The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-07


The report of License Inspector Taylor
for July Was ordered forwarded TO the
other house 1t shows receipts as follows:
Liquor licenses. IS. 700; dog. $3.50; pool
and billiard. sis.o0; peddlers, SI2i ems
poyment, SO; hotel runners. SIS; arsuse-
ment, SlO5;o pawn brokers, 500: total,
sG.i70d0 The receiptsdrom fines and fees
were s6iBS5.
Thecommittee on police reported favor
ably on the following petitions tor Liquor
licenses:
]. j. Tremhle & Cos 9Wegert & spern-
Greeehi. Charles QsEer, Peterson & Sven
son. Samuel Brown. Frank osenst Il
sartor and Frank tirElon.
Ordinance providing for the improve
mentof certain p0ytiens of Jackson, South
Sixth, King Aud South Seventh streets
from the intersection % SOUTH Fifth and
Jackson streets To the north side of Weller
aud South Seventh, by replsnking said
streets aud providing for the payment
therefor by the mode OF immediate pay
ment At cost Of $3.Il3 of yhieh the
eity's portion VAL 10 sts0 and the property
owners $3,27S. Accompanying it 6was a
petition from the ahuttlnR property own
erS requesting that the city pay for the
improvement. as IL is designed 90 benefit
the general publleomore than the abuttiRg
property owners passed.
Ordinances providing for the improve
ment of Willow street from last street To
the east line Of Walla WalIa addition ohy
grading aud construction 81 sidew n As and
providing for the payment for the same
under the bond system; passed.
Ordinance author Eing the construction
of telephone connection between eitv
PARK tank aud she Broadw AZ pumping
station and spproprating SO theFefor
passed.
Ordinance providing the manner In
which special assessments shall 10 levied
for local Improvements aud providing \
method FOR collecting she same. ltamends
section Of ordinance No. 20sa IL pro-
viaes that owners Of abuttlng PROPERTY
shall pay for sidewalks when they are
worn cat; passed.
In speaking Of this amendment MessrS.
elise and Jordan we're in favor Of making
the property holders keep ap the side.
walks and other street improvements.
They thought that the time had come for
the city SO begin a new system and 60
c0mpel property owners 20 pay tor ali i'm.
rroyemenss An opposite system had
been pursued aud the Tesalt was large
cay debt Dr. Sweeney vas opposed 20
the SYSTEM. ~. Jordan and nr. Sweeney
had a little un Dr. Sweeney spoke Of
envy district" ana nr. Jordan said he
represented the entire city and no pArtlcu.
lar District De. Sweeney thought u
sould he a hardship to eompel the eiti-
sens IT his district - sIend = iargs sum 81
money 70 replace si4ew AXIS which they b az
once paid foy. o
Chairman Miller thought that the essass
~ she decay ego sidewalks wss because
they were nos kept clean Go dlfL Where
tasy we're ksps clean they lasted t~ies Is
loug. 90
Ordnance authorship the replAnkjng
and repairing ofC West street. fF9u4. the
north ane al Madsea sa~eet 70 ghe south
lice If tniTsgsiiy street. Rnd osrpFapsls
atlBg sio-a lhsFelor. passed. o 90
oriiusnee rvfundlng nsnry Fahrmsa
sl6u9 on aecount 81 double Rssessmsnt for
iaxes for 1891 aa esrtala property; passed.
Ordinance authorizing the mayor aud
city eomptF0lier 30 issue 10 George 7. Wsls
son . xsrEans upon tie fire fund ia Aes q