The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
THE BOARDOF WORKS.
King Street Entirely Under
Control of the City.
PETITIONS FOR WATER SUPPLY.
Sewer Plans Aer the City Expected to
Arrive Today-Claims made for
Overlapped Wharfage.

At the meeting OF the board of public works
yesterday City Engineer Gardner reported in re-
gard TO IN. status of King street in reference 20
the Oregon Improvement Company and the con-
troll il claims OF the same, that by ordinance No.
23l approved November 8, 1850, q portion Of
King ct. est was vacated for the use OF the Walls
Wxlis railroad, but subsequently, on May 8, an
ordinance was passed repeating the same, and
the rights taken away from the company
A petition Tor an engine house in that locality
was also presented and dled for future consider
alton when the are commissioners' report shall
DO received.
superintendent of bridges, buildings and
vhsrves recommended the planking of the
Washington street slip on two sides aud one end.
The superintendent stated that the work is
necessary in order 10 save the slip and scows
from damage by piles and driffwood. At pres
eat he 10 compelled to keep Q man at work
steadily in order TO keep the slip clesr. The
cost Of the work viii be s20l2s. Authorized TO
make repairs
Petition of propsty-owners for the laying OF
water pipes on joy street north from Madison TO
Depot street was refsrred to superintendent
E. I. smart peiinoned for the opening Of VIC
tory street, between Roy and Mercer.
The city engineer notified the board that the
sewer plans for this city, which are being pre-
pared in Chicago, win be here tomorrow.
Attention was called 70 the inadequacy Of
the water supply at the top of Queen Anne hill.
1t viii be reraedied Is soon as possible.
The ordinance passed by the council provid-
ing for the construction of sewer on Seneca
street, from Twelfth TO Thirteenth, was read A
petition was put in for q further extension 10
the alley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets
The claim of NJ Mundeil for one-hfth snd
Captain Drew, of the Puget Mill Company, for
two-hfths Wharfage on the freight OF the ship
1arslwx - - - ~aA ehnaR
wharyes while at the city wharf, came up.
Harbor Master Rogers stated that the ship COW
cred all three whsrves. The clsiIns will leave
the city one-iiith only. NJ. Hebron will in
quire into the matter.
\. s James complained OF neglect Of duty on
the part of the city health ofiesr, setting forth
that be complained OF a nuisance in the shape of
an open vault in kinnear's addition, but no at
tention was paid TO the complaint. Referred to
the board Of health
Superintendent Compton reported that the
cost of improving the Old county buildings and
putting them IN shape for city hall viii aggre-
gate 81, SIS; placed on Gle.
Property owners pefitioned for the extension
OF water mains out Jones and Mitchell streets
from Madison as far north a Mercer street.
petition for the removal OF the powder
house was referred to Superintendent Compton
for report.
Chief of police asked that the alley back of
the jail be bulkheaded
The following claim for damage done By the
bursting of . water main on Sixth and Main
was presented by the propristors of the St
Charles hotel The proprietors claim 81, .65,
itsmized As follows: Thirty-thrse single beds,
$50; one double bed, 81; three three-quarter BEDS
sSs5; eighteen tables. $3.50: twenty chairs,
$50; thirty-eighs pillows, s2s5o; seveuty-six
cornforters, STA: seysnry-six sheets, sl52o;
thirty eight pillow slips, $50; thirty eight
springs, STA; thirty-sight mattresses, Sc; four
lamps, 81; one extra roon furnished and car
pesed, $50; damage 10 Improvements, 500; dam
age to business one months vacancy, t2S5; dam
age TO carpets, s10s- Total, 81 .65a65 Referred
TO Superintendent Chalk.
Tie matter of purchasing swivel nozzles for
the FIRE department. which was referred 10 the
fire commissioners, was returned without
accommodation
In the matter of shoeing Ere department.
horses, il was decided to let the matter rest IN
til the next letting OF bids. unless in the mean
time the chief found that any harm was being
done the horses.