The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-19
MIXES OBJECTIONS;
WANTS FRANCHISES
~ n & N. officials Register An
...., Complaint and then ask
for CROSSING Privileges

. series of objections featured the
u,..t;np of the city's fathers last
Tuesday night. Objections as to
the placing Of certain arc lights, the
manner of making assessments on
tb. city's new concrete walks the
manner Of forming the districts and
. n who should rectify the mis-
takes that occasionally occur.
sunerintendent Kamm of the O.
IW.R.& N. was present and pre-
sented an objection to the MAIN
tepance Of arc lights on From t
street and also at the road to the
sP. & S. station. His. objections
we're to those lights at the intersec-
tion Of Mckinley and State streets,
which he thought the company
should not be forced to maintain,
owine to the fact that there are no
crossings at these points. Concerning
the other light he stated that it
served only an alley and he couldn't
see why his road should be made to
maintain it. The matter was laid on
!. the table. As these lights are pro-
vided in the granting of the fran
chise, it is likely that the O-W. R.
IN. will be compelled to 60 right
on paying for them.
Mr.. Kamm also presented two
ordinances for the consideration of
the council. Both of them provide
for spur tracks crossing Washington
street at Front. A house track for
a freight depot to be built west of
Washington street on Front street
is what he desired. From the atti-
tude Of the council it appears there
is some objection to allowing another
track to cross Washington street at
that point. Both ordinances re-
ceived their first and second read
ings.
e. J. Heneberry appeared before
the council objecting to the state
law regarding the division of the
costs OF the sidewalks on the cross
streets. He could see no justice in
forcing man to pay certain per-
centage OF the walks on the side of
the blocks, and stated that if the
council still persisted in making him
pay for the improvement II that
district he would see that they plid
properly for the right of-way in the
matter of the road to the S. P. & S.
station.
1hos. McKain was the next to
appear with an objection. He OBJ
Rcted to the fact that the new side
walk improvement district left out
strip elghty-cne feet long on his
property. 1t any of his property is
improved by the addition of the &C.
ment walks, he wants the whole
thing to be included.
frank Emigh discovered a bull"
IN the sidewalk lines. in Beach's adj
oi'ioh and wanted to know who was
'esponslble and what could be done
with it.
a communication was read from
W. Hooker, of the Spokane firm
.'iat received the contract for the
Installation of the cement irrigation
y .pe for the Beech irrigation dis
7s'' tie stated that a carload of
p'pe and fittings had been shipped
,'u that the work would be COM
p'''ea within the time limit set bv
the council.
0f'inance No. l42 was read and
passed which approves the plans and
s'a'lons sn,;., as prepared by w. B.
'Dil'h for the construction Of laterals
NJ 'lie sewer system.
J., mayor Lockerby stated that it was
;. 'nat he would he compelled
tb' % east on business trip pefore
w. AeA' meeting of the council and
sh' sh.O'nmended that Councilman
h, ppaFu fIil the Mayors chair in
nis absencs.