The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Revising the Water Rates-Less Police
Wanted.


Wanted.
The board of aldermen, at its meeting
last evening. after making several unin-
portant changes, adopted the report of the
committee on the rules and regulations of
the city water-works and the rnonthly
water rates, established by the board Of
public works. and heretofore published in
full in the PosT-INTELLIGENcER, the special
order OF business of the meeting. Follow
ing are the changes that were made by the
committee in the rules and rates:
Section was changed to read as fol-
Sec: .. Permits for sidewalk sprinklers, pri-
cts or bath tubs will be granted only to parties
paying not less than the minimum rate.
Section IL, which forbade the use of the
hose for street sprinkling, was stricken out.
In section IL the hours for the use of
water for irrigating purposes was changed
monthly rates for butcher shops and fish
markets was raised from $3.50 to So; for
Chinese wash-houscs from $40 to $40; for
printing Offices maximum rate of So was
added for restaurants and coffee houses
and saloons the minimum rate was raised
to IS; for steam engines the rate was fixed
at a. 30 cents for each horsepower above ten
horsepower During the progress OF the
reading Of the report. the board of alder
men made the following changes:
In section Is of the rules, the rate for
making connections with the main was re-
duced from So to S.; the monthly family
rate was fixed at 81 for eight persons, in
stead of six persons; the minimum rate
public pan or plunger water closet, re-
duced from 81 to IS cents. There was
motion to substitute the word ''horsen for
stall" in the stable rates. which was lost
after considerable discussion.
THE POLICE FORCE.
Alderman Korn introduced concurrent
resolution requesting the police commits
sion to reduce the police force to fifty
tpatrolmen, three lieutenants, three cap
tains and one chief, winch was referred to
the committee on health and police.
BILL BOARDS.
Alderman Miller introduced Joint reso-
luton forbidding the erection of bill and
bulletin boards within the fire limits and
authorizing the superintendent of build
ings to remove all such boards, shanties
and booths standing within the limits.
Alderman Snyder thought bulletin boards
with proper restrictions were a public
necessity. The manager of the Seattle Bill
Posting Company was present and ex-
planned that the booth at the city slips had
been constructed with the consent of the
board of public works and that the COM
pany's bill boards had been erected under
contract with the owner of the premises.
Mr.. Korn thought the resolution too
sweeping and moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the committee on public buildings
and grounds, with instructions to report
at the next meeting, which prevailed, after
. warm discussion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Rainier avenue railway franchise
was read and referred to the judiciary
committee. 1t was moved by Alderman
Korn that the company be required to
furnish a copy of the ordinance to each
member of the city council.
Alderman korn moved to request the
board of public works to compel the james
Street Cable Railroad Company to comply
with the terms of the franchise and plank
the street between the tracks.
The ordinance appropriating $23.659 to
pay audited bills was placed on its final
reading and passed.
The committee on sewers reported in
favor of granting the petition of John p.
Fay ct al. for construction Of sewer on
Madison street, near Fourteenth.