The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-22
HOUSE or DELEGArEs.

Guy @. Phlnney's 1rAnchlse-Mf. BFagE's
Nsmination-Strest Cleaning.
The house went into committee Of the
whole for the further consideration of .
franchise asked for BY Guy C. Phinney for
. road to Woodland park. One section,
that required the construction of . sixreen.
foot roadway along the line, was rsscinded.
Another section was also amended to
read that the franchise be forfeited to tho
city unless the entire line be constructed
BY the grantee within the time prescribed.
Committees reported favorably a. fol-
lows:
On the petition Of A. A. Denny ct AL, for va
eating alley In block $50 Of Denny's Broadway
addition: for improvement of Aurora street:
petition OF Rainier Power 4 Railway Company
to plank Pine street from Fifth to Sixth
street; communication from board of public
works estimating the cost Of repairs on Yesler
avenue near the lake: on the application Of Guy
C. Phinney for vacating portion OF Woodland
park.
The house approved the assessment roll
of improvement district No. ~
Bills authorizing the improvement Of
Mercer street, from Rollin to Kent, and
of Lake View street, from Walnut to Pros
pect Terrace.
An amendment was offered to an ordi-
nance which provides that the salary of .
police matron bs $50 per month. BY sub
shutting SIS. This was opposed by Mr..
Carlisle, Mr.. Cook and others. who con-
sidered that the higher amount was too
low. Mr.. Brace moved that s. per day be
substituted. After further argument the
bill was recommitted.
In an ordinance providing that water
main of two inches be laid on Rose street
one block north. Of Yesler avenue an
amendment was passed to increase the
pipe to four inches.
The matter of the confirmation of the
mayors appointment Of Mr.. Bragg a.
municipal clerk was taken from the judici.
ary committee. Mr.. Carlisle urged that
this be done lest some technicality defeat
Mr.. Bragg's confirmation. His nomina-
ton was first sent in during March and
confirmed by both houses. But it seems
to have been little previous. Is . vacancy
did not OCCUR until the last of April.
Bragg's name was . second time submitted
and action on that nomination has been
pending. Mr.. Carlisle moved for confirma-
ton, but the amendment of Mr.. Cook for
delay until next meeting prevailed. Mr..
Cook explained that he first desired to
hear from City Solicitor Fortson in regard
to the matter.
A petition was read from citizens resid.
ing on the line to Green lake, urging that
no distractions 10 thrown in the way Of
granting . franchise to Guy G. Phinney
for new car line from Seattle to Wood
land park.
An ordinance to extend the liquor
license limits of the city was lost.
The house by motion concurred in
amendments to the franchise awarded to
Fred Il. Sander and z. +. Whittier, provid-
ing that poles must be placed on the gutter
line, and that no fare shall be charged to
policemen or iremen when ON duty.
In the estimated expenditures for May
was an item Of 500 for repairing the police
patrol wagon. 1t had been stricken out
by the house, but the board favored it.,
whereupon the house again referred the
matter to the police and revenue com.
mittee.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Brace Acting Mayor
Sweeney was requested to explain In de-
tail what he meant in his communication
calling upon the city to adopt sanitary
measures in the way Of repairing and
cleaning up streets.
The acting mayor appeared and ex-
planned that planking on q number of
streets is rotten and that rubbish has &C
eumulated which breeds germs of disease.
He recommended that new planks DO put
down, and said that he considered this q
most opportune time for expanding the
large sum now at the disposal of the street
committee. He also said that alleys
should be cleaned up and disinfectants
freely used. While he believed in curtaiI-
ing expenditures generally. yet where
public safety and life are at issue he con-
sidered liberal measures should be adopted
A vote of thanks was extended the mayor
for his lucid explanation.
Ordinances were passed for the improve
ment Of the following streets: Federal,
Silver, Hayes. Gould, Summit, Choase,
also for the Improvement of the alley run