, 1892-01-13
THE NEW COUNCIL
SICKEI.S is MADE CHAIRMAN or
WAYS AND MEANS.

The Mayor will submit sum-
mary on the Condition of the
City,s ssAffairs-What Was Done
at Last Nights Meeting.
Expectant office-seekers filled the chairs
outside the bar Of the council chamber last
night but all were turned away with dis
appointment, as the'ameeting fol. the trans
action OF that business was postponed Coun-
cilmen Talcott, Phipps and Springer looked
at ease in the chairs of their predecessors,
while Mayor O'Brien dispatched business
in a creditable manner. Ex-Councilmen
Murphy and Percival We're among the
spectators.
By far the most important matter of the
evening was the appointment of commit
tees, Boss Sickels having been transferred
to the Craftsmanship Of the committee on
ways and means. The mayor announced
mittees with the best possible discretion,
and read them as follows
Ways and Means -Sickels, McBratney
and Ward.
Health, Palioe and Public Property
Ford, Talcott and McBratney.
Street, Wharyes and Bridges Nc Brat
ney, Ford and Springer
Accounts and Current Expenses Tal-
cott, Springer and Phipps.
Fire, Light and Water - Springer,
Phipps and Talcott.
Franchises, Licenses and Sewerage
Ward, Sickels and Ford.
Judiciary-P -Phipps Sickels and Ward
The report of Chief McClelland of the
Jo,1 ~ Oh thot
twenty alarms during the year, more than
for any two previous years. The fire
alarm system was reported as giving good
satisfaction, but the necessity for five more
alarm boxes was pointed out Attention
was also called to the need for an extension
hook and ladder truck and six more by.
drants. The chief recommended that two
men be employed at the engine house OF
the Olympia company. He ealso asked that
$3.50 be appropriated for completing the
engine house. The equipment of the de-
partment was listed as follows: One hose
wagon, two engines, five hose carts, hook
and ladder trnck, III fire alarm boxes, 400C
feet of hose, of which 1000 is in bad con
dition, two horses and set of patent drop
harness. The total expense of the depart
ment for the year was stated at $7766.85
Action on the bids for city advertising
was postponed until Friday evening. Sew
eral reports were read and referred to the
On Friday evening Mayor O'Brien will
present summary Of the city's affairs.
City Engineer Millard Lemon submitted
report in relation to the Franklin street
sewer, which was cut off by the Seventh
street tunnel. He says he notified the rail
road to remedy it, but has received no re-
sponse.
IN my judgment the railroad company
is responsible for the nuisance now here
existing, and which will soon become in
tolerable, and should under proper author
ity be requested to provide a suitable abate-
ment thereof
eff ] we're to suggest a remedy, it would
be for the Franklin street drain sewer
pipe of not less than ten inches with uni
form descent eastward to the drain now
passing under the track at the west side Of
Adams street, and continuing it thence
some distance out upon the mud flats into
iuto the bay.
II would suggest that the size and grade
of the proposed new sewer in Franklin
street from Seventh to Tenth streets, be
considered in connection with this outlet.
The report Of the city treasurer showed
the total receipts from July to December
81 to be $51, ,7295S. The balance in the
fri, 6uo