Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-10
COUNCIL TRANSLATES
MUCH BUSINESS
City Fathers Hold Long Session to
Dispose of Important Municipal
Matters

| to let, each OF which attracted a
large number of bidders, with other
proposed improvements to consider
and with mum erous and divers other
matters of less Importance to occupy
their time, the city fathers were
kept In their chairs in the council
chamber until the wee small hours
of the morning at the fortnightly
meeting this week, and record
grist of business was transacted.
A communication was presented
by the Star Bottling & Manufactur-
ing company in answer to the re-
cent request of the council to abate
the alleged nuisance maintained by
the company, namely permitting a
gasoline engine to operate without
muffler," in which the company
stated that the council is 'laboring
under a delusion,' and claimed that
the engine has never been permitted
to operate without a muffler. They
say that in the opinion of factory
representatives the engine Is
equipped with as large a muffler
as it will stand without reducing its
power No action was taken on the
communication.
The Pacific Telephone & TeIe-
graph company served notice of the
termination of their agreement with
the city whereby the city was grant
ed the privilege of installing a
switch in the office of the company
for fire alarm purposes.
The Standard Lumber company
was granted permission to install a
set of scales in front of their new
building on Pine street, a SIS bond
being required to insure replacing
the street in good condition in case
the scales are abandoned or moved.
Mrs. Cornelia Hill was granted an
extension of time to October 10 for
connecting with the city sewer, stat
ing that she intended moving her
residence and that this would re-
quire another connection at that
time.
w. H. Latta appeared as spokes-
man for a number of property own
ers just northeast of the college
campus and asked perm ission to tap
the city water system. The prop
erty is outside the city limits, and
the request was referred to the fire |
and water committee with power to
act.
j. &. Lindsey appeared as repre-
sentative of the school board and
objected to the proposed sidewalk
around the Edison school building
Oh College hill. The matter was re-
ferred to the sidewalk committee.
II. A. Glaze requested the appoint
ment of a special committee to con-
fer with him concerning the sewer
across his property. The committee
appointed by Mayor Jackson con-
5ists of Councilmen Scott, Kruegel
and Walters, together with the city
engineer.
The budget of municipal expenses
for the coming year was discussed,
but no definite action was taken.
The date of hearing on the assess
ment roll in improvement District
No. %, in Terrace Park addition,
was set for October 5. The hearing
on District No. IT, the California
street district, was continued to Sep
TENDER 81.
The city attorney was directed to
notify the Standard Lumber COM
pany to finish the brick work on it's
new building on Pine street at once.
Mayor Jackson appointed a special
committee consisting of Council
men Kruegel, Scott and Swain to in
vestigate the conditions of the deed
to the city park.