Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-16

weelery, and an isSestiEnfien Or
dered-
Council met last evening, pursuant
TO lay. Pressnt-His Honor, Mayor
Lsagy. and Co1ncilmen Nogthup, Soy
der, Yeslsr. Latimer, Frye sox, har-
FinRton and Rinehart-
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
From. Harris q Greenns. for recon
dderatiou Of the vote by which thrir
slaiaa for work on the City Hall was cot
dOun 20 $40. Tabled.
From 8, r. Hsskinson, for the tenn
pOrzry cIosiRe Of alley in bloch n. Pom
tsus' second addition. Granted
From FFAhm a Simpson, for delivery
10 them Of 500 grade warrant on Madi-
ON street grade. Granted, on condition
thst they furnish satisfactory bond
that they will remove the boui Ter from
The street when the District Court re-
moves thu Injunction, which prevents
them from Blasting IL.
From City Assessor, for an appropria
| tion 10 Apply upou paying for certain
abstract work. Referred.
A pias Of W. @. Hills addition 10
The city of Seattle" vas presented for
sppsoval. and referred to Street Com
,nittes.
oox4uEIcATIoss AND EgPoRTs.
| From Board Of Rire Delegates, de-
clarinQ that Gardner Kellogg has been
elected Chief Of the Fire Department.
II setion approved.
Frsm A. B. Merrill, asking for the 81
| pointment Of custodian Of city powder
magazine. Granted, and A. b. Merrill
| AZ pointed such custodian.
From !. q. Lipsky, powder house
keeper, on the matter Of the claim OF
Ballard & Sox. for powder stolen from
DO Vder house. Filed.
From j. @. Lipsky. powder house
keeper. making report OF collectiona
FROM 10. Lipsky. rendering bis res
ignation 10 keeper OF the powder house.
Accepted.
From Clerk. explaining the error In
D. Rohif's assessment matter. Adopt-
cd.
From Stevens Post, q. A. r.. inviting
the Council to participate IN Memorial
Day exercises. Aceepted.
The report Of the Treasurer was ap-
prUved by the Finance Committee ane
adopsed By the Council.
And nov the Council proceeds q
consider abe matter Of equalizing the
assessment roll for the plankinR Of
Commercial, Mil aRd Front streets.
Councilman Lstimer msgsd that the
ssse sment roll be dispensed with. anc
that the Improvement be paid for by thu
general city fnnd
Cjolncllm "a Yesler also spoke in favor
OF this proposition. on the ground thai
the plankinR of those streets we're pub
| l9c improvements, sni wed by all, and
| that the asssssmsnt u property abut
ting en- Font stree. TO pay for this worl
would work q hardship on posr folks
along that street, who have neither |
hsrss, Gov or mule TO travel on th'
| pisnkiug.
Councilman Snyder favored actinG
according 70 lsw, and called on she City
Attorney for hts opinion.
City Attorney Hanferd explained tha
| the work had been done nader the eitj
shartsr. which provides that abuttins
property shall pay for grading. side
walking and planking of streets. Tha
the city bad taken the contract TO d.
the work. In preference 10 letting 1t oui
to private parties. That the bills had
hoaai paid ont OF the general city fund
with the understanding that the money
would be replaced when the speeia
assessment was made aud taxes thereon
collected.
After some further remarks. ID,
"A ayor pat she motion, s.Shall the as
sesamsnt be Feiectedf" The Clerk called
she roll, with the following result;
In favor OF reiscsioa--Ffye, Harring
ton. Lstimer and Yesler--4. Against
rejection Northup, Rinehart, Snydel
and Hox-4.
Toe vote being a tie. the Mayor casI
the DECISIVE vote IN favor Of rejection
Before doing 20, hswever, he explained
MA reasons 10 the Council.
Certain assessments Of the Ofegol
Improvement Company. paid for by "a,
Columbia and Puget ) Iund Railroad
Company, we're ordered cancelled.
LIcKSsEs.
Applications vefsFred--H. 3. Meyer