The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-02
THE SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TUESDAY JUNE !: 1891

justify new ward, and he moved that it
be the sense of this body that the commit
tee on elections ascertain the wishes of the
residents.
Mr.. Willis called up the question of the
circus license, and an explanation fol-
lowed, which showed that Comptroller
Ferris had acted in perfect accord with
and under the direction of the license COM
mittee, and there was not the faintest ex-
cuse for the insinuation that the matter
had not been fairly and openly discussed
and decided. The house unanimously
sustained his action.
OBJECTIONABLE LAUSDRY.
Protest was received from l. A. Nadeau
against permit for laundry on Ninth
and Fir streets; it is. he complains, in the
midst Of residence portion Of town.
Mr.. Kittinger said it was an outrage;
the house was three-story house and
large enough to hold all the Chinese IN
town. Hevery seldom asked for anything
for his ward, but he felt justified in urg-
ing this very strongly. He moved that
the chief of police be instructed to enforce
the ordinance. This was carried.
CARS AT CROSSINGS.
Mr. Whittier. of the Trunk car line, adj
dressed the house on the subject of COM
pliance with the ordinance calling for
fagmen at crossings. He said the COM
panies could not very well bear the ex-
penses, but at meeting of officers had
agreed to ask the council to permit an ar
rangement by which cars would stop at
every crossing, and fine of S. be inn
posed upon the companies for every
breach of the agreement. The
companies intend to make the gripmen
pay that SIS, SO that there viii be every
reason for the gripmen taking all care to
observe the rule.
Mr.. A. B. Stewart, of the Front street
and Madison street cable lines, Endorsed
the agreement.
The matter was referred to a committee
consisting, for the house. of Bagley, Cow
den and Barnes, to act with the aldermen.
UNION WATER PLANT.
The proposition to buy the Union Water
Company's plant for $27, 800, as recon-
mended by the board of public works, was
discussed.
Mr.. Bagley strongly favored the pur-
chase, reciting the points already pre-
scented in its favor.
Messrs. Lansing, Barnes and Kittinger
also advocated it as good business prop
osition. The report was adoped.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Petitions were presented for liquor Ii
censes by G.. X. Beede for the Madison
street pavilion; v. Kennedy & Co., on
King street Il Maquilken & Morton, Ere
mont.
Mr. Jones gave notice that he should OBJ
ject to the pavilion license.
Mr.. Bagley said, although q confirmed
temperance crank, he should favor giving
license to the Fremont house; he would
oppose any attempt to curtail any privi-
lege now enjoyed by the annexed district.
The licenses went over in accordance
with the rule.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The resolution allowing water free to
the House of the Good Shepherd was
offered. Mr.. Kittinger renewed his APP
peal on behalf of the institution. If the
people succored at that place were thrown
upon the city it would cost the taxpayers
considerably more, he said.
Mr.. Morford doubted the power of the
council to do what was asked.
Mr.. Kittinger thought the health depart
ment had as much right to buy water for
these poor women as it had to buy whisky
for some of the male patients at the hos
pital. [Laughter.l
The resolution was passed.
Mr.. Bagley gave notice that he should
move to give out the work on the sewer
tunnel by contract in accordance with the
recommendation of the corporation coun-
sci.
A new COW ordinance was passed, throw
ing out further the lines within which
straying cattle are forbidden.
Appointment of G. D. knight as janitor
was referred to the committee already APP
pointed.
The ordinance regulating vehicles on the
streets was passed, Mr.. Willis strongly
supporting it as one of the most important
measures ever dealt with in this house.
PETITIONS.
By D. K. Baxter, for permission to re-
move house; granted.
For the condemnation of two strips of
land belonging to S. B. Carr and W. Perry
Smith, between the north end of Lake
avenue and Yellow street; Mr.. Cowden
protested and it was laid on the table.
A petition for relief evoked discussion,
and Mr.. Bagley moved to refer the entire
subject to the corporation counsel for his
opinion on the powers Of the council. Mr..
Kittinger advised that this application be
referred to the Ladies' Relief Society.
By r. A. Wilson to grade Palm from
Harrison to Depot on immediate pay
ment; granted. By C. D. Holman, w. f.
Prosser, III. G. Strive and A. A. Denny
for permission to grade Thirteenth street
from Columbia to Madison at their own
expense; granted and resolution passed.
DIR. De Voc personally petitioned for the
passage of the amended fire limit ordin-
ance. 1t takes out several small blocks
from the brick district.