Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-23
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SEATTLE, Sept. q, 1884.
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Ptesent-His Honor the aayo, Ioh,
Esary; ahd Couneilmen FRYE. Snyder
oo1' esler, Latimer, Rinebsrt. Cianc,
and Sorthup. 0'A"cS
ne street Committee made the fo,
lowing fsport '''
foiioSlng Is the bid submitteA In ne
for consid@ration ~ u
4" me HonOFabk Uayor and lam .,n,
,o""c,l ~ the City Of SeattL>-f;Yxr, .
aEs We here''y propose H. uerform tn
,lsaoWlnR Improvement under ordinance
no 80. TO Wit Grading and pIanki,o
Co'nn!erciii, Mill and Front st,ee,s IN
aocofaance With plans aud scecifiea.
lions now on ME, 10 wit Ear,hg.rk an
co'nmsrnlai and Front streets on ths
oasis OF JIG feet hauls. 60 cents DER en-
o'c yard. or 20 cents on f26 feet .artb
"ork ON Alli street, for 10 cents on ba.
sis OF - fest hanls, or 80 cents an bs.
els VI 40 feet haais; plankinp throuob.
out the whois improvement, 1870 pey
lOo0 feet. board measure.
BLAINE d PRESTON.
10 me Honorable Mayer and Co,a,a~s
Council 81 the CITY of Seattle -Gvxy., >
MEN Your Committee on Streets ana
street improvements, to whom was rs-
ferred the bid of Blaine a Preston Tor
tue planklna of Commercial. Mill and
rons streets, teg To report that we he
hsse the bids to be too high, and rae
otnmend that they be rejected.
ALFRED SNYDER, Chairman,
GEoRaE +. FRYE.
Dated September 22. 1884.
after the adoption of the report
which virtually did away with the bid
the Mayor stated that the meetiug had
been called for the purpose of discass-
ing and arriving at the most feasible
means OF placing Commercial, Front
and Mill streets in passable condition.
anu that suggestions or motions would
he in order.
Mr.. fesIer-My idea is that the best
thing To do Is to gravel the streets. and
IN doing that | wouid pat it on vsry
thick In the eeuter, so that il veuld
slant both ways and make drainage.
Ih5 trouble IL the streets are fiat. and
when rain falls, instead of running
on 1t Is converted into mud. The civ
has team, and can keep il at this
work, and in time make the streets
passable.
Mr.. Snyder-We must remember
Commercial street il higher than the
sidewalks IN many places, and that We
have no authority TO raise the side
walks; therefore. We will be at the ex-
pense of removing earth before we put
more on.
Dir. Yesler-I think that is so.
Dir. Sox Would it not be we'll to take
all the loose mud and earth of Com-
mercial street, and make roadway on
the bottom ? Then by filling In the
rats aud holes with gravel we can make
that thoroughfare passable Nv de,
u that We can do the sans with trout
street, and by plankinQ A:ll We will
have solved this vexed question
Mr.. Latiner--l aui undecided as tn
the best course 10 pursue | AIN Rot fully
satisfied, wnotneT tue improvement oI
these streets Is ali expense We are jus.
tIfied In making or not. There is n
portion Of the north end of Front street
that will require more than gravel to
improve. | thiuk We ON plank the
worst places at the expense of the city,
and no reasonable person will com.
plain.
Mayer Leary- wo1ld il not be
we'll 90 leave ibis matter To the Street
aud Street COMMISSIONER
Snyder-i hpps the Council sili out
line something for tL4 STREET Commit
tee to perform. /, ts chairls IN of that
@ mmittee, do not desire to assume 80
much responsibility,
Sox--I move that the street Coa.mit-
H..
eartn from Commercial street, aud fill
in where necessary with gravel
Motion carried, and the work 50 or
dered to be done.
NOrthup-I move that Mill street,
from the alley west of Commercial To
tue east side OF Front street, be pI lnked
40 feet in width.
Rinehart-Do You purpose plankiua
on a level with the Yesler Ieary block.
or the Colman block, or bo,hl
Mayor Leary-rh Street Commis-
sioner will undoubtedly put the plank
ing down ON the ground.
snyder-Unless We leave room on the
sides of the planking for cutters, there
is danger of running the surface water
into Colman's building. The troable is,
the street is tlst, with no cutters on the
sides. In making these improvements
We should have an eve to some means If
disp0sing of the surface water. IL VIE
lay plank without exc waiting veil run
water into cellars.
Sox-Why can't we use the Mill street
sewer for surface water!
Snydcr-Because Il is to Low, and the
tide backs 10 up nearly 10 the . 'ci-
dental. We can't depend on that at all.
bus must devise other means TO get rid
of our surface water.
The motion to plank mill street 80
feet, wide was then pat to vote and
carr led.
Frye-l move thai we gravel Front
street, from Mill To Blanchard, and
plank the block between Bell and Blan-
chard streets With planking Il feet wide.
Snyder Well. Mr.. Mayor. We will
bankrupt the city If We attempt TO
gravel Front street from the Yeslsr-
Lsary block to the barrel faetsry.
Mayor Leary--i understand the gravel
is To- be put on by the Commissioner,
under the direction of the Street Com
mittea, and oaly 81 mueh work is 10 be
done as will make the streets passsble.
and as good ~ possible under the cir
This can be accou plished
at an outlay of $500 per m month. We
can afford 10 spend three or four thou
sand dollars In street work during the
winter, IL necessary.
Northnp--I have had much experience
in suacadamigiaa roads IN the Eastern
States, and do not think gravel put on
the streets at this season of the year
will do much good.
The motion of Mr.. Frye for the i'm
pruvement of Front street vas pat to a
vote and carried. and the work ordered
done.
On motion of Mr.. Yesler. L. Cham
pleaa was granted a license TO sell IL
quors on Mill street.