The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-27
Is q TIE CIT.
- Counen Csuneil Diseuaseu
Many Matters.


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- . Ksg ~ WHISKY.
IL eummou cUunezB bed an s8ygarsseA
11ese3sg iAxf night I, ~As ssnex&1sy sar
peoe1 sbaf yhis vosss b. the last sasstsns
- IL Old esunefi, bat certain matters
emo up which siii require smother sss-
- ssnighx
IL following vers pse~ns: AsTaT
Aoen1; CognesImeu ssesz. Basrss. Retire.
osoou and O'Brsen: CLERK Ferris Ard Chief
- Pe13ee Butssr6esd. Chief Of Police ssees
loensn occupied ssst with BE sg.se,
nonm- Following viii be fsaad . fab
sepnst n tbs pFocee1tnxs;
yTss pKsxgTxxsy sarTxEs-
Josiah Collins. IT,, chief o. the ffH De
paftment, called the attention Of the coan.
~ - IN o1xr froa the san Diego. Cal.
bpsrd Of 1re commissioners Fog the par
snAse o. the Preston iso.s snd .s<sssss
0uek oelougtnx 20 the sessfis siepaytmeat
He advised selling tie Truck f0f ia cost
Dg5ee. lew the vsisse OF lastsEsfs tszfssEs -
IL 6re Of June s. He ssso advised fnr
Yurchare Of . Hayes true K. sstch - much
lighter than tire Preston. 90 rnaeh HsssFs
l1itable machine ia sTery ssy Tor scsssse.
me communication sax rsserrns3 % tae
IRE ond water committee
The Hfe and water COMMITTEES reported
u ley0 OF acsspting the vffxg oi George "
Hall 70 build frame engine hosssa on Bat
teTy street. for Engine tuFarass 30. T. FOR
. nonshfy rental of 30. the report wss
odopsed.
wArxx Foa sonTa SEATTLE
An ordinance was Submitted granting G.
D. atinson. u. b. Ward, willard stinsen,
H. n. Ames. A. Robinson. &. b. Holspo-
-. II a..
ley water pspes In toe following streets for
the pMrysost 1T furnishing . private water
supply Comsaeneing as tbs Intersection
~ B0x street and Prtsp ees aTess8s. tnerse
west 10 the intersection 81 Banner street
and Prospeet avenue. thence soasa V Msf.
Ger street, thence east a. Box street. and
thence n0vth 10 the pisfe 81 begtnslng.
Mr. III. III. Ames Has present 10 urge the
adoption Of the ordinance he sSsd that
the well watch Would furnish the soppiy
WAS sirrady dug; tank sboas cosssfrseieS:
and al the materials ca the Erounsi
10r completing the system. The district
GWbfactd In fae ordinance wss without
water supply. 10 vas not the lateBtlou OF
The persons asking The ffsnesise 70 20 into
the water works business. they simply
wented the privilege VI supply ing them
selves with water.
The ordinance VS. referred to the com
mittee on fire and water shseh viii report
upon Il ~ toaight's session.
KxTEsDrss THE risg LIMITS.
An ordinance extending the FIRE limits
10 Third. according to the plan adopted BY
the council nj the previous meeting wss
introduced By the city attorney. IL was
referred g. the committee on are and
water and will likely be passed toaight~
srKggT IMPROVEMENT ROLLS.
Assessment rolls cor improving The FOL
lowing streets we're submitted b. the cSty
clerk and e9uAssxed By the eouncli lie
nora. Poplar, Fourth, Prospect, Eighth,
Eleyenth, Green south Ninth, sixth. High
and Temperance.
The city clerk submitted the following
report If the levy required for Elae inpruyc
between Fourth aud flftn to Williamson
street. under ordnance No ss7. Cosf Of
Improvement. vi. ls2 -. amoGnf OF assess
Ueut roll. sa.Se. levy required, liza
miila. The report WAS adopted.
THE SEWER rirE oosTnAcr
Councilman Siesz rose for information
in regard To the recent purchase OF 1900
feet OF sewer pipe by the chairman OF the
committee on sewers and drainage. lie
had read Of the pnfehsse ia the newspapers
but he didn't know b what authority IL
had been made. where the pips was to Do
uscd, what systeIa II Was to BORN a part Of
Of whom purchased or al what price, and
what was most i'm toftauf 90 ali. where the
money was coming from - pay for IL, He
knew that . number OF sewer petitions
had been granted but Il hsi been an uu.
derstanding with The eoaarii that they
were not 90 be put IN until there WAS q
way Ia pay for them.
Chairman 0'Brien of the committee on
sewers, said he had obtained sH estimate
Of the quantity Of pipe needed for sewers.
authorized BY The council, and hai then
0f1YrhasSt N
Niesx then asked Chairman Barns OF the
finance committee, u there were Any funds
In the city treasury 90 pay for ths sew
srafe.
Eeisx-We have passed rule making
the city clerk our Purchasing agent aud
don't think any individual meIabes OF the
council has right to make 81 large q con.
tract ~ this on hts own responsibility. We
have no money 70 pay for Tn. pipe when q
comes and We cannot we'll afford "a Impair
our credit nj TINE when We are asking
the privilege oi issuing bonsis
Obrien then explained that the pipe
was eight inch, and would form q part OF
the general SYSTEM. IL bad been bought
Tor 20 cents per foot, with e per cent dis
count. He thoughi i was the cheapest bot
Of pipe the city had ever bought aud be
believed that the sewers ordered should be
constructed nj once
The matter was then dropped.
WHISKY nstI. To PAY.
The city attorney reported or the iill OF
J. r. Metsraih for forty gallons Of whisky,
ut ~ per gaiisu. that was alleged 30 have
been iust while In tae custody ef The cigy
after the 0re. that the city Was r.sIoiisi bic
Tor the reasonable value of the liquor
He had Investigated The matter and had
learned the following facts After the FIRE
Mctsfath stored the barrel liquor Ia barn
A few days later he started ~ take it "a a
place OF safety. but was stopped GA the
streets by the city authorities " no told
him to take IL Ia the Armory II was
taken To the Arlaogy ant isft outside the
hniiding, where II was tapped aud nsft!.
ally empttei by sene person or persons
unknown, II was then taken inside ght,
hailding. where II suddenly became empty
He did NOT know where the liquor had
gone, but he was sare the city wual.i
have 10 pay &c u.
PETITIONS KErsaa3n.
l. A. Aaitesoa ei al.~Far change OF
lombard street grade referred 10 commit
tee OH strce;s
@. W. Peterson For correcting Depot
stscct grade assessment. referred tn thc
city attoracy.
Hrlgrs & Genton- For correction II as
~esincnt, referred 10 the judiciary CON
mittee.
II. NJ. Bennett e. al Far the sprlnkllng
OF Shsffy street AttW ~sgond and
Thin placed en Gle
A. Anderson iaiga foT damages on
account OF change OF grade ga D,Isnf
stfcet referred D. Cennaittse oa streets
Charles Hopkins fuf Permission to cs.
tend sensca saa Vest xtsscfs. 90 f.4t3ia q
wharf ut the foot OF seneca and 10 collect
wharfage at cts RATES. Referred 10 COIN
mittee on xtrcesS
isaac Parker 81 ei~fcr grading senesa
street from seventh - Tariflh Referred
Ia committee on streets
X. Adams~-To change bGtltinx sg 80
Second sistet Referred ia committee "a
streets
California Eleesgle light wosks-fa ref.
ere'sce io hFe alarm sysssgu rxivrrpd e.
rommitirv on inv sna water
l. kline~foF reySeatton 81 sent paFsnsss
Tor lots At second aud University streets
Referred 90 the eumnl.tlse, gst afs aad
water with power ta sat
e ~ hagicf and ssssssiatez-~ tss p<snis
sfen - Jay water msiax 4a North Szafti. 10
provide private water xupf3s Referred
a. eommitssc on Gre aud waieT
sssCRlAASKars xkrfgas
Chairman GrVon rvp6gscsi THAI Dc has
sent oae small peN p~iigas IL the pest
houss.
fae following snp3iEstlans fas retail
lt9uar hcenss& wcna referred ts ahe eSsza
lsttiee cs tssv saA water yeas 4 Back.
hey I. 7 arsasfssag. ,. Stewart. fssy &