The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-26

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!nfz, her fsce ~ erery step
sfEtets 1re 10 more 1itx<ned uith Hy-
thnt ske ordiEanee Is 20 be tested II
given m opinion that Is Is urcousfit41-
tsrfiaI III the coarfa 50 decade. tie
c0uneH viii probably pass "a urzSs-
nxnce leyvisr 4 fax 81 <ie1 Or assore
day us)ozs persons Distributing hsEIs
upon lie street. thus virtualiv ns4k-
inz the Law A. rfohih1tcrT ax the pres
eut pszs
4 petition has he<n placed IN the
the bands q tee street committee ask
ing for the 81 ;enAion OK the COW limits.
The Limits ~ defined by ordinance sss
are o. fellows:
Commencing - the xess end Of DE-
Isot street and running thence east 10
Aintk street. thence souther5y s5onv
Ninth street through Heirs fx Sarah
~ l<-sl's Second addition 20 Howell
street thersce sonthegsy on the lire d
NINTH street tfsrough Terry addition
70 nil street thence on Min street TO
UexFDcrn street: thence west on Dear
bsrsl street 20 shores Of Elicit bay
themes on shore line Of Elliot. bar 70
place Of beginning
lt i quite probable that the Iinlsts
viii Re extended. 49, the OUTLYING dis
fsicis, which hare become thiekfy
settled since the passage OF the orsiI-
nanase. are greatly arlnogei b. roam
ing Hsock.
Tie eDuncil held an informal Sea-
sion yesterday afternoon for the dis
eslsslun OF several matters that have
been brought before that body.
President Sander and Superinsenxi-
eut Jackson, OF The Seattle Conefr1c-
ton Company. Here present 70 ask
the council 20 allow theta to construct
a forty-fo0t turn-saisse In YesIer
avenue, a short distance below the
intersection OF South Second street.
for the purpose OF farming the dunn
mics ard cars on the Yesler avenue
and Jackson street cable lines.
The members OF the council. after q
careful consideration OF the proiect.
decided that Ii would not be right 10
grant the company the desired prfvi-
ieze, as the ffrn~sabie would prae-i
tlcaIly block irayeI in the street.
The eossncilrnen also discussed the
matter OF sewer pipe. but arrived at
no determination
In the police department yerytfing
Is now moving smoothly. Chief But
terrified bas adopted system and the
men are learning that the rules laid
down by him must De implicitly
obeyed. Capt. JOS. Green, chairman
OF the COMMITTEES on health and police.
Is closely watching police matters, and
IS aiding the reorganization by valss-
able suggestions.
Jasnes ~. QniIter, ex-deputy sheriff
and cx-counsy assessor, has been ap-
pointed license officer. vice o. ID. But
terrified. who Is now chief OF police.
Mr. s(ssilter entered upon the discharge
of bis duties yesterday.
A large number Of property owners
on Sixth street from Pike to DEPOT
called at the office OF the city engineer
yesterday TO examine the new plans
for street improvements an account of
which was published in the Posr-
IsTELfiaEScER yesterday morning.
sixth street Is 10 be run along the hill
side and the property owners were all
pleased with the new plan. as il
furnishes the relisf desired. They viii
probably petition the council 10 have
Sixth street graded in that way. A
number Of High street property owners
have fallen in with the new plan and
viii likely petition the council 10 adopt
IL for them. Contracts have already
been let for the improvement OF High
and Sixth streets. but work has not
progressed so far: bat that the change
may be easily made.