The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-14
SNAP SESSION HELD.
Delegate Crichton Excoriates
the Board Of Works.
MEETING or The CRY COUNCIL.
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on the subject Of sewers. Ii vss proposed
70 amend he ordinance providing for the
nush and Msin street sewer 20 that .
assrxence might be made 90 avoid prop
erfy owned By non-residenfs. I. was de-
Lssssd, bat motion 70 reconsider carried.
commissioner Wolfe. Who was present.
asked the house mot 10 delay the bill, as
many men were ont Of employment
~ sas thsn s.25 O'Clock, and the house
adjourned until $50 30 . 10 have another
session and bring up the bill.
Ds. Crichton said IL was . snap session
and he vas powersess. He would vote for
the bill because he believed the sever was
needed, but. he said, III ever there Was an
incompetent board Of public works the
present body fills the bill" DR.. Crichton
said he felt that 20 authorize q sewer at
this time simply meant exsravagsnt ex-
penditure Of public money
The bill was passed after parliamentary
smart. and DE-. Crichton repeated MS pro-
test against such tactics.
The nomipation OF J.. G. Niggis A. police
commissioners Vas taken from the table,
and after some discussion ~ to the regu-
iarity Of the proceeding Deierate Brace
moved 70 make it the special order for the
next meeting. which MAS agreed to.
Delegate Goddard called attention TO the
serious condition OF the Lake Union boule-
ward The earth has slid IN large auanti-
ties and 10 forcing the boulevard into the
lake. There II liability Of very serious
accident. or at least great delay in traffic.
Mr.. Brace asked that immediate atten-
ton BE- given the matter.
The house adopted their views In . reso-
irtion directed 70 the board Of public
works.
An ordinance was read providing for the
erection OF IN engine house at the corner
OF Yesier avenue and Taylor street Dele
gate Cook explained that the present
house on Jaskson street Is so small that
the stove II out in the open air. The bill
went 10 the IRE and water committee.
An ordinance was passed providing for
sewer beginning 1t Sixth and Pine thence
on Sixth 70 Olive. Olive to Seventh,
Seventh to Virginia. Eighth. Lenora.
Ninth and Blanchard, to cost $1,000 1t
10 TO b continuation Of the Rollins street
sewer. Delegate Cook explained that the
Williams plans could not be carried out
unless this extension were approved.
The following ordinances were also read:
Establishing twelve arc lights In place Of
incandescents; passed.
Providing for the purchase Of lot on
Queen Anne hill on which to erect tank;
passed.
Amending the ordinance providing for
sewer on Remington avenue; passed
Providing Tor . sewer on Bush and
Main streets: defeated; notice Of motion
to reconsider; passed.
The board OF aldermen met, with Presi-
dent Cram in the chair.
Alderman Swceney's ordinance provid-
Ing for the employment OF men as street
swespers. was passed.
Tho petition Of Charles Pearson for re-
bate Of $500 on an unused music license
was unfavorably reported.
The extension Of the Roliin street sewer
was approved.
Notice Of the intended reassessment Of
Weller street was ordered.
Alderman Sweeney thought that the
city shouid take some action in the
matter Of reducing water rates to large
consumers There are Q great many
elevators in the city, he said, which are
run by water power. but they are not
patrons OF the city; instead, they get their
water from tho Steam Heat and Power
Company, as that corporation gives them
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to compete with the company. The other
members Of the board were OF the same
belief as was Superintendent Calligan,
who addressed the meeting on the subject
Alderman Jordan thought ID would be a
wise move TO so reduce the rates as to
cause the company 10 stop. He made
motion that an ordinance be introduced
authorizing the rates to be 50 reduced
that consumers running elevators will
pstronixe the city. The melton carried.
The light ommittee reported unfavor-
ably on the petition Of the railroad CON-
panies that the ordinance compelling them
to place arc lights along Railroad avenue
be repealed.
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Transferring $so4 from the street fund
to the Grant street planked road fund;
passed.
Providing for the purchase of lot II,
block A. Duan's addition. Tor the purpose
OF erecting water tank thereon; passed.
Establishing arc lights on South
Eleventh street; passed.
Both houses adjourned for week.