The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-19
FOR OCTOBER FIRST.
The Time Is Fixed for the
Charter Election.
FRONT STREET NOT TO BE CUT.
Pipe for Extending the Mains VIII Be
ordered After Estimates Are
Msde-Parks.


fonic a. main interest was the fixing OF the time
81 tie charter election City Attorney Shepard
eaid she notice Of election could not conven-
family b published today till In the afternoon
resers The afternoon papers had no Sunday
editons So to get the publication for ten days
ana 20 svoid ill doubts or bubbles about Sun
6av publication the election would have TO
cosne twelve days after today-to make allow
arce for the two Intervening Sundays Accord
anely the election was called for October 1. and
- ordinance authorizing the election was
ressed aud the street commissioner ordered TO
erect the booths at the proper polling places
The election is to be held under the general
election laws OF the city. the polls 70 be open
from 4 n. to 7p. m. The ballots shall read:
sFnr the pYopesed charter and "Against the
rropcsed charter" and For separate Article
10. XIII Of the proposed charter" and
aARsinst separate Article No. XIII OF the
proposed charter"
Ballots viii also be cast fos the several city
o0lcss authorized by the charter. and the ward
boupdaries laid ont in the charter are to be fol.
lowed.
one hundred copies Of small map Of the
city prepared BY City Engineer stixrud. show
ine the ward ana precinct boundaries were or
0ered u be posted MP 1t the polling places.
'FRONT.' STREET GRADE.
ne matter of cutting the Front street grade
6etWeen Pike and Virginia came mp; then the
ordinance ordering the cut was reconsidered.
end ~ matter was referred to the committee OF
the whole.
Councilman Mckenzie thought the cutting Of
fhe Grade necessary, bat the estimates Of dam.
- should drst be made.
Then Stewart street was ordered graded ac-
eording to the original grade. since the action
regafding Front street would make that practi-
csb,e.
This amounts to . practical abandonment OF
DE 1ine.
EXTENSION or MAINS.
me nre and water committee, touching the
SEVERAL petitions for the extension of water
mains recommended that the council take sd
vautase Of the clause allowing the addition OF 5
y per cent In the amount of pipe or
dseed Of r. D. Wood Co., in
the contract already entered into. and
order Of said arm the s per cent additional of
10th xix snd eightinch pipe to cover such
cases. This will add $500 feet of six-inch pipe,
and LIZA feet Of eightinch pide. The petitions
are reported II be meritorious, and there are
many other places in ~ great need of water
eeryfce. The petitions were: George Newell
ard others for mains in South Seattle: Charles
Evans and others, for main on Alton street,
irom Jackson to Main: Fred J. Ware and Others
lof main on Taylor street to Orange; r. w.
Jones and Others. for . main on Clara street.
Il Was decided to have the city engineer
make estimate OF the amount Of pipe needed
ordered. II was also voted TO lay small tempo
rary supply pipes on the surface of the ground.
where such pipes are absolutely necessary, a.
On Clare street.
SCHOOL SECTIONS FOR PARKS.
Councilman Hall. Of the committee on parks
and public buildings. reported In favor of the
Recommendation from the Chamber Of Com
merce, for stone and cement sidewalks, wide
Tires on trucks, and the securing OF neighborng
~ >~sS<~~. Gn,s 49, Ne Ill An A.,
Recommendations were good. bat the city
could not carry them out At present Just now
they were impractcable.
Councllmen Mckenzie, Twichell and CALI
ran thought the CITY should at least file appli-
cations for school sections south Of the city and
also between Lakes Union and Washington.
The applications would cost nothing. and It
was voted that Mayor White make them. Then
the letter was fled with the city clerk to be
4 taken MP ct some future time.
ENUMERATION AND REGISTRATION.
communication was presented from the
Chamber of Commerce presenting bills for $500
for the expenses Of registration and sl0s. 81 for
committee on finance, which reported favoring
their payment
PARCHMENT FOR THE CHARTER
The city clerk was directed to buy some parch
ment from San Francisco for engrossing the
new charter.
THE UNSAFE KILeEN BLOCK.
Charles E. Adams, the building inspector, and
@. e. Berry, the assistant, reported that they
had examined the Kilgen block. on Second
street, and found the east half OF the south wall
unsafe. They recommend that 1t be torn down
Couuoilman Mckenzie suggested that the
matter might cause litigation. and that the
council better select three architects 70 invest-
gate, in order to get as much evidence as posi-
BILE. Accordingly 1t was moved that the mayor
choose the architects. who shall report at the
next meeting. The architects named by the
mayor were Messra Boone. Towle and Saunders
STREET MATTERS
The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for
grading Baker, WyckoR and Eleventh streets.
The resolution for cutting Eleventh street
eighteen inches lower at Charles street was re-
pcaled-
complaint was made tina: the grade of
Eighth street, between Spring aud Weller was
impracticable. and the question was referred to
the city engineer to report tonight.
An ordinance was passed for O supplemental
contract with A. Feek. paying him 81 $685. ac-
cording to estimates previously published for
changes In the plans for improving Weller street
from South Fifth to Jackson.
The bond Of Mr.. McMullen, the contractor for
Hyde street, was fixed at $500. and the time
given to complete the work was put at three
months.
MISCELLANEOUS MArIKRs
The city clerk was authorized to buy three
oets OF apparatus for connecting the fireboat
with water mains at the wharves, and another
swivel nozzle
Mavor white reported that he had ordered aid
for John Luther, who, with large family, was
destitute ct the corner OF Canal and Fifteenth
streets.
Frank winningham. of Arkansas, asked Der.
mission 70 peddle without q license, but the re.
quest was refused.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Fire and water-That the pipe for water mains
on Eighth street, from Virginia to Lenora as pc
titioned for by c. p. Carlston and others, has
been ordered and is on the way; adopted
Also-Touching the petition of Herman
Chaplin and others for hre protection in Queen
order Of the council directing plugs to be placed
81 sandry place in North Seattle, adopted
Street lghts-Approving the petition of J. O.
Gagnon and others for street lights on Sixth
street. at the corners OF ali streets from Pike 10
Depot; adopted.
Aiso-Approving the petition OF j. r. McDon.
aid and others for street lights at the corner OF
Tenth and Spring and Eleventh and Spring
streets; adopted.
Also-Approying the petition of Fred Prosch
and others for street lights on Willow street, be.
tween Depot and Prospect avenue; adopted.
stfeeis-Rsjecting the petition of d. ~ Baxter
Tor saoating the alley through block IL, OF d. $
Msynaros addition; report withdrawn aud pu,
IN sne hands oil the committee again for a
further hearing.
Also-Approving the petition of H. n. sherin
for the use OF ten feet on James street. between
second aud Third. while a building Is haipc
erected. adopted.
Aiso-Appfoving the petition NJ sar,,.l n a.,