The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Passage of the Indebtedness Funding
Ordinance.
At the meeting of the house of delegates
large number OF ordinances and resolu.
tons We're passed upon. The most i'm
portant was that providing for a special
election on January IS. to authorizs issue
OF bonds to pay on the city's floating in
debtedness.
THE SALARY BILL
The board return, signed. board of alder
men bill No. Z, and request the signature
of the president of the house. This bill is
salary ordinance.
Mr.. Shipley said that the last informa-
ton was that the board had not concurred
He wanted to know what they had done
with IL now, whether the amend mems b ad
been concurred in.
The bill was then read and compared
with the original bill.
The chair said that he was willing to
sign the bill unless some question
was raised which would affect its
legality. The proper Endorsements
were made and the bill was signed.
CONFLICTING RULES.
The chair asked the pleasure of the
house regarding the appointment of COM
houses. Mr.. ShipIey said that he had no
objection to the this move but that the
board bad made and caused to be pub
lished set OF rules purpor,ing to be Joint
rules.
The chair suggested that printed book
be ordered containing printed formula
for Endorsement.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary committee report favorably on
house bill No. 81; also on house bill
No. %
License committee report favorable on
petitions for saloon licen es presented at
the last meeting. Licenses we're thereby
granted TO W. b. Ash & Co., J. Dempsey
d Co., S. Donan, Frank Mcdonald, O. E
Lltfier & Co. and A. Fortlouis.
License committee reported that the ap-
pication of McArdie & street and Day Il
Behrens we're not properly filed out They
were referred to the comptroller.
Recommendation of board of public
works that an arc light be placed at foot of
University street. The matter was re-
ferred to the corporation counsel; also that
an eight-foot sidewalk be placed on Front
street, from Madison TO University street,
which was referred TO the corporation
counsel to prepare an ordinance.
Mr.. Bagley gave notice that he was going
TO fight any proposition TO improve private
property.
On motion, the ordinance was ordered
TO be drawn so that the sidewalk on the
west side OF the street will be built at the
expense of the city.
communication from the board OF
health, recommending that the health
officer be allowed an assistant ami a clerk,
at salaries of 800 and SIS per month, re-
specnvely. The communication was re-
ferred 10 the committee on sanitation.
THE HOUSE AND PUBLIC WORKS.
Communication from the corporation
counsel saying that he did moi know what
the petition of Watson C. Squire was re-
terred to him for
The petition was referred to the civ
engineer with instructions TO furnish the
corporation counsel with necessary data TO
enable him to draw the proper ordinances.
Communication from corporation coun-
sci asking for necessary da:s to enable him
10 draw the proper ordinance for the
changing of the grade on Seventh street.
Mr.. Muldoon said that he thought the
board OF public works should attend to
these little details, a. they seemed 10 have
little or nothing TO do ana were drawing
large salaries with "very competent Sec
retSry" 10 help them. .0n motion, the mat
Ter was referred to the board OF pubic
works with instructions 10 furnish the cor
pors'ion counsel with the necessary in.
formation.
Communication from corporation coun.