estimate of cost.
The matter of resembling unpaid To-
cal Improvement tax against a GER
tain piece of property recently sold
bv the sheriff came I'D and the CITY
attorney expressed himself as op-
posed to such action ordinarily as es-
tablishing a bad precedent. DR.. Car
yer believed that the city's books ought
to be audited and the tax lists exam
med for delinquents, for nothing Of
the kind has been done during the
past ten years. Referred to Finance
committee
ported favorably changing the ditch
on the west side of Naches avenue
:" the curb and the street c)mmis-
sioner was ordered. On recommen-
dation that the First avenue be paved
from Walnut street TO the mill ditch,
the city attorney was instructed to
prepare a resolution and ordinance
and the city engineer profiles and
specifications. That committee also
recommended the grading Of Beach
and Adams STREETS to the Fair grounds
So ordered.
The streets and ditch committee
recommended that the street car COM
pany be instructed to keep it's right
of way in the city sprinkled. to Law
the dust, and it was ordered.
Chairman Shaw said the committee
wanted $50 shade trees for Naches
avenue and the cemetery and the
committee was empowered to act in
the matter. It was suggested that the
planting the trees be taken up with
the ladies who had brought the mat
ter to the attention of the council
The pubic Improvements committee
recommended the improvement Of
the Boulevard addition with cement
walks. curbs and streets grading and
the city attorney and engineer were
Instructed to do all necessary in the
matter.
The matter Of paving North First
and Second streets to the city limits
was referred to the streets and ditch
committee
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a saloon license was granted to J. b.
Dazet, on North First street.
Streets Must Conform
Attorney Taylor asked to have
Rays Second Mob Hill addition pat
accepted or rejected by the city, but
the council, on motion of DR.. Carver
declined to do either, until the plat
was made to conform to the streets
and alleys of adjoining additions.
, William H. Hassel the contractor,
asked the council, in advertising for
sewer pipe, ask for tentative lids on
concrete pipe and it was suggested
that he take up the mater with the
citv engineer.
An ordinance regulating the use Of
heavily loaded vehicles and traction
engines. and those discharging or en-
itting oil or gasoline on asphalt
streets, making the punishment for
infraction Of this from IS to 500.
was adopted.
Among the ordinances adopted
was one regulating inspections and
providing penalties and changing the
fees.
Messrs. Albright, Crittenden ana
Cory, representing the Trades Coun-
Gil, appeared in regard to the en-
forcement from a moral standpoint.
of the ordinance licensing restau-
rants and limiting the size Of the
boxes city Attorney Lockhart said
that he was expecting that represen-
tatives of the restaurants would
shortly enjoin the city from enforce
ing the ordinance and would take It
to the supreme court to test Is consti-
tutionality Action would soon be
taken to punish all offenders under
this ordinance.
AIJTOMORH ES ROIJCHT