The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Delay Asked on Hose Ouestion--War
rant for EIreboat-Other Matters.


The board of public works received tele-
gram yesterday from T. B. McElroy, agent of the
Paragon fire hose, requesting postponement of
action on the question until his arrival Mon
day The telegram was in answer to one sent
to New York by the board, announcing that it
would not pay over 90 cents. The matter was
deferred until the time requested
The bill OF the contractors for the fireboat was
submitted, and the balance due, sl4,64s.26, was
approved and ordered paid
Complaint was made by the Seattle Dry Dock
Company that cars OF the Seattle Terminal Rail-
way d Electric Company blocked the street at
Charles street and Railroad avenue at night,
and in case OF fire shut of all access TO their
plant, so that the iife department would be I'M
able 70 reach ii. Instructions were issued to
the chief OF police to order the crossing kept
clear.
Payrolls of the several departments for De-
cember were submitted and accepted. The
street department employed, during the month";
los men, who worked total of 2I2s DAYS The
payroll amounted TO si,441.50. The hire OF teams
IN the department for city work amounted TO
The payroll of the city engineers Office was
xl,6s6.5o, aud that of the Superintendent of
buildings. wharyes and bridges s361
Branagan X CO., the division street contrac-
tors, asked for payment OF 5000 feet of lumber.
OF So per thousand, delivered on that street: ne.
ferred TO the city engineer
The petitions tor the pianking of the alley be-
tween Seneca aud University street,. and for
lowering the grade OF John street. between
Birch and Willow streets.
:, IN reply e the notice Of the board, issued to
the Northern Pacific railway, requesting the com
pany 70 remove their cars now obstructing West
street between Yesler avenue aud Columbia
street, the railroad announced that Post street
was not city street, and that the company was
contesting that point in court The secretary
was instructed TO notify the railroad that West
street was the thoroughfare alluded to and not
The application of A. L. Fish for payment NJ
the pumps furnished for the freboat was
granted and payment recommended
street commissioner Alexander notified the
BOARD that the space between the tracks of the
Seattle Electric Railway and Power Co,nnany
between James and Madison streets was in had
e. .h ana should be replanked- Several
other localities were also complained of He
was notified to file list of such places as re
quired repairs. -
Superintendent Chalk, of the water works.
recommended the granting of Senator Sources
peuton Tor water on Sixth street. between
MAIN sno seneca, and Tor a fire hydrant at Sixth
anu Main streets In regard to the Home
Electric Coinpany's petition for six-ineh main
ON sixth street, between Main and Olive. the
superintendent advised that IL was not practjca
o,e, ana recommended that the main be laid
the superintendent 10 act
The complaint of Mr.. Nadeau that ashes
a q, az IN the alley from the city pumphouse
AZ broadwav and Fir streets were nuisance
and requesting that il be abated was referred ~
tne superintendent OF water-works
The request of the courthouse contractor for
water connections for that building was granted
IN regard 70 the ear fare of employees of the
engineers department, the secretary was in
structed by the board 10 recommend 10 the
comptroller their payment, as the hoard
deemed II not only just but economical To the
eitys interest when they had long distances
10 GO.
Payment was ordered 70 w H. Talbott and
cyrus Walker OF $50 for use of their lot for the
storage ofwater nipe vac
Messrs John B. Fay, Judge stratton and Jul.
fns keddlesheimer peiitioned for an eyransio,,
OF the water main on Madison from Eleventh To
Fourteenth street. II was referred TO the sr,,ar
tntendent OF water-works F'
The board recommended 10 the council IN ~
authoniy be granted for the immediate grading
OF George street s
several complaints OF improper drainage were
referred 70 the superintendent of sewers
u ne secretary was instructed To publish notice
81 sehaenhation proceedings for the opening of