The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Ivy nights Work and Several Bills
Passed.


te.Fdaut Wheeler. Of the Commercial Nation
INK. appeared before the board of aldermen
tgid 4 number OF warrants had been placed
Weir hands for collection and unless the city
steps 90 collect the money the parties hold
Soc warrants would sue the e.ty. The
mt IS $4,000. Tie matter was referred to
2uanee committee for investigation and re-
e petifion OF the school board for the extern
Of the Battery street school was granted.
ajor Rinehart appeared before the board
raid be had been directed to put before the
nriI tie fact that tho expenses Of the
brent departments could not DO kept within
limit provided For Instance, the appropri-
- for the water department was 81 $50, and
&xpenfe thus far bad been 81 500. 1t could
b run on less than s2,t3G. 1t was impera-
that special appropriation be made. The
(cr department vas $50 short, as was also the
department. In order not to have the mat
delayed. he submitted an ordinance author
~ In addition TO the appropriation of 81 800
IN the water fund, $3.50 fire fund and $3.50
6er fund.
Mf. Wilcox thought the proper thing to do
oalid be TO re-enact the original ordinance, but
y other members disagreed with him. and the
dInance, as introduced By Major Rinehar;, was
ssed.
An ordinance to grade and improve Warren
leet on the immediate payment plan was
ssed.
4 bill for the approval OF the assessment roll
q the Improvement. OF Twelfth street. and levy
~ foot assessment OF 81 $500, was passed.
The judiciary committee reported rejecting
ke petition OF +. G. stowell for payment of
t,z33 on street grade warrants. The report
10 adopted
The street committee recommended that the
Duo feet remaining unplanked on the Lake
nion boulevard be completed by the board of
ablic works The ordinance accompanying
be report was passed.
Ordinance to place lights on Madison street
I'D Ia Mctiilvras addition was passed.
Board oi alderman bill prohibiting domestic
wis from running at large was read. Snyder
I'd hen would have to get permit from
uTNrintendent Compton before 1t could fly over
Ae fence. The bill was passed
Bo9ardus said il shut him of from any more
eeah eggs.
Joint resolution authorizing the board of
Umbalr works TO advertise for bids for the con-
OF all sewer tunnels was read. Major
inchart said the board of public works would
fefsr that this method be employed. The reso-
ation was passed.
Tho petition of the Broadway Investment
9pmpany for the grading of Fifth street, in
putius addition, on the immediate paymen,
|lAn was granted and the resolution passed.
The motion OF Mr.. Wilcox 10 reconsider the
<Rdinanec voted down at the last meeting, ap
xopriating $50 to pay the salaries OF Park Com
1issioners Burgess and Evans, was taken ur
nd carried. The ordinance was passed, Miller
ofing no.
Concurrent resolution to authorize an appeal
- be made In the case of the City OF Seattle VS.
j. kcnworthy was passed. The case involve.
4yiolation of the ordinance prohibiting adver
ipcmcnts from being thrown about the streets
ordinance requesting street railroad com
ponicsto call out the names of different street,
Is they are passed was lost.
An ordinance to authorize the board of publ,
works 70 enter into contract with the Polio,
Telephone Signal Company for the putting In
OF police system in Seattle was passed
The ordinance defining who are disorderl,
persons and providing penalties for conviction
was passed on third reading, Wilcox voting no.
Ordinance appronriating s74S.7l TO NJ NJ
Holmes for pay due from the city was passed.
The claim of f. q. Riley for damages occa
sioned by fall was rejected.
The committee on health and police recon-
mended that no bills be paid from the board o
health until the question of membership is set
tied.