The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-01
THE CITY, COUNCIL.
Routine Proceedings of Last
Nights Session.
THE GREAT NORTHERN DEPOT.
Preparations for the Issue of New
Bonds-Water Service for the
Northern District.

At the regular meeting of the board of alder
men last night the West Seattle Land and I'M
provement Company submitted a communica-
ton to the effect that the Great Northern Rail-
way Company had asked for permission TO use
the waiting rooms OF the ferry for a waiting
room for the railroad until their own are CON-
pleted. They therefore asked the council to
grant the request.
Captain Snyder opposed the granting of the
petition and Mr.. Ingraham's motion to allow the
same occasioned some debate. Mr. Pontius and
Mr. Bogardus expressed themselves as being I'M
willing to place obstacles in the way of
terprise which was of great benefit to the city.
Mr.. Miller supported this view of the matter and
the petition was granted and referred to the
judiciary committee for ordinance.
Joint resolution to improve Frank street in
Pontius addition and fixing the assessment
at $10U9 per front foot, was passed.
The petition OF Anthony Borilla for a rebate
of assessment OF 500 against the property
owned by him, was referred to a special COM
mittee.
Joint resolution for the improvement of
Market street and fixing the assessment at l.35
per front foot, was passed.
Joint resolution to improve a portion OF
Eight street, on the immediate payment plan,
was passed, as were joint resolutions to improve
Day and Chestnut streets.
Ordinance establishing a sewer on Taylor,
Cummings and Florence streets, was referred to
the sewer committee.
Joint resolution, authorizing the employment
Of counsel to prepare data looking toward the
issue OF bonds for funding the city's indebted
ness, was passed.
DR.. Sweeney raised the point that as the pro-
posed amendments were TO be voted on at a
general election the provisions OF the charter
would have to be further amended. For in
stance, twenty-five members of the council
would have to be regularly elected TO the coun-
Gil i'll addition to those provided for in the pro-
posed amendment 10 this section, as the amend
ment would not be in force until after the Off
GERS provided for by the charter had been
elected.
Mr.. Hall replied by saying that the charter
committee had decided that the amendment
would take precedence over the original char
ter.
Or. Sweeney insisted that the officers would
be elected before the amendment went into
effect
House bill granting street railroad franchise
to the Puget sound d Alaska Company was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee, as was also a
bill for the same purpose regarding the Rainier
Power aud Electric Railway Company
House bill TO repair Norman street was re-
ferred to the street committee.
Joint resolution granting liquor licenses was
passed.
The license committee was appointed as
committee of conference on the peddling ordi-
nance
The plat OF Railroad subdivision 10 the city OF
Seattle was referred to the street committee
The finance committee recommended that Guy
c. Phinney be paid 1915 in settlement of claims
by him against the city, and on motion OF Alder
man wilcox the report was adopted.
The fire and water committee recommended
the adoption of Water-works Superintendent
Wald's scheme, recently submitted. TO supplv