The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Solid Four Again Postpones
City Printing Natter.
DANCE HOUSES TO BE CLOSED.
Dsisgssss Pas& the Ordiuanee by Pull
vote-Amendment TO the Labor
Bureau Provisfon.

The board Of aldermen did not take up
the city printing matter ~ its meeting last
night Alderman Brewer vas absent and
the ''solid four" sau the futiiity Of trying
10 let the contract 10 the Herald unless be
wss present and ready to vote with them.
Alderman Daulton moved TO adjourn. but
the motion was lost. He left the room
and about ten minutes later the board adj
1onrned 20 this evening
Ine ordinances requiring that at least
Two employees should be upon each street
car was referred.
An ordinance granting permission to
Ihomas Burke to lay Q conduit. for heat
ing. power and lighting pipes in the alley
back OF the Burke block from that build
Ing to the Riaito building wss referred.
At the meeting OF the house Of delegates
last hight an ordinance to prevent and
punish the conducting, managing, carry.
Ing on or taking part in any dance in sny
saloon or place where intoxicating liquors
are sold or disposed Of. and imposing
penalty Of from $40 to 500 for violations,
was passed by full vote. This ordinance
was drawn mp In pursuance OF the resolu-
ton adopted by the house at the meeting
Monday night, when the application for
license 70 hire musicians was presented by
Clancy q Munroe. The ordinance grant
ing permission 10 Clancy & Munros to hire
musicians vas killed By vote of S against,
for. The committee on finance. to whom
was referred the petition of Seice 0'Brien
Tor salary after being suspended from the
police force. pending the action OF the po-
ice commission. reported unfavorably.
The house next took up the charter
amendments, the main one being the
labor bill. Delegate Cook offered some
new amendments TO this bill, which were
adopted. The objects Of bis amendments
were. that instead Of the clause which re-
quires all applicants at the free bureau of
labor to be bona fide residents of the city
there should be inserted clause which
says 'ssil applications shall be accepted
and placed on file" Another insertion
was to the effect that preference should oe
given 20 residents Of the city in giving
work, and the last change was that all
other intelligence offices should report
once . week, giving the names OF appli-
cants and other points Of interest Dele
gate Carlisle strongly objected to this
amendment, a. being out of the city's
power TO compel them to report, any more
than they could compel an attorney or
doctor to report each week. and considered
IL dangerous course for the council to
pursue. The amendment was carried by Q
vote of for to against.
The amendment of section OF article 4
Of the charter. which provides that at the
general election TO be held In 1895, and at
each subsequent general election. one aid
errnan shalt be elected In each ward, to
hold Office for two years, ives passed.
The amendment to section 1, article Is.
relating to the department Of parks, was
passed. This amendment places the
management and control Of all parks,
drives and boulevards in the city council.
which is empowered to appoint q superin-
tendent Of parks and such other officers
and employees as may be necessary. 1t
further provides for the park fund, and
also that no greater annual tax than mill
Of assessed valuation OF property shall be
levied for park purposes.