The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-16
WASHINGTON NEWS
Meeting Of the Tacoma City
Council.
RAILROAD rSsuEogDrSarIos.
Reaitentiary Commissioners Entf-
lied 20 safaYy--Teot Of Hunts En-
gfnss Audible I'm waIIs waIIa.

TAconA. Dec, is.-"Tacons ia gespsng
ne uhiriwind she sowed.' ssid q speefa
tof st the council meeting this afternoon.
~when she allowed her sire, the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, 70 g0hbie mp
All her water front" The council, when
the remark Wa made, bad been wrestling
for an hour aud half with the perplexipg
problem of improving the facilities for
street traffc on Fifteenth street 10 tide
water Th@ street committee at previous
meeting bad been instructed 10 confer
With the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
many with A view Of having the latter build
q super- structure over Fifteenth street
where the railroad crosses, - tbst the
street might be s'raightened. graded and
Wtdeued 10 afford easy and safe means Of
travel. This the railroad company refused
20 do, unless the city stood part Of the ex-
Denee how much was not stated.
The com mittee recommended that
the city meet the railroad company
half way on this proposition. 10 order 20
come 10 an immediate settlement and Sc
cure 9 remedy for pressing public de
mamd. Chairman Csughrsn stated that
m iron structure. with stone abutmebfs
giving two 2tfVot passages and Is foot
sidewalks and CUTTERS, would oosf 700,
and structure with wooden piiing about
e1zeo
Il oppose this report iH toto. . said Conn
Gilman j. b. Hgughton. "fhe city has the
right % improve the street, aud II the rail
road company wants 10 cross II iei them
build structure without akking the city
fehelp them"
nafttec, had lust entered the council roem
ut ftits janctnre. aud earnestly advocated
She acceptance OF the coIDfniifeeis report,
and that the chairman be empowered 10
make an arrangement with the railroad
company.
Before the motion hsd been put city
Attorney Carroll took hand aud tx-
p,ained that the city had Instituted pne
oess cDndemning this street TO secure
ffecr passage. and that be feared accept
ance Of the railroad eomPany's prJpusi-
ton would BE- In the nature 81 a cola
SHsmlse, an acknOgledgme ~ Of tAe rail-
road c8mpaay's alleged hight when the
matter came into tna courts DB the qHes-
tiou Of damages. tie urged a stipulation
protesting this point la any agreement
entered into with the Northern Pacific
company. For Instance. that " the rify
entered Into a contract 20 deiray part Of
The EXPENSE OF the modern structure. a
provision Dc inserted compelling the raj
Toad 20 GREET an iron one villain
three year., ard that the latter depend on
any damages the court might award them
on the e0ndemning process case. rather
than ask the city % pay any portion. FL
naily the comtniiiees report; that the
city pay part ~ The expense and endravog
20 get nm immediate settlement and avoid
litigation In the matter wH- adopted
Councilman j. n. H0ughiOn then moved
THAT the matter be referred back 20 the
street committee. With authority to make
q proposition that the city contributes 900
10 the erection 81 temporary wooden
structure over the street This Was lost.
Councilman Lillls then male the follow
lag motion, which was unanimously car
ried: Tnas the railroad company pat 10
two roads OF 25 feet each 2 sidewalks OF Y
feet, and an iron structure overhead WITH
stone abutmentsi that the street commit
tee be cmpowrcd to pay 1900 Of this eX-
penss. aud tnatif there was any further
damage TO the railroad company, that II be
assessed by the courts. The street com
mitteo win report 10 the council at next
meeting.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
Petition for sewer between blocks Go
and Gil from South sixth TO South seventh
street. Referred TO sewer committee.
Petition for water hydrnnt corner South
Sixth and streets. Referred 10 IRE aud
water committee.
Petition for electric are light in Park
street, lntercession Of Division aud YaKi-
ma avenue Referred To same committee.
Boulangcr a. Co, u. A. Plumb or and
Others petiiioned for privilege 20 erect
mast and time ball al il6 aud IFS South
E E street and pedestal on 4 aud
Ninth street. north OF the Tacoma House
from which % view cclipses aud other as
economical phenomena. Granted.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A recommendation that II. II. st0ckpore
be appointed on the police force was ia
bled. the council thinking they had no
right TO dictate 10 the chief OF police re-
garding appointments, 50 long as they had
not power 10 confirm.
The county commissioners notified the
council that In order 10 complete the lease
for school sections 20 aud u, the commits
sioners must receive prsof by nccem Der
20 that the settlers thereon had received
reasonable compensation for their i'm
proyements
oyERHAUfdSo TaE CHIP oF POLICE
As the council was nearing adjournment
petition was hanood in, signed by a large
number of citizens, asking that new
ordinance be passed prohibiting the burn.
Ing Of boxes. barrels sud 50 forth tn The
stteefs, or II a new ordinance De not
passed. that the chief - police be censured
Tor not enforcing what IA already ON the
ordinance books. The petition stated that
veterinary surgeon had 20 asses Of lame
hosea from this cause, An interesting
discussion foiNwed motion was made
by Councilman j. H. Iioughton that the
petition be referred 20 the chief Of police
with the instructions 20 see that tho ordi-
naaoo beenforced. This prevailed
Mayor Drum then stated that he bad al
rHds spoken 10 the chief about this aud
other matters. bat he paid NO attention
whatever 10 the suggestion
houghton lhcu moved that vote 81
public eeuEure be recorded against he
obiet Of police fer failing 60 DO his duty.
After warm debate lasting nearly an
hour the iaoiiou was lost hy tie, the
mayor not voting. The negative votes
were cast By caushrsn, Hills, Zinrau aud
J. u. Houghton.
Councilman Steele seconded both mo-
lions and made some pungcnt remarks
relative to the negligence of tae chief 81
police.
The ordinance requiring saloons % close
at midnight came zap eudrr u reconsider
alton and was again defeated
ASorHER SALOON.
licenses were rfantpd to Lack 4 Thorsu.
sou and chas. T. Helm, tie latter being 3
transfer.
The salary Of the hafhor master was C..
tsblished a. $50 a month, The council
voted 90 hereafter meet weekly. instead ~
semi-monthly.