The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mayor and Board of Public Works
Look After the Poor.

Last night the house of delegates met, there
being present Messts. Willis, Hart, Muldoon,
Morford, shipley, Barton, Hsnford, Barnes,
Krug. Davis, Furry ana Bagley. Work was
pished through at great rate
The most striking feature of the evenings
labors was in devolsing the relief work of the
city on the mayor and the board of public
works and the adoption of report favoring
the placing on the harbor of s., 900 buoy.
c. b. Bagley was elected chairman pro TEN. in
the absence OF President Jones. On taking the
chair Mr.. Bagey said: Gentlemen, you will
have to bear with me. Us this is out OF my line.
A communication was received from the board
OF public works, calling attention 10 the desir
ability of purchasing triangular lot at the june
ton Diyis and Madison streets for 81 $50 Il
is claimed that this piece OF ground must De pur-
chased before the street can be finished and ae-
cepted. 1t is urged that about $50 900 must re-
main uDcollected as long as Division street re-
mains uneompleted. The whole matter was re-
ferred to the corporation counsel Tor express
sion OF opinion.
House of delegates bill No. 206 on third reading
was objected to by Mr. MuIdoon ana Mr.. Bag
ley. Several of the members of the house OBJ
jected 10 the payment of the charity bills of the
late mayor, amounting 70 $50, contained in the
ordinance, because at the last session of the
house certain information was asked for AMI
WAS not at hand. After some discussion the
bill was passed.
Delegate Hanford made a report as chairman
OF the harbor committee, recommending the ad-
visibility of placing in the harbor buoy TO cost
not over $500 to aid III providing Tor the safety
OF Incoming ships. The report was adopted.
MI Haniord stated that the necessary material
could be procured cheaply from san Francisco.
In the matter of the claim OF Police Captain
Kent. the whole question was referred back 20
the police commissioners, with the request TO
settle the matter and report their conclusions TO
the house.
A committee report adverse to the appoint
ment OF q waste-water inspector at a salary of
1885, per day was adopted.
Mr.. Bagley offered "a concurrent resolution
which provided that the relief work of the city
SHOULD devove upon the board of public works
The matter discussed at length ana an
amendment which provided that the relief work
should be done by the mayor and the board OF
public works was adopted.
Board of aldermen bill No. 50, for the plank
ing of Lake and Ewing avenues, in Fremont,
was passed.
Board OF aldermen bill No. 34s, which author
ICES the drawing of warrant in favor OF Henry
L. Yesler for sl25,000 as part payment OF the
amount due him for the condemnation of prop
erty facing on Front street square, less the
amount due by him on grade taxes, was passed.
Board OF aldermen bill No. 81, for the plank
ing of the space between the tracks of the Lake
Union line between Ninth and Howell
streets. along Howell across to Depot street, and
on Albert street TO Sixth, at cost of about $500,
was passed.
Board OF aldermen bill No. so. for the plank
ing Of the south half of Jackson, from Wilfred
to Rainier streets, was passed.
The house then adjourned until Monday
night