The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-16
TAcoMA.
Meeting Of the csaneii-fieP-riehsrs
Beiag Secured.

TACOMA
Meeting Of the Csuneii-Hep-rie hsrs
Being Secured.
TscsMa, sept I5.-At the meeting d
Che eity council this afternoon . stase-
sent vas presented from Chief Of the
Department A T. Hoska, setting forth
The lrnmediate needs Of the depart
meut. II asked for two tw0-horse
foay wheeled hose carts. five Ba5cock
fire extlnguishers 2f00 feel Of hose.
four spray nozzies and number Of
Other implements for fighting IRE, and
tools for repairing the same ard those
they already have.
Mr. Ialis novel that the peti-
lion be received and filed ami the
PRAYER OF the petitioner be granted.
lie said tbAt nothing was asked for
that vas not known To be badly neeii-
ed. IL was demonstrated last pight
that the hose vas insufficient and de
fective. The ire plugs are 30 FAR apart
that it Il iuipo ssibie to bring any
amount 81 RnteF 10 bsar on given
point with the hose which the compa
MES have. Besides this, the hose leaks
so there Il comparatively little water
reaches the nozzle through q. A. for
the carts, twO 81 them are almost use
lcss, and all are man-ailiers when any
attempt i made "a climb the hills. By
the time the men drag these carts 10 a
FIRE. Il IL be any distance away the
flames have gained such hold that
great loss results before they can be
gotten aader control The time has
come when horses are necessary IN
order % get the machine % the IRE
promptly and tins prevent possible
great loss
The motion was seconded. but J. u.
Houghton aslvi4ed some care 10 the
matter. A large dem aud Is made IN
that petition. II i well known that
Arrangements are being made nov for
the putting Ia Of an electric fire alarm
at an expenditafe Of about St00N.
and before that Il completed, the ex,
penditare Of that nuch more Is asked
no thought the matter should be re-
ferrcti. After further discussion it was
10 referred.
A petition WAS received from mum
Der III eitizeus asking for an iueTea c
in the numssr OF the police force
There are but TO policemen IA this city
and they are required 90 do duty for
twelve hours each day, They are paid
SIS per month toF this. In Seattle the
number Of officers are more than
double, aud they are paid $40 and
provided with uni orms, OF So without
The uniforms. Ia Portland the nun
Der OF officers il two q one 10 Tacoma
on the basis Of population Additional
officers aud a Feduetlon IN the hours
OF duty was asked in order u receive
efficient service The petition was re-
fcrred 60 the poliec committee. It|
meets very popular feeling
Capt Mountluol. port warden, sub
mitte1 petititsoa FOR two more buoys
In the bay. Since the pre- ent hloy
was anchored. some - ships have
anchored "a IL, and the returns t. the
city have been several hundred dol
lars. This petition was referred.
A communication from w. :. Tav-
Tor asked for the abatement ct What
he termed an aamitiEatel anisance.
He referred Ia the four trains that
stand at the station al Faeine avenue
and block up the way. stopping trade
upon Il entirely for the several times
being IL WAS referred 10 the judiciary
committee
A complaint eome from the Indian
reservation Of the use OF the end 81
fayallup avenue As dump Referred.
w. J Thompson, al the viewers APP
pointed TO fix the damages for con
domination u property for the eStsn-
sion of Jefferson street through Byfd'-
addition, reported that ! w Rrokaw
had met with him. but Mr.. Harlow.
she third, had tcen absent The alb
wfnee OF Justice Lawrence made Il im-
s..aaattkt.s 81. -. al fsssI
oath a. required by ordinance, ana as
the property owners raised the point
ot legality ui the proceedings they
thought Il well ia report the situstian
10 the council. lie advis ed that
committee be appointed 10 canier with
the property owners. and thou shi that
most OF them woald settle the matter
on reasonable terms and without
necc= stating RECOURSE o. cau,temaa-
tory prteceslinss The report MS ne
eeisesl aud Hlsd
Petition were reviewed for improve
ment 81 Tacoma avenue lfofu Twenty
first street. 10 tac line ~ yra's addi-
ton Fifth street from starr 70 NJ.
t0aver streets. rWcpfy- streu,
from faciae avenue e. che line al g.
ton nine Moth filth street.. from
CIT BVcuue 81 Yakima ne5.nuc. aisp.
which tie Council resolved 10 do
Arr hahts Wers onlrreyi fAr the cor
nsrs al south Niath Eleventh FIl-|
sceuih srt Seventeenth streets snd
street. al an tks carufr. Ug - stfoet
aua faeahs AND skisaa AMENITIES ON
Seventh street,
hsYor lsrlm asked lrlve az ab4cure
Tor two wteSe, Whieh Nst granted and
J. - siec.r Gle tsi acting uAyar dur
ing his So tslce
rnEEE BrSpesp gorr,g
Thomas Carried. sccretagy al She
SCmsUiiter appointed Ter she pufpo.c
by she reatug m8sS meeting stated 30
dss thu BE had saat Dls psekefs O.
The hop ites.l, Ia the last tWo aays
J0n tsttaagF. }urNftf flg.fsn ~ Ia
essnta, nos hopsseoWer al thc VALLEY
was - tas c.ts to-fav ard pucoaa.
tcret larat Ralph aud n n Hsnnah |
on faetas aFraue- 4 var oi words /
lctNee0 them eH-uCsi st.d attracted |
iar4r ergsd, Which stsss3 a.sogt the /
Streets al Ht0f3lms discussing the /
sta sliaR lAvgsnEer Declared tkst no |
toiy in the valley wtnted Cbfnc e
ard thc sdSs that bad tecn Fsssssi /
xtsaat Il VAS uuealsed fer
rtxtssNF esaNcLf,se~ ~ Ynu Kifsts
Nem kippar Nss faithfully observed |
b. tae hcaFSsx ct this eatv last aizht /
and TODAY, SsFVioes were he24 ia
Masonic bali s0-sssy. cslsssi ,Es sssd ~ /
htv W Nelf. ASS sssi BY Mr. eos
rctd At TIE consl5saua < the ser
tices Nj Malg sas presented wSsA q |
handsome ssiscT water plssheF rs she /
con gsesaiioa. The PsVsVaizsss,n vs.
sls'nr he the hspF;cs FusuaeF sy st
kSafnsn. Nj Wea responded ie
shoaf, geesIaE slsslyvqs
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