The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
An Adjournment Taken to Save the Poll
Tax BIZ.

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An Adjournment Taken to Save the Poll
Tax BIZ.
Barely quorum Of the board of alder
men had assembled last night when
President Hall called the meeting to
order. Those present were Messrs. Hall.
Sweeney, Pontius, Korn and Wilcox. The
remaining members were understood TO
have remained in Victoria.
RETURNING CHECKS.
The motion of the house of delegates
authorizing the return to the Front street
and South Seattle Cable Railroad Company
of the 81, 900 checks deposited by them was
read. Mr.. Wilcox made an objection and
thought the checks should be retained.
Mr.. Furth explained the situation as al
ready published. but Wilcox continued
his objection. The other members of the
board were unanimous in agreeing that
said he should vote against the return of
the checks and wished the matter referred
to a committee.
Mr.. A. B. Stewart told Wilcox that if
there was any doubt as to whether the
company would plank between the tracks
they were wiling to give bond that they
would do so.
"At the same time" said Mr.. Furth,
eve do not wish to press matters IN any
way"
Wilcox continued his objections notwith-
standing the efforts of Mr.. Hall TO prevent
him.
The motion was put and carried to con-
cur in the action of the house, Wilcox vot-
ing mol"
EDMrsToS's FRANCHISE.
House resolution No. Z. granting to
James K. Edmiston the privilege of oper-
atiug the Rainier electric street railroad
along the route as before published, was
read. Mr.. Shepard made substantially the
same remarks as made by him before the
house of delegates.
Wilcox again objected, and said that if
the company had not enough backbone to
stand up for what it wanted he would OPP
pose it. This route was not what the peo-
pie wanted, they wished to have the other
route, and he for one would fight just as
hard against this road as he had fought
for the other.
Mr.. Shepard said that it was not ques-
ton of backbone, but they simply had
failed to secure the other franchise. He
'implored" Wilcox to let the application
be at least made if he had the interest Of
his ward at heart.
"You are the only member of the board
present representing that district" said
Mr.. Hall to Mr.. Wilcox, land it is now in
your power to kill the bill if you wish"
Mr.. Pontius and DIR. Sweeney both said
they had heard no objection to the change
of route.
Mr.. Edmiston said that he had always
been willing to change his route and had
not been able to until he had been sue
cessful in handling two lots. He had had
a hard fight and hoped he would not be
put to more trouble than was absolutely
necessary.
Mr.. Wilcox, continuing, said that the
fight was simply whether the Yesler ave-
nue. company and its owners should run
the city or whether the council should, and
it made him very tired.
Mr.. Shepard said that all they wanted
was to be given chance, and Mr.. Edmiston
added that he was willing to have Mr..
Wilcox purify the house of delegates but
thought it not fair that it should be done
at his expense.
The vote was taken and the resolution
was passed.
The ordinance accompanying the resolu-
ton, was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee to act with the committee of the
house.
ROAD POLL TAX.
The ordinances fixing the amount of the
road poll tax at 81 and authorizing the en-
ployment of assistants for the collection
were read.
Mr.. Wilcox wanted the tax fixed at 81,
and made quite speech in support of his
view. He didn't care whether man was
poor and unable to pay or not.
Mr.. Korn said that he didn't want to
spend his time listening to idle talk and if
Wilcox did not feel like votin 6 for the bills
he wished to adjourn.
Every other member seemed to be of the
same opinion and the board accordingly
adjourned until Friday night.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
House resolution to provide for the grad
ing of streets on the immediate improve
ment" plan was concurred in.
The plat of Lake Side addition was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The petition of the Home of the Good
Sbepherd for free use Of water was
granted.
PETITIONS.
Petitions for licenses, as follows, were
referred to the license committee: w.
Speilmann. Howard & Powers, Hoad &
Prichard, Peter Refs d Co., N. Michaelly,
William Sutherland, Schauder & Teib-
man, ]. y. Raome & Co. and Augeu &
Dettnock.
The demand of the Seattle Gas and
Light Company for $3.50. arising from the
purchase by the city Of sixty-fiye barrels of
coal tar was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
S. B. woodson petitioned the city to pay
him $500 caused by reason Of the grading
of Lake View avenue; referred to the street
committee.
The petition of Mary Johnson for can
collation. of taxes on the ground that the
same were wrong, was referred TO the COM
mittee on equalization.
The petition of Samuel Rosenberg for
return of taxes wrongfuily collected, was
referred to the same committee.
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.