The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30

1 Col eteeie remarked. Wei. this
the ~afest thing for the oily eve
! heard Of, aud Mayor Drum sishe.
there could BE- a sew more Allan {
l Ma-urs Ia the city
The proposition wzs Unanimously
aeeepsess and Aa=en enpoTered % g
ahead with ths work Al snce-
THr WV wAvER FRANCHISE
A majority Of the Gre ard watr
| eyrusiftsre referred the 0rsfinaBe'
/ eraatinx the frzacbise 70 Gen. Z
I tggolsfssa for the Tarpose Of supplying
the cits wflh wafer. back % the coun
/ eli ri boat recommendation J. =
H0ugnsea preeenfed minority reP0g
I in fovos o. passing the ordinance
a Instson 20 say the fratfsr on tbs
tahle Nas lost by the casting vote 0
the MAYOR.
Sir. Weolsson made \ strong speeci
ia favor OF the ordinance. He s11l
that when a thousand miles away b,
had heard that Ta<gma was IL need O
a more efficient water supply. and hi.
experience since he came here hsd
confirmed the statement The orft
nance the council wAs asked to pas
gave the city the entire control OF the
supTIy aud com PEELED the company be
would form. ii granted the franchise,
20 comply With al their requirements
and extend the mains a. fast a.
the cornell wished. The rates asked
were 10: high compared wIth the go1ti
which woald result, and the terms q
the franchise we're such as wo1ld -
most favorable % the city. II the Or
dinanee we're passed the cfty would
gei such a supply as they could not
get under the I per cent bonding Law
Of congress, with the q y a. owner,
and xhieh even when the territory be
comes a state. coald not be bad with
oIf an annual expenditure Of $1,000
aud even then The city woaid be sikh.
out means for extension Of their
mains.
lie asked for an immediate answer,
~ he had 20 he IA Helena next week.
The third reading of the ordinance
vas then Laid over TIL next saturday
when Col. Steele promised 70 pre- cent
his reasons Why the franchise should
not he granted.
MORE LfQr0g LICENSES.
The application Of Roeder Schoule
for iiqaor license for the Windsor
hotel Oh G street was granted as vas
also one from Jehn :. Coleman FOR q
saloon iieen e IN the premises now oc-
rupied By Nolan & Ifotchki $, grocers,
on Pacific avenue oppose the Chamber
Of Commerce.
Martin Lang was permitted 10
tran fer his license on Pacific avenue
b. A. +. Johnson and A. +. Davis.
MORE GEADIsG ANB NEw SEWERS.
Resolutions Of intention 70 improve
North Fourth street betEeen Tacoma
avenue and + street, Prescott avenue
between Pine street and Division ave-
nue.. and Division AveBue from Pre-
colt avenue u the section line between
sections and 9. township % north,
range east, we're passed.
Resolutions Of Intention reconstruct
sewers On the south side Of South
Fwcntg-Afth street from East + to
Eas; i street and on the wet side OF
u street from South Ninth 20 South
Fifteenth street, were also passed.
a number OF resolutions Of inten-
ton 10 improve other streets and 20
lay sewers were introduced.
ANOTHER MINORITY REPORT.
Two reports Of the street committee
on the new bridge on T. and North 2nd
tfeet were read. The first. signed by
Caughran and Collins, recommended
that the work be accepted and the
contractor paid. The second, signed by
steele, stated that the bridge was out
OF alignment and recommended that
nothing be paid. There was long dis
Gu sion on this, in which Caughran
aud Steele took part. Eventually, the
whole matter was referred 10 a special
COMMITTEES composed OF the mayor
city engineer, and COuncilmen Yin
ram, Horsfall and J b. Houghton.
The clerk was instructed to draw a
warrant and pas the contractor on a
favorable report signed by a majority
of the committee.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Sever al new plats we're referred 10
the street committee, and instructions
we're given them 10 examine into the
whole matter of plating the lands in
the n c s OF section O. just west OF the
city limit.
Assistant General Manager Buckley
demonstrated against the Northern
Pacific being assessed for a street i'm.
prOyement tax on the property coy
cred by the Pacific avenue depot. and