Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-02
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srarrIr, Nav 1854.

Council met iAss evening. parsu1Dt %
l,sw. Present-als Honor. Mayor John
L@ary. and CouneIlmen Sorfhnp, Say
der, Yssieg. Latimsr and kinehARt-
RK7TrIoSs RKcUvKD.
Fsona tie President Of the Board Of
Fire Delegates. for AZ appropriation OF
800 for Secretary Of the Board Re
tsexsd.
From Bittnes 4 Theiier, for transfer
81 lisenss, permit 10 the ARddoeks
auiitlings Granted.
Pfora q. Caters. for wasting alley
in block "a. MsNanRhf i feTry's see
oud addition. Referred.
Prom Columbia and Paees Soznd
ts4iiroad Company, for rebate Of taxes
4ssessed 20 Oregon Improvement Com
pany and cancellation Of assessment.
E.efsrred.
From J. r. McNauRhs, for Relating
taxes on account Of double assessment.
Granted.
From Chief Of Police, showing ar
festa duriag April. Filed.
From Justice @. g. Lyon, oa 6nes.
fTlesi.
From Tailor, on prisoners in confine-
nseut. Filed.
From Health ofScer, Submitting his
quarterly report. - follows;
re- the Honorable TIE Mayor aad Goa
mon Cosssei1 Of ne CIV of Ssattie '-GKs
FLKaIKN: / herewith submit for your
consideration ny third quarterly report
ending April 30, 1876.
shTile foliosinR deaths have occurred
since my last report: CONSUMPTION Z,
cerebral meningitis 2, tus1rcular nenin-
aitis /. eyshiis-acute /, eyshtis- GhFoum
I. cancer 2. bsOnebo pneumonia ], ty-
gAoii se7e< /, diYhsheKia /, hydron-
taaains /, paralysis /, heart disease /,
aaa. shot wound I. treamatic pneumonia
1. asphyxta 2: accidents logging /, I'M
known i; total ~.
D,sducting from the total mortality,
deaths from aasidens, and those dying
here from various points outside the
city ~ eight In ali - leaves eighteen
deaths within the city due 10 disease, or
ordinary causes. This gives Q rate of NOR
taItty for q population Of ten thousand
Of fraction over seven per thousand,
or three quarters Of one per cent. This
is 90 log, as 10 be quite phsnomenai in
the mortality statistics Of cities.
beg leave 10 call your attestion to
| that perti0n OF my last report recon
fnendine the passage of an ordinances
repairing property owners on streets
crowded with sewers, 10 construct their
sisk drains Herewith. Very respect
fully. @. A. WEED. NJ. d.,
Health Offierr.
Rspsrt adopted and ordinance or
| dsred drawn to compel the connection
| of sink drains with sewers.
City Attorney Hartford made the fol-
lowing
ixP0nr 90 THE CRY ArToaSKY Foz
| MONTH OF APRIL, 1855:
Tothe Hon. Mayor and Common Cosn.
esfef ne Cfy Of Seattle During the
pass month hnal Judgments have
beeii rendered in favor Of the city In
tbs foilowing cases, TO wit City vs.. W
II. Pumphrey for t56 %; II. @. Graves
S40.65; Il. II. Mackett, $39.5S; Mich
1las Brsse, $40; John West, $35. 80
besides costs in each case. These snits
we're brought 10 recover assessments
levied for the buildine Of sidewalk on
RtnB aud Ninth streets, authorized by
ordinance No. 2si. The aaacs have beer
long pending. and were stubbornly con.
tested, and they are the first contested
cases for the recovery OF assessments
levied for street improvements decides
10 favor OF the city.
/ Qllii claim deeds to the city for To.
City Park property, prepared by me
have been executed and delivered b,
the following named parties formeFl,
owning lots therein, viz. L. A. Thorn
dixie and wife. W. q. Hawthorne anC
wife aud Il. Dane. Respectfully sub
Initted. q. II. HANFoRD, City Atty.
Report adopted and ordered filed.
he CITY Justice's report was ordered
lied.
The City Treasures report on re-
| esipts and disbursements vas referred &
the Finance Committee.
1le Chief of the Fire Department re-
| ported on the sale Of hose, returning
the money collected, So. Ordered
filed.
The report OF the Street Comnittee
reiaasin9 The petitioo Of Jones & Hub
bell, was adoptsd.
The Street Csmmittse recommended
granting the petition of Campbell 4
Hrawlay, Tor the vacation of q certain
alley. Adopted.
Tie Street Committees report recon.
amending the granting Of the petition nj
g. W. Lauton ct al, for opening Mil
ssress, vas adopted.
LscKxSns
ClFd0red issued; John Feigh. s. A
scullin, Jnlins W. smith, Aug. Wolf
Eioa.lli a Braillard. O'Shea a Parent
Andrew SlorAh. Able & Townsend, Johr
Sitter. Flynn a. Anderson, Margaret
Sulllvan, Nd. III. Hnntley, Thos. Clancy,
John Shepech, James Murphy, II. ksf
ssy. A. 4 j. Heinrich.
Referred. -GumbeFt a Diekmsn, L.
sylvaniA, wm. Waugh, George Meister
u Champlaux, A. II. Hill, Woitsr Bros
q Co., John I. Lester, Bernard Kurz
Henry MAuer 4 Co.. Patrick Flynn
Charles koss. john Brannen. Morgan 4