The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-12
Revised Ordinances and Charter
Published at Last.
Rs-aRRANeinc STREET LIGHTS.
Board OF Aldermen Pass Monthly APP
propriation BiiI-A street Car
Franchise I'm Jeopardy.

legal shape. and endorsed: Revised Or
dinances. City of Seattle. 1895. :" Ii con-
tains the provisions of the state constitu-
/ tio-i and of the statutes bearing upon
! cities of the first class. This is followed
| by the city charter rs amended in 1882,
i with the original text in foot notes The
| body of the book consists OF all ordinances
Of n general or permanent character IN
| force on June 80, 1893 although an APP
| pendix includes the more important
passed subsequent to that date up to the
| time Of going 10 press. Ii was found inn
| practicable TO include ordinances es-
fabishing street grades, as at
first contemplated. because they
are so numerous that the book would nave
been unwieldy. The ordinances are given
in groups, those of general nature, such
as precinct boundaries, water rates. etc,
being followed by police ordinances relat-
ing 20 gambling. disorderly conduct and
otfenses against public peace and morality |;
those relating to the duties OF public OFF,
GERS and those regulating trades. Build
ings, sanitation and sewers; streets, alleys,
plats, ETC.; public parks; public library |;
harbor and wharves and railroads and
teiegraphs form separate divisions. All
| ordinances of q permanent character reiat-
| ing to municipal bonds, and ali franchises
are printed in small type. A very valua-
| BILE feature is a synopsis of dates of ordi-
nances from No. / TO 1888, dating from
] 1869 to the present time. A calendar of
municipal events. memorandum of notices
| and intervals. and q list of the principal
| officials from the incorporation of
the city to date are also given.
Nearly 100 pages are devoted to a
| thorough index to the charter and all
! ordinances. By very complete arrange
ment any ordinance can be found either
| by its subject, its title, its number or its
date. The compiler, John w. Pratt,
has Supplemented the preserved records
by his own collection of data gathered
| from fragmentary documents, many of the
original records having been destroyed in
the great FIRE. A similar volume need not
be published again for twenty years. The
| mechanical work is great credit to the
state. The paper was made at Everett, the
| typesetting and presswork were done by
the Sunset Publishing Company and the
binding by +. Anthony and altogether
| the quality of material and workmanship
| is equal to anything that could be done in
the United States.
| The members of tho board expressed
| themselves as highly pleased, and an ordi-
nance was passed providing that the city
| comptroller have charge of the distribu-
ton OF the books. One copy each is TO be
| given to the mayor, members of the city
council. heads of departments, superior
| judges. municipal judge and clerk, state
| library and city library. 1t was also re-
solved to give one copy each TO members
| OF the former city council, as that body
had inaugurated the work. Sheep bound
1 copies will be sold at s. each and paper
| bound copies at $3.50 each.
/ A memorial was offered from the Pec-
/ Plies party asking that all available cash
! in the treasury be devoted TO public i'm
/ provsments and warrants to be issued TO
reasonable extent IN order To afford work
for the unemployed. 1t was ordered APP
| proved.
A petition for arc lights in Brooklyn W as
rejected. as the city funds will not permit
| il. Mr.. Ingram said the lighting COM
mittee was willing to put up as many
| lights as possible. He recommended that
on Beacon Hill clusters of four incaudes-
cent lights be used. Mr.. Garlic said the
| committee was working hard to have a
uniform system of lighting; he hoped
next week to be able to report. Several
petitions were, therefore, laid over until
the next meeting.
Alderman Sweeney introduced an or.
| dinance authorizing the city clerk to re-
| eeive from him a large number of charters
and ordinances of other cities. He said
his intention was to provide for the
foundation OF reference library for the
benefit of the city council He had no
doubt that some day the public library
| will be IN the same building as the city
| hall and the books can then be transferred
TO that institution. The ordinance was
| passed.
| The general appropriation ordinance for
expenses incurred in August was passed
as follows: General, s2,s9s6S: water.
| $2,B7T.i7; fire, 81. 1887; street, s.. 1870 81:
sewer aud drainage. s.. 5s4S6; police.
| si30a; public health, $529 IS: street light.
! 81. S2s6s; haFbor and wharf 5000; Gould
street s5i69s: Summit. Si,is4 a3; Pike.
| s6s667: Kentucky. s292. 80; Broad way and
DE Forrest, 81, S22Ss.
Alderman Cram reported that he saw no
| way by which the crossing of the Rainier
| Heights street car line over the Jackson
street tracks could be changed so as TO
| make less noise. Alderman Carrie saw no
4 difference between that and any other
| line. Alderman Sweeney said the only
! complaint was as to the last three or four
cars at night when they ratified over the
| rails at rapid rate. Mr.. earle said il
| could not be remedied except by cutting
the rails. and that was dangerous. He
advised the people complaining to move
into town aud get used 10 city noises.
City Comptroller Carson announced
/ that he had offered for sale several issues
/ OF local improvement bonds without re-
/ ceiying any bids.
resolution was introduced giving
| thirty days notice TO Fred f. Sander and
| r. +. Whittier o; the councii's intention to
forfeit their street car franchise over Lewis
| street on account of their failure 10 put
the street in rs good condition as before
the track vas laid. Tuesday, October 81,
/ Is the time SET for hearing Ii vas re-
/ ierred TO the railroad committee.
/ The following matters we're referred:
Petition % J. G. Aloreeht for sa3 a. the
amount Of damages done 10 his pile
/ driver Scow.
! Petition OF the regents of the state uni.
/ FeFs.sy that L. NJ Larson be Amounted
/ special policeman for the university
! grounds
| Tue board adjourned anM Thursday
/ night