The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-06
LIGHTING ON LINES.
The City Council and the Street
Car Roads.
THE HOUSES TO PLAY BASEBALL.
Compounded rchase Of Poor
Fire Horses Criticised.
THE HOUSES TO PLAY BASEBALL.

The house OF delegates met last night, with
every member in his seat 1t was announced
that the delegates had challenged the aldermen
to play q game Of baseball on Friday at 2
O'Clock.
When the subject Of the lighting OF streets by
the street car companies came up, the house
went into committee of the whole, with Mr..
Coryell in the chair. Mr.. Drew reported that
the Consolidated company ASKED to be released
from that condition Of its franchise offering to
pay In lieu thereof $50 . month, and after the
first year 81 q month per 1000 population, to b
fixed by each census.
Dr. Kilbourne was called for, and he said the
council committee and represen tatives o. the
road had debated the subject that day for three
hours. and this seemed to be the most equitable
arrangement At the end Of the ten years, their
Idea was to pay per cent on their gross earn
tngs
In reply to Mr.. Cook Mr.. Calligan said Il was
not pretended that this was equivalent to the
cost of the lights, but he felt satisfied that the
company was not able to carry out the pro-
vision.
Dr.. Klocber agreed to this; the intention had
been to do the lighting from the trolley wires,
but this was foundfmpracticable, and it would be
monktrous injustice-never contemplated-to
require the company to put In special light
Ing plant He commended the report, but con-
sidered that no vote should be taken until OPP
portunity was afforded to consult the corpora
ton counsel.
Mr.. Drew said it might be well for the house
TO express its opinion as to the policy Of the
proposed change. The committee had consid-
cred all phases of the question most earnestly
and carefully, and had arrived at the conclr,-
sion that the city would one day have its own
plant, and thsn it would be seen how wise this
measure was, a. it gave the city an income in
stead OF lights which it would not need.
long discussion followed AZ to the best
course to pursue, during which Mr. CsIligan
apologized for speaking SO often, but said his
ancestors came from q country whore they
could speak twice and then tell what they
meant afterwards.
The sense Of the committee seemed to be In
favor of the proposition If the corporation coun-
sci saw no legal objection. motion declaring
1t to be the sense of the committee that the
proposition DO accepted was carried.
Upon resuming the house adopted the resolu.
ton and the president appointed Drew, CALI
gan and Brace az Q committee TO carry out the
resolution.
The question arose again on bill for lighting
the Pontius addition, the aldermen having
stricken out all lights near Lake street Mr..
Calligan thought they should not be put in till
the question was settled. A conference COM
mittee was appointed.
The county commissioners have changed the
boundary OF the Second precinct in the Fist
ward. Its east line now runs down South Sec
ond street to Walker, then west to the Sound. It
10 proposed 20 continue the line down South
Second to the southern boundary. This will
take In q small portion of the Seventh precinct
In order to make the action Of the county agree
with the city regulations. an ordinance was
passed last night making the same amendment.
Several petitions were received from peddlers
asking for rebate Of license fees, a. new ordi-
nance had gone into effect.
A petition was received from the fire commits
si0nsrs asking approval OF the project to have
an Office down town and to employ book
keeper; It was referred to fire and water COM
mittee DR.. Kloeber said, however, that the
purchase Of horses be taken from the depart.
ment; 1t had recently bought i've horses which
could not pull the machines. He knew Mr..
Kahaley had bought some Of them because he
had seen the acquisitions. Another petition
asking for purchase of q new engine, two hose
carts and one truck was also referred.
The following bills were taken up:
Appropriating &39,69a to pay audited bills; for
general salaries, 81, l7429; water construction,
$3.45S75; sewer construction, T,6322l: park,
tl,797.0z; library, $60l.0S: passed.
Establishing grade OF Rainier, from Main to
Establishing grade OF Thomas. from Temper
ance TO Poplar streets; passed.
- Establishing grade OF Anna. from Powell to
Granting liquor licenses to Gombert 4 Drumm,
Martin Paup, w. Deitchler. E. McNulty and
Efer 4 Doyle; passed.
The house adjourned until Monday night,
when 1t will go into Committee Of the whole on
the subject of extending the time of railroad
franchises.
The county commissioners spent almost the