The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-03
ONE MONTHS GRACE
The Council Grants IN Exten-
sion TO the Tent Men.
THEY MUST SHOW GOOD FAITH.
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evening session NN U.s. ISBuss1
messing. The fhrse hours Of the afternoon
were devoted TO settling the tent question.
Al the night session the council transacted
. great deal Of routine Business. and at
midnight found Itself tangled up in the
eonsfderstIon Of the Weller street muddle.
II viii meet sgssn todsy 70 unwind the
tangled skein.
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The policy Of the eounca on the tent
question - adopted IN the COMMITTEES Of
the whole yesterday afternoon IL as follows.
That one months grace, viz. until june l.
b. granted for the removal Of tents. wherever
the 0ocupssits thereof shall within I've
days time file with the city satisfactory
proof that they have secured quarters In
permanent buildings which are not yet
ready tor occupancy. and thai the order
for tbs removal OF al tents on May
1. shall be enforced in all other CASES Moth
ing In this order shall be construed 70 pre-
vent the summary removal Of tents stand
ing In the way OF public improvements.
The full discussion Of the tent question by
the council IL given In another column In
the report Of the meeting Of the committee
Of the whole.
NJ t84t u1Iut SSS3t1u TIC SyAHEii s1oat
itself confronted by the fact that Weller
street. ~ extended from Eighth street west
by ordinance ]. COS, might not be street.
This street was sxtsnded on June IL Inn
medistsiy aftsr the fire, % meet m emery
ency, and no condemnation clause wss in
ssrtsd. ~ was done In other ordinances
sxtsnding streets over the tide fats. Prop
erty owners acknowledged the street ~ far
west a. Commercial street. bat to the west
Of that street efetson x Post set up their
interests and claimed that the street was
not legally extended. A short time
ago the council granted the
Seattle Terminal Railway 4 Elevator Com
pany q franchise over that part of the
street running through Stefson 4 Posts
property and into Railroad avenue. When
Railroad svenue was established IL became
necessary 70 change the franchise and last
night new one was submitted and the old
one repealed. After the reading OF the or
iinance Mr.. Eben Smith appeared for the
stetson 4 Post Nil Company and made
objections 70 the legality OF Weller street.
The railroad company was prepared for this
and had IN ordinances all ready, providing
Tor the condemnation of Weller street
through the stesson a Post property. But
this ordinance made the Stetson Il Post
property the assessment district to pay
Inc damage. and this was objected
10 ON the ground that the property
should not be assessed to pay Its own dam
ages. The council could not decide upon a
proper assessment district. 20 the matter
Us referred 10 q special committee of Wal
iingford, Twieheil and Jones. Both the
franchise and coudemnatory ordinances
were thereupon laid upon the table. to he
taken up ~ special order OF business to-
night
MONEY FOR wArgxwogKs.
The Ere aud water committee sub mitted
The following report. which was adopted:
6srsffesssa: Your committee on IRE ana va ter.
IN whom was referred the matter Of the placing
oi the warrants 10 he issued Ia payment for the
construction OF the additions to the supply sys-
tenn OF the present waterworks. beg leave to re-
port a. follows.
That We have received proposition from one
Of the local hanks % take said warrants at par.
- issned. 10 the limit OF $1,000 per month, for
three months or total sum not d exceed
$4,000 the city 10 pay said hank com mission
u ~ per cent on the said warrants o. taken
by them.
We consider this good proposition Consider.
ing that the city saved per cent by accepting
ne bid on pipe based on q cash consideration
and recommend that II BE- accepted by the city
Iouncfl. n. X puRfE Chairman
/ r. JoxEs.
IA. TwIcHsLL-
The following commune alton accom-.
panied the report:
srsftsnseas Fer the water fand warrants OF
vour city to be issued from time To time.
amounting 10 about tsol.oao interes, al 10 per
sent. We will take tae whole issue at par Dat,
provided. however that yoa pay 70 ms com
mission of ~ per cent for negotiating the
ssme. usual papers showing satisfactory legality
81 issue 20 BE- furnished Us prior 70 payment far
The warrants. warrants 10 be delivered 10 10 n
some hank in seattle or Denver, as fands are
neesisd in the construction Of the work. Yours
rspectialiy.
THE RoLtsSs INVESTMENT coxraSy.
STREET srKtsKIISa AND SWEEPING.
The question Of street sprinkiing was dis
GUESSED. Chairman Jones, OF the street
committee, thought that the parties bene-
hied should pay for tho sprinkling. He
Was in favor. however. OF the city buying a
street sweeper. and keeping the planked
streets well swept.
Twichcll based bis objection 10 the CITY
doing the sprinkline on the fact that il the
dty went into the street sprinkling bust.
ness IL would cost great dead more than II
we're done by subscription. he also said
that the Spring Iiin Company had given
notice that |, could not furnish water.
A gentleman who said he had been en-
gaEed IN the street sprinkling business in
Omaha. Lincoln and Kansas City addressed
the council 10 the effect that he had come
to Seattle for the purpose Of starting three
l@rx
ahead with the wors II the city did not do
H. Ia answer TO query By the mayor he
said that in none of the cities in which he
had been In business had the city been
interested 10 street spsinkiing. He said
BE W. prepared TO 40 ahead
With the work. having secured fair list of
subscriptions, and Mould pump the water
from the esy II he could not ees it from the
sprsax Hin works.
motion was passed expressing IL a. tie
sense of the council that no street shrink.
ting should ee done By the clsy this sum-
GeY.
IL vas also expressed as the sense of II.
ccaaeA thai rlanked streets should be
swept. and the city clerk and street com.
ustsss we're Instructed 20 ascertain from
esher eitses What sweeper gives the best
satisfaction and its cosi
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, efAat A. T. Asiten. John r. Hoyt,
@sGrses MsAssksa retisionsd for fran.
saise Tee easae o. electric railway over
me te'so~fne route: Commencing AZ the
intersection at Commercial ard Isaae
sfrrefS running thence an Lara xsrna. ts,