, 1889-08-29
Council Meeting.

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The minutes of the previous meetIi 6
were read and approved, after an a!tera-
ton in the vote on the wagon stand.
Petition of G. B. Hopki. for the pass
age Of an ordinance granting permission
to erect poles and stretch wires fer the
purpose Of operating n police, fire and
messenger service in the city. Referred
to the street committee.
Jack Slater commu nicatad tho fact
that the contractors grading Washing
ton street had inflicted injury upon bis
| property by the removal Of fences etc
! He stated that bill OF three hundred
dollars which ho had presented to she
former council, did not cover the loss
which he had Suffered. Mr. Bartlett
said that Mr.. Slater had requested him
to bring the matter before the council
and be believed the matter should be
settled as the petitioner had sustained
damages. The matter was referred to
the finance committee.
Petition OF firemeu asking for SIS and
uniforma for the men. to enable them to
attend the tournament at Tacoma on
the 16. IL. and Is otSeptember. Re-
ferred to the fire and water committee.
Patrick Hutton was appointed n po-
liceman III place of MIR. Stone who is too
i'll for duty.
City Attorney Coleman reported that
Captain Morgan had satisfactorily ex-
piaiDed the matter of his fence being on
the line and that be had assured him
that be would move his fence back just
as soon rs the cap runs down in his
hedge. As to Captain Mcintyre, be be-
Iieyed that he had occupied that portion
of the land in dispute for than two years
which is beyond the statute of limita-
tions. He believed that Captain McIn-
tyre had good title to the land and the
only way to get possessson OF the land
was 70 condemn it and pay for it.
Tne report of the city clerk WAC read
and placed on file.
A number OF bills for labor performed
an the street under the supervision of
the street commissioner and reported by
him were referred to the finance COM
nfittee.
The surveyor suggested that the couu-
Gil be not in too great a hurry TO lay
sidewalks on the streets which are not
graded.
The street commissioner was ordered
TO report definitely at the next meeting
just what is to be done in tie matter Of
the Jefferson strset grade.
Committee on public buildings re-
ported that they had obtained esti-
mates o bulldog for the fire company
Mr.. Devoe asked that the clerk bs re-
quested to advertise for bids; rs the mo-
tion was not seconded the matter was
laid on the table.
The minority committee reported that
the fire limits be extended to include
the south half of block 56 in the fire
limits. The majority report was against
such action. The city attorney was call
ed upon to give au opinion on the suit
ject; ''said il the council would pardon
his giving Il ve bal opinion, he would
say that the property owners have right
10 ask that their property be placed
within the fire limits. IL one man should
ask that he be forbidden to erect any
thing but q brick house on his property,
the council should grant his request"
The ordinance was then passed as
amended; the following members vot-
ing ayss Bartlett. Devoe, Datimer, aud
Livermore-5. No: Payne-1
The salary OF the street commissioner
was Gxea at $50 per mouth.
An ordinance authorizing the proper
numbering of hous within the city
limits was referred to the committee on
revenue and license.
The followinipg bills we're ordered
paid:
Webber and Todd $3.50
Daily ARGUS S11599
MIR. Livermore asked that some ac-
ton be taken in the matter of the Motor
line company tearing up the street and
leaving the same in Is bad condition.
Complaint was also made regarding Ter
ry & AcDougall neglectiDg to provide
| 3 crossing near Waterman and Kaiz.
| His Honor stated that Mr.. Dooley's ex-
cuse was that he had not yet obtained o
fiat car. He has nuw gone after such a
car and the objection would be remedied.
Mr. Bartlett called attention to the
blocking OF Washington street be
tween Taylor and Adams. The street
commissioner was decided TO be at fault
for not entering a complaint against the
contractor building the addition to the
Eisenbeis property, The mayor spoke
| of the delay of contractor Williams
in putting up sidewalk and drain boxes.
| Mr.. Iivermore stated that the DELAY
was on account of the inability of the
I contractor to obtain lnmber. 1t is be-
/ lieved work will begin to-day.
The bid of w. G. Williams, for drain
| boxes on Washington street, at $1S per
! 1000 feet, and excavations at 80 cts per
cubic yard, was accepted.
| The proprietor of the Chinese wash
house near Kuhn's white block was or
dered to abate the nuisance.
Adjourned.
| The 0. r. & N. Co. has closed a cor
! tract for the charter of the steamship
Alki which will be placed on the route
! between Portland and Puget Sound
points. The steamer wiIi make her first
trip on the new route between the first
and fifth of September. She Will run
in connection With the Michigan and
the Idaho.