The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Board of Works Under Fire-Action oil
Special Election Ordinance.


Special Election Ordinance.
The house of delegates met last evening
as committee of the whole, those present
being President Jones and Delegates Krug
Barnes, Furry, Lansing, Barton, Kittingerl
Shipley, Morford, Hart, Bagley and Willis.
APPROPRIATIONS PASSED.
House bill No. 80, appropriating money
for the payment of claims against the city,
referred back from the board of aldermen
for concurrence in amendments, was read
and adopted. The action on the bill con-
sumed nearly an hour, the discussion being
on the method of presenting claims against
the city and on the manner in which the
bill came back.
HITTING AT THE BOARD OF WORKS.
slight clash between the house and
board of public works occurred when
board of aldermen bill No. SIS, providing
for the grading of Rose and Duwamish
streets, from Madison street north was re-
ceived AS the estimated cost was left
blank, the house declined to pass it, 1t
was amended slightly and referred TO the
board of public works TO have the cost
filled in. Lansing stated that some time
since the house recommended that an arc
light be placed at the foot of University
street, but because Major Rinehart thought
it unnecessary. the board of public works
had not placed it. He wanted to know
how much authority Major Riuehart had.
krug said that for some reason no light
had been placed at Twelfth and Depot
streets, as ordered.
Lansings information was made the
subject of resolution that the board of
public works be instructed top put the light
In at once. Barnes and Barton came to
the rescue of the board of public works,
the latter warning the members not to
make any cracks" about the board before
they were sure OF what they were saying
TEE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Kittinger moved that Joint committee
of three members from each house TO pre-
pare an ordinance creating the office and
regulating the duties of building inspector.
He said that the matter had hung ire
long enough. The motion was adopted
and the chair named kittinger. La nsing
and Furry as the house end of the COM
mittee.
FIREBoAT TO DUMP GARBAGE.
krug introduced joint resolution No. 81,
providing for the hauling of the garbage
scow from Vine street TO the bay for dump
ing by the tireboat He said that il would
save $500 per month, and would be a good
business proposition. Willis and Hart op-
posed the measure, but the motion was
adopted hnally by vote of 10 to >.
AFTER THE STREET VENDORS.
krug introduced a resolution that the
order of the old council providing for the
removal of all tents within the fire limits
be enforced. He said that every vacant
nook and corner on the main streets was
covered with dry goods box, protected
by canvas, in which small merchants car
RED on business, without paying licenses
or rent, TO the detriment of legitimate
trade; adopted without dissenting vote
This brought kittinger up with a
query as TO whether or not the
ham and egg and fruit wagons
and tomalestand proprietors, who were a
great nuisance, paid license or not. This
was referred To the license committee.
Bagley spoke in favor of u license ordi-
nance refusing To the Itinerant merchant
license and prohibiting him from render
ing life burden 20 street pedestrians and
lnjurinC legitimate trade This WAS
adopted and the proper action will be
taken.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Recommendation from the board of
public works IN favor of placing a large
number of arc and incandescent lights in
the northern section of the city was read
and referred 10 the street committee.
To NAME THE STREETS
The chair named Barnes, Bagley and
Muldoon a. the house members of the
committee for the change of street names
and the adoption of system OF street
signs.
Petition from J. O'Brien, a blind man
asking Tor permission TO peddle without a
license; referred 10 the licence COMMITTEES
The business mems petition relative 10
the bond election, presented TO the board
81 aldermen, was received and referred 10
the Joint finance committee