The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-28
PROCEEDS OF BONDS.
Ordinances Authorizing Pay
ment of Warrants.
SURVEYS FOR STREET GRADES
Quit Claim Deeds VIII Be Exacted Of
Property -Owners-A Map Of Water
Front Franchise Lines.

The house of delegates last night de-
| voted an unusually long session to the
| consideration mainly of routine business.
| The most important was the passage of a
series of ordinances apportioning the pro-
| ceeds of the recently issued bonds to the
| payment of condemnation warrants and
/ judgments. They occupied considerable
time, but were entirely formal, as the
| amounts were determined long ago and
had passed beyond the point of contro-
versy. Quit claim deeds will be required
of property-owners before payment is
made
Another important measure was one
providing that the cost of surveying
streets for grading shall be hereafter
part of the expenses of such improvement.
even when the work is done by the city
engineer, and it shall be included in all
estimates of cost. The bill was passed
without debate.
DIR. J. S. kloeber presided, and Delegates
Brace, Ca1ligan, Crichton. Coryell, Ryan,
Lyon and Cook were present. Corpora
ton Counsel Donworth occupied his usual
seat.
4 petition for compensation for damages
done by street grade changes was returned
by the judiciary committee with the re-
commentator that as the question Of the
citys liability was now before the supreme
court it is advisable TO await its decision.
The aldermen's bill providing for an
adjudication committee, consisting of the
mayor and member of each house to
settle all claims was called up in order
but met with opposition.
Dr. kloeber objected to the bill because
1t gave altogether too much power to the
committee. He proposed to amend so as
to provide only for settlement of delin-
quent grade taxes. He desired also that
the presidents of the two houses should
appoint. That might not seem very mod
est, but it was important that the commit
tee should be carefully selected.
Mr.. Caliigan mo we'd to make the selec-
ton by ballot. He thought it would be
better to have the bill referred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary together with the cor
poration counsel.
This course was agreed upon.
The ordinance proposing that a map be
drawn by the city engineer to show the
present condition of Railroad avenue and
adjacent property SO far as they relate to
the steam railroad franchises was amended
and passed.
A Joint resolution providing a commit
tee to Consider the project of the city own
ing its electric plant, was referred to the
committee on lights.
The following ordinances were read:
Appropriating 800 to pay Minnie NJ. Kelley for
use OF typewriter; passed.
Providing conditions to be observed in grad
ing streets in ID. 7. Dennys Second addition to
North Seattle; street committee.
Establishing grade OF Elaine street between
Granger and Allen; street committee.
Appropriating sS,12l to pay W. 2. Boyd con
deinnation award.
Also appropriating money to pay all the awards
for condemnations on Commercial street, in
Guiding F. Dearborn, $780, w. Renton, Cyrus
Walker and James Mcknight, $3.50: j. c. Ken
yon, $l,2l6; Isaac Parker, $3.50: J. L. Hess and L.
+. Wertheimer, 500; J. Frauenthal, $3.50; Bailey
Gatzert, $3.50: Dexter Horton, $50: Harrington
d Smith, $3.50; passed.
For the widening of South Third-John Sui
Ivan, s., 600.
For the widening OF Second street-Ursula
Wyckotf, 500; J. P. Jones, $500, and A. Seayey,
$500.
For the public sQuare-To j. D. Lowman for
II. L. Yesler, sl250oo; less $4,000 for which
warrants have been given; referred to finance
committee
For widening of Frort street-To Samuel
Kenney, $3.50; J. NJ. Souder, $500; Anna NJ. Hol-
yoke, $500: passed.
For widening of South Second street--Moses
korn, $1,6l5: passed.
For the widening of Front street-To W. Fl.
Humphrey for starr estate, 81, $50; passed.
An ordinance was also passed for the is
sue of warrants on the Judgment fund in
lieu of warrants already issued on the gem
eral fund in satisfaction of judgments.
Committees reported upon matters en-
trusted to them as follows:
Finance-Rejecting petition of W. c. Heilbron
for payments OF grade warrants; approved
Ucense-Reiecting petition OF J. H. Mcmahon;
approved.
Sewers and drainage-In favor of change of
line OF sewer from South Tenth to South Eley-
enth; approved.
The following petitions and communica-
tons were read:
From board of works, asking immediate
action on the bids for cement, etc, for the Lake
Union tunnel sewer committee.
From board of works, asking change of ordi.
nance relating to Yesler avenue sewer so as to
avoid Julia Inns property; approved.
From board of works, suggesting repairs to
certain streets; street committee.
From property owners, asking that changes be
made IN the names OF certain streets; referred
without being read in full, to street committee.
From board OF works relating to piece of
land on Chestnut street; judiciary committee
From James W. Smith, for rebate on liquor
license; license committee.
From c. II. Mccormick, for change OF location
in liquor license; license committee.
From J. K. Van Alstyne, Tor compensation for
damage to awcll through blasting; water COM
mittee.
From Women's Christian Temperance Union,
for the appointment of matron at police head
quarters; police committee.
The house adjourned until Tuesday