The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-14
THE BUILDING FEE.
House Of Delegates Propose to
Abolish It.
COMMISSION ON THE BONDS.
An Ordinance to Prohibit Bathing In tho
Nude-Fifteen New Ordinances
Pass the House.

The house of delegates met last night
with DR.. Kloeber in the chair and Dele
gates Cook, Brace, Coryell, Crichton, Cal
ligan, Lyon and Ryan present.
President Kloeber introduced a bill
which would, he said, repeal the section
of the building ordinance requesting peo-
pie who were proposing to improve
property to pay apenalty for doing so.
He said the building ordinance should be
called one to retard the progress of the
city. There was an absurdity in the idea
of charging man a fee when he pro-
posed adding to the taxable value of the
city. The object was to make the offices
seif-sustaining, but it was an annoying,
vexatious imposition, which excited oppo-
sition, not because of its amount but be-
cause it was so illogical.
The bill was read and referred to COM
mittee on buildings.
Comptroller Carson, who happened to be
present, called attention to the fact that
all the appropriations from street funds
were declared by the ordinances then on
passage to have been approved by the
auditing committee when, as matter of
fact, they had not been SO passed. They
had gone direct from the board of works
to the city clerks Office. He had no doubt
they were correct, but they had not been
audited.
Delegate Ryan said he hoped there
would be no delay, as the laborers were
needing their money.
President Kloeber replied that the
mayor was on, of the city and for his part
he preferred that all such bills should be
passed upon by the full committee.
The ordinances were sent to the auditing
committee, the house thanking Mr.. Carson
for calling its attention to the omission.
The comptroller called attention to the
fact that the proportion of the proceeds
of the bond to be reserved by Blair &
Co. for commission had been held back by
that firm, and that it covered the entire
amount taken. whereas they had accepted
only $735, 600 of the bonds. He wanted to
know whether the council intended them
to have commission on the whole amount.
DR.. Kloeber said the contract declared
that they should receive commission only
on the bonds they accepted. The COM
mittee had been exceedingly careful about
that point.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on finance.
The following ordinances were intro
duced:
Appropriating $3.50 from the street fund;
Chestnut street fund, s., 2s9. 10; Fourth and Har.
rison, 1866 IA: Fifth and Temperance, sI,O4476;
Brooke, 1915; Third, s990.2l; referred.
Extending time Of contract on Fifth end Re-
publican; passed
Granting liquor licenses, William Sullivan,
P. scullin, Hood & Prichard; passed.
AppropTiating 500 TO c. F. +. Voss from con-
domination award fund; referred.
Establishing the grade of Harvard and Willard
streets; passed.
Granting wholesale liquor license to Maginnis
& Co.. passed.
Vacating the alley in block q, Boren's addi-
ton; passed.
Refunding taxes paid by W. C. T. T.; passed.
Permitting J. II. Woolery to grade part of
Rose street at his own expense: referred.
Establishing grade OF Chestnut street, between
Knight and Talbot; passed.
Permitting /. o. G. I. and w. C. T. U. to place
drinking fountain on the northeast corner OF
Second and Columbia; passed
Establishing grade OF Aldine avenue; referred
Appropriating money from the bonds pro-
ceeds 10 pay current expenses; passed.
Leasing tract from George Kinnear and wife
for park purposes; passed
Establishing the grade of Republican and
Fifth streets: passed.
Providing for the grading of Johnson street;
referred
Prohibiting bathing near the city except BY
persons wearing bathing salts; passed.
The following petitions and communi-
cations were received:
From c. B. Holman, asking rebate OF his
taxes on lots and in MERGERS second addi-
ton; referred.
From Frank Paul, county assessor, recon-
mending the return of $50 erroneous assess
ment to James Dignan: referred
From William Conradi and Fred Bense. for
liquor licenses: referred.
From the board of public works, estimating
the cost OF the improvements of Carol, street
at si,5Si90. OF which the property owners share
is sl.ai7.S0 and the city's share S3lI6O; re-
ferred.
The House will meet again tonight to
take up the appropriation bills. The alder
men will also be in session.