The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-20
NO REPLY Is NEEDED.
So the Bond Directors Say to
the City Council
The klLoEN WALL CONDEMNED.


A0660R u O9tUDo NJ - -
strsst Inprevsnssts.
The most interesting thing 10 come b.
fore the city council last night was the fol-
rs MAYOR white ana the Common Council Of
ne CITY Of eeattle -6enflemeu; The decision at
she bond ease hslors the supreme court q
Olympia decides ~ not % ssnd yoa the reply
70 yogr opeu letter which we had already pre-
spectfuly youf1
THE PIAINuYvs N THE BOND BUT
When Clerk Ferris read the letter there
Wss . smile. and Councilman Hall moved
that the communication be nailed on the
Wau. No one seconded, and Councilman
NcKenxie's motion to fle the letter pre-
vailed.
w. E. Boone, a. H. Towle and Charlss
w. Saunders, the committee Of architects
appointed BY the mayor to examine the
KiIesn block and report - TO its condition,
confirmed the previous report Of Building
inspector Adams that the east half Of the
south vail Of the building was unsafe. The
building inspector had recommended the
tearing down Of the wall.
Mr.. Kilgsn appeared and said the work
on the building was done immediately az
ter the Hre. and was approved BY the I'M
spector 1t the time. The architects ~
port, be fearsd. was biased BY the fact that
they wanted The favor Of the building in-
spector. and 20 be had not gotten justice.
He was quite sure the building was per-
fectly safe, for be wes not afraid 70 trust
his life to Il Architects from Tacoma
should - brought in. for they would not
Be under Obligations 70 the building In
spector.
Councilman Mckenzie said the council
had the evidence OF i've competent men
that the bulged wall was unsafe. The build
ing had been hastily and careisssly erected
ct the start.
Councilman Hull thought ths building
inspector trustworthy man. He had con-
demned the wall. and the council should
stand by him.
Mr.. Wyatt, the contractor working on the
new wall adjoining the bullying wall, said
- would give Mr. Kilgen $50 thousand
brick for taking down the new wall 20 ~ to
reach the damaged wall behind. Mr..
Wyatt would not trusthis men at the work,
for as soon Is his new wall was taken
down he believed the other would fall.
The wall had settled half an inch within
the last three days.
Finally it was voted to condemn the
detective part Of the wall.
STREET NAMES.
A letter came In from the Chamber Of
Commerce stating that at the last meet
Ing Of the trustees it had been voted to
- IA a. int
tee of five citisens to consider and report
upon the question Of changing the names
Of the streets Of the city ~ suggested BY
Mr.. II. II. Dearborn. The council &C.
ceded to the request, and In addition TO the
committee appointed some time ago, con-
sisting OF William H. Hughes and w. J.
COlkeft, supplemental committee, consist
ing Of A. A. Denny, George w. Hall,
=. A. Twichsll, George B. Adair and h. n.
Dearborn, was appointed. All seven viii
act together.
STREET MATTERS.
The street committee reported approx
ing the petition Of Alexander Alien and
others for planking Vine street Adopted.
Clerk Ferris reported the cost of widen
ing Willow street a $3.50. The assessment
roll Was l7,l0o A levy Of 20 mills was
ordered
II was voted to have the cable railway
remove its dirt on Jackson and Alton
streets 90 as not to interfere with the grad
ing.
The plans Of the city engineer for the
Grant street bridge and for improving De-
catur and Third streets were referred to
the street committee. Later the commit
tee reported approving the plans and they
were adopted.
It was moved to begin condemnation
proceedings for widening South Rainier
in FIVE days.
An ordinance was passed for grading
South street from Yesler avenue to Jeffer-
son street.
An ordinance was passed for grading
Hyde street from Madison street to Willow;
another for the grading of Mitchell from
Chestnut to the west line of Pontius addi-
ton.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
city treasurer to accept from owners of lots
in the Madison street addition within the
assessment district for grading and i'm
proving the proportional shares of the en-
tire amount assessed. and also interest
chargeabie to August ID, 1889, but no longer.
Such payment will release the owners of
the property from further CHI argos.
STREET BIDS.
The following bids for street improve
ments were received:
Wilford from Yesler to Orange.
Z. T. Smart. clearing and grubbing. $3.50 per
acre: earth excavation, 4S cents per cubic yard;
sidewalks, SIT per NJ. B. NJ: box drains. $l7 per
NJ, B. NJ; cribbing. SIS per NJ, B. NJ; rocks,
81 50 per cubic yard.
8. II. Ryan, clearing and grubbing, $3.50 per
acre; earth excavation, So cents per cubic yard;
sidewalks. 3ls50 per NJ, B. NJ; boz drains, $3.50
per NJ. B. NJ: cribbing, siS75 per NJ, B. NJ;
rocks, $L2a
Charles Feek. clearing and grubbing, s125 per
acre: earth excavation. 90 cents per cubic yard;
sidewasks, $3.50 per NJ, B. NJ: box drains.
$3.50 pc. NJ, B. NJ. cribbing, SIS per NJ, B. NJ. !:
bridging. 81 per NJ. b. NJ: rocks. 81 per cubic
yard
The bids we're referred to the street COM
mittee.
Barclay street:
B. II. Ryan. clearing and grubbing. $40 per
acre: IL cents per cubic yard; sidewalks, SIS per
NJ, B. NJ; box drains SIS DER NJ. B. NJ; crib.
bing. SIS Is per NJ. B. M; rock. N.2a
This being the only bid. it was rejected.
Twelfth street. Madison to jefferson:
b H. Ryan. Clearing and grubbing $l25 per
acre; earth excavation, IS cents per cubic yard;
sidewalks, SIS per NJ, B. NJ: box drains, SIS per
NJ. B. NJ; cribbins. us per NJ, B. NJ: rock,
@l25 per cubic yard
Kahlberg Bros, clearing and grabbing, $50
per acre: earth excavation. 40 cents per cubic
ward. sidewalks Sf7 par NJ r. Ne. hox dyaipa