Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-06

FzzDAI. June ), 1855.
CorneiI met parsnanf TO law. Pres
ent - HIS Honor Mayor Leery. and
OounGdlmen Frye, Harrington. Snyder.
sox, TesIeg. LAtinsr and kinebars.
PETITIONS EEcETyKD.
From A. A Denny et al, for sezeT
I'm Union street, from Fifth % Front
street. Referred 70 sever Committee.
From Walter Francs, for rebstInR
taxes paid. Referred 70 Finance Com
nittes.
From James DOuRsn, for careelling
sax title 20 lots 3 and II, block Sc, A.
A. Danny's plat. Referred 70 City
Attorney.
From A. NJ Jonasseu, fer an sppro
priati1u 10 indemnify him for los BY
hre. Referred 10 City Attorney.
From A. Mckenzie, fer permission 70
,sArry on business Of eolpJrte1r IN the
city without license. Granted
KEPoKTs EECxrvED.
Recsrts from the various city officers
we're rsesived and referred TO appfopfi-
ate committees.
TIE City Attorneys report on pend
Jog litigation was - follows:
To The H0H. Mayor ard c0s's1soss
C0Hacu Of the Cry Of Seattle During
the past month one Of the cases against
Meyers 4 Powers, in which the city 10
plaintiff, brouaht in Jastics Court to
recover penalty Of 800, under section
Is Of ordinances No. 637. and taken 10
che District Court on appeal by the city,
has been tried in the District Court, be
fore the court and Q Jury, resulting IN
verdict in favor OF the city. A motlon
sor aev trial has been oyerruled. and
a final Judgment rendered IN fvvor OF
Ehe city for the sam of 500 and costs,
from which Judgment the defendanfs
have appealed TO the supreme CONT OF
the Territory. 10 the progress Of the
trial Of this ease the validity Of ordinan-
ses Nos- Gil and 6I7 were affirmed ~
the District Court, and II is understood
that the ease is TO be taken to the So
preme Court for the purpose Of testing
the validity of said ordinances. and u
may he anticipated that the decision OF
that court viii finally Determine those
questions.
The other case OF the same kind
against the same defendants vas, by
consent Of she Parties, continued over
| the term, upon the express assurance
from she defendants and others inter
ested In testing the validity of said or
tiinanoes that the decision Of the Dis
sriet Court will be aequieseed In and
said ordinances obeyed until the decis
ion OF ihe Supreme Court can be bad.
| One Lee Kee. O Chinaman, convicted
| in Justice Lyon's court ander ordinance
No. 6is, for keeping q house In which
| opium smoking Was permitted, was DIS
charged from custody by the District
Oourt on a writ Of habeas corpus for .
defect In the writ Of commitment issued
BY tho Justice. Afterwards new CON-
mitment vas issued and the defendant
taken in custoday, and he again sued
| out writ of hdbeas corpus, but upon
argument of the case the District Court
| refused 10 discharge him, and remand
ed h'rn 10 abide the judgment rendered
against him by the Justice Of the Peace.
In making this decision the validity Of
ordinance No. SIS has been affirmed by
the District Court. Respectfully,
O. H. HANYoKD.
City Attorney.
From Street Committee. recommend
ing that the petition Of Gus Brehm be
laid ON the table. Adopted.
From Health and Police Committee,
denying the petition OF Adam Orth Fl
I'll. 10 appoint Peter Brunn special
police officer. Report adopted.
| LICENSES.
| Applicatisns-M. s. Booth, III. & X.
3ottstein, John Collins, Frank Wilton.
Geo. r. Mcconnell 4 Co., Andres
Mauer, Oliver Bernard, Moody Il Eos
ter, Frank Smith, aud James Alicote.
Ordered Issued-M. Mcdonald, Geo
Perkins, H. &. Meyle, BENZ. Murphy 4
| Co., John Levy, Emil Davidson, Yiiul
/ Schmid and OoWlea a Foster.