The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Mayors Veto Of Blaine Ordi-
nance to Be Considered.
BONDS FOR STREET GRADING.
1iaai Passags Of the Deiinqusnt Grada
Tax Ordinanee-A Bill 70 Regulate
Peddllng.

eitef reading the mayors veto of the Blaine
scrip ordina delayed action until next week.
III ofoer 70 give time tor consideration. II was
courteous act, whatever the result may be- An
ordinance was introduced for the suppression Of
pcodiers, but II was found to affect farmers
bringing In produce and was amended Judge
jacobs submitted his irst ordinance under the
section OF the charter allowing payment for
special street work by bonds running over ten
years. The grade tau bill was finally passed
The board will meet again tonight.
The mayors veto Of the Blaine ordinance was
!ee0. ana MI. Pontius moved that il be referred
20 the judiciary committee. He would be in
favor OF the passage Of such bill If It were
iesai. There was very grave objection raised
20 u and he thought the board should consider
IL Alter careful examination they could re-
port upon IT,
Judge Jacobs, who was present on other bust
ness. said the mayor never consulted him - to
any iegal points that might be- raised. That
placed him in delicate position. II he should
Eave an opinion i might place him in opposition
stopped him from giving any opinion now. He
maoe these remarks in case the committee
snouid, as usual, consider It their duty to con-
The bill went over until next meeting under
the rules
PAYxEHr BY BOND.
Judge Jacobs submitted the 6rst ordinance
under the provisions Of the charter, for payment
|
that two ordinances were necessary in every
SUCH case. He had given considerable attention
70 the matter as this was to be the precedent,
things that ought to 20 into hc
ne desired that extreme caution should be exer-
cised, and he. therefore, at considerable length
vent INTO detail - to the routine prescribed BY
Considerable discussion took place as to the
method OF making assessment districts 90 that
districts should Be equita6iy divided, 20 that s
long street. running from the water front to
Lake Washington should not all be assessed ct
Nj. Pontius moved to place on hnal passage
Mr. Wilcox objected to rushing the bill
through. This was q very important bill; he
through the same hight He Knew N p pei,. I
had been drawn up against this grading
went over till next meeting. The points
lNrELLIGENcER
The bill a. to the collection of grade taxes by
the treasurer was brought up on motion to re-
Nj. Pontius raised the same objection a. be-
lore that tho custom has been followed by
previous collectors Of taking installments.
Mr.; Wilcox said he was opposed to the bill;
the charter provided how these taxes should be
..Let me tell Brother wilcox" said Mr.. Snyder.
This refers to old assessments" fLaughterl
-. The bill viii do no harm Il 1t does no good"
Tax levy Of 1917 mills was recommended BY
the comptroller Tor grading and sidewalking
Hyde street from Madison to Willow. The
entire cost ts &S,6S5.59. Ordinance making the
The levy for Twelfth street, from Broadway to
Madison, was placed at sou mills: the total cost
FAX levy for south Eighth street Viz nom sY esor
avenue to McArdie, was put at 235 mills, on .
cost OF &c. ~; ordinance passed.
Eleventh, West, Wall, Rainier, South Four.
teenth, Republican. Twelfth, Rochester avenue,
Mitchell, Barclay, HYDE John, Howell, August,
Ninth ana Jones streets: referred to street com
J. Van Loon petitioned for . duplicate war
rant for 81 lost; judiciary committee.
Lawyer Peterson, on behalf OF Toby & Ben
nettt. oil peddlers, appealed against increase of
Cyrus Walker and others petitioned against
assessment on South Eleventh street. no i'm
provement having been made Is far south q
c. w. Bowers-For reduction of tax for grade
tax; judiciary committee.
Applications for licenses from ANGEL & Dit
rock and Forttouis q Co.: judiciary committee
H. L. Jacobson-For transfer of license from
South Seventh to 307 Jackson street.
Mr.. l. c. Gilman addressed the board in favor
1t was amended and laid over
VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
President Hall called attention to the neces-
sity of having an assessment roll of property
subject to taxation prepared. He thought 1t
would be good plan to authorize the comptrol-
Ter to arrange with the county assessor to have
the county rolls transcribed.
1t was resolved that the judiciary committee
prepare an ordinance to that effect.
AGAINST PEppLERs.
An ordinance was introduced BY Alderman
Miller providing that no stalls, wagons or has
kets for peddling should be allowed within GER
tain circumscribed limits under penalty of 81
TO $50. The limits are Weller, South Fourth,
Third and Pine.
CHINESE LAUNDRIEs.
Wan Lee for permission to open laundry ct sol
Main street; health and police.
SergcantatArms Kelley reported that ten
Cinnamon had been caught smoking opium that
night from the building from which that appli-
cation came.
Altogether there were seven applications for
such privileges; they were all referred to the
committee on health and police.
COMMITTEE REPoRrs
Against granting increase OF laborers pay 1clx
cents q day Is recommended by the house Of
delegates.
Granting Mrs. wagner's petition for reduction
Of assessment.
Granting A. A. Dennys Petition for vacating
alley on Spring street.
Granting Mrs. s. wegener's petition for correc-
ton of error in assessment.
Granting Alex Duncan's petition for correc