The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05

to be held = neek from next Monday
The r4rE L.yE 10 TIE LAKE
Chairman Durie. OF the IRE and water
committee. made . verbal report IN regard
to the new piee lire from Lake washing
ton. He said that the firss cOusignmenf Of
ripe would be here before long. and Tie
council should make SOME provision for
laying II. either under direction Of thor
oushIy compefenf superintendent or by
contract Mr.. Durie preferred the former
plan. He Also urged the purchase OF the
necessary amount of lead and the gate
valves required for laying the pspe line.
Hall thought the best and safest way to
lay the pipe line would be to hire super
intendenI
Jones' coneurred in this opinion
Wailingford thought the committee
proceed with the work
Twicheii calsed attention 70 the fact that
the pipe line would run through implanted
lands for some distance, and that IL would.
therefore, be necessary to condemn land
through which it Is to be run.
Ii was ordered that the city engineer sur
vey and locate the pipe line. and furnish
the city attorney with data for . conoem-
nation ordinance
The question then REQUIRED on the con-
strnction Of the pipe lire
wailingiord thought that tie city should
employ one man to superintend the open
ing OF the bitches and another TO superin-
tend the laying OF the pipe-these two TO
employ the necessary number OF men.
Niesz favored having the work done by
contract. rs il would look better" on the
part of the council. he thought
Ii was decided IS the sense of the council
that the work be done by the city. by day g
labor, and the matter was referred to the
IRE and water COMMITTEES. with instructions
TO report ia writing. The matter of pur-
chasing lead and water gates was also re-
ferred.
THE crTY VERSUS THE CITY.
Special City Attorney Ronald presented
the following demand upon the city for
street grade assessments, which was re-
ferred TO the finance committee:
GeHsl<ssea: Having been retained by the city
of Seattle 10 collect all outstanding delinquent
grade taxes hereby notify you tina. the city Of
Seattle il delinquent under Ordinance No. 81,
entitled An ordinance providing for the grad
ing OF Min street from point midway between
South Fourth and South Fifth streets to William
street, and building sidewalks on both sides
thereof In fractional block 50 OF Boren's addi-
ton to the city OF Seattle. Taxes due on said
block under SAID ordinances are: Principal,
32.564; interest. sl2s.2o: penalty, $i2S2o: total
tax on above block. a.s.oso
In addition To the above. the city is required
10 pay, under section eight of the city charter
the taxes Oh the lots belonging 10 the school
district No. l.
find the following lots owned by said school
district delinquent: Lots 3, 4. 5 and of block
s in Bells sixth addition.
Principal, ssos.;s; interest. $40 SIS: penalty.
.sl542: total. 1854 S.
Above tax Is under ordinance No. ssi. entitled
IAN ordinance providing for the grading OF
Wall street in the city of Seattle from Elliott
bay to Depot street"
Aud also under ordinance No. sas, for the
grading OF Lane street; beginning ct the south
east corner of lot and block 5, Syndicate adj
dition to the eitv OF Seattle. running thence
east $50 feet to the west marginal line OF Four
teenih street: thence north Us feet along said
line of Fourteenth street: thence west $50 feet:
thence south 10 feet to the place Of beginning.
PRINCIPAL, ssss; interest, s5lS penalty, $il 10;
total, $9S42
Under ordinance No AL, for the grading and
construction Of q sidewalk on each side of Bat
terry street from Elliott bay to the city limts
The following: Lots l, and s, and fractional
lot :. oil in block Of Bells fifth addition.
Principal, $Sl.0s; interest, $3.50; penalty,
3l25ix total, 34l2ls
Ordinance No. ss5. to provide for the grading
Of portion of Main street in the city of Seattle
and for the construction Of a sidewalk In said
street ON lots 7 and of block 3s, Maynartl's
plat.
Principal. $l760; interest, s257.as; penalty,
$aoss; total, $500
Making total tax due from the city on &C.
connt OF street grades principal, interest and
penalty, of &5.277G
You are most respectfully requested TO pay
this sum 81 once. and / hereby admonish You
that by 20 doing you will save the cost and ex-
pense OF lawsuit. In which you viii be both
the plaintiff and defendant; that my client, tn
city OF Seattle. has instructed me to force col o
lections as rapidly as possible.
Before closing permit me 10 say, gentlemen