The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-17
BOARD OF ALDxRMrs.
Rebate on Taxos OF Three Per ce,t
PrOuosAd

Rebate on Taxes OF Three Per Cant.
Proposed.
IN the board Of aldermen Mr.. Miller fntro.
ouceo Joint resolution authorizing the city
= 70 deduct per cent from the taxes OF
nose who pay before December 81, 1891.
.lier THOUGHT 1t was good provision, and
cgu1ormed to the state law; they had perfect
ngnt TO do So twould be stimulus to prop
s1y owners TO pay their taxes early.
HAL said he was not familiar enough with the
: subject to vote for 1t.
The resolution was referred to the finance
committee.
D.. OF A. bill to pay employees OF the city in
Cesn Wnere they DO not receive salary of more
tnan 300 per month was passed
=. Of A. bill reducing the assessment on the
capital stock of bonds by 10 per cent was read.
This has been heretofore recommended by tho
board of equalization
Inc ordinance was passed, Sweeney voting no.
An ordinance fixing the rate per front foot
eor the Improvement OF Temperance street at %
cents, was passed.
The committee on sewers recommended that
she ordinance for the abatement of nuisances
be not passed, rs 1t would be injudicious ut
present TO make all people connect with sewers.
Inc street committee recommended that the
bulkhead on Pine street be repaired Immediate
~, and that the contract be let to A. Kohiberg
Tor the sum OF 5000.
Ingraham said that az he understood the mat
ter, the city was to pay property owners 81 200
Tor filing in their own lots.
Miller contradicted this. and said that the en-
tire bnlkhead would be taken out and rebuilt.
The report was adopted and the matter re-
Serred to the board OF public works
House bill establishing street lights at four
points was passed.
House bill fixing the salaries of the deputy
comptroller at sleo and deputy city clerk at sll5
was passed
House bill fixing the salary OF the pookkeeper
Of the water department at 500 and the cashier
ot so was passed
An ordinance granting TO the Washington
Electric Company franchise to stretch wires
and erect poles in the streets and alleys was re-
1crrcd to the street light committee.
Ordinance providing for the improvement of
streets in the Denny Thurman addition at ex-
pense of property owners was passed.
Ordinances to provide for the improvement of
Victory, Anna, Alice and Elliott streets at the
expense of petitioners were also passed.
The petition OF property-owners to grade
Chestnut street. from Talbot TO Knight at their
own expense was referred to the street COM
mittee
The same course was taken in the petition for
grading Day street.
The petition for the improvement OF block 8,
Naynard's addition, was granted.
Petitions for liquor licenses were referred to
the committee on license and revenue.
The minority report OF the house OF delegates
committee to whom was referred the condition
OF the Winehfll building was read. Miller was
opposed TO referring the matter to the commit
tee on buildings, as he said the chairman was
the architect of all the poor buildings in town.
Bogardus did not like to see a man attacked
In bis absence. and the matter was referred to
tho Joint committee on public buildings and
grounds
The petition OF property-owners to grade and
improve Eighth street ut their own expense was
yoferred to the street committee.
The action of the house on the peddlers' ord
s. nance was not concurred in. This action was
taken against the opposition OF Sweeney and
s Boeerdus.