The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-19
THE COMMON COUNCIL
4 Move to Condemn the Rail-
road Righfs-cf-Way.
'osT STREET EXTENDED.
4 Thlrsy .ssr ree,s sff~v Frurn reEasnhts
10 smlssrsgsy ssYssts-osher
6Iay sHaiFs-

addition 20 trarsaEgsEE asrgs EEzkoEi ~ d
roatiEe brsasnezs. seae . do8bse pay.
whseh nil pro5aasy bare the esfeet % set-
ting TIE .sxt1t-0g-wsg tsvwoses atTanssre-
ous.y TO The pHissc Interests. while afford
iag Other direct benefits- This consisted
il. an order directing sae city attorney 10
rYerafe sa ordnance e9ndeEBring 81 alley
ifsTtv-six feet vide from the northern end
81 Posi- stree. - far roFsh as diversity
slrres Tbs lire eoYsrx tie riEat-of az
efaiuss4 by the Pages sound Shore azss
Columbia s Feses sound rozds. from The
toath side ~ Cosurnttx street 70 Spring
street Il wiH aiso oEen ap broad sitey
fnsf viii ~ . continuation OF p0lg street.
20 the great conveaience Of properly or'a-
ers all along the iine-
The matter was brought Bp by Meg Eso
SAID that a. that time that tne citizens were
at rOrs OF toe reriat. Il VA recommended
that . thiFty-xx-foot alley ~ Placed
through the tier 81 osOcks ~est % Front
ssreet. At that tlFae there vas diversity Of
opinion afaoug property owners As 20 the
proper zsdsA u the alley and the matter
had been laid over. During the past feg
DAYS q number Of property o~aers had
sysgken 10 him IN reference 20 condemnIng
this alley ;hsYty-ssx feet vide. with the east
Iine III feet west ~ the new west liae of
Front street, from the south line OF Coiam-
hsa street 10 University street He moved
that The city attorney be instructed 70 pres
Pare the necessary ordinance coudenning
the alley ss he had outlined.
purie offered an amendment, which was
accepted by Niesz and adopted By the
council, that the street commence at the
northern end os Post street, thereby cutting
of the aeshorn corner and making the
alley 81 feet wide clear through from Yes
Ter avenue.
The motion as amended was carried.
The question Of the name by which the
alley should be known was then raised.
Niesx and Hall simultaneously suggested
POST street"
Mayor Moran in soto voice suggested
Puget Sound shore street"
Post street was adopted as the name OF
the new alley.
STILL DEMONSTRATING.
The Queen City Cable Company presented
it, perennial protest about it, alleged fran
chsse in a long communication in which it
demonstrated anew against the granting Of
the franchise 70 the Madison street Cable
Company. and gave notice that they would
hold the city responsible for damages. The
communication was read by the clerk in a
perfunctory manner while the councilmen
lolIed In their chairs and discussed other
matters with each other. The communica-
ton was read and placed on file.
MORE STREETS PLAxKEp.
The street committee reported in favor
of planking south Third street twenty-four
feet wide from fesler avenue 20 Jackson
street. The report of the committee was
adopted. The same committee also reported
ia favor Of rianking Main street twenty
ionr feet xide from South Third Ia Eleventh.
Hall wasn't in favor Of temporary meas
ures. He moved that the street be plsnked
FROM gutter TO gutter.
White thought II would be well to plank
the street the fun width to Sixth street and
from that 20 Eleventh street only twenty
four feet.
A motion 10 this effect was made by Niesz
and adopted
Waliingsord spoke about the edyisability
Of paving with cedar blocks. While East
he had learned that this pavement could he
laid cheaper than planking, aud he thought
II ought to he tried here
stTg gog AN ENGINE Hocsk BOUGHT.
the following report;
Genslemra: youY committee on Ere aud
water under power to Act granted them By the
eonneiss beg leave % report that they have har.
gained Cor piece ei grouud FOR a site for an
engine hoaSe. situate GA Main street betxeen
Nlafh and Teeth streets ia block 81 Maynartl's
plat, s'ke ioxao feet. Sos the of 81 g00, and
recommend that a warrant foe said amount be
drawn 10 pas toS ssli property
u. =. poRfk Chairman
T. D. JoSgs.
r. 4 TNfVuFl4
The report al the committee was adopted
ana the clerk authorized to draw an order
for the amount of the purchase.
TENTS cANSar BRAY BUILDINGS
The nlooled qas slion OF tcnt permits was
brought ~ hy a petition from The Wash
ingtoa Territory Investment company ask.
ing for a revocation OF the tent Permit coy
s-tng The northwest corner OF second and
Cherry streets. The petitioners agc owners
In fee SIMPLE OF the property in question
snd atc hindered ia erecting A s q go build
ing thereon hy the refusal Of tenant cs.-
c'spyias tent Tor saloon purposes Ia 10.
NOSE therglram
several al tAe counylmen urged the ne
ccssi:y al ssvokiag tens permits whenever
they insetgcrcd with the erection Of ter.
n1auent buildings and NIesz said II Vas
time fof the council TO declare a to.icy IS in
the matter.
buildings are proposed 50 be bnilt upon
ground covered rs tent permits. thst such
permits he revoked. The motioa Was car,
risd by unanimous vote.
srcSs PAVEMENT Fos MADISON srsEsr.
The Madison Street Gable Railway Com.
rany asked for permission ~ pave rs line
oyer Madison street between rails and
tracks e1th haSait blocks. instead of 9th
ssFhsltaua, rs feqGiYet. By iis (raathise. at
a. additional cost ~ ssaWa
Chairman Jones % the street committee
said thas tae hssslt pavement would 10
moFe substantial aud better for al purposes
than asphaitam
On The suggestion 90 llall the pet;tiou
Wa REFERRED - tie street committee ia
orsseF that az ueeerstsnains concerning
the manner IA Which TIE pavement would
sc laid might BE arrived Al
kstgfAK FoLlgE ttNgvFs.
Chief e Polsee Mgcse8 submitted IN,
follosias commupie Aisoa
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the sasiew az spse 81 Foisee csscsey zee rg,.s.,
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truss stss sa nest wtsa ySgF sppsv 5Nlfss gagne,
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zoe, R&ssa &aa S&asgel Cssaesx. Res.esg5alfy
ss0s~iEa2 J. e NgEeasEL
Ch1et % Pogse.
Fae pineets nominated by Chies Mstsasll
wvre fuly e.eCtod.
fscENsts sEASTFe sNp ExFEESxD
bcsal isaaor lcSusss aers oriervd issued
- follows Dana 4 Jones. f. So,eman.
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