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r-'p""O DO - -- - --- _.- - ~ - -- - ---.... ~~. Also, that some of the apartment houses cars were parked on the street all night and it was impossible to do a good job of cleaning the street around these places. The alleys were' being cleaned fairly ,regularly and Mr. LeVan said they were :~ flushed twice a month. Mr. Barette explained that Mr. Dunn was in the room and he I' R~ would like to have him stateChis complaint regarding ,Harris Street between 25th ~ and ,26th. Mr. Dunn said he. lived at 2558 H~rris and .early this spring the property , -." owners had put gravel on thlS street at thelr own expense. The street was in quite good condition but gravel trucks began using it to deliver gravel furt~r out'and they. had practically ruined the street. He explained that Mr. Clubb had the Street Department go over the street with the blader but that again this fall the gravel trucks were using the street for heavy loads and also the drainage com~ng down, from above was causing the street to become very bad., He said heithought a ditch some 200 feet long up above at Potter Street would divert this water and help keep 'I the street from getting in such bad shape. It was pointed out that a little later in the year the'~ str.eet~'department might ,be ,able to provide a ditch that would take care of this water. Councilman Hawn stated that he thought the speed of the trucks had ,as much to do with destroying the street as the ilibad on ,them. After some discussion this matter was left in the hands of the Police Commmtte with a view 18 of cutting down both the loads and speed of the trucks. Councilman Pennington reporting for the Fire and Water Committee stated that since the new fire truck had arrived there was a shortage of hose. He said that Mr. Aiken of the Eureka Fire Hose Company was in the room and had said it would probably take at least 120 days to deliver hose if it was ordered now. It wa Mr. Pennington's opinion that the council, should do something about ordering hose at this time, to be paid out of next year's budget allowances. Councilman Bond stated that he thought the proper procedure would be .to advertise for bids and in that way the City would be able to ascertain whether .it would take such a long pime to get the hose. . A motion was made by Bond and .seconded by Hawn that the Recorder be instructed to advertise for approximately 500 feet of hose. Said bids 19 to be Offered at the council meeting on October 27th. Councilman Pennington reported that there had been a complaint about the dark alley at the rear of the Walling and Almack Buildings. He .stated that there was an off-set in the back of these two buildings and that it was very dark back there. Councilman Barette stated that he had investigated and found that it was a very dark spot. It was pointed out that the city was maintaining a light at the alley intersection and Councilman Bond sta~ed that at several times before when I' prope,rty owners had complained aboutthe condition of the alley,. it had been the committee's recommendation that the property owners pay for the additional light and this had been done a number of places. This matter W8S referred to the Fire 20 and Water Committee to repcrt back at the next meeting. , Councilman Barette reporting for the Health Committee said they had not yet been able to get a chemical analysis on the turkey feathers and until they were able to get this analysis they would not know whether the chemical works would be able tO~ihandle the feathers or not. Mayor Large asked ,regarding the Health Doctor and inquired whether or not he was working full ,time. Mr. Barette was not sure ,about what this department was doing and it was left in his hands to take 21 the matter up with eouncilman Brownson and report at the next council meeting. The parks had no report, but Councilman Hawn stated that Mr. Fisher, Superintendent of the Playgrounds, had been asked to attend a convention at Olympia Washington on Saturday, October 18th. He stated that the playground committee was divided as to whether the committee should allow Mr. Fisher $20.00 of his expenses in attending this convention and would like to have an expression from the counc,il. Mr. Barette said he was on the committee and did not favor paying any of Mr. Fisher's expenses. Mayor Large explained that he did not tfuink this was a matter for the council. to decide and that if the Playground committee wished to allow Mr. Fisher $20.00 of his expenses, it was a ma,tter for them to decide. No ,22 action was taken by the council. I Councilman Bond reporting for the Police Committee said the school ,signs 1 he had promised along Franklin Blvd. were now cODlpleted and they would be put up in a day or two, and that yellow lines would be painted across Frankling at 13th. He also reported that he had the painter make a sign for each of, the entrances to the City on the highway calling attention to the fact that the City was trying to prevent accidents that speed regulations would be enforced. He said these signs wo Id 23 be up in a Short time. Mayor Large asked about the accumulation of traffic tickets in the Recorde 's _ office for speeding and stated he thought the collection of these should not be 1 allowed to get behind. It was pointed out that a second notice had been sent out on the older tickets and it was the recommendation of the council that warrants be placed in the hands of the Police Department at an' eE!rly date ,for the delinquent 24 tickets and not allow them to become old. A request was received from Bert J. Williams aSking for a permit to build a three stall addition to his garage at 963 Ferry Lane, making a six stall garage. The B02rd Of Appeals recommended thclt the request be granted on condition that he build a six inch tile w~ll between the two sections two feet above the roof line and this construction to meet tile approval of the State Fire Marshal. Upon motion 25 ma~e and seconded this recommendation was adopted by the council. ~ ~