The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-24
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The Charter Commission had . long -
sion yesterday. the time bsing mainly taken
mp b. details Of the article on sewerage.
Judge Orange Jacobs presided. and the
only absentees were Nessrs- Fu1tA and
Leary.
The proceedines we're eniiveued By =
parliamentary tilt, the chief object being 10
detesmine whether articles for PROPOSE
tions. = Tie rules call thsm), after being
reported back BY tie committee on re-
VISION. may be amended. N, decided ex-
precision Of opinion WAS elected. but Judge
Lewis gave warning that at the first oppor-
tunity he would move m amendment In
order to secure . decision. No sign was
indications that the article on the legal de-
partment may Be affected BY the result Of
The dec1sion and possibly also that on the
police department
The rule under which they passed the
third reading only calls for the 'sayes and
moss. but the nsxt action Of the cOmmis-
sion. when they come hack from the conn
nittse Of revision. must be BY - majority
Of I'll the members elected to the commits
sion"
Judge Struve was too much in earnest
over The appointmsnt Of corporation coun-
~ to b content 10 take the defeat By
Judge Rochester with . very good grace.
but. on the other hand. Judge Rochester
viii probably not submit, without .
last effort, to the victory achieved by Judge
Struve in knocking OUT his proposition
to have the police commission m elective
body.
The article which provides that the cor
poration counsel shall b elected. vas car
risd BY 8 to 4, the majority comprising Eve
Democratic members and ]. c. Nixon.
Eight votes are needed to carry the article
through. With Andrews present and vot-
ing IS the other Democrats did. il viii still
he necessary 10 secure one vote. Judge
Gfeene's position has not peen declared. -
he was absent on the passage Of both srti-
cles.
The provision that the police commission
shall b. appointed By the mayor. was
passed by . vote Of to 8. Collins and
Donworth voting with the majority. II
Judge Greene agrees with Judge Rochester
that the officers In question shall be elected,
and not appointed. the two Democrat
Collins and Donworth-might be won
over to that view upon reconsideration.
and the tables turned.
QUARANTINE.
Mr.. Collins. chairman Of the committee
on sanitation, introduced an article au-
thorisinR the board OF health 10 establish
quarantine stations; also, rsgula ting burial
and removal Of the dead.
CITY TREASURER.
The committee on finance subm tilted IN
article on the city treasurer. 1t provides
that he shalt b ex-ofl1cio tax collector. He
shall Be elected In the same way - the
mayor, and hold Office for two years.
sEwERAeR.
When the article on the sewerage system
came up for third hearing, Judge Rochester
moved to amend section 2 so that the
power to prescribe location. form and ms
terials 70 be used in the construction Of
sewers. ETC., should be placed in the city
council.
Messrs. Collins and Adair thought the
board OF works should have discretion airy
power.
Mr.. Andrews said 1t was too sweeping an
amendment and suggested that the loca-
ton be left TO the council and the selection
OF materials to the board.
Mr.. Lewis thought the words subject to
the city council" would meet the obiec-
ton.
Mr.. Greene moved Is substitute that
the exercise Of that power be subject to
ordinance.
Mr.. Donworth agreed with Mr.. Lewis
that the council ought to have the general
direction as to where sewers should be laid
and what material be used. the board hav-
ing authority as to particular location and
material
A short discussion followed q to the
best choice Of words in which to express
the idea
Mr.. Cailigan suggested that the section
he amended to provide that the consent Of
the council be required.
At one and the same time motion was
on the table, an amendment, together with
an amendment to that. substitute for
both and finally the original motion by
Judge Rochester so revised Is to include
his own motion and an amendment.
Mr.. Rochester maintained that the CITY
council should pass ordinances before any
action could be taken. otherwise the board
Of works could build sewers all over the
city with only the constitutional limit of
indebtedness to check them. He proposed.
however. that the board have direct con-
troll OF private sewers and their connection
with public sewers.
The commission took this view, un-
raveled the parliamentary tangie and
passed the section Is amended By Mr..
Rochester.
Several amendments were made. includ-
ing one providing that the profile OF
sewer work must show its relation to the
level established as the city datum. Incl
dentaily, ailusion was made TO the prsbable
removal of the mark which makes the
level 80 feet below the granite step at
Dexter Horton 4 Co. 3 bank on CONNER
cial street."
A long debate took place upon section 6,
providing that steam and hot water shall not