Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-26

6EArrLx, June ., 1853.
Courcil met in adjourned session this
evening.
Present, His Hono-. Mayor H. q.
Stru %, and Councilmen Cosper, Gasch,
Clancy, Mcdonald and Rasin.
A petition was received asking the use
OF portion of Washington street for a
fruit stand.
A communication was received from
Seattle Fire Company without sigma
tufe) In reply 20 q resolution OF the
Council pas1ed several weeks ago. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Wharves,
who reported that the communication
WAS iucompfshensible. Laid ON the ia
BILE.
A Communication vas presented by
the Mayor relative to the seizure by
George Plummef Of portion Of King
street, which will b found entire in an
other part Of this paper. Referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
A statement from the attorney OF
George Plummer relative to the same
property. was received and also referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee on Judiciary made 70
port recommending that the City Attor-
street Plummer contest, to ascertain the
rights Of the city in the premises.
Adopted.
The communication of Attorneys
Lewis and White. representing George
| Plummer, Was laid ON the table.
Tho Committee on Public Buildings
reported IN favor OF making certain
changes and repairs to the City Hall
building, full specifications of which
accompanied the report. Received,
adopted, and the clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids to do the work
recommended. Reports were received
from the Finsnoe Committee relative
to small balance on Cherry, C0lum-
bia, and jackson streets, and adopted.
The Clerk was authorized to procure
q register upon which to record the Ii
oenses Of teams.
The petition of John Stifton, for q
retail license, was referred.
PIKE STREET IMPROVEMENT.
One bid only was reoeived-that of
D. s. Hill, who bid "a follows: Earth
work. % cents; sidewalks, $l6.75; box
drains, $40.
SENECA STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Strong 4 Harkins-EarthvOrk 361S
cents: oribbinR, 1926; sidewalks, SIC so;
box drains, $l9.75.
G. N. Observation-Disclosures, 32k
cents: sidewalk, $17; box drains, $2l.
hs JACKSON STREET IMPROVEMENT.
= Strong Il Harkins-Earthwork S91<
cents; cribbing, 1926; sidewalks, $3.50;
boz drains, $780,; Rrubbing and clear
ing, e65; piling, 30 cents; oapping
stringers and covering, $1,000.
G. N. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $3.45;
sidewalks, $17.45; box drains, $2l; grub
bling and clearing, 800; piles, ~ cents;
lumber, 21.45.
s. F. Hoole-Earthwork, A cents;
cribbing, $3.75; sidewalks, $17; box
drains, g; Rrubbing and clearing, 800;
piling, 40 cents; caps, etc.. $3.50.
The bids were referred to a special
committee, consisting of Messrs. Cos
per, Clancey and Mcdonald, with in
structi0ns to compare them and report
the next nesting.
A lenRtht discussion ensued over the
proposed Improvements to Fourth,
Fifth and other streets, which was par
ticipated in by the entire council and by
Messrs. j. s. Anderson and o. Jacobs,
property owners interested, the upshot
of which was that the City Attorney was
instructed to VrepArs an ordinance pro-
viding for the Improvement of r -urth
street from Seneca to Mill.
It was then ordered that the Council
adjourn to meet on Thursday night to
consider the bids for Seneca and Jack.
son street improvements, the Madison
street improvement, and the establish
msnt Of gas limit. alla5u