The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-14
THE SUBURBAN CITY.
Billiards. New Council Goes Into
Office.
BARBER GALE is AMBITIOUS.
Applications for the Various Municipal
offices-EIectric Lights and
Rapid Transit.

The old council went out OF Office last night
when they reassembied the minutes were read
an1 an ordinance introduced establishing saloon
limits They are: Main street on the east south
slce OF broadway on the north Fourth avenue
on the west, north side of shiIshole avenue on
tne south The members then vacated their
seats, which were taken by the new men The
first proceedings were drawing lots for long and
snort term Matthew Dow and David Meyay
ur0 me long term, two years, and Paul Hop
Glns, }. j. Holland and William Kilworth the
snort term, one year. The city clerk then read
the address OF Mayor T. W. Lake 1t referred to
the progress OF the town during the past year,
ana warned the council that part of the town
was likely 10 be taken in by Seattle. The town
had advanced from the fourth class 10 the third,
winch would enable them TO still further extend
their limits and extend the taxable area OF the
town. He recommended attention to lighting
streets, sewerage and fire protection. He con-
eilaed by promising TO preside with fairness.
The clerk read applications for various Offices
ror city clerk, Alfred White, II. = Pells, chas.
rHaaneld; Tor marshal, H. McCurry, James Me
kittriek; night Waterman. John Mcdonald. NJ
steers, II. b. Pegg, Charles Mann; police JUS
tice, :. E. Pells
An application was made for the Office of de-
tecflye by w. :. Gale, the eolorcd barber who
ran for mayor. The council tried 10 preserve its
dignity during the reading of his application.
put as 1t proceeded they burst into roars of
laughter.
Among other evidences of his fitness, he re-
lates the following:
I'm fetching criminals from difference states
ana 70 goe out of United States must have a
little Experience in try 10 fetch prisoners out of
Mexico Iou must have some experience OF that
KIND OF work and so you must understand some
spanish little II you don't you will get left, in
that country, bein in that country and have
got acquainted with some OF the Spanish officers
iots OF murders and theaves break for that line
10 get out of America.
I'm candiago have court to men in salt to
murder the town was full of sneak theaves-'
All applications were referred TO committee
OF the whole.
Three men entered o. w Iinds clothing store
yesterday, and while two engaged his attention
the other purloiDed four pairs of pants Mr..
idhd happened TO turn around and detected
nlnl He was arrested and taken before Justice
EMERSON where he gave the name of Williams,
ana said he was from san Francisco. He was
sentenced 70 thirty days.
Postmaster A. G. Thompson SAYS ARRANGEMENTS
are being made by the postoffice officials 10 have
TOUR mails daily between Ballard and Seattle in
stead OF one as at present. This will be great
convenience 70 the business men OF both places,
as II Will enable them TO mail letter to Seattle
or Ballard and receive reply in one day. II
axes TWO days now, and unless mailed ut GER
taln hours, three days.
The piiing for the bridge of the Seattle & Mon
tana railway across salmon bay is finished. The
sirlngers are laid half way across. and in short
time the bridge will be ready for the rails.
The electric lights along the North End &
West street Electric railway from Boulevard TO
the bridge near Ballard present picturesque
appearance at Dight. As soon as the lights ar
riye the company will continue them up to Bal
Lard avenue. The electric road gives the travel
Ing public much better satisfaction since the
company began using their own power
The public are still in darkness to whether
the city OF Seattle can extend her limits TO
include half the limits of Ballard. The officials
OF Ballard claim the election for the extension OF
Its limits was legally held, that copy of the
boundaries was legally filed with the county au-
ditor and also with the state auditor, and there
fore seattle cannot extend her limits to take in
part OF Billiards.. II Seattle can legally take in
the part OF Ballard which is advertised to be
voted for on the 18th inst, il will leave
small triangular area to form the corporate linn
its of the town of Ballard. Ii will be impossible
Tor this small section TO bear the burden of ex-
penses required to carry on municipal form OF
government.