The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-15
TERRITORY.
6snblers Fare Wen
r Justice Courts.


= un0eA 0Sowth-Cso41tssa u
nsrln1 sspssiassaasst Msss..
aurrnx. Juiy H-Ths city eosncil mes
1IrIueou and transacted considerable
$1,000 eous Of which he'd effoaR tDa<
s u - Interest. For instance. fhe ~
~ 9 he chief Of police and III -
- lnD5ees, together with their - bills
51psuyed and vaSsanss dfswn IN payS'
l eseept thaf Of Justice Renter Of III
5000 uasd. The comMitsee 10 which
- IMPORTS had been referred recom
- against this on the ground tho
80 eentes had remitssa fnes In IL
y - u esmbl<fs bsOuGht before him, 4
\ - Ancunt Of S1s2. Thus directly vtolsfinl
= llsfeEsrding tho ordinance. which
asei1ed the amount Of the ane, axing !
= ~ lees than ~, while In most cases b
~ 6ned but SO.
ii. Caughran had explained the srfio1
~ he committee. He said that Justfc'
inter had accompanied his fee bill with
re that undertook 10 explain why p
"a done 40, giving - . reason fhss ths
|ne thing had bcen done before. ana
- be hsd questioned the council on the
|SI11ect, and. receiving 20 .rEly, bsa ishe1
~ s. had exercised his Judgment In
- cases He has given no reason be.
SS6 shjs. said Mr. CauGhrAu. has stated
~ ersruuaisuK circumstances In connec.
~ With them, whether thsT were boys
~ into this thing, OF whether they were
! - o1Teuscs, OF, indeed. any reason why
r skoxld disregard the express letter Of
- orniusuce On the other hand. II ~ -
{~~vu that nambsr of those whose fines
~ hseu RENTED had been before the
- Justice on previous occasions on the
~Ss charge. Also many Of them pleaded
IN. and yet the nnes were rcrnifted even
Gl.sf the protest Of the city attorney. A
m uumber OF pcrHons arrested were dis
-, sud yet for these wholesale dis
| fn11s the Justice ehargss up something
~ = each OF costs. Now In view oil
~ vkoIesAie remittance OF fines I do NOT
T1rk thfa bIll for fees should be paid.
~ moved aud carried that the bill be
r1rrned for explanation.
an Attorney Carroll explained that he
~ IN Justice senter II the time that he
~ pof impose fine iof hess than the
ecnSt = provided ~ =, ,nn Sslns y
~ ~ Illegal fines, ~ such would GER
S1Sis BE-. The Justice replied that he
- Gne tllr fufI amount and rrmis half
m n which he CARROLL replied that
- ~ 4 matter with him 1.-THE JUSTICE
- lce bin for ali other business.
moonling 10 81, was approved.
rnE rilrH QUESTION.
nsaIth offieer Miller made report n 10
= 1lfhy condition Of the alley between A
~ and Pacific avenue, aud the neces.
- a Z saver TO overcome H. He said
n a 49, Ssft aRatftss ma t.x.v
4 persons directly responsible, some Of
~ were about 70 appeal In the case
- CHI house. q fine had been Imposed
- he proprietor did not abatc the nuts
- and probably would have 10 be sued
10. The trouble could be abated with q
Vi rife. who owns the house referred
4 nd that they had petitioned for a
Gvw over . year ago, but no attention
~ been paid IT, The course that was be-
- pussfed would drive his tenants away
Nh was the fault OF the city, not them.
n did moi think the city had right to
~ ihcse people under the circumstances.
iAaer . resolution was passed 10 lay n
oas4neh sewer down this alley from
1gSsnth TO Fifteenth street.
nQroa Licgssy TRANSFERRED.
Considerable discussion was provoked
ofR The application OF Archibald Keller
VIC lfUHtlff W nun vi tftt b1t tatti41t
~ b. Roscoe A Meyers. The question
~ raised as 10 whether . variety show
~ b be run In connection with II. but IT
NJ decided that the coancii bad nothing
u a. with that The application was
molea, though the mayor remarked TINT
y tAonyht II was bad policy.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
resolutions were passed providing for
ytnx svwer on y street from seventh TO
lnth on the alley referred 10. and to i'm
Rpss south Twenty sixth street from Pa
- sveuue 10 East y street, bridging the
1lch snd otherwise grading, laying side
N and q thrce-foot grass plat on each
~ the entire length. The resolution to
1yFpst Z street berth Of Division avenlc
M second 10 the westerly limit passed
slAe last meeting, was changed 10 read
fom North Second 10 North sixth street,
eipyond that the street runs into guleh
- makes Il too expensive.
Astsuiution 10 allow u. w. Thompson TO
9a sisam dummy over certain portions
- road. was passed.
~ matter Of the Lotx verdict Tor 500
111n1& the city was referred 90 the tustieia-
q@mmiiiee to confer with the city stter-
IL to what action should be- taken,
IN ordinance making II unlawful 10 tres
- ~ street cars or throw distinctions on
Ntzek was read a flrst time.
Al ordinance yaeating a number OF
4lln Ia the Tacoma Land Company hrst
0e1ie was read FIRST time. Nj. ADDER
~ Who was present, explained that the
esRs referred to had been located before
eteAshng had been done aud without as
~ knowledge Of where they were com-
Naut as they have discovered since The
eppe now is IN the ease Of some simply
efkiti the streets that they may serve bet
= purposes IN one Instance the shifting
the street running up the center OF the
Web 10 the side OF the hill will leave
nm for several small misunderstanding
Anis, ahurd!ng Some water power. The
Lfesf Itself would b. better located by the
nnnse Several Others Ia the list run di-
nslss into the gaicb, and 1t would be I'm
pssisle 10 grade them.
VARIOUS axFogss
he pageda on the corner 81 Eieyonth
ie<t the privilege for which was granted
Frrent meeting under what Is now
AIMED 10 have been Misunderstanding,
assed warm debate. The matter WAS
kffed. with view OF causing its re-
2Aasal
he Judiciary committee was directed 10
30 an ordinance nj the next regular
sssins requiring horses left standing
W street TO be hitchoa. No hitehing
- are allowed. but drivers viii be re
N''ed TO carry hitchinr weiehts-
Atuen was also taken looking toward
afssnsse OF fourtecpth street Tbs
Aaesl adjourned
rHK ssokgITss STEAM MOTOR.
a harvesting scene occurred this even.
On Ninth street near Pacific avenue.
Ho<mer sad Nelson Bennett, ''met
saAaee, The usual way and tho former
e 70 caaF the latter oa the peculiarly
easss aud srokeless qualities oi his
q actor. Mr. Bennett answered hDily
~ never said hts motor would tc
ooiseless ~ slaokciessA ANY how,
mahnued. "yonr Philadelphia crowd
" iais town long enough, aud souI
ascaf cut shall not Snis continue
NE steam meter where il Is, hot
~ kraeisefe this whole town With IL
@Hn
fGs scHeoL eSNsCs
faing 10 the school census recently
saa. TIE total number Of children
yeass Of agc In this city Il Sas2 oi
boys aud li72 girls. OF a total Of
Nna schoai age, under Il aud ever s
fAk WHITE xuRpsR CASE.
ts white te-sisv pleaded Dot guilty
81 murder tn the FIRST degree
S4aafsef was Sled TO the indictment
vas oserralcd. Frank Mecker, ESQ.
c0ansel for the defense. argued 4
sr2aig,ai Of the defendant
PORT TOWNSEND.