The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Passage Of the Ordinance for
Bond Election.
= NEW POLICE BILL PASSED.


The board OF aldermen met last night, and inn
mediately after the reading Of the minutes Mr..
Aorn rose to question of privilege and stated
thar he now wished to reply to the letter by Del
egafe Bagley as published in the Posr-INTELLI-
eEScER on April1L
MI. Bagley, he said. had charged the aldermen
with preventing the determination of the gam
blers; that all attempts at retrenchment have
oeen frustrated, etc. All Of these statements are
absolutely false. Every move in the direction
Oh rerenchmenf has originated in the board,
and Mr.. Bagley had attended but one meeting
OF the committee. zone of the aldermen has
been charged with evading the poll tax. If 1t il
Miller. Snyder or myself, can say that we are
exempt from age, and are not ashamed of the
fact After some more remarks condemnatory
OF Mr.. Bagley, Mr. Korn introduced the follow
ing resolution:
"Be It Resoirod, That committee of two be APP
pointed from each house to investigate the con-
quot OF c. 3. Bagley in publishing the article re-
ferred to-"
Wilcox and Hall asked Korn to withdraw the
resolution. Snyder said that the article re-
ferred to did not necessitate the resolution.
There were no words in the English language
which would necessftate IL, but on the other
hand 1t may be better not to notice the remarks
OF man like Bagley.
MT. Korn then withdrew the resolution.
The ordinance No. Los, providing for an elec-
ton on the 18th day of May, 1891, for the pur-
pose Of validating the warrants issued for sums
in excess OF the IL per cent of the assessed
valuation OF the real and personal property, was
read.
Mr.. Shepard said it had been decided by the
supreme court that "three-ffths Of the voters
meant three hfths Of those who had registered.
The amounts to be validated were divided into
four classes, each Of which will be voted upon.
The ordinance was passed under suspension
of rules.
Mr.. Pontius introduced joint resolution en-
towering the employment OF Frank Paul to
compile an assessment roll at cost of not more
than II 200. The resolution was passed.
The report of the committee on the health
ordinance was adopted and the matter laid over
until next meeting, when it will be made the
special order of business.
The resignation of l. F. Compton, superin-
tendent Of building, bridges and wharves, was
received and placed on file. This is simply to
enable the council to re-appoint him and raise
his salary. He is one of the worst paid men in
the city's service.
A petition to extend the COW limits was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Rail-
road Company petitioned for . franchise along
Railroad avenue, from the north line of Wood
stock street to the north line Of Yesier avenue.
The petition was referred TO q select committee
from both houses. Snyder, Korn and Wilcox
were appointed. The delegates are Kittinger,
Barnes and Muldoon.
A joint resolution authorizing the purchase of
boiler for the Broadway pumping station was
passed on third reading.
A petition for the grading of portion Of
Lewis street was referred to the board OF public
works.
Board Of aldermen bill fixing the number Of
the police force at fifty eight men was passed on
third reading.
The board then adjourned until next Monday
night.
The house should have met, but there was no
quorum.