The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-10
CHARTER WORKDONE.
The Revision Committee Ad-
journs Sine Die.
LABOR BUREAU AGAIN COMES Up.
Salaries Of Public Works Commsssioaess
or50 Per Month-Aii Ccusefi-
men TO Serve Two Years

sarxe number of amendments laid on the table
at former meetings. IL adjourned sine die The
once defeated amendment providing for the es-
Enlistment of . bureau OF labor statistics was
reintroduced and unanimously adopted: a.
amendment fixing the salary Of each member
OF rhe board Of public works at $50 per month
without distinction wss unanimously adopted;
the amend ment TO article VIII. OF the cnsrtef
providing for the laying out or widening OF fa-
sure park drives aud bouievasds was adopted,
Is was the amendment allowing the city council
without petition 10 make Improvements in park
drives, bouievards, etc. The amendment max
ing the same provision with regard 70 sewers
was also adopted. Last, but not least, the
amendment providing for the election oil al
members of the city council for two years was
passed.
The members present were: Drew, who occu-
pied the chair. Wood, Mayor Ronald, Corpora
ton Counsel Donworth, Ingram. Cram, scott
and Crichton- The last named me mber opened
the business by reintrodueing the amendment
providing for the establishment of q bureau OF
labor statistics which was defeated in the
house OF delegates lie said that he believed
tina: now the measure would pass the council ii
again submitted. IL had not hal the full dis
cussion that IL had deser we'd. bat now its proyi-
sions were we'll known. The amendment was
passed without the siightes, objection from any
one.
The sewer amendment was taken up next and
long discussion on the method OF constructing
both main and lateral sewers ensued. Mr.. Dom
worth then moved that the committee on Law
and revision be empowered TO prepare and SUD
nit direct to the council an amendment proyid-
ing that sewers ana paysinens may be ordered
Constructed by the council on two-thirds vote
on the order of local improvements aad with
out petition. This amendment was adopted
without opposition. In this connection tee re-
port of the committee on the Lake Washington
II 49, l. ~ Tr..x 4. thorf hn
charter provisions AZ present in force were
amply ificient FOR the work contemplated.
In introducing an amendment providing for
the election OF four aldermen on March 6. 1894,
TO hold Office for two years. Mr.. Drew said that
the present. board OF aldermen consisting OF
1--WE hoidovers and four outgoing members will
have to decide which wards shall return men,
bers of the board. The charter provides that
aldermen shall te elected from each ward At
present the alderman elected from the Sixth
ward is living in the Eighth, while the mem
Der elected in the Fifth is now living in the
seventh. He further xpiaiEed that in present
ing the amendment IL was with the idea of
having all the aldermen go out at one time. so
that no alderman will be under the necessity OF
legislating himself out OF once If there should
be a desire 10 submit an amendment 10 the peo-
pie to merge the council into one house OF uine
members.
Mayor Ronald stated that he believed that the
people wanted but one house of nine members.
and he believed that before the council got
through with tae amendments already passed
they would finally decide amendment for
nine members of the council, 20 include the
five hold-over aldermen. Ar. Danworth took
sim lar view and moved 10 substitute for Mr.
Drew's the following amendment to section g.
article VI:
THAT al members Of the city council elected
at the general election March 6, 1894. shall be
elected A thereafter
the term OF ali members of the city council
shall Dc two years.
Mr.. Drew accepted the substitute, which was
carried without opposition except from Cram.
who thought that the amendment: would bring
about that there Won d be new council every
two years composed entirely OF inexperienced
mem bers unless some of the old ones should be
reelected. The amendment WAS then referred
10 Corporation COUNSEL Donworth TO be placed
in proper form TOR submission to the council.
The proposed amendment TO section of ar
ticie VIII. Of the charter by the addition OF
subdivision which has been published was
then taken of of the table aud placed on its
final passage. This subdivision provides that
all streets laid out ty the condemnation plan
and OF greater width than sixty-six feet il
being the object TO make the amendment apply
especially to park and driveways, shall be
grated and improved and the cost assessed
TO local Improvement district instead
of the general fund The amendment
was changed 10 make il apply to streets sixty
feet in width and upward. Instead OF sixty six
fee: and upward. and then was passed over the
objections OF Cram aud OF Mayor Ronald, who,
however, voted in its favor mercy 20 get il be-
fore the councii. Cooperation Counsel Don
worth was a.so strongly opposet 20 the amend
men'. The ground OF the obj ,ctions was that
tae amendment was great deal more cumbcr-
seme than the original article. Wood, who
acted rs sponsor for the amendment, explained
at length its provisions AMI the vo.e wa, taken,
Douworth voting against Il. scott voted for IL,
hat explained that he would prefer 10 see it
greatly simplidei before being adopted by tho
council
The proposition to amend section OF the
sane article was then taken W. This amend
meat is that the city council may, without re.
;itlon sud by majority vote, cause TO be made
in any park, drive or driveway or boulevard any
improvement provided for in the section. pro-
vided that the cost shall not be assessed ex-
eiusiyely against property benefited aud abut-
ting upoa the highway, but upon the entire as.
ssssment district There was no opposition
and u was carried
The proposed amendment: to article Xxx of the
charter relating TO amendments aud 10 their
Submission TO the voters after passage ~ the
council, was next considered. This alters the
present article By making IL necessary for the
adoption OF any amendment TO the charter ny
the council that there tie only majority in its
favor. ana not A two-teirds vote as at present
Mayor Ronald fought This proposed amendment;
tooth and aaii, bat IL was passed over his OBJ
lection, his being the only vote agaInstit
CFichtou moved adjournment, bat the
mayor called the attention of the committee 10
the present unequal salaries received By the
members OF the board Of public works aud asked
that an amendment fixing The salaries OF all
three members st SIS per month b. submitted
90 The council oy Mr.. Donworta on behalf of tie
committee. Mr.. Drew called the attention of
the mayor 20 the smslluess OF the proposed
salary as compared with those received BY
heads o. departments. etc TIE mayor ex-
pressed himself willing to make the salary
So, saa the amendment altered was
adopted
h0nWogth ss2ed permission 10 refer two
amendments proposed ~ the city engineer aad
vas granted It. oae Of th - amendments IL
designed % Pceveat souh,s grade tar assess
meats 81 anxses OF streets, aud the other 20 de.
are the words OF ihe charter. "A rectangular
block, more fully.
The committee then adjourned sine die on
moiioa OF EFlcntou
HE LIKED HIS LODGINGS.