The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-23
FORK BY DELEGATES,
n House and the Bond Ordi-
nance.
na,ecTIoNs BY THE MAYOR.
o...ticn raised as to the Price OF Hose
Providing for House Drain
age-Biils Signed.

7. sr,xiou was created during the session OF
.es.nse Of delegates by the announcement
-. Puget Sound shore railroad was build
-. ,vsck across Columbia street. On motion
~. shinley the sergeant alarms was directed
ss.tovu the chief Of police that it was his duty
-, 4 At once, as il was in CONFIRMATION of
4. shsrter Immediately after adjournment its
1~sf.yx went down in body TO the scene of
l. euasons.
the house OF delegates entered upon
.,s.sss last night Mayor White addressed
/ - mon the subject OF the proposed issue of
ss-ss He said he had read the draft OF the or.
c.s,ce and had asked the corporation counsel
:. his opinion, which had been given at some
,.v4h He had called attention TO the fact that
- was only one polling place for each ward,
X 81 rben the ordinance was presented TO him
]. ..,uature be signed IL. Since then he had
80 a the conclusion that his objection had
s,.a and he advised that the house refer the
~.tstr 10 a committee for further consideration.
- shipley pointed out other objections TO the
..xlrsuce as il had been passed, and advised
49, Il he repealed. His chief argument was that
( ~ ardspance affected to be based upon stat
4 - which did not give the power claimed by the
-sinsucc. In his opinion IL was a grave mis-.
. - 10 base the ordinance upon the March act
ssssd Of the February act. and he felt sure that
n s,ureme court would hold that the corpora
fra you'd be bound by the statute only under
1 ssieh Il rurposed 10 act.
! rnop Mr.. Kittinger's motion, action was de-
I tsrsd until tonight, when the house is to meet
l gain.
rdinance providing for the special election.
BUILDING INSPECTOR.
House bin No /, creating the Office OF building
rail led no ri M oil
81 had returned it because II contained two
s6iects, the creation of IN office and providing a
uaSy.
| id II was in good shape; he had given u
/ rrItten opinion. lie moved that il be returned
i he aldermen with a message TO the effect
. III the house has no further control over the
Nj: 1t has passed the house and IL is now for
ite board 10 pass, amend or reject.
IT. Bagley said it was within the province of
he board to strike out what they disapproyed
nd the house could concur.
Tue ordinance was sent back accordingly.
STREET LIGHTS.
The question OF street lights came up for dis
ension again in the proposition of the board of
aldermen % put an ., arc prs gas on 1 Lesser avenue
daed 70 refer 1t to the committee on lights with
lrquest for joint action on the part of the
saefmcns committee.
M, HanEord SAID there was an important
xnntime the other house was proposing to put
&c lights in remote parts OF the town.
PURCHASE OF HOSE
The resolution for the purchase of hose for the
Gre department. was read.
NJ bagley read from price list to show that
| TIC price of Eureka hose Is 81 in St Louis and
Rraeon % cents. Since that was issued there
nd been reduction OF per cent. The result
vonld be that the city would pay 81 900 more for
lpln0 feet OF hose than they need to. He had
| ben credibly informed that the city had paid
BtoD per cent. commissions. 1t was time TO
stop the extravaganza from which the city had
uttered for so long.
Mr.. McElroy, of the company selling Paragon
lose on the Pacific coast, addressed the house,
declaring that nobody could sell il for less The
pice Is 10, payable in city scrip, not in cash;
ihe manufacturers offer TO guarantee the hose
fz i've years. As 10 patroniZing home firms, he
had lived in Seattle two years and was voter
Mr. Hanford said the city certainly does not
want any more OF the hose which the city had
been throwing money away upon for SO long.
The saw it. the resolution only directed the
board OF works to purchase hose; the council
boxed TO the board TO comply with the charter
nd with the ordinance appointing them the
Purchasing agents.
Adiscussion took place upon the quantity re-
CURED. Mr. Hanford said the insurance men
sepf posted on such matters, and they insisted
nat the worthless hose be replaced. Mr.. Barton
Md the department. had not single length of
bose that would stand pressure
The resolution was carried
Later Mr. Bagley read q dispatch from, as he
Md, responsible house 10 Seattle house, as
seattle"
SQUIRE AVENUE.
Mr.. Muldoon called attention to the petition
~ the grading of Squire avenue, and said that
me corporation counsel advised that they pro-
coed upon the ordinance already passed Mr.
huldoon said that he desired more time to
report
:. M Davis said that the people had waited
hree years.
The report went over
PLACED on FILE.
The recommendation of the board OF public
Works that the street force be reduced TO n num-
sef ehlhcient Tor cleaning streets, but that work
e prosecuted upon the sewer system so as to
s ~ employment 10 as many men as possible,
After short discussion it was placed on file.
HOUSE DRAINAGE BILL.
The bill regulating gas fitting and plumbing
vas taken up with COMMITTEES report in favor
~ si,iSing ouf three sections which were COW
NV s oy tne electrical insulation bill IL is very
w ss;ylSe N us directions 10 the manner in
"aieh mouse drainage is to BE- done
.,.s discussion took place upon the sanitary
boiia.ion ot The city. NJ. Willis said it would
- impossible 10 place sewers all through the
v rss.,, ~ would be necessary TO resort to the
Ill otuef CITIES ana nave night
@A carts. The bill was passed
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
ING y aientlne plat was accepted
a., conference committee was asked to consider
, sns s,mendments made by aldermen TO the clec-
s ~ insulation bill, No. ). Messrs shipey and
hsniord were appointed
Vn motion OF Mr.. Basley, the provision for
sSaing Willard avenue was rescinded
ihe resolution declaring the 10Th az the rnouf,
passed A''H tea oAia9s was
ihe board OF public works was authorized 10
proceed with work on Rose and Scyenfeeuth
Claire ~N' 80! anu Nc
hps slon as 10 resembling contract with ].
nittec ~ 3NNAe4i! Gum
ORDINANCES SIGNED.
me president signed the follow ing ordinances:
49,. sS.ht resolution for sewer Ola Columbia street
ssa.Iaoflllng qRit-elaim deed 10 James Iesidv:
- ~ on Second street sidewalk on West: cleo
49,, - ueat on University; granting uouor IL
txrs '-ei N'iNe'' ''-A "A S4eetfic
.. ~ ordinance appropriating money to pay
A. sssu ellls, es passed by the aldermen GA Fri-
~ aighi, was passed