The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-05
LABOR BUREAU LOST.
Council Rejects the Proposed
Charter Amendment
BIDS FOR THE CITY PRINTING.
Mineral Palace Adveeates-Passage 81
Seine Rsvisfs. Cenmisses Prspo-
tieas-Ths Rsfsrsudum.

The bids for the city printing were
opened and read at the session Of the
board Of aldermen last evening. and were
40 follows,
fosT-ixrEILIGExcxn ~ Proceedings al
council and s1x copies of daily free. Pub
hshing ordinances and all legal notices, IS
cents per Inca inch for first inserticu and
~ cents per inch for each insertion after
the first
TsiegrapA-Procssdings of council and
nances and all legal notices. n cents per
men Tor drst insertion and Is cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Evening Heyaid-Proceedings of council
and copies OF paper free Ordinances and
other legal notices. 25 cents per lineai inch
Tor nrss insertion and Is cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Press- Times-Pnbiishing ordinances, 10
cents per inch for first insertion; other
legal notices, Is cents for FIRST insertion
ana cents per inch for each subsequent
insertion.
Eseniy CaH-Pubiishing ordinances
and other legal notices, 20 cents per inch
tor hrst insertion. Is cents up to the IF
teentn insertion and 10 cents for each sub
sequeut insertion.
The bids we're discussed in committee of
the whole and the awarding Of the con-
tracts deferred until the comptroller could
hgurs on the bids to ascertain which were
cheapest. They will probably be acted
upon at Friday nights session.
A communication from Mayor Ronald
and petition from number Of miners
recommending that the mineral palace on
Pioneer place be maintained until after
the close Of the Midwinter fair, were re-
ferred.
The petition Of Rev. Father Prsfontains
tor the privilege Of using the mineral PAL
ace for church fair was denied.
Ordinances were passed authorizing the
board of public works TO continue the con-
struc,ion Of the Front street sewer and
changing tho name of certain streets in
Renton addition.
Corporation Counsel Donworth In com.
munication urged the passing Of ordi.
nances reasssssing the cost Of improve
ment on Weller and Division streets.
Alderman Sweeney opposed these ordi-
nances on the ground that the burden
sought to b imposed upon the opposing
property owners was unjust. and the mat
ter was laid on the table for further inves-
tigation.
The ordinance providing for the pur.
chase Of four horses for the fire department.
was lost, and the one authorizing the board
Of public works to repair the Ninth street
bulkhead referred.
Several Amendments to the charter rec
commended BY the revision committee were
then taken up. The one proposing to re-
duce the number of official papers Of the
city from two to one Was opposed by Aid
ermsn Jordan and Sweeney. The other
six voted Ia favor Of the measure.
The proposition to have the board of
pubic works composed Of the heads of the
street. water and buildings departments
was opposed by Alderman Sweeney as not
broad-minded and as only effscting SEEM
ing economy. He was the only one, how
ever. who opposed the measure.
The proposition to allow policemen to
receive fees in criminal cases In the
superior court was killed by Aldermen
Sweeney and Daulton voting against il,
leaving only five. two voting in its favor,
A. Alderman Ingram had been excused.
The same result was obtained on the
proposition to allow police commissioners
TO hold Office within . year after the er.
piration of their terms. by Aldermen
Sweeney and Miller opposing II.
The board then adjourned until Friday
| evening.
The house OF delegates took up some of
the amendments to tho charter as pre.
pared by the revision committee. On the
reading ofthe Initiative and referendum"
system which requires the council to
submit amendments to the charter upon
petition OF Is per cen. of the registered
voters, DIR. Crichton proposed to make
| the percentage Is, but Delegate
Drew and Goddard favored keeping il
at Is.
w. O. Armstrong being called for, Fad.
vocated the original amendment, a. did
| also Mr.. Drew. but DR.. Crichton's amend.
ment prevailed.
DIR. KloebeR proposed that Q penalty be
imposed upon any one signing who was
not . qualified voter, and this was
agreed to.
Mayor Ronald made an earnest appeal
20 the city council TO meet twice Q week.
so as to get the charter amendments
through In time.
1T won't be al unmixed evil if some of
those amendments don't get through in
time, remarked Mr.. Carlisie. fLaughter. |
When the amendment establishing a
free employment agency and bureau of
labor statistics was reached Delegate Car
isle said IL was the daty Of the council,
to simplify the charter and to establish
the city government upon an economical
basis. The necessity of retrenchment Il,
urgently pressed upon them by tho on
pressed taxpayers. This involved as few
Offices and as low salaries as possible
Apply this last to the proposed measure
aud IL failed. IL establishes . new Office
creates new salary. They will
find n steaithy request to follow
for assistance and more salaries
He fels satisfied that the great BODY Of
citizens would oppose any such in.,itu-
ton. The man who proposed to put
fetter on labor was no friend Of those who
sought the new state OF Washington to en-
10y the perfect freedom Its conditions
afforded. The city Is not an cieemosynary
institution to find labor for the nnen-
ployed. He feared that this amendments
would be made. IS IL could be made, an it,
strnment Of oppression. notwithstanding
the good intentions of its promoters. Ii
could be used 20 drive through q narrow
gate those selected by demasogic fsvor!t-
ism TO the de,rimens Of those who did not
conform TO It's mandatea
The amendment was killed by vote Of
5to2
DR.. ktoebsr called attention 10 the pro-
posed increase of rates by the Sunset Tele-
phone Company. He calculated that a
/ private individual could Only use his tsle-
phone twenty-five times q month without