The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
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Applications for licenses were fayorabiy
| reported by the committee as follows
Kant & Co, Ritter d Butman, Dretz &
Peaster, Howard & Herdman, Charles
Lindquist. A. Il. sauiS. L. Sapp, z. Solo
mon, C. T. 0'Donneli. r. J. and ~ ".
McComb, " j. Mooney. Fortlouis & Co
and j. T. Schmidt
Exception was taken TO the application
for a hotel license for the Juanifa house,
on Fourth and Pike. Mr.. Pontins OBJ
iccted he said there was a strong feeling
against this license: an attempt had been
made TO include the place within the saloon
limits, bat that being defeated, the appii-
cation Is only blind; the place Is entirely
UNITED for hotel The applicant had
possession Of the store bat not Of the
rooms.
Mr. Korn defended report OF the COM
mittee, ohlecting generally 10 the dis
elimination made by establishing limits.
Mr.. Miner, who objected. had made a bad
bargain on a lease Of his property and was
trying 10 get even.
Mr.. Miller objected to giving licenses
outside OF the limits.
Delegate Barton appeared in support of
After general discussion the board re-
| jected the application of Saul's and
/ granted the Others.
LAKE STREET SURVEY.
Petition as 10 preserving the present
south line of Lake street was reported
| back by the judiciary committee with q
report whose purIyoTt is that the line as
Jaatted shall not Sc changed. although il
recommends that the petition be rejected
| because no action could be taken by the
| city.
Mr. Snyder sand it was very misleading,
| as a survey had recently been made by the
| city and stakes had been set. If il goes on
record that the petition is rejected, il will
| seem as If the council refused 10 interfere.
| The street crossings are already being made
| according 10 the survey 10 which objection
| is made. The city will have to put up sew
| eral thousands of dollars if il persists In It's
/ present course.
On Mr.. Pontius' motion, it was referred
| 10 the board of public works.
coMNITTRE REPORTS.
| The claim of H. Braser for s. 200
! damages by change of grade at North and
| Pike was rejected.
| Petition Of w H. Lapworth for relief
1 from present condition Of Tenth, from
north OF Stewart, was granted.
Charles Dretz, for pIanking Of Seventh
street, rejected.
/ Petition for grading Rose from Madison
street north; granted.
Petition for opening a street through
| Hill tract was rejected.
Board of works recommended improve
ment of South Eighth and building of a
| bridge; approved and referred TO judi
1 ciaFy committee.
Street committee reported III favor oi
| planking of South Eleventh street, but not
/ South Ninth; approved
Licenses were granted TO Mcdonald
| Ash, Loeffier, Fortiouis, Simon, DOMAIN and
| Mclaughlin.
| Recommendation was made that an adj
| justment be had Of assessment on Mrs.
| Phinney's property; and it was adopted.
Committee recommended adoption of an
| ordinance to authorize the comptroller 10
/ issue six months warrants ITO any person
| having judgment against the city unap-
I pealed from. This is result of the pefi-
4 ton of Dexter Horton & Co., for payrnen,
| OF the amount received by them against
/ the city on Madison street scrip.
| The aldermen bill repeating the orGi-
nance creating the office of superintend-
/ ent Of public buildings, was passed.
Mr.. Shipley, of the house Of delegates,
| addressed the board upon the recent pro-
| ceedings with reference to Columbia street.
! and submitted resolution which was
| adopted, and the board adjourned until
Monday night.