The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-13

A Rfetest Against the Saloon Closing
MIA Prevails.
The board Of aldermen met with Mr..
Daultoc in the chair and only Alderman
Jordan absent.
report of the city comptroller was re-.
ceived in which certain bills Of doubtful
character were mentioned and the scrutiny
OF the council asked. a. the advisory board
did not deem it advisable to pass on them.
They we're referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The bill requiring saloons to close be-
tween the hours Of 1 O'Clock and s o'clock
.. m. which had passed the house of dele
gates. was read.
J. H. Campbell. president of the Liquor
Dealers Association, said he appeared in
behalf of the Retail Liquor Dealers Asso-
ton to protest against the bill. the men,
b6rs Of which pay nearly $4,000 revenue
annually to the city besides other prop
srty being taxed. He did not know the
object Of the bill. but II it was to get peo-
pie 10 60 to their homes. it would b .
nuliity. lift were passed it would Be put
ting premium on law breaking, because
there were club rooms and restaurants
which would sell liquors. - well - drug
stores; it would simply b taking business
from those who pay license to do legal
business The association was formed to
prevent oppressive legislation and to sup
press illegal traffic. When . similar bill
was up before there was . protest filed
with the acting mayor agned by 100 Of
the best business men in the city. The
liquor men are all opposed to it, passage.
Alderman Brewer answered that it was
not the boards purpose to iegislate against
business and he did not think that tho
passage of the bill would 90 do; one liquor
dealer told him he would like to see the
law read from II p. m. to q. m.
The ordinance was defeated, earle, Cram
and Brewer voting aye; Ingram, Miller,
Stocks and Daulton voting no.
A report Of the water committee to allow
water attachment at the Colman dock and
estimating the cost at $282. was adopted.
A. T. Collins petitioned for the return of
$50 in money and . silver watch. said to
have been on the person Of his brother.
who expired ct the smallpox hospital; re-
ferred.
The appropriation ordinance for March
contained the following amounts: General
fund. $1.5l9; water, $4,77404: fire. STA 60;
street, e, $500; sewer and drainage.
$34sl.12; police. $542 Is; health. $7S264:
street light So, 39S: harbor and wharf, 81
Ordinances were acted on a. follows:
Authorizing the board Of health to employ
Q market inspector. ct salary of 500 per month;
passed, Carrie and Ingram voting no
Enlarging the saloon llmits 90 % 70 include
the east side of Third street from Pike TO point
sixty feet south Of the south line Of Union and
buildings fronting on Union between Third
and point 10 feet east OF the east line Of Third
street: referred to license committee
Providing for an onacial publication Of the 70.
vised ordinance; passed.
Allowing the city treasurer two additional
clerks to help prepare the delinquent tax rolls
during the month of April: passed.
Employing Alfred Battle to bring an action to
test the validity OF the law which provides for
municipal levies being made on county rolls:
passed
Directing the purchase oy the board OF works
OF three horses for the dre department. ct price
not to exceed $3.50: passed
Alderman Miller said that the department.
was hardly In need of the animalA
Licensing IL C. Parker to connect private
drains with public sewers; passed.
Establishing the grade Of Seventeenth. Nine
tsenth and Twentieth avenues In Squire Park
addition; paused.
Establishing the grade Of Lswis. Aurora,
Federal and Bush.
Creating . fund to b known - the "watsr
fund.-" being amendstory TO the existing ordi.
nance: referred.
Prescribing the manner OF advertising for bids
for drugs and chemicals: referred.
Releasing from takes OF 1892 the lots Of the
House Of Good Shepherd: referred
Prohibiting cock fighting and contests b.
tween other animals: passed.
Consolidating the ONCE OF the inspector Of
plumbing aud sewers: passed.
Imposing certain restrictions on the board Of
public works IN granting permits t0failroads;
passed
The board adjourned until Friday night.