The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-29
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Communication From Mayor Hall on
Increase in Police Force.

At the meeting of the board OF aldermen there
were present Bogardus. Snyder, Sweeney, Pom
titus, Denny, Wilcox and President Miller. The
only business of Importance aside from the rug
ular routine was the receipt of commuuica-
ton from Mayor Hall with reference TO increas-
ing the number of patrolmen on the police
force Following is the message:
desire to call your attention to ordinance
No. Lie, entitled IAN ordinance to fix the
number of the police force of the city of Seattle,
and repeating ordinance 1925"
Your minutes show that on October %, by mo-
ton the police force was increased to sixty-one
men. Now there is a recommendation before
your honorable body from the police commits
sixtythree men all told. recommend that or
dlnance No. l,7l6 be amended TO cover the full
number OF men allowed on the force.
The communication was referred
An ordinance providing for the division OF
the several wards of the city into election pre-
cincts was opposed by Snyder and Sweeney.
They maintained that the bill practically redis-
tricted the city in violation of the charter that
the city council had right to establish new
ward, but could not change the precincts of
those already established. The ordinance
passed, Sweeney voting against it.
The petition OF thu Washington National
bank relative to the payment of city warrants
for the improvement of Dexter street was
ferred to the committee on finance.
A number OF petitions for saloon licenses were
referred to the committee on license and rev.
enue.
The petition OF E. Ulin for $500 damages to
property caused by the bursting of water main;
referred
An ordinance for the construction OF a sewer
beginning at Madison and Sixth streets, thence
south on Sixth to Marion and east on Marion to
Eighth street, was read three times and passed
under a suspension of the rules.
An ordinance for the establishment of incan-
descent street lights on Washington street aud
also one for three lights at other points were
read three times and passed under a suspension
OF the rules.
House of delegates concurrent resolution pro-
viding for the care of the cty's sick and desti-
tute and placing the distribution of the charity
money in the hands of the mayor and board of
public works, was read three times and passed
under suspension of the rules.
The board of aldermen then took recess to
meet the house of delegates in joint session.
In the joint session the assessment rolls of
Frank street and Market street were approved,
but action on the Stewart street roll was post
poned for week and the committee in
structed to bring in a written report, as the I'M
provement is of considerable interest to prop
erty-owners on the street. The joint session
then adjourned.
On resuming its regular session the board of
aldermen granted the petition OF Gardner & Co.
for the transfer of their theater license.
Ordinances for the approval of the assessment
rolls and the improvement of Market street and
Frank street were read three times and passed
uuder suspension of the rules. The board then
adjourned to meet next Monday night.