The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Proposed Joint City and
County Hospital
DISCUSSION ON WATER RATES.
Re-Arrangement Of the Committees
An Objection Made to the Method
Of Selecting Plans.

President sweeney IN the CHAIR. Inc pissaueat
proposed that the standing committees be
/ changed Is follows: Ordinance, finance,
claims, streets and alley. sewers ana drains,
street lights, haroor and wharyes, public build.
| ings and city property. fire department, police
| department. health department. railroads, IL
/ cense aud revenue parks and boulevards, equal
| ixsiioo.
| DR.. Sweeney explained in detail why he
| desired the changes, showing that they would
result in much more symmetrical arrange
men. OF the work OF committees, end each
! would devote itsely especially TO one branch Of
| the government
| The proposition was agreed to- Alderman Mil
| Ter temporarily taking the chair, and
! Dr.. Sweeney announced the following
! chairInen Of committees: Ordinance,
| Brewer; finance, Daulton; claims, In
+, gram; streets and alleys, Miller; sewers and
| drains. earle; street lights. Ingram: haroors
| and whsrves, Jordan; public buildings and city
| property. Cram; fire department, Stocks; water
| department, Stocks; health department, joy
| dan; railroads. Garlic: license and revenue,
/ Miller; parks, Cram; equalization, Deulton.
After some discussion the appointments were
| agreed TO and the new system generally sp-
| proved.
| Alderman Daulton reported in favor of ap-
| proving estimates of departments for February
| except incidental expenses FOR board of public
/ works, $50; telephone. operating mains, $loD;
| superintendent OF public buildings, repairs in
| every department reduced to less than half; fire
| department, repairs of engine. $50; blank
| forms, &125; health department, one assistant
| port warden, subscription to maritime papers.
| $23 year. The report was adopted.
When the question of assistant health officer
| came up for discussion, Alderman Miller said
| that he knew OF a man who had gone to the pest
/ house TO visit brother who had the small ox;
| he walked in unchecked, then went directly
| back to his family and visited several neigh.
| bors He thought health officer who permit
| ted such thing ought to be taken out and
| dropped in the bay.
| Alderman Ingram. undaunted by previous de-
| feats, revived hs bill for a survey OF Edes and
| knights addition, and il was passed, City En-
| gineer Thomson explaining that the object OF
the survey was not to locate lots, but TO locate
streets and 30 determine the city's rights.
| City Engineer Thomson also explained to the
board that the proposal to purchase brick for the
| south sewer tunnel, which had been objected to
| by DR.. Jordan, was merely the revival of an Or
! dinance which the corporation counsel thought
J had expired by time. The prices had been OBJ
| tanned by competition and the proposed con-
| tract for the lowest priced brick offered by
| the Seattle Brick and Tie Company. The ordi-
| nance authorizing the purchase was passed. as
| well as that for Portland cement.
| On the subject of the city joining King
/ county in constructing a hospital, the corpora
! ton counsel submitted an opinion that there
legal objection, but he suggested that
the end would be more satisfactorily reached by
/ state law. He said, also. that the financial as
| pect OF the question needed careful consldera-
| ton. The corporation counsel was requested,
on motion of Alderman Cram, to prepare al act
| in conjunction with the county attorney.
Attorney kelleher, by permission, addressed
! the board on the subject, warning the council
| to be cautious in dealing with the county CON-
missioners, because they had obtained the serv
ices of an architect without putting the work
| up for competition He had nothing to say
| against Mr.. Richie. but he objected decidedly
| to The proposition to privately accept designs
| for building to cost $4,000. Richie
| was not even resident OF King county,
| but lived in Spokane. He hoped the
| council would insist upon giving all the local
architects ali opportunity to openly submit
plans The council promised informally to give
| the matter attention.
| The board went into committee of the whole,
| Alderman Cram in the chair, on the revision OF
the water rate schedule Alderman Miller said
| people taking water should be compelled to pro-
! tect their pipes against freezing. Superintend-
| ent Wilson said the waste was SO great that the
| supply was short. Alderman Daulton made an
| earnest plea in favor OF free water Tor sprink-
ling lawns. The whole subject went over
| An ordinance appropriating money to pay
| several small sums which had been under in
| We tigation was passed, bat one for the payment
of the Union Water Company. G. n. Holloway
| and c. f. Bogardus was rejected.
The following petitions were received
Seattle Tree Company. for permission to plant
| trees around engine houses; referred
BY q. 3. Adair ana Others, against req uring
saloons 10 put up 2,0O0candle.p power light:
laid on table.
BY Mary Murphy, for liquor license; rejected.
BY John Miller, claim for s2o: rejected.
BY John Rsa Tor permit to keep intelligence
Office; referred.
The following ordinances were read:
Approving the assessment roll OF Dexter
! street; passed.
| Approving the roll for Anna street: passed.
Providing for purchase OF postage stamps;
! passed TO take effect March H..
Providing for the issue of Anna street bonds;
| passed.
| Approving the replat of Pleasant Valley addi
| ton; referred.
| referred.
Establis hing electric lights in Latona; re-
! ierTed
| Several liquor licenses were renewed.
| The board adjourned until Monday night
after session lasting three hours and half.