The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19

during the psss tw0 months. and rsPorsed thHt
IL proposed 10 make an appropriation oTalnsnee
yhseh ,h,srs r..,s he changed for xsx months. bat
| thatanr extraordinary expense Shall o< prosiosa
tv s~-eriai ar-s-pursarson Al salaries s1oUa1 =
I fr,esr.aea In one sznozus for each department.
hsst kept separate trpsn the genera expenses.
Tbe orsssnsnre nexsns vita Jzly ], and Limits
| the am INT fox each department oe Reuse
/ went into committee Of TIE whose with M.
| Lansing In fhe chair. T1e ordinances w1s thea
| read By sectors
| ur Barton asks IL charter salaries couid oe
| reduced By ordinance
Mr. Lansing replied no. but tire mayor. Whose
salary wss the fsrst 70 BE considered, lad con-
sented 20 reductioa Of lis salary.
Mr shtpIey said the committee recognized
tbs. tie council bad 70 power TO reduce salaries,
/ and bad, therefore, asked consent Al but
three Of the charter officials consented; al those
/ cesclsls whoss salaries we're sxe1 By the o-1i-
6insnce agreed except one No salary wiz BE
reduced against the Cheers viii. bat TIE re-
| dnced salary viii apply 70 his socoessor. Tie
saving would sraoErf 20 abou: $40. oo year
Mr.. Willis protested against sny reduction
the cut VIII fail most heavily upoa those Who
can least sfoTd * Tie total amount could De
nsxds Up in one month IL the city did not REUSE
70 take wha; al other cities accept
NJ Bzgley said the council proposed % IN
crease ths license 70 si40oo. aid NJ. Willis oo-
jected-
.sYes," he replied. s.thst is too MICH for ore
man; want 20 extend tae lsa5ts."
gr Barton thought thai IL the hiza priced Of
fciais wanted 20 submit 10 9 reduction they
coEsd donate tie diEsTeacs 70 the city. Tie
fac. is sha. the cat would tall on those who
could least AFFORD l.
TIE vote Was then taken % reduce TIE mayors
salary 70 500. and carried
s,sre Stser rak
NJ Kis.snger objected 70 any reduction of the
first 6eyufy's s2lzry. Z was very responsible
position. Mr. Barnes agreed, and said TIE pre-
cent incumbent Mr.. J. J. Knot, was one OF tie
hardest worked Eaen in the city government.
Mr. Jones said Il each point was 20 t.e debated
Ike tbs the ordinance could never 60 through
Inc committee had worked hard for several
months on the schedule. and be hoped no OBJ
jectious would oe made: there rsuss DC spirit
OF concession The proposed reductions were
not made By the committee willingly.
Mr. Barton was II iAyor oil both salaries being
allowed 70 remain.
Mr.. Bsgley WIS willing TO consent 20 an in
crease Of Is, and thss was agreed 20. The other
items we're passed without much debate
Superintendent Chalk addressed the commit
Tee against any reduction in the force Of the
water department lie declared statement
which was current n the absence o. one OF
his assistants as utterly false. At the time when
be was said 20 DC absent from the pumping s.a-
ton az Lake Washington he was busy fitting Up
the extra pump =; toe 8-osdway station.
Hr. Barnes. on behalf OF she committee, said il
was thsss opinion iha; the superintendent
could very well attend 10 those duties now de-
voiving upon the chief engineer. They under
stood me engineers were competent men
2r. Bzziey sald be did net know the pres
eat chief engineer, but Il he were the best man,
there was nothing 70 rreveat MS icing retained
NJ. Willis asked e they could not rely upon
the judgment OF q superintendent whose reputa-
ton ss an engineer was second 20 none Here
were men from lawyers Offices, from bankers
couaters and from drug stores setting them
selves up &c judges ILaugh;eTl
M. Hsnforc asked why they were there. II
council consisting Of men representing al inter
ests was not wanted why no; appoint officials
and let them r1su the city
9r histsnger quoted from the charter TO show
that the superintendent was charged with the
duty o. collecting water rents. Thsi, however,
was not the point just then He moved 10 in
crease the appropriation sl25 month for chief
engineer.
II was lost By large majority.
The committee arose and asked lesve 70 sit
again.
Application was made by the W. C. 7. Z. for
permission 70 sell refreshments on July in aid
OF the fountain fund; granted.
an amended ordinance covering J. X. Ed
misfon's franchise was passed.
lawyer Glasgow appeared on behalf of TIE
saloon keepers OF Fremont and made an ad-
dress 10 the house in support OF q petition
against refusing the licenses asked for The
matter Was referred 10 the license committee
Plat OF Johns addition was submitted; street
committee
Communication from aldermen announcing
committee Of two the remaining O. streets
Mr. Muldoon said some of the old committee
had been working on the matter, and the chair
renamed Delegates Barnes, Bagley and Muldoon
20 act
A communication was received from GUY C.
Phiuney suggesting that the city council. pro-
vided II was not s'altrd riTes, should refuse 10
accept any plat unless the owner OF property so
plated deducted certain per cent, say ) 70
10 per cent, for breathing spots" or little
parks Ii was referred 20 the appropriate CON-
mittee.
The water committee recommended adoption
of superintendent Chsik's report, as to the de-
STABILITY Of increased pumping facilities.
PETITIONS
E. Miller for remission Of taxes, for reasons
given; granted
J. S. Msggs for remission Of taxes. as he had
by mistake paid on another lot; judiciary com
mttee
Licenses we're approved for W. spielman. D.
X. Howard, T. J. Powers. Otto I5ebrnsnn. Angul
Dittnoek, W. Sutherland and Nick Michaely.