The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-06
PROPOSED NEW LAWS.
Delegates From Seattle to Join
Other Municipalities.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Proposed New Sewage Cutfall-Opinions
of Corporation Counsei-Routine
Ordinances Passed.

Inc city cOunck met last night duO DOtn
houses considered a communication from the
mayor, enclosing letter from Mayor Huson, of
Tacoma. inviting cooperation with view OF
getting needed state legislation for cities OF the
first class, aud suggesting conference to that
end. The houses appointed joint committee,
who decided in favor of acceptance, and sug-
gesting Q delegation to consist OF the mayor,
corporation counsel, one member OF each house
and fifth TO be selected by that four. The
house elected President Kloeber, and the alder
men, after eight Intellectual ballots, chose Alder
man Brewer.
Corporation Counsel Donworth sent in two
opinions, one explaining the powers OF the
council with regard to salary revision. and the
other expressing doubt as TO the city's power to
accept Mr.. Fuhrman's offer TO lend money for
the extension OF the water system to the Denny
Thurman addition.
City Engineer Thomson submitted report in
favor OF extending a sewer outiail to the end OF
the south bunker OF the Oregon Improve
ment Company. In connection with this ne
recommends a sewer along Front to either
Union or Virginia, the total cost OF which will
be about $4,000. He adds:
II is proper to say, however, that this sum OF
say $4,000 does not represent over one-half of
the sum total of the cost that will be incurred
by the sewer department by reason OF the con.
struction OF this Commercial and Front street
sewer this arises from the fact that the original
sewers On James street, Ieser avenue ana
Washington street were great wooden caverns,
the covers and sides Of which are now 0ecayed,
aud may any day collapse; in fact the superin-
tendent OF streets has several times notified me
that he considered the Washington street sewers
dangerous. When the Commercial street sewer
is built therefore these must be rebuilt. and this
would be necessary even II they were not de-
cayed, for they are so low that we could not in
tercept their sewage by the Commercial street
sewer and besides this the time has now come
when the intercepting sewer which Mr.. Will
liams planned to be built along Jackson street
must be built, except that the route of the same
between Commercial street and South Fifth
street will have to be changed from Jackson
street to Main street. The occasion OF this
change is the fact that Jackson from South
Third to South Fifth is at present a trestie
bridge about thirty feet in height and no provi-
sion has been made for filling this district and
were the same to be filled four or five years
settlement wonld be necessary before we could
construct a sewer through such till. From
South Fifth and Main also there Will soon need
to be constructed general relief sewer, passing
up south Fifth TO Terrace street, thence along
Terrace TO North Fifth, thence along North
Fifth to Madison street.
1t was referred to Cram, Jordan and Wolfe for
report.
The bids of newspapers for city printing for
the ensuing fiscal year were opened by the al
dermen. They were all pretty close and were
referred to special committee, consisting OF
Aldermen Miller, Daulton and Wolfe.
The matter of granting an extension OF street
car franchises came up and was referred to the
| judiciary committee
Ordinances were passed regulating the use OF
| streets, the construction of sidewalks and regu-
| lating the fling of plats; changing the name OF
| Wall street, Pontius addition, to Dyer avenue.
| The petition Of McArdle g. Mcnamara for a
| liquor license was granted; also of Frank w.
| Goodhue for rebate on taxes
An ordinance to regulate the business OF auc-
| tioneers was referred to the license committee.
| Secretary G. G. Heitner addressed the board
on the necessity OF piling Bayview street at the
; same time Stevens street is improved.
The board went into committee of the whole,
| with Ingram in the chair, on the bill to require
| electric companies TO take down unused poles.
| DR.. Sweeney advocated its passage and it was
| reported favorably.
| In the house of delegates Chief Jackson sub
| mitted suggestions for Encouragement of arc
| lights and six or seven additional incandesceni
lights for the water front.
Ordinances were acted upon as follows:
| Regulating the term OF licenses for skating
| Kinks; passed.
| Providing for new survey and plat OF Edes &
| Knights addition by the city engineer to cor
| rect detects in original plats; committed.
| To prohibit vehicles standing on Railroad ave
| nue.; committed.
| Joint resolution providing notice of improve
| ment TO property owners on Washington street