The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-02
THE NEW TERRITORY
Mayor Whites Message on Its
Requirements.
INSPECTION BY COMMITTEES.
Passage Of the Hack Regulation Ordi-
Water System Approved.

The city council met in joint session last
night TO award franchise for a car line
to run south of the city. as already de-
scribed, and parallel with Grant street
bridge. 1t was given to Fred E. Sander,
who bid 5000 for the privilege.
When the houses assembled separately
the following message from the mayor was
read:
TO the Honorable the City Council Of the City Of
seattle: L desire to call the attention of your
honorable body TO the fact that today the city
limits are enlarged, in accordance with the
wishes OF the people "A expressed at the election
on May The boundary line on the north now
inciuoes large ares Of territory whose people
VIII form welcome and valuable addition to
the cftys population.
our new honors bring with them increased re-
sponsiDilities and in all future municipal legis-
iat1on 1t will be necessary to give heed to the re-
quirements and the interests of that part OF the
city.
There are some matters, however, to which
respectfully recommend you honorable body to
give Immediate attention. Chief of these is the
necessity OF police protection, as the annexed
district VIII no longer have the services of town
snip constables. II will not be possible to afford
very complete patrol there any more than in
the other residence districts of the city, but as
many parts OF it are far removed from head
quarters, 1t might be well to arrange q system of
police calls By telegraph or telephone extending
not only to the new district but to all the more
remote portions of the city
The municipal government Is not in position
10 extend Its system of protection from fire, but
the same plan OF communication with the
nearest engine station might be adopted; and
there 10 no reason why In cases of unusual
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city council is fully as sensible of the best that
could be promised as am, but 1t will no doubt
generously extend such facilities as the city
possesses to the extreme limit.
The supply of water, street lighting and sew
erage are requirements which, much as it Is to
be regretted, must perforce be deferred until the
city gets the benefit of the increased revenue
to be derived, not only from the great advance
in property valuation throughout the city over
former assessments, but from the new territory
to be benefited.
1t win be necessary, also, for the city council
to obtain such information az will enable that
body to make suitable arrangements for polling
places for the additional voters when they are
next called upon to join US in an election.
The charter provides that (article q, Sec a:
whenever any new territory is added to the
city the same shall be attached to and be q part
OF the ward adjoining thereto; and if such terri
tory shall adjoin more than one ward ii shall be
added to and be q part of the said ward adjoin-
ing thereto which shall have cast the smallest
vote at the regular municipal election last pre-
ceding such annexation; provided, that IL the
city council shall deem the population of such
territory to be sufficiently large to constitute
separate ward. 1t may, by ordinance, declare
such territory distinct ward and assign num-
Der thereto; and the same shall. remain Q dis
tinct ward until the city is redistricted as pro-
yided in section 8 OF this article"
HI
ing such annexation" was that held October l,
1890. The total vote cast for mayor in the Sew
enth and Eighth wards of Seattle was az fol-
lows: Seventh ward, 4os; Eighth ward, AIS.
The annexed territory, therefore, becomes part
OF the Seventh ward until the city shall be re-
districted.
Ny judgment is that, for the present, this ar
rangement should be confined. do not deem
IL advisable to create new ward until the pop
ulation of the annexed district can be ascer-
tanned with approximate accuracy. When that
10 done 1t is for your honorable body to say
what course shall be adopted. You will, no
doubt, respect the wishes OF those most directly
concerned.
In connection with the claims made upon You
by the new territory l desire further to invite
your consideration OF the subject of saloon
limits. When the ordinance prescribing bounds
within which liquor licenses should be granted
was passed, the intention was to confne saloons
to the business districts and rigidly adhere to
the policy that they should not invade the
residence part OF the city. The object was of
the most commendable character But as the
city grows there have arisen points at which
there is good reason why the rule might be
relaxed without violating the spirit of the
ordinance. Some of these points exist in the
annexed district where, understand, saloons
are now running.
There are, perhaps, few other places in the
city where permission might be safely given, so
long as the principle is admitted that saloons
are TO be tolerated at all. The experience of
other cities as well as this Is that where even
judicious law is too vigorously applied devices
are resorted to and acquiesced in for their
evasion, and legitimate source of revenue is I'M
wisely rejected. This involves a discretionary
power which should be cautiously exercised.
but it is better to be lenient now than to pro-
woke possible resistance which might have
reactionary effect and jeopardizs q law most
salutary in its general application.
There was very little discussion by either
body, but the subjects embraced were re-
ferred to appropriate standing committees
for inquiry and report. They will prob
ably visit Fremont on Thursday, starting
from the city hall at o'clock.
The table of the house was decorated nv
handsome bouquet presented by Delegate
Davis.
Both houses adjourned until next
Mapaay