The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-07
A DRY MEETING.
IN sususa ~ nm uTy CsexuL
Last EyuIxo-


The e0xn<t1 Eseettzg last evening vss
Ds< IN distressing sezszoa- BY common
eorseas the consideration u TIE sppsirA,
siSzs fer street railway f-saehi<es Wa Dc.
over unffl the mex. meeting, vsxn Aayor
Nizos wfif have rrfsrze1
NE LzAgys Arrxsgxrzox-
One sxrapsion uss made - the rule.
II. street ennmissee reported on tie p<-
sifign OF grkH Leary fer . franchise sor .
cable rad On Front street sEas IA Mr.
Le2ry vas al cue tine mayor Of seattle. he
should t< .sazr thas the council could 90;
zrzrs q franchise Of - years duration. :
The eoFaruisfec s,so believed thai fso years
sas too ioxsx time TO be Ep<at in the con
sryu<Fsou and equipment OF the road aad
furthermore tsorghs that the city worfd
be unable legally % collect tae 200 . year
Mr. Frink moved that the report he adopted
and there Was no dissenting voice.
THAT kExossrEAxcE
The same committee reported that Their
bad faithfully and iadasrrsously eosssider-
ed the CIRCUMSTANCES Of H. l. fesaes and
other properly Owners against granting a
franchise for cable road on that street to
j. 81 Thompson and ssbers and had been
unable To CLEARLY comprehend the matter,
50 they found that many who.e names APP
S~eared upon the refsonstrance had also
signed the petition for the read. 1s Mr.
Thompson was the only person who hal
made practical proposition for . Froaf
street Rad and a. the COMMITTEES he.ieTed
that the construction 81 sssch read would
Of necessity. be only a matter of time. they
recommended that the franchise 70 Nj.
Thompson be confirmed The report
stated taAt the only objection raised against
grhbuHg fhe franchise was that II WIS
proposed to build the road with outside
capital and this the committee considered
an advantage. The rrpsrt was adopted
unanimously Oh motion OF Mr.. Frink.
LAST MONTHS sHIfrfsG.
The report Of Captain Hcyt, hArbor mas
ter. stated that during the past month 20
sea-goiag vessels, with CARRYING capacity
OF E.sss registered tons, arrived. and .,
With . carrying capacity Of Al sol registered
tons. departed. The freight received over
the city slips was as follows: 20 90 bricks,
80 tons Of building stone, 1900 feet of
lumber and 3s tons 81 merchandise.
Acting Mayor Furfh again called the at
ientson OF the council TO the report of the
park commissioners. and said that the
commissioners feel that they have been
sighted, rs the report had not been acted
upon. Mr.. furth said that ii anything was
10 BE done with the park this season now
IL the time 10 do II. Mr.. Keitze. chairman
OF the park committee. announced that the
committee would be ready TO report on the
matter at the next meeting.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
The following petitions were received:
From II. l. Yesler, Ell al, for the grading
of Min street from williams street for u
blocks freferredl: from y. II. Peterson ct
al. for the opening OF the alley in block
q, Maynsrd's plat greferredl: from the
seattle upholstering supply and Manufac-
~4f
portion OF spring street for storing material
The reports Of the city attorney and po-
lice justices were received aud ordered
fled.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Fifty liquor licenses were granted, all Of
which were renewals. The application OF
the Seattle Hotel Company was referred
BILLS ALLOWED.
Bills were allowed ON the various funds
rs follows City fund $:,s72 81; road fund.
si3.T57 IS. gas fund. s607 -; water fund,
$3.50 80; FIRE fund, s6s5 "a; Madison street
fund. {2ssl Il; Mil street fund, s2iT Of;
Birch street, $lsI9 Is: Fifth street, Sil00 % /;
Vine street. $155 IS; Bell street. 1896 81 /;
Lane street. $3.50 a; Depot street, FITS %;
Cherry street. &io52 -. Third street. 1855 ~ /.
virginia street, sss7 %; Tenth street,
si23 81 Box street. s2l 05. Bluff street.
siUl q; Fifth street, 1854; Soafh Eleventh
street, sos: second street, yis2 Il; Tera-
peFance street s4s 81
COMMITTEE REPORTS RECEIVED.
From street committee, rejecting petition
Of John LeaEy for cable road franchise on
Front street. Adopted
From same. rejecting yemonstrhnce
against regarding West street Adopted
From same. granting petition for grading
Lombard stree. from Depot 10 Harrison
street. Adopted.
From same. granting petition for grad
ing Roilin street from Depot to Republican.
Adopted.
From committee on sewers aud drainage,
recommending a sewer be put in Madison
street., from seventh 10 Twelfth. Adopted.
From same recommending that "a sewer
be put in South Second street, between
Main aud Jackson. Adopted
From streets, granting petition OF II. L.
Yesler CT al. for grading Mill street for IL
blocks from Williams on to lndom streets.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The clerk vas ordered to forward to Geo.
r. warsng the plans for a sewerage system
prepared by the city surveyor.
The contract for the grading OF South
Eleventh street was awarded 10 Hall &
Ritche. as the contractor, W l. crossley,
was unable to furnish bonds
The assessment rolls of Cherry aud Box
streets were approved.
The following appraisers for the con
demnation Of land along Second street were
appointed: : E. ciOugh. for the owners
% property condemned: F s. Dewolfe, for
the owners of property benefited: and j.
T. Denny for the city.
Ordinances establishing the grades Of
South Eleventh street from Washington To
Weller street, and of Bluff street, from
Victoria 10 Powell streets Passed.
An ordinance yaeating the plat Of Union
Lake addition WAS referred
Adjourned until next Friday evening