The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-20
THE TERRITORY.
Proposed Sewerage Syytem
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Tacoxa, Nay l3.-At the meeting
Of he city esuneil shis afternoon The
resignssion II Col. steeie vss formally
wfthdrawn.
T. q. Bacon. dOubtie<s In Response
20 the feeling bis election AWAKENED
among the ffssnaen, submitted . writ
ten resisnatiou. u was read by the
clerk but not accepted. al veuSg
arninsf sccepfanee but Zinrssn and
and }. b. Houghton-
saLoox LICENSE pgsIEp.
A communication vas read stating
that an sppIicafson was 10 be made for
= Iirsuse Is open . saloon Tor the sale
Of ljauor on Tacoma avenue and pro-
testing against the granting OF tne
earue. Tacoma avenue IL IN the reel
dence portion Of the city and the pro.
posesi saloon was 70 be near the boys
school II liquor was 70 be sod u
should be restricted 70 the business
part of town and not be thrust against
the doorwsys of the homes Of the
people
Colonel Steele moved that the prayer
al the petitioners be granted and that
no license be granted for saloon on
Tacoma avenue The motion vas
carried with . hurrah, although J. b.
Houehton suggested that u might be
well 70 wait until petition had been
presented.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Mr.. Collins presented plans for a
general system Of sewerage, as pre-
pared BIZ MAJOR sears, OF Portland.
The plans we're referred 10 the fire and
water and health and police commit
tees Jointly. Colonel steele said he
would prefer, for his part. 20 have the
opinion Of competent engineers upon.
the plan rather than that Of council
COMMITTEES. The matter. he said. was
one Of the greatest importance 70 the
city, entailing the expenditure OF y
large sum OF money and affecting the
health Of the city In the future. Upon
his motion the committee was author
lied 70 enlist the services OF such en-
gineers as they deemed proper
err rrsAcxs.
j.. n. HouRhton, - chairman, re-
ported verbally that they had made an
Examination o. the books of the out
going treasurer and found them kept
IN neat and business like form, the
accounts all right and he thought the
city was under obligations for the ef-
forts Of the retiring Official in keeping
the city's warrants 1t par. Out Of the
totEl collection but $3tl was collected
by sale, and there was but $2t3 re-
naming now outstanding. at Is
the closest collection and cleanest roll
that had ever been turned over 30 the
city by any treasurer" he said.
tpon motion OF Steele the report
was accepted and the retiring treasu-
rer commended for his excellent work.
scnutzx's TWO MIG coxrRacrs
Paul Schulxe, head Of the Northern
Pacifie's land department, has just re-
turned from five months visit 10 the
east In the interest Of the company.
Speaking Of the interests TO the
Posr-IxrgLLIaEscgR reporter today he
said:
my first work was 10 effect COM
p!ete contract with the Kirk syndicate.
the conditions OF which l cannot, Of
course. make known. Under IL, how
ever. the company will at once open
their coal and iron mines and later
begin the erection OF the proposed
large iron works. The latter will he
on the line Of the Northern Pacific
and win not be ut any Of the estab-
lished points or in the immediate vi
entity of any-so far as know, i
should say. for that OF course Is their
business"
II also concluded arrangements and
made contract with the lumber syn
dictate under which one mill is to be
built on the island at the mouth OF the
river having a capacity of f3p.W0. 900
feet. This Is % be completed within
one year. Within two years another
mill of aO00, 0D capacity will he built
at deep water. the ground 10 be filled
In and made solid between the two.
Sixty per cent. OF their cut will be
sent east. The mill will be built Mt
Orting a. reported. The mill for the
eastern trade has to be built here In
order "a be at competing point 40
that We can give them rates. The
mill altogether, counting loggers and
Others, viii employ from 1900 to ao00
men. All the members Of the syndi-
cate--Griggs and Foster, of 81. Paul,
Hewitt, III Wisconsin, and Jones. OF
Michigan, will come out and make
this their home.
MApE A DEPUTY.
Reference was made to the fact that
Constable Green had distinguished
himself by bringing Indian De Rucy
back from Spokane Falls In chains. and
that the suspicion prevailed that he
was candidate for sheriff. Already
that assertion has been half verified.
lie was appointed deputy by sheriff
Wilt to-day,
GENERAL rySKg RETURNS.
General Tyner. the wandering secrc
tary, has returned and says he will b,
prepared 10 assume his duties by Jun,
ist Whether the patient chamber o.
commerce viii he prepared To accep
his services at that time il a matter
for future meeting.