The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
II Rushes Rapidly Through q Volume
of Business.

IL BUSHES Rapidly Through q Volume
of Business.
Tho house of delegates had but bare quorum
last night, and rushed business through without
any delay until the board OF aldermen bill to
include McGilvra's addition in the saloon limits
was read. The bill brought on quite debate,
and was finally defeated by a vote of to on
final passage.
Delegate Kittinger favored the ordinance
Delegate Barnes thought ii was better to get
revenue from the sale of liquors than to allow
saloons 70 sell day and night without license,
as il 10 evidently done in some places. Delegate
Willis also favored the ordinance, as did Dele
gate Lansing. Delegates Hanford, shipley and
Muldoon opposed the ordinance
Petition of Margaret Harmon, through her
agent, William B. Drown. for the revocation of
the saloon license of Peter Grub in the st.
Elmo house, on Main street, of which she is the
owner, was referred to the license committee
Petition of J. S. Alcorn for permission to sell
patent medicine without license was referred
to the health officer
Petition for the widening of Woodlawn ave-
nue.; referred TO the committee on streets.
Petition for sewer on Olympic avenue; re-
ferred to committee on sewers.
The license committee recommended the pass
age of II. ID. joint resolution No. 46, relative to
the granting of certain saloon licenses. The
recommendation was adopted and the ordinance
passed on its third reading.
An ordinance for the payment OF s74S costs on
city cases in the superior court was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
II. D. resolution, No. 10-For the granting of
street railway franchise TO r. f. Sander, was
read the second and third times and passed.
IL. ID. ordinance, No 13o-Appropriatings $50, 900
from the water fund and $4,000 from the Sc wer
and drainage fund to the salary fund.- was rec
commended to pass by the finance committee
The ordinance W read the second and thi I'd
times and passed.
H. ID. ordinance, No. 22S-Amending the ordi-
nance regulating circuses and other public
smusements, was referred TO the judiciary COM
mittee. The committee subsequently reported
an amendment excepting baseball and cricket,
and also reducing the rate OF saloons employing
less than six musicians The ordinance, as
amended, passed.
H. d. ordinance No. I3j--Relative to placing
the duties OF fire inspector on the superintend-
ent Of buildings, bridges and whsrves, was read
and referred to the fire committee.
II. D. ordinance No. i3l-Providing for the
purchase of the plant of the Union Water Com
pany, wss passed.
An application for g permit to put a single
roof on the old county buildings for city pur-
poses was rejected and 1t was voted As the sense
OF the house OF delegates that q metal roof be
put upon said buildings.
H. d. ordinance No. l34-Appropriating 81 900
to repair the old county buildings for city pur-
poses, read three times and passed.
B. A. ordinance No. 229-Providing for the con-
struction Of sewer on Seneca street from
Twelfth street TO Thirteenth street, was passed.
b A. joint resolution No a-Providng for the
improvement OF Alton street from Main 10
Jackson street. was read the third time and
passed
b A bin No. 233-For the approval of assess
nient roll for Joy and Black streets was passed
b. A. bill No. I-Providing for the improve
ment OF Farm street from Depot street 70 Har-
rison street, was passed
b. A. bill No. aSl-For the construction OF a
sewer on Temperance street from Bradley street
10 Elliott hay, was resd aud referred TO the com.
mittee on sewers
Il. A. bill No. 4S-Relative 20 compelling the
removal Of rubbish from the sidewalks in A. A.
Denny's fret addition. was referred 70 the com
mittee on public buildings.
Delegate Lansing introduced the following
resolution OF thanks 10 the retiring clerk
Townsley:
Be {, resoirof by the house of delegates That in
Mr. T. +. Townsley this body recognizes a most
able and efficient officer ana that this house
views with regret his retirement from Office
Rssoluoi, Thst these resolutions DC spres;
upon the minutes and copy furnished 20 Mr.
Townsley.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted by
rising vote.
Adjourned until next Monday