The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21
A CITY WOOD CAMP.
Difference d Opinion in the
Board Of Works
THE RAMS HORN GHOST WALKS.
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Ing ssatious While is eAa b obtained
ch<spiy. and u the same time keep .
number Of Idle men empsOysd. Mr.. Wolfe
i Of the opinion that the news would
soon spread that Seattle vas finding work
Tor those vho could not ind employment.
and they would swarm into the elty and
stay all winter. He thinks that Il 10
easier for men 70 6nd employment in the
heids nov. and in winter they will b
driven into the cities. The board yester.
day discussed the subject 1t length and
resolved, By majority vote. to refer the
following ordinance to the city council for
its consideration:
That the board Of public works b and il
- hereby authorized 20 purchase for and
Be used - fuel at the pumping stations Of
the city ss the following terms. TO Wit:
said board may obtain permission from
The ownsrs OF property upon which wood
suitable for fuel Is standing or may 10
found. for the cutting Of wood thereon in
Gases where such permission can Be OBJ
tanned without payment therefor. and
persons. In the discretion Of said board, to
cut wood thereon. suitable for use in the
said pumping station, and may purchase
such wood from snch persons at the rate
Of 80 cents per cord. and may also fur
nists, ~ the expense Of the city, such
tco,s - shall he needed by such persons 10
cutting such wood. which tools shall re-
main the property OF the city. Al fast -
snch wood IL cut ready for use and turned
over to the said board. IL shall deliver TO
the person cutting the same q written
check containing the name OF the person.
the amount Of wood purchased and the
price thereof: such checks shall be flied
with the city comptroller as other bills are
filed, and the amount thereof shall be in
Guided in the appropriation bill for the
month in which the same are made. and
the amounts thereof shall be paid to the
persons named therein or their assigns.
Said board shall cause said wood TO be
transported to some one OF the pumping
stations OF the city by any convenient
means OF transportation"
Corporation Counsel Donworth, to whom
was referred the application Of the Colum-
hia & Puget Sound Railroad Company and
the Northern Pacific & Puget Sound
Shore railroad for . permit to construct
tracks over and along Its rams horn right
of-way. returned the application. together
with the following opinion:
II hereby acknowledge receipt Of the APP
paication made to your honorable body by
the Columbia 4 Puget Sourd Railway
get Sound Shore Railroad Company for .
permit 70 construct railroad tracks over
the so-calied rams horn riEht-of-way.
The supreme court having decided that
the right-of-way granted by ordinance No.
262 IL valid and 10 stilt vested in the COM
panies. IL il plainly your daty TO grant
this permit Tor not sxceedine two tracks
the permit and the number Of blocks
which you shall grant Il. whether for the
whole franchise at one time or In sections.
II subject 70 your discretion under the
provisions Of ordinance No. 2.227. which
regulates the granting Of permits In cases
OF this kind. would advise that you ex-
anime the provisions OF ordinance No.
2.227 and grant the permit asked for. exer-
cising such discretion as you lind vested
in you by said ordinance"
The board instructed the secretary that
In case the companies put in another APP
plication. to issue . permit for the laying
Of two tracks from Yesler avenue to the
south line of Columbia. but decided to de-
fer action on the letter pending conclusion
Of negotiations between the roads and
property owners.
Bids for the grading OF Williamson
street were opened and found to be a. fol-
lows: II. NJ Byerly, @9,3is4s; Mcdonald
4 Holt, 8. 3e3 IS: J. q. Mclean, s. 1872 %.
and c. E. Feek, e7.sse.ss. to whom it was
awarded. The contract for Diagonal
street Was given to Taylor Bros. al
0.l7o2O. the others being ~ follows:
Mcdonald 4 Holt, s.. Isi. 20: J. @. Mclean,
g, 2i9 %: J. A. Bailey. k3.A24.s0.
AT the last meeting Of the board prop
erty owners entered q protest against a
fence which J. c. Peterson maintains
petition WAS presented TO the board, signed
by twenty property owners in the vicinity
asking that the fence DO allowed TO re-
main. - IL in no way interferes with pub
lie :rsslic. Mr.. smith has erected tho
fence to protect his crops. ana ~ the street
IL not graded. the board will likely allow
IL to remain for . few weeks 1t least.
Street Commissioners Ryan. however. will
investigate before any definite sction 10
taken.
Erie Uiin, ir., wrote the board - fol-
lows:
II will call your attention for the third
time 10 . nuisance in front Of my place,
lots and 3, block 10. on the corner Of
Temperance and Bradley streets. The
nuisance consists Of An embankment of
dirt thrown up by the Front Street Cable
Railway Company about two aud one-ha.f
years ago, when IL put IN its turntable.
/ Further III call your attention to the
fact that | have . pretty fsir-iooking
house and have spent about $500 on inn
proving the grounds. This emhnnkment
puts ABOUT the same appearance On my
house As = black eye would on the board
Of public works. In case your board can
atIori me no relief. would ask you 10 in
form me or have me informed If the Front
Street Cable Railway Company can do a.
il pleases, regardless of what 10 right.
Please get the corporation counsei's opin-
ion"
The board turned the communication
over 10 Street Commissioner Ryan.
The petition Of property owners on Ar
thur street that . water pipe be laid on
that street. between Madison and Cascade
streets, Was rejected. as investigation by
Superintendent Caillgan resulted in the
discovery that only one property owner
would agree TO take water from the city.
Property owners complained Of the bad
condition of Lewis and Barclay streets,
which they allege 10 the fault Of the Union
Trunk Line. A roadssd has been graded
on the streets without providing for cross
ings. The board viii personally investi-
gate.
BUILDINGS OF TWO CITIEA