, 1892-05-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Bids Opened for Sewer Building
Materials.

Matters Brought up for the Com
sideratiOn of the city Fathers.
miscellaneous Matters Disposed
Of--PetttiOns and Protests.
But little business of a definite nature
was transacted by the city council last
night. The differences with the Light &
Power company did not come before tine
council officially, and Chairman McBrat-
ney, Of the street committee, was granted
further time to report on the resolution for
the forfeiture Of franchises.
Mr.. Talcott called attention to the fact
that the company was proceeding with its
work on Chestnut street without any con-
sideration for the established grade, and
against the protests of property owners.
City Attorney Linn was consulted as to the
best method to stop the company
Bids for sewer material were opened and
referred to the sewer committee. The bids
were as folsows:
Plpe-Denny Clay company, of Seattle,
$8,95O.96; BilgeI & Going, for Sidney Sewer
Pipe and Terra Gotta company, SIC, ,86s. 70
Washington Fire Clay company, of Little
Falls, $9,277.52; N. Clark & Sons, of Seattle,
$9, ,S85.26.
Brick - Robert T. White and A n
Wright, for Gull Harbor Brick company.
$40 per thousand for not to exceed rs 900
Charles Lincoln, $40 per thousand.
iron castings Washington Iron Works,
$908.75.
Bids were also opened for the Plum street
I'LL, to take the place Of the present bridge
and were as follows:
L. A. CoOns - Bulkhead and culyert
S526; embankment, 19 cents per cubic yard.
D. b. Stickler-Total work, S17OO; for ex-
ira earth above engineers estimate, &c
cents per cubic yard.
l. Liberman-Bulkhead, culvert and re.
moyaI Of bridge, $46S; embankment, 2215
cents per cubic yard.
TWO hre hydrants were ordered placed
on the Westside, one at the southwest
corner Of Seward GarcelOn street, the other
at the southwest corner of West Fourth
and Front streets.
A petition Of P. H. Gregg, William CuL
len, L. L. Gregg, William Lemon and Haz-
zard Stevens for an appropriation of S6C
for the opening of the west end of Wash
lngton avenue through the Stevens addi-
ton to connect with Chestnut avenue, to
give access to property on MeXlie creek
was referred to the street committee.
A petition for the transfer of the liquor
license Of FOran & Daughty to Robert
NSA~AA "eto 6AonLSuI dbElGk OOldn was
granted a license, and license application
OF W. H. Owens was referred to the license
committee.
Herman Meyer was given permission tC
use the alley in block Is, Swans addition,
at rental of 81 per year.
Luther COvingtOn was granted permis-
sion to have certain grades established in
Sebree's addition.
The street company reported on the petit
ton OF the Union Pacific company to refile
the map of location of its railway, to take
effect as of an alleged former date Of filing,
stating that after thorough investigation
OF the matter it believed that no map OF
the said railway line through the city had
ever been filed in the Office of the CITY
clerk. The committee recommended, how
ever, that the map recently submitted by
the company be filed and dated May 26.
The petition circulated by 7. @. Van
Epps, asking the council to call an election
Tor the purpose of voting on bonds to the
amount of 100000 for a city waterworks
system, was presented and referred to the
water committee
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