The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-06
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Durie Oil Storage Orslinanee
Finally Passed.
Streets 20 BE Clezned-Bsss<r Tsle-
Fhese Services D<uanded- Re
ps,rts. Petitions. etc.

Streets 10 BE Cleanea-Bssssr Teie-
Fhese Services Demanded- Re
ps,rts. Petitions. etc.
he cenznoa Council wsasi shrouxa an
lmnetse Esn0saf Of rou5ne business al is
session last night. and did act sHsoarr
until ueArkf II O'Clock A great nany
matters of lrnport&nse were broueht MP
and dispatched without any lengtny dis
eznfpu- 1'se yudIcss-T COMMITTEES re-.
ported hack the Darss Oh storage orsI-
nance in IS originss fcrra. aud Il wss
r.assef anz1isrnonxly ans. without arr op-
position. kn ordinance conforming ID
Iae sgresIEsenf enfErea into between the
sezmxfeys &a1 The Cnureil as . conferences
lAzf week, concerning where teams should
BE- allowed 10 sand. wss also passed
ns eLExx rP TaE CRY.
Councilman Green offered the following
resolutscn. which wax PASSED By q unani-
r0ns vote
WHEREAS. This Council on taking charge
nf the city government. pledged itself that
the streets sn6 alters Of the city should be
tlsaned Up and kept clean and
WHEREAS, The Council has repeatedly
INSTRUCTED AID requested the chief Of police
70 carry CIT 80 visits N this respect. and
wHzkEAs, The chief Of police has
neglected 90 do 40 up 70 this present time.
and
wHEExAs. summer with It's heat Is now
esu<e AT hard. aud the sanitary condition
ct the city II such that there IS imminent
danger 70 tile health Of the people from
fSe same aud
wHEsxAs, Renedial measures 10 be ef-
fsetlx Hfn nst be instituted ~ onee ssd en-
ers4Kesliy carried ont; bow. fhsrefore.
Resstrsd. That The fan ard complete
charge Of tie sanitary affairs OF the ely he
pE4esd In tile hsads OF the street. coTais
sioner. under direction OF fhe ennssasftee
GA health and police. that he and any
necessary deputies that he may require in
carrying eist the wishes OF the c0ilnel Dc
given pp4oe powers, and that the stFee$
commissioner be and IA hereby Instructed
% take sctA9n ct once and clean the city
~ o. iaf a. Il ~ IN the power of the coan-
chief Mitchell claims that section Of
ordinance $50 mskes this the sis5lsy OF the
COMMISSIONER without any special instruc-
tons
Fcn BITTER TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Councilman Jones offered the following
resolution. which passed by unanimous
vote
WHKEEAs, ON the Sih day OF January.
lSs3, ffau,shise was granted 20 Joha l.
sabin 70 ns the streets OF this city for sele-
prone purposes and.
WHEREAS, As we believe the cosincfs In
granting this franchise bad in mind the
fact that telephone SYSTEM properly oper-
ased would be 20 the public a Just com
PeDsation for the inconvenfenees caused
BY the erection Of poles and wires over the
entire city, and
WHEREAS. Snch system has not been
operated in proper and efficient manner,
nor to the satisfaction OF It's subscribers. rs
Is apparent by the frequent complaints
made 70 the Council by said subscribers,
therefore iss II
Re1olfsf, That the clerk he instructed 10
notify the sunset Telephone Telegraph
Company. the assignee OF the aforesaid
John l. sabin. that, unless q better sTssesn
OF service he given the pubic. the council
viii take such action In the premises as is
anfnofized by the provisions OF ordinance
"a granting said franchise.
This meaas that the council intends 10
revoke the franchise Of the company unless
better service is afforded.
HssBog MASTERS REPORT.
Hasbsr Master Hoyt presented the fol-
lowing rep,,sf:
GESrLKaES: There have arrived In port
during the month 81 sea going vessels.
with regiafsred tonnage of 81 ST and of a
carrying eapAeisy o. q 500 tons have re-
celyed <55 - for freight over the city slips.
Work on the extension OF the Columbia
street slip has been completed and the
new teciine and gridiron SO the foot of
Washington street Is well under way, and
viii be tinfshea In about two weeks. /
nunham d Co, contractors of the WASH
t9gton STREET slip. 10 furnish the public
a b0at-lan'iIag at the foot OF Jackson
street on The same terms Is other city
work which, they have now on hand.
The report was referred to the finance
COMMITTEES.
ARRESTS FoE MARCH.
Chief Of Police Mitchell reported the
following arrests for the month ending
March 81: Drunkenness, ~. drunk aud
dssnrdersy. 20. tiixorderly cuaduef, 10: re-
slsting an officer. 2; Sighting, ii;
abusive language 10 an officer. l.
IL; carrying concealed weapons. 2; main
tanning ntittances, Q; yaErancy. "A. selling
liquor without license, z. Ieddiing with
oHt license. !: selling liquor to Indians, 4:
cruelty TO animals. I: animals isnpounded,
s.; disrepuiable persons removed from the
city limits, 20; indecent exposure, s. fugi-
tives from justice |; obtaining money under
false pretenses, I; total namber OF arrests
for the morth, 81.
lSszsEssA stsS oangREb.
Judge Palmer, who appeared before the
Council TO plead for the granting OF q peti-
ton OF Mr., Morris for sewer, said that
Sanitary Officer Bigelow bad arrested Mr.
Morris fer maintaining = nuisance. when
the city was responsible for IL He then
went on 10 say that Officer BIgelow had
told Mr.. Morris 10 ''gfir the Council ns,''
ard make IL give him sewer At the
conclustQp OF Judge palner's remarks.
ConosShala DurIe called the attention OF
thStDbhncis 10 the Gisrespectfui remarks
NSged 10 have been spoken by Officer
aTld moved that the committee
on health aud police should investigate the
MISTER. Tie motion was carried
STREET CONTRACTS LIT.
The contract for grading Poplar street
was awarded % J. VI. Quigiey. his being
the lowest Uttered, Al tho following rates
Earth work. per cubic yard. 26ts cents;
cribhing. sle sidewalks. SIC: box drains
SIS: grabbing and clearing, $50. His bonds
were placed al $socD
The contract for the Leaora street grade
was also bet 10 J. VI. t@nigiey at the follow
ing rates: Earth work, per cubic yard, So
cents. eribbing, S.; sidewalks, 81 50: box
drains, SIS; grnb5ing and clearing. 500
& .,.a,v.s-s.. - ''~' :
The following ordinances were submitted
By the city attorney aId passed,
An ordinance to prevent vehicles from
the city OF Seattle, hy standing remain
ing within such limits.
An ordinance psovidlug for the storage
Of infaammAhle oils and liquids in The city
Of Seattle.
INK CARNAGE scow.
Two new plans fer garbage seo,gs were
suhmittei. with bids fos constructing the
same. +. " Lake offered 10 build two
dump seows for sii5o each, aud Mitchell q
Newmsn offered 20 build one seox fer
s2f2s. AL az the bids and plans submitted
we're referred Ia the health and police cum
msttce. together with the city engineer
with INSTRUCTIONS % vote at the next meet
ing.
4 CRYING SuIsANcg.
Chairman Green brought up the matter
of the WAREHOUSE Gu the corner OF Thfra
aud Jas ksoit streets, where he had fonni
three men s8ck with typhoid fever. caused
BY wgefelsesi sanitary condition.
The chief es police was ia tracfed IN no
Ufy the owiiegs aud occupants 20 asate the
nuisance within Is days.
Lzeuog LICENSES.
The applications Of Il. @. Adams. wfa.
Hunt aud Martin LANCE for liquor hcsaScs
were rejected npen the motion Of Mr.. Isa-
{ agxies n.tsz. oliver Bernard tse<srx2 4.
NnaroS ana O. !. Nelson were referred.
Licenses were ordered issued 20 Roat &
Sspp ard Bucklin & wyman.
COMMITTEE RRroRTS ADOPTED
FIR and sNaiee-Fseconam amending that ilrv
sydFaats aei painted and taai clerk call for
hisis for tbs, same. that shc snail heck and
ladder rrEcls be pstnsed with two coats.
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