The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Matter Of Wooden Bill Boards-CIocks
for the Two Branches.

The house OF delegates held an adjourned
meeting last night for the purpose of pushing
through considerable accumulated business.
/ Mr.. c. B. DagIey acted as secretary. in the alb
sence of Assistant Clerk Drown, and called the
roll. The latter gentleman soon relieved the
b member from the Eighth ward, and finished the
work OF tho evening.
The petition OF Herman Chaplin and Others for
1 vacation OF the plat OF Central addition to Wood
{ land and Gilman Park, situated east of Ballard,
was granted and referred to corporation counsel
90 prepare the necessary papers.
Petition OF John g. Egan and Others for n
sewer on Fourteenth street, between Seneca aud
Madison; referred to joint committee on sewers
On request OF Mr. Kittnger the ordinance for
8 the regulation Of the public library was taken
mp. Board OF aldermen bill No. 253 is the same
es has been printed before. II was on third
beading passed without discussion.
& 4 communication was read which had been
! received by the board Of health, from the Master
Plumbers Association, desiring the passage of
m ordinance appointing an examining board
whose duty II shall be to pass upon the eompe-
tency OF those desiring to follow that business,
referred to committee ON sanitation.
The board of aldermen sent in concurrent
resolutioD suggesting that the board of public
works DC instructed TO purchase two eight-day
clocks Bagey asked 10 amend by making it a
purchase OF two electric clocks. Willis was in
favor OF economy, and said an eight-day clock
would do Mr. Bagley's eioquence prevailed,
md the majority voted for an electric time
piece. The amended resolution was sent in to
the board Of aldermen.
communication was received from the board
Of public works announcing that the resigna.
tion OF W. I. Chalk had been received. and that
II. W. Wald has been elected TO I'LL the vacancy.
Petitions for number of liquor licenses were
reported ON from the license COMMITTEES, and The
F<xepcrs was adopted
n The matter OF the amended franchise TO F. f.
lander brought out the statement from Mr..
EEhspley that the requirement OF l6foot road
way on Grant street was contained in the fran
ehise. The report of the committee as amended
WAS adopted. and the bin was passed
! The report of the committee on public build
ings recommending the addition OF stables I'M
&fer the city hall Was adopted. The same com
nistee reported tn favor OF J. c. Floyd Tor the
Position OF isuitor.
TIE claim OF William T. Egan for damages for
falling on q sidewalk on Pike street between
Front and West, was reported on adversely
report adopted. A concurrent resolution was
adopted ordering the board Of public wor4s TO
repa's the place by putting a railing around the
coraer OF the dangerous mace
Beard OF aldermen bill No. ~, FOR the grading
nni sldewalking of Alton street, between Jack
{ bon and Main streets, upon the immediate pay
issment plan, ON taird reading was passed.
~ So AsAhsthk saiN that NafnbeF OF pCittAtAn
! for sewers had been pigeon holed for long
*tlmes oas that he was aaie TO say that ali would
! Don oe fSyo-sely reported, and that the delay
4 Dad oeea eaased hy the committee waiting TO
1eern the plans OF Renexette Williams
Inc report of superintendent OF buildings re-
xoeHmeaaing that the building known as the
4oweFs furniture store. at Third and Madison,
- removed, was adopted
N Inc matter OF bill boards over the city was AZ
/Eueu ar. King thought that they were very
3dangetoos' and twas generally admitted that
fnes eogat not 20 DC allowed, they are =
#menacc % the city.
motion was adopted iha; the beard OF pub
4ic work De requested % inform the council by
That authority ths tin boards were erected
withia fire limits.
communication was received from STATION,
owls 4 Gilman, asking for sorae settlement Of
Ne Newiands matter; referred TO the iudloi-
~ committee.
ASS g PR ~ tae license committee on the or
Dtnance prohibiting the running at large Of
fowls, was adopted, bat the alteration Of the or
1inHnce was referred 10 the Judiciary commit
6oc
<ofoinsnes 70 fscate 4 AUDITING CA lots
= and Z, block S. Msyna 49,, T,assft
Ofusnancss Nefs fSsss ging the assess
nent pia0 LOT inc approx sstreet grading