The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-19
WHO CAN BUY HOSE?
Board of Public Works or Fire
Commission?
THE RAINIER STREET TRAMwAy
Board of Public Works Considers Sew
eraI DinhcuIt questionable
pot Street Grade.

Yesterday for two hours and half the
the board of public works was in session.
The room looks like the old council cham
Der. when all matters relating TO sewers,
sidewalks, grades, purchases were dealt
with.
4 delegation Of property owners on
Rainier street appeared in order to protest
against the tramway running 70 Taylor
mill across the street. After their views
had been presented Mr.. Taylor consented
10 endeavor to so arrange as to build sub
way below the street. The space beyond
the street TO the mill is hardly sufficient TO
allow of the handling of large logs In that
way, but survey viii be made
w. III. White addressed the board on be-
half of Mr.. Baker. who owns property on
the corner Of Temperance and Depot
streets, complaining that the present grad
ing of Temperance street viii end IN a bluff
al Depot unless the grade is changed there.
The city engineer said an ordinance was
bending in the council which would pro-
vide for the lowering of Depot street so as
to accommodate the other grade. He sug-
gested that the surface be lowered six feet
at the intersection, which would make a
uniform grade. He did not approve of the
alternate proposition to have drop of two
feet within twenty-five feet.
Mr.. White did not think any property
owner would object. The trouble was that
they had graded West street to suit the
electric railroad, and now they wanted 10
make private property owners conform 10
it. The matter was referred TO Mr.. He'll
bron for investigation.
Fire Commissioners Faegre and Foster
and Chief Kellogg were present with Mr..
. f.,E aE-1 Cor
pany, 10 make arrangements for the pur-
chase of hose. Mr.. Hebron asked wheth-
or the IRE commissioners considered that
the board had the power TO make pur-
chases for other departments without spe-
ciai sanction of the council. After SecTe-
fary Wald had read the ordinance appoint
ing the board purchasing agent for the
city, Mr. Hebron said that if the IRE COM
missioners put in req0isition for so many
Thousand feet of certain hose, the board
would have no option bat TO purchase il,
but If they merely asked for so many feet
of hose, il would be the boards duty TO
call for bids. He was not sure but that it
would be necessary TO get authority from
the city.
Mr.. Faegre said the fire commissioners
did not know anything of the merits of the
brands of hose; they had acted on the rec
concentration of the chief From such in
quiries as he could make, the Paragon
hose seemed TO be the best for the pur-
pose.
Chief Kellogg said he had always ad-
yISed the purchase of Paragon hose He
went on 10 express the opinion that the
commissioners were the authority 70 de-
eide what kind of hose should be used
Mr.. Hebron replied that that was the
point. Ii the commissioners were salts
he'd as 10 flre hose. the board could ask
power Of the council TO purchase Paragon
hose. as recommended by the FIRE COM
missioners.
Mr.. Foster wanted 10 know If the two
houses of the council and the board of
public works were 10 decide all the ques-
tons. what was the good of a board of ire
commissioners.
Petition was read for planking at the end
Of the trestle on Madison street, and re-
ferred TO the street commissioner.
The resolution of the house of delegates
stopping grading on Division street, was
read, together with request for informa-
ton by the board of aldermen. Major
Rinehart said the action IN ordering the
grading was clearly illegal.
Complaint was read from Mrs. Harmon.
on Commercial and Eighth, that telegraph
poles are being erected on her property
contrary 10 ordinance.
Mr.. Schmidt, IN reply to questions BY
the board, said that the sewer leaks COM
planned of on Second and Front streets had
nothing 10 with the sewers 1t was sur
face water that soaked through the plank
ing and accumulated in the light, new
made soil.
The grading of West street, from Bell to
Railroad avenue, was referred 10 IN a re-
port by Major Rinehart, who stated that
the ordinance was so defective that pro-
ceedings had better be begun anew.
Mr.. Compton reported that the structure
at Columbia and Seventh street was not
safe. 1t was intended as n skating rink,
nut the roof would not bear SIX inches of
snow: As il was incomplete, he was di-
rected to warn the builders and report TO
the board