The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-14
CHECKING THE BILLS.
Delegate Bagley Objects to
Some Items of Expense.
OLD IRON GOT FOR A BOILER.
The House OF Delegates Refuses to APP
propriate Money-sander's Rail-
road Franchise Is Signed.


were present Delegates Jones, Lansing, Krug,
Barton, Barnes, Cowden, Davis, Bagley, Willis
Morford and Muldoon, the last named taking
his seat for the first time since his accident al
though still carrying his hand in a sling. The
first business was the reading of the ordinance
granting q franchise TO Fred z. Sander for
street car line on South Third, Main, Sixth
King, Seventh, Mikado, Eighth and Grant to the
city limits. He proposes TO build the line along
side the Grant street bridge.
Mr.. Bagley wanted twenty foot way along
side the bridge to allow room for foot passengers
and it was agreed to by Mr.. Sander.
Mr.. Barnes said he objected to allowing freight
cars to run over city streets for twenty-five
years, but az it was found the traffic was kept
under the control of the city council he let
it pass.
The ordinance was passed and signed by the
president.
communication was received from the
mayor inviting the members of the fire and
water committees of both houses to meet him
this morning at o'clock at his Office in order to
goto Fremont.
Tie appropriation ordinance was called up
and subjected to some criticism.
Mr.. Bagley called attention to the charity
items which amounted to between $500 and $780,
He selected a number of bills sent in by H. W.
Miller d Co., firm run by an alderman, he
said, for groceries supplied on charity orders,
and read them with running comments. An
other outrageous bill, he said was for 81 SIS for
boiler. Mr.. Bagley said he was told that it
had been offered for 500. and he believed those
who sold it to the city paid 81 ton for it az old
iron. 1t had been burned twice, and there was
bill OF sos for repairs. Mr.. Bagley commented
very severely on the recklessness with which
bills were passed.
Mr.. Barnes moved to refer back to the commit
tee.
Mr.. Jones said he believed members of the
council violated their oaths of Office every time
they voted to pay out money the city did not
owe. He thought they would be unmindful of
their duty if they allowed the expenditure to go
on unchecked. Stopping these bills would
work no hardship TO workingmen, and If mer-
chants were unconcerned it would call the at
tention of some of them to the condition of af-
fairs He did not blame the mayor, as the
council had often referred applications for char
ity to him.
Mr.. Bagley said he did not blame the mayor
Mr.. Barton thought they should not send ap-
plicants to the mayor expecting him to dig into
his pockets, and at the same time cut down his
salary.
Mr.. Muldoon explained that the county COM
missioners were willing to meet committee of
the council. Some of the cases were desperate
and the remedy should be immediate
Mr.. Bagley thought they should compare the
bills with some of the estimates made. Unless
the coordinate branch is willing to join this
house in retrenchment he for one would refuse
to pass any appropriation. They were doing an
illegal act in voting to pay out money beyond
the limit of indebtedness.
The motion was agreed to and the bills re-
ferred.
Mr. Bagley ad led that the house had, In
cowardiy manner, put the responsibility for
these charities on the mayor, and his remarks
were not intended to condem him on that score
H. nnp kIAR 49,
be appointed to confer with the county COM
missioners. The chair appointed Barnes Null
doom and Cowden.
Mr.. Barton thought the result would be big
ger bills than those sent in.
Mr.. Muldoon replied that was not the inten-
ton. 1t was not for indiscriminate charity, but
TO prescribe some rule of action.
Mr.. Bagley called attention to bill of $2S 80
for four suits of rubber, boots and hats for men
working in the sewer. The board of public
works is not exercising the care il should and it
was time to call halt
The plan of the offices in the county building
came up for consideration and Mr. Willis, as
Chairman of the committee, said the plan of the
building as drawn by Alderman Wilcox seemed
to be very complete. The only objection was to
the cost, which is estimated at $1,000 he
thought as little expense as possible should be
gone to, as the city will probably put up u new
building soon. He thought from his interviews
with Mr.. Compton that the work could be done
for leIs.
Mr.. Bagley agreed with this He certainly
had no confidence in any estimate made by Mr.
Wilcox, not only because of his cratic course,
but because architects were not to be depended
on as to estimates He hoped the work would
be done quickly, as it was wanted to open
game in the present building and so long as
the city offices were in il, he understood the
game could not start up.
The committee on buildings was instructed
to confer with the aldermen's committee
Delegate Krug addressed the council in favor
OF permission TO use water to sprinkle the street
at the North End with hose, as they could not
get sprinkler out there.
Mr.. Bagley thought they should all use salt
water; the present supply of fresh water would
not hold out.
Mr.. Jones thought the fireboat could pump nm
sufficient bay water.
was saving all he could for domestic uses He
moved that il be referred TO the water COM
mittee.
An application by S. Il. Hanson s. R. Mix. G.
W. flynn, g. W. Huffman, late police officers. to
the city To take their uniforms Oft their hands at
s45 each, was read
Mr.. Bagley objected to the price He thought
sS5 enough, and did not propose TO pay $40 for
commission or stealage.
1t was referred to police committee,
An ordinance was ordered establishing grades
on Lake, Taylor, Light and Banner streets.
The recommendation of the police board that
the Telegraph signal system be adopted was re.
ierred to the appropriate committee
Mr.. Frank Doran addressed the house in SIM
port OF his petition Tor relief from the slide on