The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE FTEk LsHfT okprsassE TO sr
EIsfDLr EyFogczp.
Franchise for the west Seattle
Ferry Company Cannot be Re-
esiIed-an 0aer from = Sanitary
En<inser-aisor M.s,ers-

Last evenings meeting ef the estv esur.
ca - egnsi'ssF the protest Of me u.ese-
Impoverished corzpany sxasnst he frsa.
ealEe granted several 1nansEs $40
y he West seattle Ferry cosunauv f,r ths
use Of the foot 81 Main street a. fsrrx
sip, sas brief one Ness-x. aef4x- ya-.es
$50 sfeFE, TIE special eonasitfee 70 whom
tfs matter uas referred. Fazte s rerss-t ~
: iiis.n TIE fofaostnS i TIE gssf. ave hsve
earesnlly examined tbs ssttex ard si,s
Iass tise granting Of fva1eAEse - 4 te~y-
s0Ia ra3T e. the sa5t Of Main streef s.sr =
Isffs I'D Nas YER serfuus mistake s.d
LEAs 4 Viii b attended with great dfsa.i-
YAltage and Iueo1yenieace - the cosa.
' nslee q see city. and thai fhsre is 10
vtnsf street IN the cfsy, ead{nr rrs,r are
& psf where ferry Sip you'd he =, rrssr
an obstacle IN The var 81 &hfnnfr~
- a. fae eud CT Masa s.rre.r
b'it a. tke same time your Committee can
10 recommend the repeal Of the cgdi-
1enee. becsz-se u doubts whether the eosfr,-
ta4 nas the power. The ferry eosnpanr
pave proceeded ~ make improvements II,
TIE way OF preparing the street for ferry
ian0ins. and tee council cannot now. ~,
matter bow seriously the city n.sy b. in
.sIea, ando What i has done. We think
me ely might get hack what Il has given
away ~ txercise Of lis right Of eminent
domain ard in that way restore MAJ,
street 70 public use. bot We world got sd
Vie this procedure"
The report was adopted, aad this IN
conbseely settles the matter, and the ferry
company wiil rsteia the Main street fran.
chise unless they aBd the others interested
IN The matter reach an agreement for some
other street among themselves.
rIRz ORDINANCE TO gg ENFORCED.
TN. Cam appeared for Thomas Clancy.
who was arrested yesterday charged with
violating the are limit ordinance. The
case was continued ia justices court until
the matter could be laid before the c.ty
council Mr.. Cam said Mr.. Clancy had
let the contract for TIE raising Of the old
Bijou saloon hrfone The new ordinance
was passed. but acknowledged thai the
building had been raised TOO; and { half
OF 50 above grade lie aid that Nr
Clancy was an honorable and law SLIDING
man and would net knowingly violate an
ordinances
NJ. DHFis responded taas Mr. Cam and
Ar. Clancy e9nid very we'll consent 10
abide by the councils decision, Iaow that
taey had been brought into court He
said. AS matter Of fact tie work was not
commenced until few days ago and long
alter the Passage 81 the ordinance ex-
tending The IRE limits. The fact is thst
Clancy bad The bHisdine raised and j. pat
LIS 80 %2NtfA Fk1lt HN II fDr ny rEFE I
dou eeAeve Ia people taking the iaw III
iiaeir Own haads snd then when caught AT
act
Mess. ysnss. Burns AID Reltze eoineited
siis NJ. DEris's views. Af Dufic said.
The Tine has got 10 be Grawn somewhere.
for II this sort 81 thing Is 10 be permitted
We wiz hHFa twDstpry buildings ~ the
Ire liisflis Deiug raised 70 three stories, aud
next year or 80 the owners would probably
tack on another story
On els motion the city attorney vas in
stfueiesi y dismiss ihe case against M
Clancy. provided he would discontinue
work Gu the Gew story and be satisfied
sith raising tie 0uillins TO the grade
oFFER Faoa 4 SANITARY ENGINEER
A telegram was received from George
". WARNS, Of Newporf. Rhode Island, tiae
expert sanitary engineer with whom the
city has been IA correspondence, statiuS
that he would come 20 seattle aud make
survey Tor sewerage SYSTEM for SEQ aud
expenses for three weeks. The council
could not determine whether this pFopo-
Fltion Included a 500 fee mentioned IN
Sir. Warnings previous correspondence, and
tae city CLERK gas Instructed - telegraph
( him 10 ascertain.
TREES To re PROTECTED.
The beard Of park commissioners re-
ported a. faiiuBB on the petition OF the
Ay1or Association. -In consideration 81
fhc work gcse and money expended BY
the Arbar Association. and from the bene-
IS accruirs - the city ~ benuflfying The
city bg shade trees, VIC recommend that
m amount 81 money be appropriated saf-
fic.ebt 90 bJx and protect the trees planted
ny the AssOel a. Ion. and that tue gardener
who sets Gus tay trees be employed 20 put
suitable protection around faem.H The re-
port vas referred 10 the street c1Gnmlrlee.
aIsCELLASEous MATTERS.
A petition FOR rect lights GA Box street,
between Harrison snd Depot. was granted
The street committee was granted
further time @ consider the matter OF
constructing q bulkheard at the corner Of
NIL a1d south second streets Noses
koFn addressed the council regarding the
necessity Of tbs improvement.
The plat Of II. F. Holmes addition was
approved.
An ordinance was passed transferring
$1,000 from Use city fund 10 the road fund.
A petition II =. II. Gallagher for the
opening OF She alley IN block e. heirs II
sarah 4 Bells addition. was referred 90 tie
street committee