The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-12


the zg-esziens xitS the spring Hi rafsr
coFHnEisses. sIH give is IN detail TO Nj
ksEsaf4re- ~ ary oene- cstsxerz.
nrmsE wrrzrE.wa ar vyvTeS.
~. Dare wfth6rsx the rsotsoa - I.s
tie rssolatagn 90 the s2hie SAYING that ex-
plantations bal chaDges she aspect Of the
ease
NJ Frznk Hsnforl SAID BE wss zrsstiy
safp~zsss! - &r. Darfs's resn arks. ssis - Re
had Eitbdrawn MS fnossou BE w0uid say no
sao.e 4b3at Il TFas. sad Ae the wafer
supply IS ro wovse than before fhe
ere eat w@ kmoE thai i -as
then jsst good enough 80 sss si'ffssf.sssa
worth Of property barn nP- As
f2T a. 2hss xIea n the Insurance COMPANY e
hoisilng sap rates - rnAke FnoGey u eoa-
esrnssl- L Is nok true, ssr the reason shsi
many con- naaass are refusing az business
Tisks, an3 ~ are very earsfal sssosss 81
rlsks. We knoz thas ihs Counce = lsaS-
fBg s0me progress This resolution > 81
dIaI- ap b. business men zhs are paging
tie rates and therefore entitled % re.feE-
White aid be was CAD thai tie resoail-
son had been prsssases. because = assured
the eoancll Ok TIE support ot c.EiEets+
the c8suea n4a4e MISTAKE By arr hsslE
actIon.
TWE c0cycTL HAD sEKx ssrszn-
Darse sad that the explanations Of Niesz
we're Dessle4 10 make me situation clear.
The reports q that meeting had been veFy
uno0mg 5iugeatary 20 the council Il had
been termed a -lethaEgic c0aneii. q ''Gll-
aisrv council. fossil eouneii. and thus
through the whole gamut CO Objectionable
terms. re hoped no osfense would %
taken a. as remarks. which had been made
aH.eF a apprehension.
Ar. DaFses and al other motions having
been withdrawn. the resolutions were re-
ce.ved wiEh an assurance that the council
would do everything in its power in the
premises.
PAID DEPARTMENT.
The ordinance providing for paid fire
department.. summary OF which has a.
ready beer published. was then called up
by is author, Chairman Durie Of
the fire and water committee. The
ordinance. which il vsry complete, pro-
vldlne for wholly paid and extensive de-
partnaert vas PASSED without amendment.
IL sill take effect from It's approval and
publication. the several paid companies
provided for to be established - soon a
engines arrive and houses can be provided.
rIsE DFFa grMKsT RECOMMENDATIONS.
The following recommendations were
submitted by me IRE and water commit
tee:
Gsaneaese Your committee on IRE and water
offer the following recommendations for the i'm
pruvement II The Ere department;
Fifs-That al eugiuehCusc be built for tao ae-
commofsi.9n az the chemical engine and its
company 90 The piece 81 ground az the intersec
ton "a Broadway. Eleventh and Terrace streets
which was donated to the city for nre depart
menf uscs b the heirs Of the Terry estate.
aecoud-Thst permanent locations for the
otasr companies provided for in he new DE-
partment be selected suitable lots purchased.
plans and Specifications secured aud the houses
necessary BE- built q; Is early date possible.
Thifd-That two heaters be purchased for the
Ahrens engine.
Fourth-Taat the means for the carrying ont
q! thess recommendations be obtained from the
sale oi the Two lots al the corner of Bell and
bird streets these lots not being suitable for
the Use II the department, aud from the sale Of
the los on south Third street. The last men
TONED lot has become very valuable, bat is not
any better adapted fog ire department purposes
than other lots which no; held AZ 1.-THE Of
the value oi the Third street property.
Ftfth-That uutll the company houses are
up 81 as small al expense possible.
d 2. DvRIE. Chairman.
r. A. 1wICHELL,
4 Z. J0SEs-
Octobar 70. 1ss4
The report of the committee was referred
Ia the committee on fire and water and
committee on public buildings and grounds,
Siih power 10 act.
SECOND AND SOUTH THIRD STREET PLANNING.
Following was submitted from the chair
man OF the street committee:
6eHfspseH: Your committee on streets would
respectfully recommend that the street com.
missioner be instructed e. plank Second street
with -four inch pans sixteen feet on each size
ot the outer rails of the street railway frpm
eslcr avenue {" Pike street, except, Of course
that portion already plsnkcd The railwsy poo
pie viii plank, ia ike manner and mstefisl, that
part ot tfe street between their rails aud tracks.
T. +. JoNES. Chairman.
Upon this report was Endorsed The To-
lowing majority report OF the committee:
w recommend that the above ~ graded pro
yidcd that Souta laird street be pianked from
lesiog Ayouue u Jackson street. aud that Main
street he plaakyi igoa south Third street 10
Eighth street, faii width. aud from South
Eghih stree: u Eleventh street oue-half Of the
width - ,he street. also Eleventh street. from
Main ~ Jackson. aud Jackson from Eleventh
20 iNcii;a, also haG width.
HRRRy wH.rF,
r. A TwICllrlI
Hall didn't believe 81 proper to accent the
report ot the majority a. it provided for
p.anking all South seattle" over IN
graded a. well as graded streets. He moved
the adoption 81 the report of Chairman
Jones Nith the amendment that the street
,s
That ~ said, would make the street what
it ought n Re. II this widening would
seriously affect merchants along the street
they could not object As they had peti-
TONED Tor the thanking ol the street.
laiche.l explained that be signed the re.
port for p!snAng al OF South Seattle" Tor
the reason that 3 street was needed un the
h-l Tie and Mr.. White had examined
into tie situation and had come to the con
clUsion that there should lie az least one
paseaale street from Pike street through
q tle southern part OF the city.
The amendment 20 the minority report
providing Tor the planking OF Second street
lts tau width. was carried
The majority report was then taken up
as relating To south Third street
IWicAe.i novel that cuuth Third street
bee piankej tNonly-foEr feet wide on the
o.a grade
Haa amended that the street he planked
on tie new grade
At.e- considerable discuss iov the matter
uron au amendmeUto t y e.e and Twichen
vas referred a. the street committee AID
cltr engineer 70 report upon a, the rex,
meeting.
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