The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-15
THE DESK is CLEAR.
House of Delegates Catches Up
With Its Work.
BILLS HAVE AN OVERLAPPING.
The Question OF Assessment ON Bank
Naiuation-New Pump House at
the North End Tank.

iey' barton, Cowdel, Hanford, Bagley and
Furry.
Mr.. Muldoon, OF the committee on equaliza-
tlon, reported as to claim OF the banks for a re-
uuction OF ID per cent. on bank property valua-
tlon Tor taxation purposes. Mr.. Muidoon said
ne was IN favor OF passing the ordinance allow
ing the reduction, but he understood ii would
not be satisfactory to the banks. He had called
upon several and they think the entire assess
ineht is unjust. Mr.. Furth told him he was sat-
lsfed the city could not collect cent; yet the
banks were willing TO do what was fair and hon
oraole In the matter. They had appointed q
committee of i've members of the clearing
houss 10 make suggestion TO the council as to
what would be fair The banks said the ordi-
uance would not be considered acceptable
IN It's present shape, even If it were passed.
ihey would carry the matter into the courts,
as they considered they were not fairly treated
in the matter. NJ. Mudoon suggested that a
JOINT committee from both houses meet that of
the clearing house and see if they could not ar
rive at satisfactory conclusion: pending that
he advised that the ordinance be held in sus-
pense
Mr.. Hanford explained that the bill was in
TENDED to correct an error in making up the
records OF the equalization committee. 1t was
to remedy this that the bill was introduced. and
he did not that the council could consist
emily go further.
Mr.. Muldoon said the bankers had, he under
stood, expressed themselves dissatified with the
proposed reduction OF 10 per cent at the time;
that was the proposition of the board, but no
action seems to have been taken so far ss the
records show. The matter went over for the
present
On motion of Mr. Hanford, the ordinance au-
thorizng the sale of city scrip in order to pay
hremen, policemen, day laborers and other en-
pioyes who receive less than 500 a month, was
passed.
The proposition of the aldermen to allow Guy
C. Phinney $50 for rent OF the old eity.hall, was
assented 20.
The ordinance making schedule for land
ing at the city wharyes came up from the con-
ference committee.
Mr.. Haniord explained that 1000 brick was
squal 10 two tons OF merchandise. which would
pay.5o cents; he thought therefore, 10 cents too
low for the brick.
Mr.. Bagley said there was one thing to be con-
sidered; it was that brick was generally loaded
direct from the barge to wagons
The conference report was adopted and the
bill passed.
Resolutions for the improvement of Willard,
Harvard and Brooks streets were passed.
Ordinance for payment of the officers and fire.
men Oh the Snoqualmie was passed.
When the general expense account was called
up Tor reading Mr.. Bagey called attention to a
number OF orders signed by Harry White for the
relief of INDECENT poor amounting to $3.50
audited by the auditing committee2" asked
Mr.. Willis.
audited by the committee" replied Mr.
Bagleyj "but il is the principle and the system
that l object to. / am not taxing fling at
Mayor White. / don't care whether it was
Mayor White or Mayor Hall. This is not the
way city officers should do their work. Here 10
another case from the city treasurer's where
there is an amount charged for discount on
grade scrip. l doa't say there is anything
wrong, what say is that these bills should come
before us with proper explanation SO that We
may vote upon them intelligently. What are
they brought here for if we are not to under
stand them?"
Mr.. Willis said the trouble seemed to be that
Mr.. Bagley was not on the auditing committee.
When that gentleman became mayor he could
save the council lots of trouble.
Mr.. Bagley replied that he didn't care what
was said; his vote didn't go for any bill till he
knew what he was voting for.
Mr.. Muldoon agreed with him perfectly: he
thought some OF those meal tickets were ridicu-
lous. He felt that IL was the duty of the coun-
ell to know what it was voting upon.
1t was decided to deduct S54l from the gen.
eral fund item pending further information.
The ordinance passed provides follows:
General fund, si,4ll.55; water, s7,s49l7; fire,
sl,9i43s; street, s5,s6L49; sewer and drainage,
s2,9i646; police department, $4S2 10.
Mr.. Cowden objected to paying car fare to the
city engineer; he would not do il with private
arrangement If he had agreed to pay salary as
in this case.
Mr. Bagley explained that it was cheaper to
pay car fare than to pay the men for their time
The objection was 10 the method OF sending in
these accounts.
Mr. Cowden said he had no friends to reward,
and If he had any enemies he was after them.
lLaughterl
otis a little too near election to commence
kicking" said Mr.. Barton; ''you ought to have
begun caller" tLaughter.l
nla -
Bagiey, ~ have kicked from the beginning"
An ordinance was passed ordering the con-
struction of roadway on piles, "a feet wide
and 700 feet long, from the end of the electric
line TO South seattle.
Joint resolution requiring heads of depart
ments to file reports, and authorizing the city
clerk 20 prepare them for publication, was
passed on motion of Mr.. Bagiey.
Licenses were granted to Smith Gill. Baker
4 BehreIs, W. n Morse, Hamm d Schmitz,
Jensen K Koch, ". McArdle & Co., +. II. Wad.
leigh & Co, B,rket & Htrsch, II. Levy, Davis &
Harvey, Thomas r. Hughes.
An ordinance was passed for the erection OF
pump house a. the north end tank.
joint resolution to correct erroneous descrip-
tion Of property lot ), block {, Nagles addition,
also passed
The ordinance to purchase pipe 10 run out
into the lake and pipe for the new pumps was
referred 10 committee.
70 the committee on the Captain Kent matter;
two members were absent His reason was that
the present committee is the old committee,
except himself, and as the other members have
already reported, he stood alone.
Mr.. Mortori was added.
Petitions were received and referred to com
mittees;
From y. J. McElroy. for return of tax for
lsS2, which had been paid twice.
From George r. kittinger, Tor electric light on
Twelfth and Weller and King.
From John Rae, for license 10 carry on an IN.
telligence otlce.
For the planking OF Jackson street from the
bridge for half ii block west OF Wi.fred TO
Rainier.
THAT clears up the desk" reported Deputy
Clerk Drown.
''Isu't there resolution on the table, asked
Mr.. Bagley. The clerk replied in the negative
THAT saves me the necessity of making another