Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-12
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FsiDAr. August IL, 1889.
Council met in special session.
Present-His honor the Mayor. H. &.
Strive. and Councilmen Chas. f. Clancy,
D. r. Cosper. Fred. Gasch, q. Z. Man
ming, Chas. Mcdonald and q. 81. Ra-
Councilman. Collins, being in San
francisco, accounts for his absence.
The Mayor stated that the Council
met for the purpose Of considering q
serious error in the ordinance providing
for the grading Of Warrington street,
and read an address setting forth the
errors, and recommending that the or
dinance be repealed, and . new ofdi-
nance be passed providing for the work.
A communication from the City Attor-
new was also read. The objection TO
the ordinance vas that Is provided for
the grading Of the street farther than
that thorouQhfare extends, or has been
dedicated by the owners thereof.
Communication Of the Mayor aecep-
ted and placed ON ale.
Ordered that Judiciary Committee
draw an ordinance repeating said objec-
tionabls ordinance, No. S2.
Petition for the opening OF Eleventh
street was referred 70 Committee on
Streets,
Petition for sidewalk on west side OF
Front street, in front OF Stewart Ed
ersoid's establishment. Referred TO
Street Committee.
Petition of Geo. w. Hall. ct a., for
building of sidewalks to connect with
the Lake Onion sidewalk. Referred to
street Committee.
Petition of Frausnthal Bros. for re-
funding Of ten per cent penalty on side
walk assessment. Referred 70 Finance
COMMITTEE.
Petition Of w. Fl. Holcomb and Frank
Plummer. Referred to COMMITTEES on
Public Grounds.
The Mayor read an opinion from the
CITY Attorney, explaining the meaning
of Sections "a and - of the City Char
ter, relative ~ the expenditure vi
money without provision first being
made by ordinance for such payment,
holding sha. all moneys must first be
! set aside in proper funds before II can
| bs paid out Whole mat CT referred to
Ju iic.ary Committee.
| The Committee on Streets reported
favurably on the petition Of citizens FOR
q sidewalk on Pike, Pine, Ninth aud
| Virgins streets. The report was
adopted. and the Clerk instructed to
cali for bids to do the work.
A petition asking that a portion OF
| Seneca street, at the west end DO leased
4 NJ Hhnrtnw
wa, granted. rnd the matter referred to
the Judiciary Committee to arrange
. lse.
The uatitiou OF L. A. Turner e. al.
for II sidewalk was accepted. and an Or
dinance order cd drawn relative thereto.
The following apple ,tions were made
| for retail liquor licences: }. L. Wliklns.
e. X. Cowles, French q Co, James Yer
gon, August Matson and John Collins.
These applications were referred to the
Committee on Licenses. Said Commit
tee reported favorably, and the LICENSES
were ordered granted.
The matter Of delinquent assessments
on certain sidewalks. on Main and Jack
son streets, was referred to the Street
Committee.
Mr.. Gasch called attention to some
grievances of the people residing on
Union street, concerning the grade.
iie said tho petition signed by the
property holders, asking for the grade,
called for the improvement of Union
street from Front to Eighth street, but
to their surprise the district had been
cut down 81 that it only embraces from
Fourth to Eighth stie,t. 1t is likely the
University will not pay its proportion,
and the burden will fall very heavily
upon the few embraced in the district
as now established. The property
holders severely condemn the way they
have been treated in tho matter, and it
is more than likely they will contest
their rights in the courts. "rhe people
of Union street" said Mr.. Gasch, task
no favors at the hands Of the city, all
they want il justice and fair dealing.
1t is an outrage to make the people liv-
ing along four blocks pay for the i'm
provement of the entire street. The
burden should be borne equally by all
property owners ON tina street, as the Pc
titlOn for the grade contemplated"
The Mayor replied that the only way
to get the matter before tho Council
properly, now tina. the contract had
been let, was by ordinance, and it was a
qeestion then whether the grievance
could ut this late day be legally reached
or not.
Councilman Rasin stated that conn.,
plants had come to him that the China
men employed ON the streets had been
pelted with stones while in their tents
and houses, at night, and asked for
some action to he taken in the matter.
He said: "These Cinnamon are en-
ployed by the city, under an or finance
OF the city. and they have right to
dome nj prote otion."
The Mayor stated that persons guilty
OF assaulting Cinnamon were liable
under the law, and thought a few
arrests would prevent further trouble.
The Council adjourned till next FRI
day evening.