The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-15

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dn~n II accoFdance thsso8ith
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Ex-Caty Aftornsy Albesssoa asksd DIST
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down pfpes ii he city for IT, heating 81
buiad6ne1, furnix- Ing power - machinery
and olevofon, b. Disposed u ~ H. conn
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company.
Wsilinxfoed sxplainsd hist shortly AMIR
The matfer had been referyud 70 the judi-
ciaxy counties, Niesx and Hall had LIT H.
city. He was not clear - 70 IN vstef
privilege asked for snd had consulted En-
eipeef Williams and jacob Furth. He he'd
been informed by both that Is would not
b. proper 70 grant the franchise
1wichen warmly supported the franchiss
and thought IL should pass, and Mayor
Moran said there wns no feag on the water
question, - tie city could furnish Il 80
cheap thst others could not compete.
Durie agreed In measure with Waliing-
ford. and suggested that Is the matter
was IN important one and two Of the conn
mittee we're absent. the matter should b
laid over.
Advocates Of the company spoke and
stated that they desired speedy action -,
anticipating no delay they bad gone 70 .
large amount Of expense ard were on tho
point Of making contracts with several
parties. Costly buiIdingy were going up
and the system would not only lessen the
expense Of the owners, bat would decrease
the risks Of fires and cheapen insurance
materially. II the city would no. grant the
VERY reasonable request owners OF buildings
would be forced TO make large OUTLAWS for
individual services and purchase pumps.
Their buildings would have TO be delayed
70 sec what action the council would take.
The matter was put to vote whether the
ordinance should be held over till the next
night Of meeting and then made special
order Of business rather than indefinitely.
The vote resulted u tie. Durie, Jones
and WaIiingford voting may" and
Twichell, Phillips and White voting "aye."
the e.,lv con,ider,iior ~ the o.tt.v
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quired attention and action. He would
ask il ex-City Treasurer Parker hal yet ar
ranged settlement OF his deficit
The city clerk said he knew Of nothing
being done.
Duris ~aid this m stfer vas c.&t;nv q, he
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'ahe su1n sc..on - wousa scss'e tne MISTER
Without iurtner delay. MI. fArker's isl-
debiedness 70 the city Was very large. and
ne should have arranged the matter long
ago. Had the city attorney taken any ac-
ton as 20 notlficationg
The city attorney said be had sent Mr..
Parker letter. and no must certainly
have known that be WAS expected TO make
settlement, IS all the papers had been
talking about 1t.
Durie said be didn't know what action
could be taken other than for the city
attorney TO proceed against Mr.. Parker TO
recover the amount due the city.
The city attorney was instructed to take
proceedings 10 enforce the collection Of the
money from Mr.. Parker.
THE TELEPHONE SERVICE ouE2TI0NED.
The following communication from Chief
Mitchell was read and referred TO the fire
and water COMMITTEES:
Genti<nen: desire 70 call your attention to
the necessity Of some means Of immediate COM
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wauingtoru tnouGht Il WAS time some
thing was done about the telephone service
of the city. which was insufficient and ex-
aspcratine. II II Was goinc tn continue
snrh a service vithout ir,rrovem.ct ~.
cisv vo,,,a 49,. ..rSsr. a. 1870.
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better service. particularly in cases where
there ID need OF prompt action in case of
FIRE. Even in the DAYTIME il was almost
fmpossible n, get a messsca
The matter was referred Ia the Ara and
water committee to INQUIRE into and rer,ort
20 the council.
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