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has caused oil this.
Waters--It is not necessary.


also referred.
Bailey served notice that he would in
future have all bills read and referred.
Tull said. We will not take that as q
reflection on us.
The clerk then read all the bills that
the finance committee had approved
On motion OF Waters they were ap-
proved.
Resignation OF E. B. Hyde as chief
engineer was received from the fire de-
partment and accepted, and w. W.
Withers was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Communication offering site for
water works, read, from Messrs Belt
Burns e. Odell, and referred TO fire and
water committee. The profiered site
is about two miles up the river.
Report OF bridge builders that they
find the Post street bridge safe only
for ordinary travel
A bid was then read from d. w.
knight, OF the Chronicle, for the city
printing. Not acted on.
Mr.. Roe, from the lobby, said he OBJ.
served that some notices run over the
time and he would like to know if the
city had to pay for that.
Bids of Philip Buener read for city
mains. Referred.
Bids for grading on Second street
by Messrs. Pond and Noble, also V. NJ.
Massey. Roe and Henderson.
Mr.. Roe called for the sureties on
other bids and when his was read there
were loud crys all over the house for
the sureties.
On motion of Waters the bid of
Massey was accepted, it being the
lowest, to wit, " $40.
On motion of Waters bond of If
teen hundred dollars was required OF
Massy.
A petition OF Maxwell rejected.
Petition to place electric battery
machine in the streets, by Mr.. Foster,
for use of the public. Gran led on
payment OF regular license of five dol.
lars day.
Petition for saloon license by Joseph
Boughtop. Granted.
Petition for license to Bailey L
Freeze. Granted.
Petition of o. j. Meyer to be allowed
to reopen his shooting gallery, At
torney Prather supported the petition
in Il speech.
Councilman Kohlhauff said he had
stopped it because one of our citizens
had been shot through the leg by that
gallery.
Mr.. Waters explained the danger OF
the gallery and moved the license be
recalled.
Attorney Prather replied. On mo-
tion of kaufman the matter was re-
ferred to the committee ON license and
revenue.
Councilman Waters then read an
ordinance granting the franchise to j.
NJ. Thomson for cable road and
moved the ordinance be read three
times by title and passed.
Mr.. Bailey urged an amendment,
making more explicit the carrying out
of the ordinance as to the time in
which the cars are to run.
A colloquy ensued between him and
Mr.. J. NJ. Thompson, who said ex.
citedly that he was not begging this
privilege of the council. Bailey re-
piled firmly that he intended to pro-
tect the ri hts of the city. The ordi
nance passed Unanimously.
An ordinance passed to allow Piper
a space of fourteen by three and u hall
feet for a stairway to his basement.
The city attorney read an ordi-
nance granting the Seattle, Lake
Shore e. Eastern right of way through
certain streets and alleys. Mr.. Wa
tiers said the line ran along Carpenter
street for six blocks. and the people
ought to have the right to examine
into the matter. l therefore move
the ordinance be referred to the COM
mittee on streets, to report at the
next meeting. Carried.
Assessment list of Sixth street was
taken up. A citizen, Mn. l.. b. Suites
rose and objected. Matter laid over
Tull moved that superintendent of
water works draw plans for an extern
sion Of sewer up Riverside avenue
Carried.
Asses sment rolls of Division
Monroe streets Order OF advertise
ment made. Bailey spoke at length |
about work on College aveLue and |
grew quite eloquent in his description |
of our streets, and said he would like |
to hear from Mr.. Kohlhautf.
Mr.. Kohlhahff-Mr. Bailey is off, the |
surveyors are off.
Mr.. Bailey-Who is off, 1 or they?
Mr.. Kohlhauff.-Theya are off and
you are off with them.
Quite discussion ensued. Major
Waters corroborated Mr. Bailey and
said he is not off. Kohlhautf is off.
Waters then said, am of with
him.
Kohlhauff-Certainly
The city attorney rose and said he
would like to explain the College ave-
nue. grade.
1t was finally agreed that Bailey,
and Kohlhauff are right and