The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-22
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
allure of the Attempt to Raise the
Fireboat Engineers Salary.


The freboat was the subject of another debate
a. the meeting of the board of aldermen. The
question was brought up il the report OF the
nre and water committee, 1avorng the ordi-
nance providing for the manning OF the fireboat,
ana also recommending an amendment increas-
ing the salary Of the chief engineer OF the boat
from $l,5oB TO $l,J01 per annum. motion TO
reject the report was followed by a long
discussion, Alderman Snyder fayoring
the amendment. lie said the pres
ent salary was less than that paid
by boat owners on the Sound. Mr.. korn OBJ
lectei 70 the scales OF wages of associations be-
ing used a guide on cay work. Mr.. Wilcox
said the freboas WAS an cyesore, and the people
were sick OF it, AID that he saw the captain Of
tie boat down on the Ocean wharf looking at a
"sidewheel schooner when he should have
been at his post. Ingraham said he saw the
pilot ashore on the Mechanics mill fire, when
the boat stuck on the mud fiat, and he
thought the pilot should have been aboard to
Keep the boat from running aground. Snyder
retorted that the men must have some time in
which to eat.
The motion to reject the report was lost on a
tie vote, but the bill was finally laid on the
table.
All the members were present, including D.
/. Denny, the newly appointed member from
the Fourth ward.
President Miller announced the appointment
OF committees, as follows:
Rules and order-Denny, Bogardus and Pom
titus.
Judiciary-Ingraham, Korn and Pontius
Pubic buildings and groundS-Nilcox, b.
gardus and Sweeney
Health aud philosopher, Sweeney and
korn.
Street lights Iugraham. Bogardus and
Sweeney.
Sewers and drainage-Denny, Wilcox and
Pontius.
tiuance-Pontius. Ingraham and Snyder
EqualiZation-korn, Denny and Ingraham
street Experimentation, Denny ami Pom
thus
Fire and water-Bogardus, Snyder and
Sweeney.
License and revenue-Sweeney, Korn and
Snyder.
The committee on printing presented two re-
ports with reference to the letting OF the city
printing. The majority OF the committee
ported in favor of making the PosT-INTELLIGEN-
GER and Press Times the official papers, but
Alderman lngTaham made minority report in
favor of letting the printing TO the POST ISTEL-
LIGENCER and Telegraph, as they were the two
lowest bids, that of the Posr-ISTELLIGENcER
being the lowest
The msjorty report was adopted and an or
dinance conforming thereto was read three
times and passed, sweeney aud Ingraham vot-
ing no.
An ordinance providing for the grading of
half OF Eighth street IRON, James to Cherry
streets, was passed.
An uulIes OF inspector
OF buildings, bridges and wharves was referred
to the committee On public buildings and
grounds.
House of delegates joint resolution providing
for putting a sidewalk on the west side of
Rainier street, from Yesler avenue to Florence
street, was concurred in.
House of delegates joint resolution providing
for the improve ment OF Brooks street was con-
Cured in.
House of delegates bill No 206. for the appro-
pration OF Si06.l7 from the general fund 10
cover the amount OF the bills rejected at the
last meeting, was concurred in.
A protest from J. N. Lyon and others against
the improvement OF Pos.oflice alley was re-
ferred 10 the street committee.
a petition from the Moran Durie Supply COM
pany Tor an extension OF time in which the
fitting of the freboat snoquamie is TO be done
to permit the company 10 submit plans, was re-
ierred 10 the FIRE and water committee.
The petitions from George ". Crane and f. D.
Baker. each for an employment agency license
were referred 10 tie license and revenue COM
mittee.
Petitions from z. b. Shepherd and Others ask.
ing for correction of errors in assessment were
referred to the committee Oh equal. cation
Petition of John seurry for $3.50 damages on
account of change of grade in Third street, was
rejected. Tue petition OF J. Il. Metcafe for
$4,000 damages aud Mrs. Nellie scurry for
sI50Oo on the same account were also rejected
Ordinance Tor the plankiug of the streets be-
tween the tracks of the Lake Union electric car
line, from Ninth to sixth streets, was read the
third time and passed
The ordinance providing for the panking of
Lake and Ewing avenues, IN Fremont, was given
its third reading aud passed.
Several bills giving permission for the grading
OF streets for the laying OF sidewalks were read
ani referred 70 the committee on streets.
An ordinance authoriz ne the piankiug OF the
south halt OF JACKSON strect. from N!ifred street
to Rainier street, was read three times and
passed.
The finance committee reported fayorahly on
the ordinance providing for the issuance of
warrants to the amount OF $4,000 in favor OF
Henry l. Yeslcr for the liquidation OF hs claim
against the city On account OF tie property con-
demued for street purposes after the IRE.
Alderman horn opposed the ordinance, but
the reuort of the committee was adopted and