The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-07
VETOED BY MAYOR.
Refusal to Sanction q New Off
cial Survey.
IN EDES & KNIGHTS ADDITION.
President kloeber Receives Handsome
Compliment in Ke-election-Dele-
gate Calligan Finds ..Joker."

Six members of the house of delegates includ-
Ing the chairman. answered the roll call last
evening when President kloeber raped for
order. Other members came in later on, and
when Delegate Brace. after routine business had
. been disposed of, arose to nominate DR.. kloeber
/ to succeed himself as chairman OF the house. all
the members were present, and with hearty
AYE" indicted the doctor into his second ter IN
as chairman of the house.
Those on the inside were prepared for the
unanimous expression, for before the meeting
the following handsome testimonial to the pres
ldent OF the house had been circulated and
signed:
your position as president OF this house is one
hl!ed with great care aud responsibility. You
have filled this position with the grestess salts
faction to ourselves, with perfect fairness and
with honor to yourself and the members of this
house We desire to express our thanks to You
Tor the impartial decisions rendered, and to ex-
press our confidence In your rulings In this
the beginning of the new year, we trust that our
relations may be pleasant in the future as
they have been in the past Signed: z. H. CAL
!igan, J. :. Brace, Timothy Ryan. j. II. Lyon, NJ
I J: Cook. e. K. Coryell. Thomas F. Drew, James
E. Crichton.
In a voluminous legal opinion Mayor Ronald
vetoed bill No. 400, providing for a new AID cor
rect survey OF Edes & Knights addition to Seat.
tie In part it reads:
WHEREAS, The location OF the lots and blocks
and the owners of different lots disagree as to
the proper location of the lines OF said addition
so that the claims OF the several owners Of lots
therein are conflicting, involving the whole of
said addition in doubt and uncertainty; there
fore it is provided that the city engineer make a
new and complete survey OF the addition and
cause the same to be recorded in the Office of the
county auditor.
Alter setting out the preamble of the resolu.
ton the message recites that it is a well-known
fact that lots have been sold according to the
different surveys, and houses have
been constructed upon lots SO sold, and that the
residents now living within the limits of the
original tract comprising Edes & Knights adj
dition are now occupying their premises, some
bounded according to the first plat and some &C.
cordiug to the second plat and in many instances
claiming the same piece of property under diff
ferent surveys.
Guy C. Phinney's application for franchise
for street railway, as heretofore described in
the fosTiNTELLI6ENCER, came up in committee
OF the whole, and after considerable discussion
the matter was referred to the committee on
judiciary and legislation.
The committee OF the whole then adjourned,
and the subcommittee on the reassem bling of
the house reported, suggesting that the fran
chise De advertised for sale and sold to the
highest bidder.
some amendments were suggested, rarticu-
larry that the right be changed so that the road
would not start from Front and Cherry streets
The amendment was accepted, and the judiciary
and legislation committee instructed to draft
an ordinance il accordance Herewith and ad-
vertise for bids for the franchise.
The matter of additional lights on the water
front recommended by the chief of police was
upfayoraby reported upon.
An unfavorable report was also made on the
appointment By the board OF health of James
H. Swyney as plumbing inspector. No action
was taken.
resolution providing for the purchase of a
fire engine. hook and ladder truck and 1000 feet
OF hose. was passed. the cost not to exceed s. 500
was adopted, and an ordinance in accordance
Herewith introduced, ana after being read
second time was under suspension of the rules,
read again and passed.
In connection with the ordinance President
Kloeber stated that while there was no money
in the fire department fund 10 cover the cost, he
had secured the opinion OF Corporation Counsel
Donworth to the effect that in cases of emer-
gency the amount might be transferred from an
other fund.
An ordinance providing for the purchase of
books for the fire department not to exceed
s225 bobbed up. 1t was read a second time by
title and Mr.. Brace moved that it be placed on
final passage.
Mr.. Calligan wanted TO know where the
Joker" came from. After q long and rather
acrimonious discussion the matter was finally
disposed OF by being relesated to the committee
on fire and water.
Liquor licenses were granted to Andrew
Peterson, W. Fl. Murray and Thomas Fleming.
An ordinance providing for the establishment
OF additional arc lights on Depot street was
passed.
An ordinance providing Tor the railing OF the
roadway on the water front south OF King
street. not 10 exceed sloo, was, under suspension
of the rules, passed.