The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
s.l.ries Voted to the Employees
in Good Time.
I. PATRIOTIC APPROPRIATION
- houses Agree Upon Committee
!. Arrange for Their Quarters ~
the New City Hall.

s -. ,,,v .bsensees from the meeting OF the
s - - aldermen last night were WILCOX, Boz
-. snd Iugrsham- The session was very
ssss md was held mainly for the purpose OF
.s,rg an ordinance making appropriation
80, FRAT city officials and street 1aborers
=. - keir money today aud celebrate the
So,,rth Of July With more convenience
~, cotton Of Mr.. snyder bill No. III, provid-
-, sor rpuropriations rom several funds 70 pay
-, astrIsi salaries, was passed under suspen-
s,en a The rules. The total amount sppro-
rr;ated Is $3s0ga5a IL Is divided as iollo"s:
49, trnd 81, s39s 81; general fund, s2,050.s0;
pivisioa street inno' S0'Szs.oS' Joy anu oAaeA
.s,.et fund, s71350
- 49, hat the city Offices are shortly to Be
- 70 the old courthouse building wss
1880 ~ the attention OF the board, and as it
- surresssd that the board of public works
..s.hf hsys . scheme on foot to usurp all the
- MONS in the old building. Mr.. snyder
-,o~ea that q committee of three from the al
Ss,r,en be appointed to act in conjunction with
. IKE committee from the house OF delegates,
And - that proper quarters were secured Tor
- eisv clerk and both houses Of the municipal
legislature. The notion prevailed, and Messrs
eveeuey. Snyder and Pontius were named.
Ap5licaticn Of street spriukliug Company for
,.duc:ion OF license. referred to committee on
ucenses, q were also number of applications
Tor liquor licenses.
recess of ten minutes. TO allow the house of
6eIerafes 10 act on the appropriation ordinance,
No. ri, was taken and the bill returned APP
proved
Al ordinance from the house of delegates ap-
propriatinS $500 for the entertainment of dis
rinruished guests during the Fourth of July
eslsrrstion was hsnded in by messenger as
approved by that body. On motion the ordi-
nsaee uas approved.
On motion the board adjourned 10 go into
Joint session with the delegates snd to meet
next Monday evening at the new city hall
tbs house Of delegates was called TO g special
nsssisr last zht by the mayor In order to pass
As appropriation SO that the employees of the
els coulc get their money before the Fourth.
]: VISA nssriy SIS before quorum was secured,
he members attending being Cowdel, Barton,
pssis. Willis. Iorfors, shipley, Furry, Jones.
Krnz and Lansing.
Altar elee.ing Mr.. shipley to tina chair. for the
tins. The hoase proceeded promptly 20 pass the
ordirsnts az slreacy passed by the aldermen.
The ord.nsncs spprupriating 500 for the
sahrtAi5ment Of Waiting city officials was then
rssc NJ. Baetoa moved to put on dEsl pas
asa H. k,.S asked what the monss was for
bsisrs Re vnlsd
Nr Wills said the officials OF the city OF Sc
afss asa bsen Invited to other cities, especially
70 Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminster
YAsy bad been remarkably well treated and IN
yetrrs Ter that gfes: courtesy Il had bssn
snsaght that this city should invite those offc-
iss eers and treat them the same way. He
hoped there would not be q dissenting vote.
Mayor White said the committee of arrange
meats had turned over the matter of entertain
Ing official visitors from other cities. The COM
nit:ee had raised considerable money and he
thought the city council might undertake this
part OF the entertainment
Mr.. Lansing said he had just returned from
Victoria, where he had met Mayor Grant and
Tie kind expressions he used toward Seattle
we're most gratifying. The cordially felt for
Ibis city over there was remarkable. He had
also been to Vancouver, where the Inequalities
10 visitors had been royal They were not
allowed to pay hotel bill or anything but
strictly personal expenses. He earnestly adj
vccated not only al appropriation, but that
Il be done in a generous spirit The bin was
passed, Cowden voting no.
The chair appointed Cowden, Willis and
shipley TO act with a committee of aldermen TO
arrange for Offices In the county buildings
A motion was put to adjourn 70 new quarters
r the county buildings.
Both houses win meet on Monday night