The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-17
TACOMA NEWS.


Do4us Registration Checked-Ths Hotel
and Courthouse.
LAoomA, espA 16-City Attorney Millisan hav.
NJ o0yleed The council that the removal Of the
1161nkat3ou books 10 the Chamber Of Commerce
6oilding would b illegal, the proposed change
VII Dot b NADIA The city council have In
oosnsood tho clerk 70 sxtend once hours " .
O'Clock in The evening.
Court CcmmlssiOneg Sessions has resigned his
oGoo. The eeaieustion 70 take effect October L
n ~ 80 almost unanimous In commencing
4. = Helis q his successor.
0Ctober having teen fixed - Tacoma day at
tho opokano Falls exposition, the Chamber Of
CoDmofoo committee aro on the alert 70 make
he eveut memorable one. Chairman Henry
1uooy has already secured Judge Calkins 70
Wake the address The Mason ZOuaves will 10
and moss likely Company q, and. unquession-
ably . great many citiseus independent Of
other orgauis2tlons which may join in cass che
1afe y made low enough. Northern Pacific
U0C3als express . willingness 70 reduce faroa,
bat the exact amount has not Jet hesn nxed.
Prosscuting Attorney Smell has advised the
county commissioners that they have no right
- pay hat portion Of the claims Of towns for
liconeo fees collected prior 70 Incorporation,
Which he'd been paid prior 70 the state fund and
school fund. but thero was no legal objection to
paying what had gone into the general fund Of
The cOuDty. This question arose q Puyallup.
Harry Van Yallsu, who forged checks In the
name q Thomas Carroll for several large
amoanta acknowledged his guilt in court this
0Wnine. He he'd pceviously pleaded NOS eailty
The remains Of Grant q Ludlow, the printer
Who va drowned q 6eattle last week, arrived
hRo ct o'clock this afternoon and were taken
n charge b Undertaken Harlan. The body viii
y held 70 await Instructions from his relatives
n MshsaakA
Bids win b opened next Thursday for exca.
waiting loe the Tacoma Land Company's new
hotel The stakes have al heen set and material
= coming In at fapid rat.
Bank clearances today, a. repo rted bv the
Tacoma Clearing House Association, were
Ql&m.M: year ago today $s95sS e.; bal
opcss. 81. 7szo2
John J. Long. contractor for the construction
u the Plsroe county courthouse, this mornfnr
o4sred his bond Of @27o.oo0, with sursties justi.
Tying to An aggregate wealth OF $4,000. Tho
scsnT attorney advi.ed the commissioners
that the bond was invalid under the law, an the
law sdpalates that bonds In such
easss shall b justified IN double
sho amount OF the contract price. That being
Uues Mr.. Longs bond should be $50 ooO
This bond rams 10 the state as An indemnity In
laborsrs employed on the building, against
which msohanics' liens are not valid. Another
bond OF equal amount IL required by the county
10 secure faithful performances Of the terms of
contract Altogether. according to this version
Of the law, Mr.. Long would have to furnish sure.
ties In the sum oftl. COO Under the impres.
sion that the bond which he has offered would
- ample he hes already purchased large ouan-
titles Of material and expended . rood deal OF
money. He says he conld probably furnish
such bond - the attorney demands, but con.
sidets Il unreasonable, and viii apply for : man.
6amus 30 compel the commissioners to accen,
the bond slready offered.
Professor 4 A. Morse has resigned his pos,.
Mon at Warrington college to accept pcsitiou
- auditor Of the Peninsular Railway COMPANY
Manager Kerst Of the Tacoma Smelling And
Rs0ning company, says . big refinery costing no,
less than ~ 0eQwil bebuilt next spring. and the
products OF the smelter will be refined here in,
stead Of being sent away. He also saws lead
works On LARGE scale will be built for the ms
ufaGture Of lead pipe. sheet lead, lead paints
shot. ETC. The company has been Organized 70,
these lead worka. and business viii begin uext
spring.
q b. Lvermore. who represents the Thomson.
Houston Company here. says the equipment a,
che Tacoma 4 Steilcoom road will begin abouI
the fus Of December.
william Ham Hill. the well known Californf,
engineer, Is ct the Tacoma hotel, on his vay r.
North Yakima 20 investigate the land surveys
IN that Vicinity