The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-04

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Ceunrfi MAY E~seke Lie~nses-
TAcsna. Nor Alt the meeting Of
1 tie city council this afternoon two
protest.. largely signed. were read
from citizens Of the First Hard, asking
| that The petition % William Burgess %
open q saloon In the Murphy block be
not granted. Mrs. sehxffsr, president
~ the First ward brAnch ef the w. C.
tT. L.. addressed the council Ia behalf
Of the petitioners
Barxexs application for Hcsnse
was subsequently read.
HorxfaH moved that Il be granted.
and Lillis spoke IN favor, holding that
70 do otherwise was to Discriminate
against property owners Of the First
yard rvnfing their buildings
Csnghran insisted that in the face
q the two strong petitions the council
should investigate the cause Of the
trouble, ard the matter was referred
70 the committee GA health and police.
Two ordinances were favorably re-
commended By the COMMITTEES. grant
ing the Tacoma Street Railway Co.
the right 70 extend the line on Txenty-
sixth street from Pacific avenue 70 East
Il street, and on South SintA street
from Pacific avenue TO A street.
when pat on final passage Liliis OPP
posed. He said the railway company
hal not fulfilled their obligations to
the city under tbs former grant. and
be thought any one who. after getting
pozsessi0n OF nearly every street
Ia the city. bad failed To
fulfil his part OF the bargain and y t
had the cheek 20 come into the coun-
ca and ask for more. ought at least to
he made to wait until be had done his
part. He tNeison Bennett) had
promised to run ears down into the
First ward a. soon as the street was
graded. The city had done the work
long since and had paid part OF the
cost cut OF the general treasury,
and vet no more had yet
beer made towards laying track down
there. lie thought il an outrage. Be-
sides, Mr.. Bennett had agreed TO lay
the tracks and keep the railway
pianked in a certain manner, but il
bad not been done in any instance
He should be compelled to
do these things before any
more favors are granted. lie
u.niis} did not question that
he should have what he asked in these
ordinances. II would be two weeks
before the council would meet again.
In that time the track could be laid
and cars started TO the First ward. III
that was done he would vote In favor
Of these ordinances.
He moved that they be tabled in the
meantime. and the motion prevailed.
In this connection it il stated that
the company had rails and material
on the ground az Ninth street about
ready 10 lay the track some weeks
ago without asking leave, but Council
man Houghton's attention was called
10 it by citizens. He warned them
not 10 do il.
Acting Mayor Steele threw bomb
shell Just before adjournment by stat
ing that with some other members OF
the council he had been look
ing over the law and found
IL clear that where persons
were convicted Of keeping disorderly
drinking houses the council had
right to revoke their licenses. Caugh-
ran rose and corroborated the state
ment aud said the council would have
no trouble in ascertaining who these
were, a. their names were all in the
records OF the court
Steele said he wished the council
would think it over, a. he intended
bringing in a resolution to that effect
at the next meeting. naming parties
specifically.