The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting to Be Held to Consider
Front Street Cut.
BRICK FOR THE SEWER TUNNEL.
Passage Of Monthly Appropriation Ordi.
nances-The Inspection OF Boil
ers-List Of Bills Passed.

Both branches of the city council met
last night, but the business transacted
was principally passage of ordinances
whose provisions had been previously dis
cussed.
The board of aldermen held a short ses-
sion, the members present being Presi-
dent Sweeney, Aldermen Miller, Daulton,
earle, Wolfe and Ingram.
One of the many improvements in the
method of procedure to be followed in or
daining street improvements designed by
Corporation Counsel Donworth was APP
proved last night. 1t requires the city
clerk to record in full all petitions for
street improvement in q book kept for
that purpose and properly indexed.
Alderman Ingram thought it was time
to do something about the Front street
grade. 1t had been suggested that the
committee having it in charge meet in
terested property-owners at the Hull
building on Front street, near Battery
street It was agreed that q meeting be
called for Friday night.
An ordinance was passed authorizing
purchase by the board Of public works OF
/ 500, 900 bricks for the Lake Union sewer
tunnel from the Seattle Brick and Tile
Company under contract, upon terms al
ready fully published. A bill was also
passed authorizing purchase of 1000 tons
of iron pipe from the Northwestern Sup
ply Company.
The plat of Woods Green Lake Home
addition to the city of Seattle was ap-
proved.
The mayors message, with reference to
the Antwerp saloon, was read and referred
to the license committee.
The following ordinances were read:
Establishing grade of South Sixteenth street:
establishing grade Of Lakeview between Walnut
and Frederick: establishing grade OF Bush be
tween Main and Jackson. Passed.
House of delegates bill apprOpriating money
as heretofore detailed; passed.
Cancelling the liquor license issued to J. +.
McCay; referred.
For the improvement of South Fifteenth street
from Grant to Army street: passed.
Granting liquor licenses to Bernard Kurz,
George Hartily, Beeds Cafe Company and r
6artOri; passed.
For the improvement of Broadway and De-
Forrest streets from Yesler avenue to Oak street
under the payment by bond" system.
In the house Of delegates last night
there was full attendance, and consider
able routine business was transacted.
The bill for the licensing of stationary
engineers was recommitted to the Judi
ciary committee. The sister bill, for the
appointment Of an inspector of boilers,
shared the same fate. Harry Wood, pres
ident of the State Society of Stationary
Engineers, spoke in favor of the passage
of the bills.
The bill appropriating $3.50 to pay r.
D. Tozier for property condemned for the
extension of street in Queen Anne town
was recommitted to judiciary committee.
The following bills were passed:
Bill authorizing the board Of public works to
purchase 1000 tons of oast-irOn pipe at the
most favorable terms available from the North.
west Supply Company.
Approving the plat of Green Lake Home addi-
ton to the city of Seattle.
To vacate portion OF Woodlawn addition TO
Green Lake.
Authorizing J. B. Miller to grade Sherwood
street at his own expense.
Authorizing the payment to Blair 4 Co. of the
sum of $99.5 IS payment for the lithographing
of Seattle city funding bonds which were not
accepted by reason of Illegally.
The house adjourned to meet on Monday
night at o'clock.