The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-29
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
4 Committee to Meet the Naval
Commission.
widening 81 Commercial street
sewerage Mstters-se saloons
Near Residences.


.t.he speeiei meeting Of the ely com
ii last nfgnf. Nsyor Moran called TIE a. I
.sntson Of the cGu1scii 30 tas recent a. I
fstrneus Of the naval Station commits
80 sd informed The coaacfS that that
ssass,afaissioB was expected 80 = here sbozsi I
g,..sry IL H. advised asse ap9oi utfneaf 4
"a eoF.rsltten 70 aef win the rom satifees 4
~ sse board q trade and chamber 81 com 4
..,-ce aad meet fhe commission when i /
.s,--stes- on Councilman Green's motion. !
: alsrsraEftee was selected for that psrpose !
- the rsasor. consisting Of Aesars. Dng3e. i
Green and jones.
COMMERCIAL STREET wTpExIxs.
r&a ce,rnfnittee on streets made the fol 4
,...s,,, -srsgrt on the question Of widening
S,e.,,gserriai street ten feet On eseh side.
ys,-- committee 70 whom vas referred
he petitions 20 widen t9iHineresa, street
-, - on each side and 70 widen the
sIisT in block ,. Maynkrd's plst, twenty
-. ~, each tide. thereby extending Front /,
..-es; to Washington street. beg 70 report
ttas we heartily commend elmer Of the
rgoposed improvements, ana woi1id gsaaly
racdp.raeud any practical plan 70 accom-
sfish sIleh desired improvements. bat 70
pPn.aeran ard appropriate the property %
.afitIoued for would necessifafe the sx-
,.snditure OF = large sum Of money from q
ssnd shieh can iliy afford 20 spare such /
s8., o,alpance has been suggested pro-
htt.iffn1 the erection of bsildiBRs beyond
: tine 81 feet from the center line Of Com
uerrial street aud that whenever any
shsnge Of grade be made In buildings Or
SrrVfty said condemned strips that IL be
esInny,isory 10 move them back 70 the new
street line. But this can only be done by
nratuxi consent Of the property owners
and such an ordinance could not be en-
forced. -, -.
ftseu 10 yonr committee IL that the
rrer,erty owners in said district donate to
he street such strip of land a. can be
agreed upon BIZ all. should there Be any
land or iot 50 small that the 10 feet would
be- an actual damage. let appraisers be
ehoseu aud the damage estimated aad
assessed 20 the district benefited ~ the
change. e. r . sgo
The reuort was receives. and placed on
file. without any further action being
taken upon H.
WHERE sALoaNs SHALL NOT Bg.
on the petition OF Frank Clancy for
Iiauor license for saloOu on Grant street.
sfthe head eff the bay. the committee on
Hcense and revenue reported rs follows.
m. soumon council a, = meeting held
m. gentern her a. 1883 declcred its policy
regarding liqaor licenses 70 De. fhat IN
Inc future 10 licenses be grated ~ thc
residence foruon % ti1f ~. s0t ~ ~
outIying parts where extra police suFscil.
lance would b. required IN consequence OF
granting such licenses. .,-,.
yonr committee thinks Is wise one, W
recommend that the petition OF Frank
Tbit ren.rt was adopted on a vote OF 10
+ Mr. Mcdonald speaking and voting
against this action. Hr. Clancy, bSt0re the
vote was taFen. explained That ne BAD
gone 80 considerable expense IN hNinE mp
his ealoun. and had paid his license under
fhe advice OF the city clerk 10 go ahead
and I'll wnaid be all right besihss thsre
we're f,yo other saloons there already, aud
extra police surveillance would DE- ehneets-
sary The council, on motion OF COUNCIL
man Dnrie, who IRON me hrst strohs4y W
posed the granting 81 the license, ordered
that tae 1000 paid By Mr.. Clancy be refund
ed TO him.
sEwEg COMMISSIONER PROPOSED.
Councilman Mcdonald suggested the ap-
pofntmrnt Of some one man, undef sfo
bonds. to tap sewers. he "a be coFnpens atfd
by the rablic in the fees to ~ receives lof
such services. aad 10 have The exclusive
privilege The mayor. until TIE Watter
was hnrther exria ned, was 81 the opinion
that such action would give one man
mon molly 81 the business. II was eN-
planned satisfactorily that ia most Cities
sewer commissioner was employed, an
thar a. the matter stood al present the
,aPps.s IN. +,a1ss, Vas dnaliv EFT with
~, -, s,rgers and sewers and
- -.,',.,.
she cry "''o'n1''
PROPOSED Stth@t "@f ~
petutv Clerk Ferris. Who vas acting in
the ahseuce 10 sfr forrest. submitted the
follow ..f4te propnsed for street ina
pfOVemeuts. Nhieh were adopted
For seventh street improvements MsdF-
son g. NH. cost of improvements
Paid Wilson & boaicty. coutfaf-
Paid Aibro Gardner surveyors
fees it3 50
Paid john G., scurry. surveyors
Paid ~. hoseboafs' I9iAinE sue n, "A
PAID sjSrr,isinv %
inter''st scsgn.d tfg5 20
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1907 S.
Ia.-s needed $40 mills
Totst anoun4 IA H. raised tIReR 81
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT slc
Tenth street improvements, Seneca To
broadway. cost ~ improvements.
PAID n 81. ~ uuigieg. corr
traetnrs sil.2sa O.
Paid Aibro Gardner Ia -
q ~rurry SO q,
ADVERTISING 20
Accrued inteFest s7i 10
l4'laS -