The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-08

Is 70 reduce the force 10 seventy. doing aEaT
with TIRE detective fGres-
siyeEy eetafe thea took piacc. during which
Er. Goxden said II there vas no 1fnYTos etteht
be would vote 70 wipe cut TIE foree altogether
and let the 1nErrtseT- Of the fDofsf1t TsT slzzs
aud see II hey cgnsd do better. daughter aud
Sir. Bsxsey introduced the following resoiu-
ton. which was sdoptsd By unanimous vote;
~Kesosso6, That tire police commissioners ~
this city be instructed 10 make official inquiry
into The notorious violations Of the laws and
ordinances foTbsGdirg pT5zefgats nBd gsl1Dd1ng
within the eify 81 Seafte. and more particularly
into the rrfzefght fsas teax p8zce On the night
Of February {. 1-aI. ard which resulted fatally
several members expressed the determination
that If no improvement too< Place they ~oaid
The bill aboIishing the detective force was
passed
GRADE rAxEs.
The house vent into committee OF the whole
10 consider the subject Of grade taxes and their
collection, With Er. Cowdsa in the chair
IT. Ehipiey called up the ordinance introduced
before. He made en- earnest appeal 20 the bo1se 81
pass fks ordinance, locating the collection Ia
the hands OF the treasurer.
Upon re-assembsiug the house passed q joint
resolution. providing that the contract with
Nr. Ronald be coutinued IS To delinquent
taxes ia which suits have already been begun
If thai 4 net done il empowers the corporation
counsel 70 act aud employ assistance for the
TIE ordinance was also passed
TIE BANKERS BILL
The special COMMITTEES reported in favor of In
d0rsing the bankers bill proposed to Re submft-
ted 70 the state legislature legalizing the indebt
edDess Of lie city incurred beyond the j. : per
cent. limit.
The house eoncurred with the aldermen in ap-
pointing the committee OF the house 70 proceed
70 Olympia and urge the legislature to pass the
bill
UNIVERSITY SIZE.
Mr.. BsgIey brought up the matter of the uni
veTsity site, and after relating briefly the cir
cumstsnces, he read the qait-ciaim deed pro-
the site donated by Mr.. A. 4. Denny, comprising
eight and one-third acres. II stipHlates that the
proceeds shall be devoted only TO university
purposes, and that the site to be selected SHAH
be within six miles OF the courthouse Of King
county.
He described the site proposed on the north
side Of LAKE Union as oEe OF the most suitable
that could be selected; and added that II the
legal obstacles could be overcome il would be
altogether an admirable arrangement.
About ii o'clock the ordinance came in from
the other house, and as Representative Aeany
entered with the sergeant-at-ar be was greeted
with cheers. The bin was read aud passed un-
der suspension OF the rules.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
M Muidoon, referring TO the grading of Cali
ifornia street, called attention TO errors in the
description of property TO be condemned; re-
ferred 10 corporation counsel
Fire committee Recommending that 5000
each be spent on two chemical engine houses,
instead Of $1,000, as recommended by the alder
men: this is 70 include cost OF lot. Mr. Hanford
said IL would soon be necessary to have larger
engine houses to accommodate steam engines.
that he agreed with the fire commissioners
that il would be wise TO have very temporary
structure only. He drew up resolution ayI-
thorizing the board Of public works 10 purchase
q lot in Bnrkes second addition for sl,40O; and
il passed
License cosnmittee-Fayoring passage OF ordi.
= shows. ~
Streets-Fay0rably reporting on Miss Minnie
kelleys petition for joint committee to inquire
into her claim for damages adopted; chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Muldoon, Bagiey and Furry.
License eommittee-ln favor Of granting IL
cense TO Charles Bonse. NJ. Lansing. appealed
TO the house TO do Justice TO the applicant Ii
was agreed 10 so far as the hoslse was con-
cerned.
NEW BILLS.
Bill to regulate telephone charges; street
lights.
B: A; bin, 10 define the duties Of health officer;
3. A. bin, to establish grade OF part of Banner
street; passed.
b. A. bill, Tor warrant for $500 for Michalowski:
passed
House bill. TO provide for vacation of Lewis
street, from Yeser; granting licenses to Willis &
Seagraye, Powers Il weleh, Ludwig & Co, F.
Williams, Louis Paoii, gofnayrie & shaw, G.
Bass q CO., Ickemell, Howe. Watkins & Consi-
dine, Barton q neutrality-suspicious. as passed by
the board.
By NJ. Madison-For permission to remove sa-
loon from III Third to South Third and Yesler;
agreed TO.
J. VI. Haines-For correction OF assessment
roll: granted.
A Petition for the planking OF Madison from
Third to Ninth street, which has passed through
the board of works, came back with a report of
the board OF public works that part of the dis
lance had already been planked, and they rec
commend that the remainder should be done
Mr. Bagley moved that il should be done on one
side of the street; agreed to.
Ordinance providing for the payment of s34,-
o76.45 IRON the salary bill was passed Mr. Kit
finger reported that he had thoroughly ex-
amined ii and found il correct: also for 1864
from salary fund for ireboat; also Sc, is727 from
Wall street fund.
Resolution for planking alley between Seneca
and University and First and Second; passed
For sidewalk ON Rainier street; passed