The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Expense to the City of the
Smallpox Epidemic.
HoNoRs TO YesLER.s MEMORY,
The Purchase Of New Fire Apparatus
License Fees for Peddlers and
Hawkers-Routine Work.

The city council met in joint convention last
night Tor the purpose OF considering the assess
ment roll for Rainier street, from Main street to
Florence street, with President Sweeney in the
chair. The street was graded under q previous
ordinance but only one sidewalk was con-
sructed. The object OF the new improvement
Ia 10 supply that deficiency and re-grade one
portion. The cost will be s., 2io09, OF which the
city will pay sS6s.S9 for crossings. There were
no objections and the roll was approved.
Delegate Calligan called attention to the death
OF Henry l. Yesler and suggested that. as the
deceased was highly esteemed citizen and had
twice been mayor OF the city, the city council
attend his funeral in body.
DIR. Kloeber hoped that the mayor would be
included. The motion was then agreed to aud
the convention adjourned.
In the board OF aldermen q petition was read
from the Western Central Labor Union advocat-
ing the establishment Of a free employment
agency in the city. 1t gives illustrations of
what IL calls the nefarious practices upon and
the extoriions from men honestly seeking work
Dy the private agencies 1t was accompanied
py letter from the mayor indorsing it. As
two members Of the license and revenue COM
mittee were absent the communication was
laid on the table until the next meeting
request was received from the delegates for
conference committee on the extent to which
the city should purchase new fire apparatus.
The chair appointed the fire and water com.
mittee. The committee will meet today at
o'clock.
An ordinance was passed proviiing for the
licensing OF peddlcrs and hawkers. The fees
are. for jeweIry, drugs, dress goods, etc. $40 a
day; books, ETC., $50 year; meat. game, etc, s.
per month; fruit and dairy produce, s. for three
months oils. ETC., - per month. hawkers
license is the same with the addition of $40 day
The committee on printing reported in favor
OF the Telegraph and Press Times as the official
newspapers, and q protest was entered on be-
half OF the observation-disclosures, on the ground
that it's bid the lowest. The chair ruled
that the bids could not be accepted without q
resolution. Alderman Garlic said he believed
the PosT-lNTELLIGENcER's to be the lowest bid.
The matter went over until next meeting.
An ordinance was also passed imposing an
annual license fee Of SIS for every street Car used
for freight. and 81 for every street passenger car
The delegates finance committee reported
several bills with recommendation that some
be allowed and others cut down; referred to
finance committee.
The project of building an outfall tor the
south sewer tunnel was favorsbly reported aud
the ordinance passed.
Bills were passed establishing the grades Of
Harrison street and Mercer street.
An ordinance approving assessment roll of
Rainier street was passed; also providing for
the erection OF signs with names of streets.
the city was being put to OH account OF the
smallpox epidemic President Sweeney replied
that there was q health officer at 3l25, one
physician at $3.50, and for the past two weeks
two assistants had been employed occasionally
at so day. Ii was intended shortly to dis
pensc with all excep. the health officer and one
assistant. As TO other expenses the cost to the
city had been very great, but IL was hoped the
county would pay portion. Every bill passed
by the auditing committee had been sworn to.
Alderman Carrie said there was turkey in tho
bill at 1896; he also found ham and other things
which seemed queer food for invaiids
Alderman Dsu!ton remarked that the turkey
weighed twenty nine pounds
Alderman Wolfe said there seemed to be some
discrimination Do to the vaccination OF chill
dren: some had been sent home for want of ii,
and others not The matter went over.
The house OF delegates had short session and
adjourned out OF respect to the memory of
Henry l. Yeslcr.
A remonstrauce was read against the condi-
ton of Washington street from Eighth street
eastward. Alderman Ryan said the Rsinier
railway made a cut on this street through which
to run its track, and should be made to keep its
contract for placing the street in its original
condition; referred to the street committee.
A remonstrance, signed by seventy persons,
read agalns: cnlarg.ng the saloon limits to
include the new Seattle theater building.
The finance committee reported unfavorably
on bill for SIS for extracting as many teeth
from horses in the fire department
The committee on fire and water reported IA
vorably on report of Superintendent Wilson
for change of water rates.