The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-23
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Aldermen Reject the Mayors
Choice Of JanitOr.
NINETEEN ORDINANCES PASSED.
Protest and Petition as to the Opera-
house Al1ey-Reply OF McCay to
the Mayors Accusation.

Both houses of the council met last
night in separate session. The delegates
took recess for an hour awaiting the ar
riyai of the papers in reference to fire
commissioners, DIR. Kloeber having un-
officially intimated that sensation was
In store. 1t was 10 O'Clock before a mes
senser arrived from the mayor with the
notice of Fosters suspension. 1t twas read
to the aldermen by City Clerk Stoneman,
and to the delegates by Deputy Ogden,
but no remark was made beyond the order
OF Presidents Sweeney and kloeber in the
respective houses that the paper would be
recorded and the council would meet on
Friday night. DR.. Kloeber reported the
failure of the fire commissioners to meet
at the request of the council and the
mayor.
The other business was entirely of a
routine character, the board of aldermen
passing nineteen executive bills.
A protest was received against vacation
of the alley running between Columbia
and Cherry streets; also petition in favor
OF vacating it by ]. X. Lewis, who recited
the legal and other reasons why the coun-
Gil should grant the request of the abut-
ting owners, all of whom had Joined in
the petition. Both communications were
referred 10 the committee having the mat
ter in charge.
A letter was read from J. F. McCay pro-
testing against the cancelling of his
license for the Madison street pavilion,
and rebutting the charges made against
the character of his house. 1t was trans
United to the house of delegates without
discussion
The message of the mayor appointing
Shannon as janitor was called up and by
unanimous vote the appointment was re-
jected without comment.
The report of the library investigating
committee was read and placed on file.
kloeber's ordinance abolishing fees for
building permits was passed; also Dom
worth's ordinance repeating what was
known as the Blaine warrant-redemption-
bonds ordinance.
An ordinance providing for an assistant
corporation counsel was passed, Ingram
voting no.
The following ordinances were read:
Transferring sl,396 from the general fund to
the street fund TO pay audited bills; passed.
Appropriating 1919 from the street fund to psy
audited bill; also appropriating $1,3I7 for the
Third street improvement fund; passed. Es
For the grading Of Drexel avenue from John
son avenue to north line of Rosedale addition;
also establishing the grade of johnson avenue;
also establishing the grade of Drexel avenue;
establishing the grade of Lincoln avenue: also
OF Gould street; also of Aldine avenue; also of
Carroll street: also Elaine street; also grading
Aldine avenue; passed.
Establishing a sewer for one block on Broad
way, north of Yeser avenue referred.
Appropriating 500 to c. F. E. Voss from con.
domination award fund; referred.
For the improvement OF Rose street; passed.
For the improvement of streets in the Sack
man-Phiilips Twelfth avenue addition passed
Prohi biting the construction of railroads or
erection of poles on any street without q per.
init; referred.
The bills read by the house were the
same as in the board.
Both houses will meet tonight for gen.
eral business.