The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-01
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ADJUSTING OLD GRADE TAXES.
several 0rasnaness Taken Under Con-
-settlias the Aain
street TroubIs.

HuIHm0U IHuI B00Y meek.
ashess discussion the matter We dropped
-. p p Jackson presented petition ssxins
IT. commiftee g appointed % inquire in'o
NJ queenon o III ssseMen's loI ss1re' IN
H0vemenn ne = wlhins 20 pay whenever
81 spprnsemen. en- p ssIeSo upon, me CON- ON
- aefeea uPOn - . Aessls Hali /. on
ma nnyoer. M Han Ien..Aeo .nas = -
10y important quession, ena tne resui. Mo ~,
s4er g g piunxe tae c,sy mo sIea1si ual'cul-
= g 81 y ous q me o11neuisy y "ss IN
roIIC8 nArTEES
- r.,efcr a ,rronsider the notice force ordi-
{ $3.50 fyo n, carne IN and the question Was
~ fhe nation vas carried by 4 to g.
4 n, envae, asked II that constituted three
afths
sfJsS $50, cuotef, tfe charter and rules Of the
$500 g shosr t1.t : msioritv was sufIicient. and
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~, Frr.,ri,,. ynnx<d "a synerd thu ordfuanea
- - & sfrIre o,,t the section plscins : special
sl1l.sv ur6ey direction of tha chief
~ n, wfIcnr,s motion the nurnher was
$500 a . irstesss - a. After somc t,iscussion
~ vvtehd,er that motion snd subssftutcd sne
srsfnein~ 8 eoneur IN the amendment: that
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isrd 49, - - 8 :.
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q cns,c,,,v.,,t r..snl,,tior ~ss n.sse, .uthovfz.
- ~ hossd - pnl,Iic rory. 4, call for bids tor
1rsa,n~ ~ r,fv ryisoncrx-
--.....~ - $1,000.
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- .svsSsr~ - ire sneseer,s,,t ~ tro AIT.
49, Ievrrer. = drnvv m serie. 81 orffnancex
I. srcc ,hirh the Iornc;i car act n "a. MOTTO
sa.ss.s th.t IA ~sfv -. h.sing eorfinuaIIr A..
1900 Is she cc,,rts Anv rood iawve, ear for
ss6 rrocr ever an. ont Tge rro,,osad - win,
ouf ne Whole set q ordiuances Is they stood.
e y.seat cost .o,efhi,,, h,1f mt cayv a. rnuch
- ~ citv wonld have IL nav n the ,ressrs or
dinsnocs wero continued.
~ 1s,,,c, ia ~ shop,a o,.ros. 49, .,,rn
1Asr. the ,,srs ,.,-vers shsx IA sha 800
1s,6dIe they won would ret into. They wo,,,d hsvs
Z erret he biIi and long and comn,icatcd laws
f~h nc = -. l.~~.r. s.o,,d ir :, ,.; : 8,
~ eourfs He had fonnd that men With h.v.
I'D IN their hair made the best laws
~. Wilcox said they already had three law
yefB employed, and Il was the duty OF the cor
poration counsel, imposed by the charter, to
dTaft al ordinances. This was legislative
body. and they were competent to put into laws
what legislation they needed lie suggested
That cacn OF the committees deal with the de-
foctfve ordinances which related to their espe-
eiai functions.
NJ. Hall said that was an excellent sugges-
Non.
The finance committees report was adopted,
Recommending that the CITY clerk he authorized
to prepare the ordinances for submission 10 the
ely council, and joint resolution passed
AcExsING ADJUSTMENTS.
The bill regulating places Of amusement was
taken up and read. An amendment was sub
l1fttRd by the corporation counsel providing
nwniuet the c,nniovment Of vomen ~ solicif
purchase Of LIQUORS.
M Wilcox proposed to amend 50 As to forbid
granting licenses 10 any place run in connection
with gambling hell or any other unlawful oc-
cupation. He objected 70 licensing = place
@roush which people could pass into gam
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.-ssssSs =. 80. e "a. "os a'censeu "
ssSs $3.50 $3.50 80 - - We S.
Aa,s s.s ~s1asns va nos ssconueo sno tne
- "
o1AiiSo AAeAs.
~. kofn introduced IN ordinance providing
Tor the regulation Of hacks carriages, etc. II
seemed to be very thorough and complete.
MT wilcox remarked that there seemed to b
sevcfM different subjects In the ordinance. Ii
provided not only tho regulation Of hacks but
sne wearing OF badge by drivers
MI korn defended the provision ~ necessary.
-. sts snc sVnsuuIe VI la'es wnicn are
49, - soI sinsc inles =, snort Instances,
-. u,.rs,,,s ... -. i'a.ss ~ u ~ ume
~ : Ion.lus sgreed with MI. wilcox that there
- '.sl =, 10 Delns thrown OUT OF court - hay
r. ..s.s s. s.'"A o"e oolec'-
LIGHTING ruMP-HousE.
proposition was received from Albert BRYAN
. furnish . dynamo and electric plant TO light
~, pump nouse - lake Masning1on al cost OF
v.;ss.. 3ssu " ''i' i'ie anu "a'er COM
~ es ,.,
80. sApa.insu .nss snere was great
~...s.s. snS pu'nPnoase On aecouht oil the
~ 49, - " ISL - 'uo paoPosiaon 70 ileht
- = N was accepted !. would cost only
sS Aosn' ''e eos' NO" - 70 month.
MAIN STREET wIpESISG.
The special committee reported that IL Womb
b. impracticable to open the north ana sonth
streets near Main. where the trouble has arisen.
- 1t would cost about s25oo0. The COMMITTEES
recommend that Main street be- opened forty
feet In width from Rainier TO Market, and that
property on the north side would be least ex.
pensive 70 condemn. II suggests taking thirty
feet from that side through the Kaufman and
Holmes additions. and sn amount suf.icicn: on
the south side Of Main, through Durke's second.
10 make the street thirty feet wide. The report
was adopted.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
An orsifoapcs xr.. ,..s.., s,,.na~,.s,,r ~. ..
eonn ntrnier y, c,n,,,sy ,nv,,v s.,,,. 80 ~.
10 co,lec, the rolI t.y MIR eo,n,.ar..,so.. -
S1sm
An ordinance MA. c..sea .r,ho-,,,,r a..
comntro,ler ,reasn,r, IA c1,y .,srt - , sAe
tate scrip SO as 70 nav ali isv iahorers in cs.h
An ordinance was also pssscd for the n.vm.nt
Of balis1s OF police court. witness fees. etc
Deeis-
The sanction OF the Womens Christian Tenn
rerence Union 20 the yacating OF the alley or
block on Madison and Ninth was received. This
- tne ms''e' te'effeu 70 rehefsi Aeseaiie TO put
into ssen shape Is 70 project the city from any
Wtufe scaoh ios damages. The ordinance was