The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-08
THE CITY COUNCIL.
yesler Avenue to be the Future
Name of Mill Street.
.u.soneerss Licenses to be 500
per Annum-water supply
Changes Extension Of
Fire Limits
~ etty council fosad enough business

The eftv council tognd enough business
- t.en Il busy last night until aftss II
e.eIoek. ard before e adjourned It Sua~
sas4ed IN settling the aueti0neeFs iirA.
.rssslou. changing the name Of NIL street
y yesler arenae. and adopting = rexoiu
.se- N have ali the hydrants north OF Fifth
,,yset supplied from the Miner tank. A
-,-onf,si;;0rl was also entertained 80 extend
~ sre Hralis south % Jseks0u street and
yor.i 10 Cai0a street, bat fiaal action on Il
vas ,tIs of until the next meeting.
ucEysE GuEsTIos ssrTLED.
Councilman Dnrie asked for saspeusl3u
ofthe rules 80 as 10 have the new license
ord.nsnce and The new Ere limits orat.
nance introduced.
Ttls was the sense 81 tbs council. aud
he new lies use ordinance was read Hr.
T,aric explained that the ordinance was
ne resist 81. q compromises between the
errneil sud tire board Of trade and ehAga.
bar Of commerce. He explained what the
sbanges we're, and asked that Il be put
anon It's anal passage. The ordinance
1ag then passed Unanimously.
TIE particular change which IL made BIZ
this ordinance f. that instead Of inereAsigs g
The license for auctio1sers 10 fIz0 II
make the license $50 per annam, no
license to be- isssed for auy ieas lime than
hfAF7 AAasA iaAt sfNH7VA ttIEE k1HA mo
actual holder 81 the license TO be- allowed
10 sell goods publicly a. auction. Beck.
peddierS' businesses are increased from k1a
to 80 per auuum. The rates for peddlers
are Fixed as follows;
JeweIry, so per day
salYes. lIniiaenfs, drugs, medicines.
cloths silks, cassi1aeFes, dress goods.
shawls, table cloths. drv goods furnishing
goods or cutlery $40 per day and not less
than go per week.
sia;uary. pictures, books, maps, charts,
or publications other than newspapers or
magazines, so per annum, aud no lleense
TO Be Issued for any period less than one
year.
Fish, sheil-ish or game, 81 per week, or
s for three months.
Fruit, vegetables, butter. eggs, or other
farm or dairy produce By persons other
than the producers thereof, $40 per month
and no license to be issued for d iess sum
Illuminating or Indicating oil in wagons
10 he safely secured in iron tanks 80 per
month. no license for less sum 10 be
issued.
canvassers and erlers. not licensed aue-
,ioueers. $40 as hawkers' license.
The peddllag Of prize packages or an
chance or lottery fake is prohibited 4
penalty OF either 500 tine or so days i'm
psisonmeut. or both, for the violation Of
The ordinance il attached Indians are ex-
empted from its obligations, aud ordinance
No. 80, approved September p, IA OF course
repealed.
70 EE YEsLEg AVENUE,
petition from Min street property own.
ers was read, requesting that the name Of
Mil street be changed to Aesier avenue for
the following reasons: The street has uu-
dergoue radical change Ia being graded,
and In having the cable line constructed
on Il: that it received its name because of
a sawmiil located on ii in early DAYS. that
there - No tnHNnr aasust4faF tf.-afs.A "a
ii. that from Elliott Bay to Lake Washing
ton the street was laid out upon the land Of
Henry T. fcsler. and BY him donated for
public use that u is the natural avenue to
the central part Of the city with streets
north and south terminating In IL; that
While the name Of Mil street Il not par,
ucularly Objectionable, yet the name Of
feslor avenue seems better adapted and
more appropriate, aud at the same time
would do honor in his declining years To
one OF Seatile'S most enteEpTislng and re
spected citizens.
On Councilman Jones motion the psti-
ton was granted and the ordinance pro-
posing the change Of name was Intro
duced. an effort 10 set IL through under
suspension Of the rules failed at first
Councilman kiesz reasoning tAst while
there might rot be any particular objec.
ton 10 changing the name to iesler avenue
OF street which Mr. IesleF had done sp
much 10 build up, yet there was danger in
taxing an action 80 sudden II was accord.
ingiy laid over until next meeting
beiore adjournment, however. Council
man Reitze brought up the matter again
aud be moved reconsideration of the vote
by winch the matter was postponed. The
vote was reeousidcred aud the ordinance
was then passed unanimously.
eHASGlSa rHg FIRE LIMIT
The new Gre limit ordinance was read.
Councilman Duris ex planned what changes
II contemplated. The limits according "a
the proposed ordinance, II Il was passed
would be as follows
Commencing AZ the intersection of Mil
street with the alley between south Fourth
and south Fifth streets, running souiherly
along the alley 10 Jackson street thence
westerly along Jackson street to King
street. aud along King street 20 the alley
west Of Commercial street, thence norther-
ly along this alley 20 Mil street, thence
westerly along Mil street 10 Post street and
northerly along Post street to an alley west
OF Front street, thence along the alley Go
Union street. thence easteFly along Union
street 10 the alley between Second and
Third streets, aud thence southeriy along
the alley 20 MIN street and the place Of be
ginning
The changes that would b. made by this,
as explained by MIR. Durie, would be 10
extend the limits on the south from the
alley north of Jackson street and on the
street, thus preventing the erection of am
frame buildings ia the vicinity of the late
Frauenthat building Ere.
Councilman Nicsz. however. was Averse
"a having the matter buried through. He
preferred to have IL laid over two weeks.
This was IN opposition to Mr. Durie's wis h,
but he explained that since last
February no less than three fire
limit ordinances have been passed. The
proposed ordinance was just a. he would
Ike 70 have Ii, bat Ii would be better 70
have the matter thoroughly considered
hrst. some parties claimed that as the
grade had rot yet been established on the
north end OF Front street within the pro
posed limits, 20 pass this on demand would
tend to hinder and even dehaf buiidipg in
that portion, and II there wers such oh
lgeuons u would be much better 70 hear
them first, rather than pass the ordinance
10 hurry sud then change Il aftCrwRFd.
consideration OF the ordinance was then
deferred until the next meeting.
TUE ctrY's FINANCES
City Treasurer Barker submitted his
semianuual report for the half year ending
November 30. OF which the following is a
summary
roTAL FUNDS.
On hand June { s0.soS %
Receipts and transfers Is, So s.
Total. siss. 7go 81
Disbursements sleS.26t 3
Sssh on baud November 10 s4.ssa s.
ihe Nrutt by funds Is as follows
CITY FUND.
On hand June i6.gaS 81
Receipts 6t.ls6 o.
Total. Si,sS, 1S
Warrants paid 6SSgT 20