The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Usual Grist of Petitions and Remon-
strances-Licensea aud Improyements.

The house OF delegates convened at S O'Clock.
Delegate Cook took the chair. President Kioebar
being in Tacoma. Delegate Drew was the only
other absentee, being in New Orleans.
Two petitions were received, one from T. }.
Gable and others against taking the new Seattle
tneater into the saloon limits. ana another from
the First Baptist church. signed by Roger S.
Greene aud others, against locating a saloon in
the theater building. Both were referred.
The committee on city lights reported against
the proposition to pu, arc lights on Union street,
as the railroad now occupying that street was
putting mp lights in accordance with the terms
OF its franchise. The report WAS adopted.
Frank Goodhue's petition for a rebate on
street assessment was received, but the COM
n.ittee reported that there were 10 funds for
such payment in the city treasury.
4 favorable report was made on a petition
asking for lights at the corner of Gould street
and Drcxei avenue, of Gould aud Aldine aud of
johnson and Aid.ne.
a favorable repnr; was handed in on the board
of aidermeu's bill No. lis. providing that no
parties should disturb the surface of any street
without permission OF the board of public
works, aud giving that body supervision of such
work during its progress. Certain sections also
prohibit distractions of sidewalks or the cut
ting o. wood on streets or commit or nermIt
nuisauces on the streets in front of his premises.
A petition Tor are Ii hts On Washington street.
al the corners OF Eighth, n nth. Tenth and
Eleventh streets, was received. The
reported tfat the railroad occupying the street
be ordered To light il
Two petitions were received, one from
john Rea. asking permission 20 conduct
an Intelligence office, and the other from
Grover L bay 70 0ysu an intelligence Office in
place oi Bennett & RyeTs. The pes:t.ons and
favorable reports OF came were referred to
board 81 aldermen for concurrent action. An
CDtaYoTsblS report on q petition for Il sewer on
squire avenue was adopted. 4 petition from
Miles tiaIlher ard Others for a sewer OF High
ant Lombard streets WAS uufayorably reported
Ordinances were passed granting licenses to
James HsIr, Willard * acrse, kreielsueime-
FroS. A. tortlouls & Co, F. >chreiaer, Wrlcb.
q Ferguson and Rotnermel Il weeert.
\ h.ii granting licenses TO d. y. Holden AMI
Mcdonald 4 "a. was referred.
Al ordinance was passed establishing tha
grade o; Harrison street from Lake TO Box
jac sne grade OF Mercer street from Roil.a 10
kenIUCsy streets.
Ordinances were passed provided fer the cree
tloa OF electric lights at Pine aud Olive street.
a. their CROSSING viii Twelfth. and rsovIalue
iucsGdescspt ilgatS On Jos street similar
ordnance providing Tor arc lights on pens1
street WAS referred.
Au ordinance wss PASSED providing for the
making of i proper outlet for the South Seattle
sewer IuIuci.
An ordinance WAS passed providing that
$3.50 be pad 10 Richard ia out OF eoademna.
tlan snDd ior property injured.
i BIZ pzoyttlaS Tor the connection O: noIics
headquarters by e.eci..e anngaciators With each
ofhce II the c5ty aai WAS uusaimously de-
tsAted- Adjourned - Tuesday IiEaL
Christmas presents Of 8 ire order can bs hal
Cheap At b EstAey4ts, Marion street