The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-28
KLOEBER Is MAYOR.
Ronald and Miller Both Absent
From the City.
LICENSES waonoFuLLy HELD.


AaTor Ronald ID absent from the city
engaged In criminal case In whascom
county President Miller Of the beard Of
aloermsn being also absent. President
hioeosr Of ths house Of delegates Is act
sng mayor. He vas consequently ineiigi-
Die 70 act - chairman of the Joint eonven-
ton Of the city council last might. and the
o1fy fell 20 Alderman Cram The object
OF the meeting was 70 apprcve the assess
ment roll fer the improvement of HYDE
street. The grading IL from Madison
street 70 the north line Of the Reuton I'd
clifton, and the entire cost will be 81. 547.c CO,
OF which u. 30I 10 10 be paid by property
ovnsrs and S2leos By the city. The roll
sas approved without objection.
Designate Drew called up the subject OF
an order issued by the license committee
yesterday 70 the license inspector 10 elese
up at midnight the ". q ~. the Gem, the
ECLIPSE and the Cottage saloons. which
we're said 10 have been transferred to other
parties by those TO whom licenses had been
granted Mr.. Drew said thsre was state
law against the transfer Of licenses, and
the question was whether the licenses had
been transferred in these eases.
Attorney A. f. Jones said he had been
retained late In the day. but had had no
chance "a prepare q case. He asked for
postponsment Of action for q week. by
which time he would be ready. He denied
that the Law had been svaded.
Delegate Shields said that at the request
OF the license inspector the committee had
taken testimony, in order 20 Be able to
guide him in his course. They were salts
ned thst the four saloons were not being
conducted BY the persons to whom licenses
had been issued.
After an hours discussion the council
decided to hear the saloonkeeper's version
OF the matter. The manager of the NJ. a
n. took the stand. and related that the
license was granted TO Chucovick 4 Como
Yer. Conover took no part iu the busi-
ness, and was now in Alaska. Chucovick
had gone to Nevada and made an arrange
ment that witness was 10 run the saloon,
pay the rent and all expenses and keep
the remainder of the receipts, paying
Chucoyick . commission on the proceeds
after deducting all expenses and 500 Q
month for witness wages.
Delegate Drew moved that action be de-
ferred for two weeks, but accepted an
amendment making 10 one week.
Delegate Shields asked that the license
committee be sbsolved from al further re-
sponsibility in the premises. and that the
license inspector consult the corporation
counsel and follow his advice.
Alderman Jordan thought that was an
eminentiy proper course to take. since
the members Of the house did not seem
disposed to treat their own license CON-
mittee with respect 1t should certainly be
relieved from responsibility.
The convention then adjourned for q
week. Meeting In separate session the
house transacted some routine business
and adjourned until Monday night.
The board of aldermen passed an ordi-
nance establishing about 100 arc lights IN
place of incandescents, in accordance with
the light committees report.
Complaint was made by the police de-
partment through Alderman Jordan that
plank walk had been laid across Yesler
avenue from the front Of the Occidental
block bank TO saloon on the south side
and that as II was raised several inches
above the roadway IL was dangerous to
heavily laden teams. The board con-
sidered that il was . matter for the board
of public works TO attend to.