The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-10
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Report of Experts on Books
Shows No Wrong.
NO VOTES AGAINST ELLIOTT.
Delegates Will Take Up Salary Ordi-
nance Tomorrow Night-Approv-
ing Assessment Rolls.

The two houses Of the city council held
JOINT session last night for the approval
of the assessment rolls for the grading of
Broadway. DeForrest, Division and Har-
ward and Willard streets.
Charles Il. Brown, owner of a fractional
lot in block 81, on Broadway, protested
against the approval of the Broadway and
DeForrest street roll on the ground that
the work was ordered under the old char
ter, which was changed by amendment so
that the assessment would be lighter on
fractional lots.
Corporation Counsel Donworth stated
that the ordinance authorizing the work
was so constructed as to make the assess
ment on each piece of property the same
as it would be under the amended charter.
The Division street rol! was then ap-
proved, and the Harvard and Willard
streets rolls were approved with a few
slight amendments.
Action on the Broadway and DeForrest
street roll was postponed for one week.
The session adjourned to meet again next
Monday evening. The board of aldermen
in ordinary session confirmed the appoint
ment by the mayor of Salvador K.
Ellicott to be license inspector. 1t is new
office, superceding that of license col
lector, which has for year or so been
filled by Douglas Phillips.
The finance committee, of which L. NJ.
Daulton is chairman, presented a partial
report upon the work of the expert ac-
countants, w. Il. Hudson and Douglas
Young. They have examined the books
of the municipal court and make sug
gestions for new system OF bookkeeping,
but no instance OF the slightest Irregular
ity is referred to. The report closes with
suggestion that there be a pardoning
board to consist of the mayor, the police
judge and the chief of police. The report
was adopted and sent to the house.
An ordinance was introduced authorlz-
ing the mayor, or corporation counsel and
cam ptroller, to act jointly upon contested
street grade assessments, where compro-
mise is desirable in the interests of the city.
The aldermen refused to concur in the
amendment of the house by which it was
proposed that purchases by the board of
works shalVbe made every two months
and not six months as advocated by the
board.
The following ordinances and resolutions
were read:
Ordinance fixing the amount of bonds for Off
cials; passed.
Resolution authorizing repairs to Madison
street slip; passed.
The following petitions and communica-
tons were acted upon:
Ne ]. Ponuus, to grade Howard from Depot to
Sixth; granted.
For the improvement OF Pearl street. from
Main TO Ludlow; street committee.
By J. S. Mccormick & Co., for extension of
thirty days on their contract for the grading of
Third street. from Lake to Wall; granted.
BY Minnie NJ Kelly. for payment OF 800 for
use OF a typewriter; granted.
The board adjourned until Monday
night.
At the meeting of the house of delegates
all the members were present except
Drew.
The board OF aldermen salary ordinance
was read the second time, and referred to
committee of the whole, which will meet
tomorrow evening TO consider it.
Joint resolution providing for the for
fixture of the franchise of the Seattle
Electric Railway Company, if it persists
in refusing to erect and maintain street
lights along its lines; read third time and
passed.
The following matters were referred:
Petition for a change OF grade on Front
street from point midway between Union
and Pike streets TO Bell street; petition of
c. +. Nadsworth for $4,000 damages to
his property caused by the grading of Roll
Inns street; n number of applications for
saloon licenses