The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-15
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Vigorous Protest Against Stew
art Street Roll.
MEETING IN JOINT SESSION.
Reference Of the Assessment to q Com
mittee-Two Other Protests-Or-
dinances Passed.

The city council was called to meet In Joint
convention last night, but it was found impos-
Side TO get quorum until a late hour The
OBJECT was the approval of Stewart, Alton, War
rem and Temperance street assessment rolls
There was large delegation of property-owners
on stewart street present to protest against the
assessment. Their objection was that they had
consented to the improvement of the street
under the old charter, which established valua-
ton as the method of assessment but the su-
prems court has decided that although the
WORK was ordered under the old charter the
assessment was new proceeding and it must
De made under the new charter. 1t therefore
compels the property-owners far out to nav at
the same rate as at the downtown end The
total cost of the street work is S3O,97435. of
which the property-owners are liable to the
amount of s2S,347.10.
When a quorum was finally obtained there
were present Aldermen Hall, Miller, Snyder,
Bogardus, Sweeney, Korn, Pontius, Wilcox,
Delegates Jones, Bagley, Barnes, Barton, Willis,
Hart, Morford, shipley, Hanford. Several writ
ten protests were read, and Alderman Snyder
moved that the assessment roll and protests be
referred to the judiciary committee OF both
houses
Mr.. Hanford thought if the question of the ls.
gailty OF the assessment were determined the
other questions could be easily settled.
1t was decided to meet Thursday next and
hear objections
protest was also read from W. r. shoudy
and Others against the assessment of Temper
ance street, and the matter was referred to the
same committee
The roll for Alton street, amounting to s6Ol so,
was read and referred to the joint street COM
mittee.
The roll for Warren street, amounting to ST.
995, was read, and as no objection was raised, il
was unanimously approved
Inc joint convention adjourned until next
wednesday night
froperty-owners on Stewart street have ap-
pointed committee to appear before the coun-
Gil next Thursday to protest against the assess
meht on that street as now proposed, and to
ngnt the case In the courts If the council does
NOT ADJUST the matter satisfactorily. 1t consists
OF Messrs. J. K. Andrews, N. Bronson and d. C.
Townsend.
Inc houses then went into separate session,
ana IN the delegates petition for grading
Union from Tenth to Twelfth was referred.
Ordinance for the grading of Seventh from
Pike to Madison was ordered.
The appropriation ordinance was passed ex-
cept ior TWO items on the harbor fund.
MI Bagley saio the objection to a car line on
Third street has been withdrawn.
The house adjourned until next Wednesday
night
The alderman passed the supplementary ap-
preparation bill. Another ordinance for the
same purpose was passed appropriating s2,901
out OF the general fund; $6,2Sl SO from the water
fund; 1898 from the street fund; Sl,5O7.74
from the sewer fund; $4695S from the police
fund; $4,000 from the health fund: SO from the
harbor and wharf fund; 81, 1922 from the street
light fund: $765.66 from the Decatur
street; $44923 from the Twelfth street
fund. The plumbing bills of D. B. spellman for
SSloS7 and $523.47 are not provided for in
these appropriations, they going back to the
auditing committee. Ordinances authorizing
the board OF works to make repairs on South
Eighth street and authorizing L. w. Bonney and
others to grade and sidewalk University street
from Eighth to Fourteenth at their own ex-
pense were passed. An ordinance authorizing
the board OF works to purchase pair of horses
for the FIRE department was also passed.