The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Deciding tho Question OF Acting Mayors
salaries.

Deciding tho Question OF Acting Mayors
Salaries.
The board of aldermen spent q long time con.
sidering the bills of Drs Palmer and Wright for
services as assistant health officers in February
and part OF. January. which have been under
fire for several months. The bill of DR.. Palmer
for 500 was ordered paid and that OF d.. Wright
rejected.
A petition was received from the Seat
tie Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company,
the Allen L. Wilson Land Company and
Moran Brothers Company, asking for the
vacation of the westerly end OF Charles
street from the west marginal line of
Water street produced west to deep water. The
petitioners state that more dock room 10 needed,
and they propose, if the request is granted. to
build a dock there and erect steam derrick
for lifting heavy machinery on and off vessels,
also to build a railroad track to the dock. Re-
ferred to the committee ON streets
The petition Of b. A. Anderson for 1915 dam
ages for gravel taken from lots 10, IL and II,
block 2, Northern addition, was referred.
Toward the close of the meeting OF the board
little life was infused into the proceedings by
DR. JORDAN, who referred 10 q current ru,n0r
that some high city officials had not paid the
license tax on their teams. He asked Comp
troller Carson If this were true. President
Carrie thought they had nothing to do with
rumors, but allowed the dialogue to proceed.
dan then asked who they were, and Mr.. Carson
replied that if Mr.. Jordan would designate any
particular city officials he (Mr. CarsOnl could
tell whether they had paid. Dr.. Jordan then
named Mr.. Kahaley, Alderman Miller and Mr..
Calligan. Mr.. Carson replied that unless it had
been done since p. M, these officials had not
paid their tax He added that since the decis-
son OF the superior court on the question many
teamsters had paid, but -
Here Dr.. Jordan interrupted to state that the
gentlemen named thought they did not have to
pay because they were officials.
Mr.. Carson replied that they had not put it in
exactly those words He had several times
urged the license collector to proceed against
them, but he had not done SO.
Alderman DaultOn, of the committee on
finance, asked the advice Of the house on allow
ing the bills for acting mayor for April. The
committee favored paying Alderman Sweeney
for twenty-eight days aud Alderman Miller for
two days. Comptroller Carson explained that
the corporation counsel had given an opinion
that Mr. Miller was entitled to pay from the 2lst,
or ten days After some little discussion the
house decided against the committees report
The committee on finance recommended re-
lection of the proposition Of the city national
banks to pay So per cent OF taxation, and the
report was adopted.
The petition Of +. W. Valid for rebate OF taxes
amounting to $3z 80 was rejected.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance re-
Quiring gates to be maintained at railroad Cross
ings was referred to the street committee
The petition of E. c. Estep aud Others for
sewer on Bradley street. between Light and
White streets, was laid on the table,
The following ordinance was passed:
Providing for the appointment OF a policeman
to act as dog catcher. at 500 per month.
Amending ordinance 2,6l5 establishing q
water main on Barclay and McClair streets.
Appropriating money to pay monthly BILLS
Granting permission 10 erect the 'coal palace
III Pioneer place.
The board Adjourned until Monday night