The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-16

much a figure as that offered by any traveller
who had no other interest at stake than that
IN his hat, and whose home is wherever he sits
uown To a table. concern who have been tax
payers and supporters of the city government
Tor the past seven years or more. and through
whose influence over one and a half millions vt
uoIiars have been and are today invested in this
city, giving employment to hundred or moro
men, and who today are directly and indirectly
carrying the deprecated city scrip. alluded TO
by MI. kahaley, to the amount of $25Vl0.
ne price offered by us at the time Of making
tender was ~ cents per foot. Terms OF payment
were not mentioned, we expecting 10 10 be the
same as all other purchases made under similar
circumstances, and that we would be treated no
words, i6 per cent less than The award that WAS
made by said commission. who without making
any explanation whatever, or even giving our
communication any notice. awarded the contract
of l0o00 feet asking the city TO paw to an outside
concern si,60o for the same goods more than
Was asked by US. with no question as 90 whether
our nose was first. second or third-class goods.
IL Is for your honorable boards. and not for the
commission to accept same or not.
The hose accepted by them was guaranteed to
stand pressure of 40 pounds. The hose that
we made tender OF has been tested in some Of
our largest cities in the United States, and stood
pressure OF $40 pounds We make your hon.
orable boards this proposition: That you have
all participants rendering hose furnish from
two To four sections each OF the hose they pro-
pose to furnish the city, and that same be coup
led together In one continuous piece section
per section, alternating the different makes un-
I'll all has been placed In line: also that your
honorable boards appoint a committee of four
disiDterested parties which shall select n fifth,
and TO them shall be delegated the authority
and privilege of making such test. either
through your engines, or other hydraulic pro-
cess as will meet their entire approval, and that
any make or sample submitted to the above test
which shall prove faulty shall be decided ont
OF the contest. We will leave our bid of -
their price Of 81. 10 stand And that all partici-
pants be compelled TO take for such portion or
quantity as is awarded them the city scrip Of
the fire department OF Seattle, at its face value.
Now, as to guarantee: This Is the first in
stance that we have ever heard OF any hose
manufacturer placing guarantee beyond a
period of three years. But in reply to Mr.. ka-
haley's proposition, we would say that the COM
pany whom we represent will give the same
guarantee as given by the Paragon company,
company tosplacc their signature over their
contract against that of their agent
Now setting aside the array OF figures as piled
up by Mr.. Kahaiey In which he claims to have
saved the city government the sum of 80 cents
per foot, as to whether he was not asked to ac-
eept the scrip at 90 cents valuation, the writer
Kahaley himself knows is without any founda-
ton. IL remains to be seen what saving there Is
made by the action of your honorable boards in
accepting the propositions as made by the I'M
This is the first time that we have ever had
occasion to come befor your honorable commit
tee. and 1t would not have occurred IL we had
not been placed in the position we were by the
prominence given in numerous eoInmunica-
tons through our valuable city papers.
Trusting you will give our communication
kindly consideration, and awaiting you carly re-
go - '~ GORDON HARDWARE Co.
1t was filed for future reference, together
with other communications on the same
subject.
AN OMNIBUS ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Willis moved that the corporation
m hp oil "A ar I'd
nance making it possible for the council To
grant liquor licenses and place electric
lights without special ordinance in each
case. The motion waslcarried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary committee announced that
bill No. q be placed on file and that the
ordinance be not passed because it cm-
braces more than one subject. This ordi-
nance prescrihes the duties of the superin-
tendent of buildings and wharves; report
adopted.
Street commissioner recommends that
time of grading Temperance street be ex-
tended sixty days; recommendation adopt
ed and referred to the corporation counsel to
prepare the ordinance.
Fire committee reported on the ordi-
nance to regulate the business of steam
fitting, plumbing and electricity; placed
on file.
The license committee reported favor
ably on the granting of license to Nc
Ardle d. Street, Kenneth Mcdonald, o. K.
Leffler and III. Sanders; granted.
INSULATION OF WIRES.
A communication from the corporation
counsel relating to the insulation of elec-
trio wires and manner of plumbing, saying
that the clause of the charter giving the
supervision of the insulation of electric
wires to the plumbing inspector was not
imperative, and that he thought that the
superintendent of fire alarm should have
the supervision. Upon this communica-
ton it was resolved that the house nom
concur in the amendments of the board,
giving the duty to the plumbing inspector,
and the bill (No. 81 was sent back to the
board
DIVISION STREET.
The rules were suspended and joint
resolution, No. %, introduced by Mr.. Han
ford and passed, providing that the board
of public works shall cause a suspen-
sion of all work on Division and Alta
streets until the property is properly con-
demned.
SEWER WORK.
The board of public works recommended
the placing of sewer on Second and
Front streets. The petition for the sewer
on Cedar street was re-referred to the cont
mittee on streets.
mend the granting of the petition of +. w.
Valid and others. Mr.. Muldoon did not
agree with the board, as he said that he
lives in that vicinity, and that the pipe
would have to be laid only four blocks. On
motion the petition was referred TO the
board of public works, with instructions 10
furnish the corporation counsel with data
to prepare the necessary ordinance.
AT THE LAND OFFICE.