The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-12
BOARD OF ALpEKMES.
New Bill for wharfage Rates-Jame
Street Line Amendment.


Street Line Amendment.
At the meeting last evening of the board of
aldermen there were present Messrs. Hall, Mil
Ter, Bogardus, Pontius and Ingraham.
The petition of the James Street Construction
Company for amendment to the ordinance
granting the franchise, so as to enable the COM
pany to place the poles on the sides OF the street
instead OF the center, was, with the anendatory
ordinance, referred To the judiciary committee.
When Broadway street was opened it was run
through triangular piece Of property near the
Minor water tank. The city at this time agreed
that when il owned its own water-works the
two pieces OF land on each side of the triangle
would be decided 70 A. A. Denny and DR.. I. I.
Minor Attorney George Hyde Preston, for the
interested parties requested that this transfer
be now made by the city according to agree
ment. The matter was referred to the Judiciary
committee.
communication was received from the
auditing committee rejecting the claim OF T. +.
Townsley of s1SL60 for overtime worked. The
action of the committee was sustained.
George W. Williams applied for the position
Of janitor. The application was placed on file.
The engineers in the fire department COM
planned that their salaries as contemplated in
the retrenehraent ordinance were not coInmen-
surate with their duties The matter was post
poned to be taken up with the ordinance.
A communication was received from the fish
market men, asking that license of $40 be
charged to fish peddlers: referred to the license
committee
The petition of property owners on Beacon
hill for the improvement of Fourteenth street
was referred to the board OF public works for
immediate action.
NJ. C. soule submitted statement showing
that he had 81 ,S21.55 worth of Twelfth street
improvement warrants, and that il had been de-
cided by the supreme court that these warrants
No hf fOI tod IIa sbara 10 cd
that the city draw warrants on the general fund
for those now held by him. Referred to tho
joint judiciary committee.
The petition of property-owners for the i'm
proyement of Mary street was referred to the
street committee to act with like committee
from the house of delegates.
Property owners on Eleventh street petitioned
to grade said street at their own expense; the
petition was granted and referred to the judic-
larry committee for ordinance.
The recommendation OF the board of public
works that authority be given TO change the
poles on James street, was referred to the judic-
iary committee.
the appointment of committee to investigate
the purchase of the boiler for the Broadway sta
ton was granted, and the chair appointed DIR.
Sweeney.
The special ordinance appropriating 81, 2o37. 60
TO pay audited bills, was referred to the finance
The ordinance granting to the James Street
Construction Company the right to build tracks
according to the bid accepted at the last meet
ing was referred TO the judiciary committee.
The business now before the board was the in
trenchment ordinance and Miller suggested that
action be postponed until full membership
was present. the suggestion was adopted
Pontius submitted an ordinance fixing the
rates OF wharfage on wharves and slips owned
by the city, and repeating prior ordinances
The ordinance is the same as the old one except
that the rate for brick is changed from Is cents
to D cents per 1000. Bogardus thought this was
small sum but the ordinance was passed unan-
imousiy.
Liquor licenses were granted to George K
Beedee, A. Satori, II. T. Schmidt, o. p Dahl
quisf, Thompson & Smith, Scrivner & Dalton
John Ferbugge, I. ]. Armstrong Gunbert ana
Drum, :. Linstrom, A. T. Funev. f. III. Fisher
ard W. T. Curry, and the board adj ourned until
this evening