The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
No Police Onlcials t. Go to the Worlds
Fair Ohnctally.


President Kloeber was called away and
Delegate Drew took the chair. Delegate
Carlisle complained that bills had been
reported upon by members of the. health
committee without consultation, but Mr..
Crichton explained that they had already
been reported and that no disrespect was
intended the member.
The powder magazine was abolished by
an ordinance and hereafter explosives
must be kept outside the city limits at the
storekeepers' expense. Another ordinance
was also passed prohibiting the keeping of
more than fifty pounds of any explosive at
one place.
The proposal Of the park commissioners
as to park sites was referred to q Joint
committee.
The request of the chief of the secret
service of the Worlds fair for two officers
to represent Seattle in the detective corps
was unfavorably reported upon.
An invitation was accepted to visit
Woodland park, rendered by Guy C. Phin-
ney. who desired the members to view the
park before acting ON his request tor q
franchise.
A bill was passed which amends the
ordinance creating a water fund, so that
out of it shall be paid the cost of mainte-
nance, interest. etc.
City Comptroller Carson pointed out
that in the estimate for the year there had
been taken into account the surplus of the
water receipts. If this is stopped and the
money used for repairs. etc., the city
would be short that sum. Besides, it pro-
vided for interest being paid out of re-
ceipts, whereas the charter required inter-
est on the bonds TO be raised by levy.
The special committee to which the
subject was referred reported in favor of
selecting William J. Tobin to represent
Seattle at the municipal congress in Chi
cago, and the house unanimously voted
approval.
Ordinances were acted upon as follows:
Prescribing the manner OF advertising for bid.
Tor drugs and chemicals; referred to health and
sanitary committee.
Authorizing the issuance aud sale of bonds
for the grading of MoltEe street in the sum of
81, $50; passed.
Appropriasing $50 for the payment for loss of
horse ana damage to q wagon owned nv the
Puge; Sound steam laundry; passed.
Authorizing the purchase OF one carload of
lead to cos, not more than $3.50; passed
Vacsting assessment on property OF Mary J.
Ross: passed.
Authoriz ng expenditures Of city oficers for
April: referred.
Consolidating the ofhces Of sewer and plumb
ing Inspector; passed.
Correcting an erroneous Assessment on thu
property of the House OF Good shepherd: passed
Requiring steam railways 10 maintain lights
equas 10 arc lights at certain street Crossings:
passed
Allowing o C. McGray license for certain
sewer work; passed.
Prohibiting the running at large of certain
animais within prescr; bed limit: passed
Providing for two crosswaiks on McClsirs
. street, passed
Prohibiting cockhghting. etc. passed.
Providing an electric arc light at Spring and
Second streets; passed.
Approving plat of supplemental Cable addi.
ton; referred.
Providing for the appointment and prescrib-
Ing the duties of port warden.
The bill rebating E. +. Nieharge $40 on
liquor license which was never granted
him was passed. President Kloeber voting
no. Delegate Drew voted yes" but ex.
planned that he would introduce a bill
granting Nicharge $50 additional. as he
thought that the man should not be called
upon to lose the 10 per cent of $500. which
he paid into the treasury, because the CITY
treasurer had paid i, into the state
treasury.