Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-03
l0C<llL PROlkkD1N6s.
On Motion Of Councilman kasin. n
Committee Il Appointed TO Invests.
gate the Charges OF Corruption Made
nv Councilman Wu>thOn.
SEATTLE, FRIDAY, Nav =, 1884

SEATTLE, Friday, May =, 1884
Council fnet III regular session.
Present, His Honor the Mayor, II. q.
Strive, and Councilman Clancy. Day.
II rris, Mcdonald. Northup, Ranke.
X .sin and Wusthotf.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
From w A. Carr, for correcting as
ses-Lent. Referred.
From ID. L. Denny and others. for
perrnissisn IL grade Front street frocl
Lake avenue to Kentucky street along
Kentucky to HARRISON along Harrison
to Temperance along Temperance to
Baff street. Granted, and the Surveyor
WAS instructed to make the necessary
surveys.
From Clayton Bros. and others for a
sidewalk ON Front and Columbia streets.
fronting lot s. block :, Boren's plat
Referred.
From William Bracket and Others
against granting "A license to X. Prltch
Ard for a saloon on Jackson street. Re
ferred.
From Robert Abrams and others for
correction of errors ia the amount of
cost of Battery street grade and for ex
tension of time. Referred to Finance
Committee.
From .. G. Shorey for permission to
raise sidewalk between Cherry and Co.
lumbia streets. Referred to Surveyor.
From William Harklns for an allow
anoe on account of Fourth street grade.
Referred to Finance Committee.
From John Hilderbrand for right to
erect water tank at foot of jackson
street.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
From Chief of Police, Street Com
missioner. City Treasurer, Health Off
Ger and City Attorney. Referred to ap-
prOpriate committees.
The Harbor Master and City Jus
tees reports we're adopted.
From Attorney. for associate counsel
in the case of Walter Collins vs.. the
City. Granted. and Judiciary COMMITTEE
instructed to select additional counsel.
From Attorney, on matter of Madlson
street grade tax roll. Adopted, and At
torney instructed to proceed to collect
delinquent taxes on Madison street.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From Judiciary Committee, recon-
mending the closing of the alley ia
block ~ of Boren's plat. Adopted, and
Attorney instructed to submit AN ordin-
ance therefor.
From Judiciary Committee, on Al
tOrney's salary, recommending that said
salary be not raised. Adopted.
From Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. submitting certain lots
that can be bought for pest house.
Recommitted to make selection.
From Street Committee, reeomneni-
ing that the Surveyor be Instructed to
submit estimates of cost for planklng
foot Of Madison street. Adopted.
From special Committee on Madison
Street Extension. asking further time
Granted.
CLAIMS PAID.
CITY Fund S224S II
Rad L'und IO54 -
q a. Fund 2l5 30
Fire Funa AT "a
Fourth street GRADE .. oi3l VI
-
A''' hIiANhooS'
notice of protest by Agnes M. Col
man against Madison street grade As
sessraenf. Filed.
Claim of L. T.. Smith for S2O. Laid on
the table.
Bill OF Columbia n Puget Sound Rail
road for f35 -. Referred to Finance
Committee.
Licenses were granted AS follows ::
Bersch K Hunk, Louis Sylvania, Dahl
qnist Il Johnson, VIM. Gross, &. Ii. Hill,
Z. Grubb, Claus X Harms, John Feigh.
Flynn X Anderson and Peter Baumar,
retail Coffin a Co. Fred Weight, er,
Gerry Claus K Harms, wholesale.
Councilman Rasin submitted the fol
lowing motion:
WHEREAS, There has appeared in the
public press of this city n stateme mt
purporting to have been made at a pdb
lilo meeting of Fire Company No. by
+. W. Wusthoff. a member of this Coun-
Gil, to the effect.
First That the ordinance organizing
the Fire Department of this city was
passed in an Improper manner.
Second-Tbat the ordinance was bull
dozed through the Council by "A certain
man.
Third-That after the ordinance WAS
passed II was remodeled in the MAYORS
Office, and published AZ remodeled aud
not ~ passed.
Fourth-Ihat the passage of the or
dinance was Intended as corruption.
Fifth-Tbat Mr.. Wusthoff know, of
several corruptions which have recently
come To light.
Sixth-That the ordinance il n cor
rupt scheme To carry certain man /, ck
into the Council.
And whereas. These statements con
tain very grave charges against tn.
chief Executive Officer of this CITY. and
against the Council as BODY, | NOV.
that a special committee, consisting OF
Messrs CLANCY. Mcdonald and North
rup, with Mr.. Northrup as chairman. be
appointed to ascertsin whether such
statement were 80 made by Mr., Wust
hoff, and IL they were so made, to de-
mand the proofs of the charges agains,
the Mayor. a statement of the corrupt
schemes which have come To light. md
all other facts connected with said
statements; and further, tat the com
mit,ee report next Wednesday night.
The clerk was instructed 10 have 1000
copies of extracts of law for registraiio..
of voters printed for circulation.
Ordered that the Street Commissiouer
he Instructed To repair and raise the
s' SaiN iioi'iiiS Nay t'n fon' street
Ora.ra,a that a sidewalk la bpu, -,