The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Clearing Up a Large Amount
of Business.
BuLKHEAo ON FRONT STREET.
Question rs to . Bill for Legal Services
The South End Sewer Tunnel
Proposed Market Place.

The board OF aldermen met last night. and
after disposing OF a large mass of business ad-
iourned TO meet on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The appropriation ordinance for the month OF
January, passed by the delegates, was amended
so as to strike out 81 900 for services rendered in
assisting the corporation counsel.
Alderman Korn said that although the charge
had not come before the council the members
knew precisely what il was Tor. and he desired
1t known that the charge had been incurred by
the finance committee on the advice of the cor.
poration counsel. The bill was for legal ser
vices in defending the city against suit for
100000 brought by the gas Company.
The corporation counsel had several
other cases and it was imouss.hle
for him to undertake this case. The charge was
a very moderate one for the eminent services
rendered. He said he should not have thought
it necessary to speak in defense OF the matter if
the Democratic member of the house OF dele
gates had not mentioned it. He did not believe
any reputable attorney in the city would under
take TO defend suit against Dexter Horton &
Co, with all their wealth and able counsel, for
less than that fec. The attorney in question
was Alfred Battle, a reputable attorney and
Democrat
Mr.. Miller said his only objection was that the
bill had not been accompanied by an explana-
ton.
Nj Pontius said 1t was not all for one case: it
included two other cases. The charge for the
gas eompsuy case was $3.50 Mr.. Blaine, attor-
ney for the company, received 5000 Tor his
services, and If he won the suit he was to get
10000. Another was with the Puget
Sound Railway Company and one for damages.
He had asked several attorneys, and all agreed
that it was a reasonable charge
DR.. Sweeney said the question was not as to
the reasonabeness of the charge. He defended
Delegate Krug as having done what was right
Mr. Denny said the bill should be referred
back to be audited and then brought in on its
merits.
The ordinance was passed less the amount.
The board concurred in the amendment of the
house limiting the south end sewer tunnel bill
to preliminary work.
long discussion took place over the petition
of J. Gardner Kenyon that the city bulkhead the
street at Front and Madison, Aldermen Wilcox,
korn and Bogardus objecting, on the ground
that every other property owner had been COM
PEELED to bulkhead at his own expense. Sweeney
and Pontius strongly urged the granting of the
petition. Mr.. Kenyon addressed the board in
his own behalf. The matter was referred to the
street committee.
The ordinance to reduce auctioneers' fees was
rejected.
The following ordinances were read:
Planking of Union street, and of Seventh and
Charles; passed
House OF delegates bill M to taxes of Seymour
r. Allen; equalization committee.
House of delegates bill appropriating $685.
sl9;5i, in part payment Of water pipe; passed.
House of delegates bill for elevated carrier
over Roilin street; passed
House of delegates bill for boiler to heat the
jail; fire and water committee.
House of delegates bill for bulkheading on
Front street and Madison; referred.
House of delegates bill to establish electric
lights on Fifth street, Pontius addition; Natchez
street; street light committee.
House of delegates bill approving corrected
description OF Randelps addition: street COM
mittee.
House of delegates bill for buoy in the har-
Dor; passed
House of delegates bill for lights on Tenth
and Eleventh at Seneca and University; Rainier,
Iakeview and Baker; Willow, between John and
Thomas; passed
Resolution of assessment roll for Rose and
Duwamish streets; passed.
Petitions were received as follows:
n George for correction of assessment for city
taxes.
G. II. Randell for final payment on a street
grade contract.
For equalization of width OF Willard and
Harvard streets ut the junction. granted.
kor lights on Hyde street, between Madison
and Jackson streets.
By proposed Citizens Market Company for
action on the part of the council to compel
hucksters and peddlers TO confne themselves to
the market.
For lights on Temple and on Hyde and Joy
streets; on Third avenue and East Boulevard:
granted.
Adjourned till Thursday at o'clock.