The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-02
REMOVAL OF AVER.
His Office Declared Vacant
Through Absence.
LIBRARIAN A. j. SMOKE RESIGNS.
Appointment OF Special Physician for
tho Smallpox Hospital - Gas
Franchises Rejected.

The city council met IN joint session last
night under a concurrent resolution call
ing for bids for franchise for street rail-
road II was petitioned for by the Rainier
Power and Railway Company and is pro-
posed TO run upon Columbia avenue, in
Brooklyn addition, from Lancaster street
to Franklin street. President Sweeney
was in the chair, and there we're present
Aldermen Carrie, Miller, Ingram, Wolfe.
Daulton; Delegates kioebe-, Lyon, Drew,
Coryell, Crichton, Cook, Lyon. Ryan,
Brace.
There was only one bid, that OF the Raj
nier Power and Railway Company, of SIS
end the surrender Of their present fran
chise.
Dr. Kloeber moved that the bid be ac-
cepted conditionally upon provisions for
the protection of the city's interest.
Alderman Wolfe sad the street over
which the existing franchise runs is
graded street, but that over which the
company desires TO run has no grading
done except what the company has done
at its own expense. The chief object of
the change is TO avoid rs per cent. grade.
The bid was accepted.
Alderman Miller asked when the coun-
Gil iniended 70 take up the subject of the
city purchasing its own electric plant.
Ii was decided to meet in committee of
the whole on Thursday night.
la the house of delegates a joint resolu-
ton was introduced reciting that,
$ Whereas, John +. Aver. one of the
library commissioners, departed from the
city on the Goth day OF May, without leave
of the city council, and ever since said
date has been and is still absent, said
absence being for more than sixty days;
and whereas, the city charter provides
that the Office becomes vacant on the
absence of the incumbent from the city
for sixty days without leave of the city
council" and declaring the Office vacant.
Delegate Coryell said the resolution was
clearly in accordance with the charter,
but nc thought it unnecessary. The mayor
could send in nomination without it.
Delegate Lyon said the mayor must re-
ceive official notice of the vacancy.
The resolution was passed, DIR. Crichton
being the only dissentient. X was also
passed by the aldermen.
Professor A. j. Smoke, the librarian, has
rendered his resignation to the library
commissioners. 1t is understood that the
commissioners suggested it was advisable
he should resign in the interest of econ
omy, but il has not been accepted yet.
A bill was introduced at the instigation
of the board of health providing for doc
tor to take charge of smallpox patients at
. salary of SIS day. The committee on
health, Crichton. Brace and Lyon, re-
ported against it. and recommended that
DIR. Sparkling do the work, and that the
board be authorized to employ physician
TO temporarily attend to the duties of the
health officer at s. day.
A general discussion took place, during
which Delegate Calligan gave the board of
aldermen scoring for defeating the bill
providing 500 for the purchase of disin-
fectants.
DIR. Kloeber said that the board of
health had been compelled to take the
risk of purchasing disnfectants at their
own order, and that the speaker had, act
ing upon the advice of the corporation
counsel, promised on behalf of the house
that reasonable expenditure would be
authorized. i'll view of the great emer-
gency.
Mr.. Cailigan, in one of his characteristic
speeches. said this was a case where neg
iect of s. worth of preventive had led to
SIS worth of cure. He didn't want to
Igure as So supremely patriotic, but he
hated TO be thought SO darned ignorant
daughter.
The report of the committee was sent to
the board of aldermen. who failed to con-
cur and asked for a committee of confer
ence. DR.. CrIehton mentioned incident
ally that the failure TO take proper pre-
cautions through the defeat of the
expense bill would probably cost the city
$3.50. The aldermen appointed Daulton,
Miller and Ingram.
After conference il was decided TO
authorize the employment of physician
al Il salary Of $3.50 per month. he TO remain
Mt the smallpox hospital. where a room
and board should be provided.
DR.. kloeber announced that there were
only two cases in the city up TO : o'clock
that night. and those were III the small
pex hospital.