The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Judge Jacobs Opinion Upon Gradin,
DiSiRiou Street


Az the meeting OF the board OF pablic works
Yesterday communication was read from the
evaporation counsel in reply 10 the request of
the board for sn opinion as to the power of the
hoard 10 change the grade OF Division stree. 1t
- as follows:
"in answer to your communication herewith
returned.
First. There arc complications enough already
exhting az To the grading of Division street. II
needs nothing more to complete the comp,ica-
tons Ii il perfect now
s'Sccos,d We tried to get out of the tanyIe by
Advertising. We wanted To test the fact as to
wncthe. the abutting owners wanted TO have
that street graded or not, They had retiiioaed
for IT, but thst petition was based az, mn Cstab-
lsshcts grade. They sre charged by law with
knowledge and notice OF fha. grade. New IL is
proposed 10 cAangs that gFace with an addi-
sionai cost 10 the abnsfing owncrs of 5000
There "a nc evidence before MS that ssieh ahsf-
I'm. owners have ever asked ior any such
chang. Even II they had, ain Of the opinion
That kurh change wut.d vitihtc what
ever show o. legality there IS IN the ,;s-
cceding. Che .esn. resolution published
ccntasuc0 tie estimated cost os tae
grading That estimate was the established
grade. IL cannot. IN M judgment. be increased
by subsequent change oi that grade Ii il
could, the estimated cost might he stated a.
N,uA As soon as the time for ssling protests
10 increase the cast 10 the Auditing owners TO
twice or three times that amount, | ara
OF opinion that such change cannot he made
Ali persons interested in the opening OF Vine
street through the Meggs addition viii Dc heard
on Friday at p. IN.
The application of C. IL Brown. 10 he reis,.
curscd Ssl for laying water main. VAS rejected,
~ the city already has se-inch main taose
city Engineer tarstuer reported that he csti,
mated the cost OF improving Stewart from West
ta Fourth at sss,si0.to. The iota, amount 10 date
il 9itsSsst
The petition of A. T. Burwen to have water
pipes OF larger capacity laid in the district
bounded by Third and fifth. Battery aud
1enora streets, was reported back oy Surerin-
tendeut Chalk, who stated that the territory
prayed for in the petition would be covered
with 6. $. 10 ana Finch pipo hen the system is
complete, or IN due time after the arrival OF pipe
now the way.
superintendent Chalk reported. ga support OF
apetiticn for water To the south Of the city tha,
II would cost si,as, but tia, as an investment il
would pay the city. AieSt oi the district ,.cii-
uonins lies outside the city limits
Several applications for water service were
received aud nlad The beard is unable to ex.
tend the service until the arrival of pipe
The usual monthly bids OF the hoaF,t al health
wsrc received aud transmitted 20 the auditing
committee, aad otter routine business was
transacted
A communication was received from ths
Board OF health 10 the effect that running trans
between the main sewer of the street and the
ensi pipes OF houses is contrary to the regulations
at the haard OF health. The sewer superin-
scndcns was nessled to observe the regulation.