Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
WRECKED Steamer sighted.
TACOM a,
crrr LEGISLATION.

HHErINo or The LOCAL Law nAKkDo
AND rBB woaK THEY DID.
Considerable important business vas
transacted al the meeting OF the city
eouocil yesterday afternoon. although
Mr.. Hanson, OF the Tacoma mill, did
not pot in an appearance.
The two ordinances granting Eoen
Peirce and his associates and George
Orchard and his associates respectively.
franchises for street railway out litn
aud 18th streets, wero read q second
time end referred to the street COM
mittee.
Several new ordinncnes wess intro
duoed aed read frat and second time
under suspended rules and referred.
They wsrs What 70 known 90 the "cov
ordinances" prohibiting tho ovners Of
them TO run al large.
An ordinance prohibiting the swing
ing Of signs on tn, PROPOSITIONS OF avn
inRs ever the sidewalk at q less thar
nine feet above the sidewalk. Bow win.
dows must not project more shsn n
inches from the inner line OF the street,
nor lower than The second story. Win
dows aud openings for Easements shall
not bs more than three feet from the
inner line OF the street, and stairwsys
for euch entrances shall be at right en-
gies with the street.
Oid;uance designating road fund
sud a general fund aud providing that
license fees under the pew law shall go
into tue general fnnd instead OF into
a licsuse fund as heretofore.
Ordinance firing the license for sell
ing Ito aor, at $500 according 10 the new
license Law.
Ordinance providing for the ray.
meps OF warrants drawn on the license
fund, vas read three times and pgssed
under suspended rules.
The ordinance amending section 4.
ordinance .33. firing the lioense oi
nuctianeers at $l25 per year Ia advances
vas read third time aud passed.
Tue ordinance establishing the grade
OF Secopd street, passed,
George .. Kelly. Byron Miller ard
Z. q. Bacon, members OF the street
mmit,ee, TO whom vas referred ths
oomnuuioasioa from J. NJ. Backisy. as
sistant GET esal manager Of the Noftherr
Paelfc Rsllrosd, nsting that Pacins
svenne from South Sevsnseerth to South
Ivsnty-thiid be graded and tmprosed
al shs cost OF the city, and at The CON
pleiion Of the work the city 10 be reim-
bursei By the railroad coDpary 20 ths
extent Of 5000. reported As follovs
1T IL the opinion Of the committee ths
the railroad company should impsov'
that part OF Pacific avenue above Dc
ssrihed, through It's o~n propefty. Ia
the same manner that all other street
have besn improved. and pay The fui
cost thereof, whether the saDs be sbov'
or below the estimate Of $500 sub
mittfd. The committee considers !
ondesirable for the city government 4
enter into an agreement to perform thii
york, and therefore respectfully recon-
meuds that the proposition be not Ac
| cectsd." The report vas adopted.
Upon Mr.. Keliy's melton, u "a
agreed that II the railroad oonpap.
Wished 10 20 or With the imIroveuen
the s.rvioss Of city ofbcers be furnished
free OF charge.
After considerable discnssion II Va
decided not 10 purchase the sewer fros
the railroad company bat an amend
ment of q motion 20 TO DO, providin
iha; the city pus down nev sewer o.
| @ street from Fifteenth street to seven
| tesuth street, down Beventsesh street 8
jefferson, and along Jefferson 10 . con
| rectisn with the main sewer on Pacih
| avenue; passed.
Tue report Of tee light and wstf
COMMITTEES. recommending that tire
arc lights be placed In the foafth vsft
was adopted. Mr.. Ksiiy renewed hi
opposisiop, holding that the sncsnde1
cett lights we're good enough for 70
fourth ward and ths arcs should be o.
voted to the center OF the city. bat .
| vss alone,
sR@so,asIous 10 improvs Railroad stres
from Seventh 10 Ninth, by building
tidevaik; Stc,pd street, trst vsrs
from Carr to AcCarvsr streets, gsaoin
ese Soaih L ghth, from Tacoma avs
nae TO X street tinssntion 10 grade SO
Sidewalk
Alien @. Mason's petition for pfiy'
iaae to extend az iron .siairsay 70
three fee. over Tenth street, from b
proposed nev boiidins, vss refused. b:
ING contrary 10 the charter.
Tie ee7ncii stioarnso, to meet nel
| FRIDAY evening,