The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-19
JAMES MeceMBs.
J. GREEN

said Mr. Gfiansn. anaex the terms 81
toe Contract wag To F4s1e the
lasaps Ia position IN the asss fns1anee, and
tksa furnish fas electricity BY which they
xs.n3a De operated. ard al expense 81 re-
falrs wossid thereafter be ehxrgeahEa 70
TIE city. Mr.. unrEe said the C0unesi had
net contracted with the conpaay for eslr-
rent Of electricity but for q system OF
lights. aud he wanted 10 knew aow the
rom rarsy cossla furnish lights and thereby
5aiAA their contract. Il fhey did
not kegp the lamps in working
order. Mr Gilman stated that the comrriI
had AeFefofefe paid for the repairs and
thai tue company wished 10 settle the
matter aaleabsy IN this case. without hav-
Ing fscousse 20 Law. After considerable
mere discussion the matter was referred 10
! the com Haattse on street lights.
FOR FIRE raoTxcrrcs.
The committee 20 whom tbs elaborate re-
! port Of Chief Collins. OF the Fire Depart
raent, submitted AZ the snessai meeting OF
the council week before. had beea re-
fsrred. submitted the following report:
aeHfl<meN: Your committee On Ere and
water to whom was referred a ccsnmurI-
cation OF the chief OF the FIRE department,
concerning the condition of certain hotels
and lodging houses az 10 means of escape
Tor the inmates In case Of fre and also call
ing the asfsuflou OF the c3uncfi 20 the dan
ser from IRE In various localities from the
storage Of coal osl in large quantities. beg
70 report feaf We have given these matters
oar immediate and earnest attention. but
that from the limited time " hich we have
lad for Investigation. both OF the condi-
ton Of the buildings and of existing orii-
nauces relative 60 this subject We can at
this time make oaly paytlai report ON the
same, and ASK further time fsom the eouia-
ell. We have, however. found that the
chief OF the hre department has NOT exag-
gerAfea the dangers which he describes
We have found certain houses from which
= would De Impossible, IN ease Of sudden
IRE az nigat, fer many OF the Inmates 20
escape. We found one basement room
with beds for 40 or so persons. (which
the proprietor assured us were flied every
night with only enc door ard that less
than two feet wide, opening into narrow
stairway leading up to the sidewalk. We
also fuaad various other places In which
the bedrooms and passages formed such
iAbyTsnfn that person would have diff
Guilty 10 finding his wsy in daylight and
/ under no excitement of mind. Wherever
NE went, in the cheaper class Of lodging
houses, we found oYercrowding, fot.i air.
aiaa hi many cases such filth and misery
ffosa tae same. rs 10 cali loudly for re-
medal measures Al the hands sf the city
council
Ii the matter Of some OF the hfsels and
the better class OF lodging houses,
the construction seems 80 be planned
moro with q Slew 10 economy OF space
than TIC safety and comfort OF the
sss9sts. We found scarcely any
cases were there were suitable IRE eseares.
and In most of them noae at all
Your eofnEsstfee has requested the eltg
attorney 10 present 10 sight al amended
ordinance Ia relation ~ IRE escapes,
tas old one bang faulty IN some respects.
aad s2oGid the same be enacted by the
eennell. We recommend the immediate
and impartial enforcement or the same
Your com mittee also recommended the
amendment of ordinance rs SO as to make
u fully cover the various classes OF iasig-
ing houses and hotels, which Ii does not
In Its present form.
Before concluding this rart ~ cur re-
port. We woaId say that the very rRpfsi
growth OF our city during the past year
has changed the sanitary condition of
the thickiy populated parts to such
degree as to call for the most radical su-
pefyislnn OF the alleys, Yards and base
knents IN this district By the heath officer
and the police force. snd also for such az
fioa IS the council can legally take TO pre-
vent csereFowdlng Of sleeping apartments
In the interest OF public health Your
eoanInitfee has arrived at no definite coz
aluSinn with regard 20 the question OF the
storage OF coai oil. All al which is ~
slecsgasiy Submitted. u. T. Deg1E,
The report was received and the eoss.
nittse granted further sine
STORAGE OF CoMHusr1BIEg.
The following communication prepared
by committee from the nosri Of Trade
and signed by a large Number of repre-
sentative business men and property
owners. was read and referred 10 the cona-
mittee on firc aai water.
We, the undersigned merchants and tax
payers would respectfully represent that
81 al times there Is stored In the ware
huases along tha waterfront ef Seattle
large quantities Of oils, Eahrissting and
illuminating, much OF inferior quality, also
fhat the sanae IL not SO stored that
waste Il property taken care az .thus greatly
increasing the liability Of fsfe; also tAat
The eiofe pf8xiu ify 10 the tide water and
the business center Of Seattle, IL nat oaty
ersisagers property where 4 Is stored, bat
sstsefa9s greatly increasing the dsag.
~ of q general canslagrassen
We woaid therefore respectfully PETITION
that yssgr honorable body give this matter
your Immediate consideration, ana that
ssssae aetiuzi ee taken ta limit and severn
The storage us asls. and woniS suggest tssss
similar ten b. taken with thiS a. Is fol.
lowed wisn powder storage. We woaad
particularly urge the necessity o. remov-
Inc osl store houses frnse the neigh hasA Ssoi
81 tfdzwater
yRa tfsHTEyw PROPOSITIONS.
J. =. Todd submitted TO the council two
propositions IA sell 10 The city OF sesftie,
fos tie permanent and better light
ssg Of the city sn electro
Eight plant af the Westinghouse
systcrs ef are lights ard steam plant seT
Fsaasng the sasae, The estimated cost us
the entire plss1s saenharesl in proposition
number cue j. placed ~ $ss.iss a18 that In
nsnsh es fwo 81 sf2sSfa The matter as re.
srzrea 20 1ae committee eE street ngh,s
axnggs gen ruE rosfeg
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u notice witch be wished tc have tlae
enanssi &Ssoys and order sens 10 each rnen.-
Der es She police foree.
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