The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Telephone Rates Fixed at Five ~
Three DoIIars-fire Hose.

Telephone Rate. Fixed at Five and
Three DoiIars-fire Hose.
The board of aldermen last evening held
session with six members present, the
absentees being Brewer, Compton and
Jordan. The latter came in about 9
O'Clock
The railroad committee, 10 which was
referred the telephone bill reducing rates.
refused to concur with the house commit
tee, and therefore a conference was held
resulting in an agreement that likes the
rates at s. for Offices and s. for private
houses. The conference report was
adopted. An ordinance covering these
changes was subsequently adopted. The
bill will 90 into effect wnen passed BY the
house.
The troublesome fire hose question came
up again on o reconsideration Of the action
which tabled the ordinance a week ago.
Tue ordinance was then amended upon
motion of elise. eliminating the order for
Paragon hose, which had been offered to
other cities at lower price than that
rendered to the city Of Seattle, and in
creAsing the orders for Imperial and Baker
fabric TO go feet each. The whole mat
ter was finally referred back to the ordi-
nance committee with instructions to bring
in new bill covering the amendments.
An additional amendment was subse-
quently offered to the ordinance by elise
as follows:
Provided, however that all said hose
so contracted for as aforesaid shall be pur-
chased from some local agent resident in
Seattle"
A petition was read from Receiver
Brown, of the Seattle. Lake Shore & East
ern road. asking for the enforcement by
the city authorities of the ordinances rela-
tive to cattle running at large. attributing
the recent accident at Latona, by which
two lives were lost by train being derailed
by a COW. to the fact that the ordinance
was not sufficiently enforced. Referred.
House of delegates concurrent resolution
No. /. providing for the calling of cash
tenders for S6.657s9 of warrants of
school district No. /, which were
taken by the city in the set
Element with Krug's bondsmen, was
passed. Comptroller Parry explained that
several offers had been made for these
warrants, and as the city was in urgent
need of the money, he recommended that
they be sold if good offer was received.
The following resolution from the county
commissioners. relative to the equalization
of the value of city property. was referred
to The corporation council with instruc-
tons to take steps looking to carrying out
the recommendations made:
WHEREAS. The city council of Seattle
did appoint committee to assist the
board of county commissioners in the
equalization of the value OF city property
/ l. s-Ca4 a -
ing of the Hon. H. Il. elise. It. NJ. Daul-
! ton. X. IL. Hurd and ]. A. James. and
'WHEREAs, Said committee rendered to
this board valuable assistance in said
work by reason OF their intimate acquaint-
ance with the values and conditions of the
property throughout the city, and
"WHEREAs, This board feels deeply in
! debted to said committee for its able and
timelyiadvice and counsel; be il therefore
"Resolred, All the members of the board
| concurring. that We do hereby tender our
! hearty and sincere thanks to the members
of said committee for their cooperation
aud valuable services rendered in this
matter.
"Resolred, That in view of the large in
terests Of the city taxpayers involved In
each assessment, that We believe the city
! government should have an equal and
/ legal representation on the board of equal
| !zation with the county commissioners in
all matters affecting the equalization of
| city property, and recommend TO the hon
/ orable city council that proper steps 10
| that end he taken.
"Aad b. Il further resolved, That this
resolution be spread in full on the minutes
| of this board ana that a copy thereof be
/ presented 10 the city council. Done at
| our Office August .. ls9l
/ "tREp. GAsCH. Chairman.
"JoHN WoopfNG.
"A. L. RUTHERFORD"
A board of alderman joint resolution
was read amending the plan. for lighting
streets for one year from October l and
directing the board of public works to
make Changes in the plans accordingly.
The amendments cover the introduction
| OF eleven arc lights and the removal OF q
number of incsndescent lights. Referred
TO light committee.
The Armory Association asked for the
cancelling of a water bill on the ground
/ that the armory hall is used free of charge
| by the police, the cadets. United States
/ troop. and other public bodies for which
! the association received no compensation
Referred TO IRE and water committee.
An ordinance was adopted giving two
additional men at the Lake Washington
station at monthly compensation of 81
each. The effort 10 secure an additional
! man at the Broadway station v IS defeated
The committee on streets and lights re-
ported in favor OF granting :he railroad
I companies until January / ia which TO pat
up lights at crossings IN accordance Wiz
aR ordinance 20 that effect
The city money IN the hands Of the vari-
I Gus city bankers for the wsss ending Sat
uEdAy foot. up 10 \ total Of So. US@0a
An ordinance extending the present con-
I tract for lighting the city With the Union
Electric Company Tor thirty days IA.
4 passed.