The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-02
Disagreement Over an Engine
House Site.
HALL AND DusiE ossw = BONE.
Ths smFlaiag 81 ssr.ets 0rer Tide Flsas
Street Esnwsy Tr@n~hises
Laid over.

matter.
The .epogt on the city Treasures book
slEeits4 90 discussion, tue remarks O
Eoaneglman Siexz beng deemed sufficient
sgx eva a. kySfxE HoUsE
Chairman Fgaris, Of tins IRE and wztel
esyra asfsfes. reported that they bad secures
lot for an sngiashsase. ff1xie9 feet, %
Battery street, at cost of $50, ans
moved that xarrzns ss drawn for TIA
amount.
Cssgneslnsnn Hall szsA be objected TO ths
lot selected In the first place il would
e0ss at least 81 90 TO grade the lot- Ia ths
neKt place the COMMITTEES esuld ges tht
next lot. a corner ore and nst1cb more SUIT
allie Tor an sngiEshoase. for $500.
Councilman Durie--Yoa mean hal.
bot
Han sad the committee ought To buy the
corner lot when there was 20 much reason
Tor saving the city funds.
Sisek said be had seen neither 81 the
ioss. but II the hall lot cost 500 and The
Whole lot 81 20. ard the COMMITTEES could
sell half II the whole lot for 5000, be
thought L might pay 20 take the site Sc
lected By the COMMITTEES.
Hal said the sale 81 bali The lot was new
e. bin. hut hs thought il would be \ long
time bsfore = purchaser could be found.
The only one who wouid want il vas the
one = ho Owned the al joining property,
Councilman Jones said the committee
had sfent some iiue locking up a e4te and
had Used their best Judgment no doubt.
ID they couldn't get s. .Cs0 for half of the
lot they could get something and would
rot lose BY the purchase. Il would he I'M
A.
ard then throw away their work or decide
againat their judgment. lie Endorsed the
action OF the committee.
Hali said he Wa not fighting the com
nittsA. HE owHed property across the
street from the tot and thought il was
worth the amount IL vas the desire 10
have suitable lots purchased that he wished
e. cypress. The city had already made
mistakes in buying two lots which they
wanted ~ sell and this selection WAS
almost A. bad. II was moi wise to em-
power the committee 30 act; they should
select a site and report. and he governed
by the wish Of the council.
pUyie said he didn't want 10 say that the
plans proposed by Mr.. Hall would he
found inefiicacious. II the people:knew what
bot the COMMITTEES proposed - buy, some
Of them wouisl be- mp ia arms and IL would
he hard 10 make purchase Mr.. Mcken-
Ele had been employed 10 hunt up lot and
he coald only find the two iots named
suggested that We didn't want all OF this
lot, aud he said be could sell The back hall
with the other lot I don { see how We are
going 30 honorabiy back out OF the bar.
gain.
Waliingtord said he Didn't wish 70 inter
feFe wtth the committee. who were pro
t'ahiy poAted. but II we can get what VI
want IN the smaller lot, II might be hettel
not 90 pay 81 20 more II would ht
worth more than the middle los for ths
rarpose for which IL was wanted.
Nlesz said that there might he no harm
Zone To defer the matter and see what wa,
best 10 - done. II IL was not good pur.
chase Il might ie honorably avoided He
would suggest that there be committee al
The whole next Friday afternoon to con.
slider the matter.
Dnrie said the council ought - taxi
steps about the plans for the enginehonses
50 the committee could go to work with
ali possible dispatch. lie dill not kuow
whether ar not they could honorably get
o'it OF the bargain. At a~y rate be would
b. best 60 employ on the plans.
Hall said he would like g. know II "a,
committee intended 10 build the engine
house In North Seattle Immediately. as h.
was tttlag up an enEinehuude there Cor th,
city II they did not want it, he woule
change the plans and Use IL for something
else, bat be wanted 20 knew now. before h.
wss pat 10 additional cost
parie said Mr. Hall should not BE ex
pected To suiieF and loss or expense. and To-
teat reason be would like Co have the eoun
81 decide about Mr. Halls house now.
Mess sai5 t looked as il the longer IN,
subject vas discussed the further they 90
~ the mud, and IL would hc better to hav,
n recess an6 discuss the matter az the mex
meeting,
Waiilt4gierd said be presumed Mr.. Hal
wouldn { want TO build the house he va
81 Tor au enginehouse unless be could rem
II 10 the city for year. and II the matte
we're settled now he could change hi.
plans.
Hall said q The city wouldn't rent IL for
year il wouldn't pay him 81 tic Ii up. hut 1
they would say n0w that they didn't wan
il he would change the plans aud the cit,
would not have 10 pay anything.
The matter sas finally laid over "a mex
Friday evening
pErABFaEST ~ HEA1TH.
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health ofilcer Vas resolved and referred &
the committee ora health and police.
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