The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-07
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
A Long Discussion the Matter
Employment Bureaus.

A Long Discussion ON the Matter of
EmpIoym9nt Bureaus.
When the house of delegates convened
the lobby was crowded with we'll known
labor men. and after the Transaction of
some routine matters the house went into
committee of khe whole TO hear their argu-
ments in support of the petition that the
council refuse to license employment
agents.
Labor Commissioner Lamb said that
since he assumed the duties of his Office
many complaints bad been made to him
from men who have been swinded by
labor bureaus. The evidence which had
come TO him was very strong. lie then
went on to tell OF number Of cases, such
as we're described in the PosT-ISTEILIGEN-
GER on sunday.
A laboring man who had paid money
for position which proved to be myth
told of case whore he claimed @. w.
Crane had beaten him out of several dol
lars.
Delegate Hurd said he was satisfied from
the statements made that a committee
should investigate the matter at once.
+. C. Collins, who conducts an employ
ment office. said he had never swindled
man out OF a cent, but, on the other hand,
was friend of the iaboring man. If the
city council proposed to do anything in
the matter he hoped they would revoke
only the licenses Of the employment bu-
reaus which have violated the law.
Delegates Crlohton aud Chapman
strongly condemned the employment
agents. referring 20 them as human walt
ures. w. q. Armstrong also spoke. and 1t
was decided thss the committee should
further investigate and make a report
Delegate Hurd. at Delegate Yoigt's re-
quest. read clipping FROM the Telegraph
of a recent date, relating to n conference
between COMMITTEES and President James
Hill. Of the GFeat Northern railroad.
during his recent trip TO the Coast Dele
gate Voigt then said that the house of
delegates committee had not received any
recognition at that meeting and he made
a motion that the aldermen be requested
in writing TO invite the house 10 particle
pate in all such matters of Importance
and especially in railroad matters, The
board vas so requested.
Mr.. Williams asked that money be re.
turned TO him which he had paid to get
four head of mules out of the city pound.
lie alleges that malicious persons liber-
stcd the mules from an Enclosure and they
fell into the clutches OF the poundmAster.
r. p. Thomas sent Communication 10
tire couneil asking that he be paid $I4 for
services rendered the city.
Residents ia the vicinity of Frederick
street complained that the Union Trunk
line was not living up to It's franchise. Il
had failed, they said in a communication
20 the cosneii, 70 complete It's line from
Sixteenth street on frederick to the
southern terminus and has blockaded the
street aloBg another part Of It's line. The
matter vas referred 20 the judiciary com.
mittce.
Delegates Goolhue and Hurd reported
fayorab@y on the petition OF w. G. Ronald
and others that the saloon hmit be not
extended 10 the lake resorts IN Leschi
| Park. The report was adopted. DelezAte
| Noigt, OF tas COMMITTEES. did not sign the
report, stating that owieg Go the fact that
/ liquor can be purchased 81 Leschl park at
| the present time he thought tbs city
should deSiye financial benefit
Chairman Goodhee, Of the COMMITTEES
| explained that he had conferred with
/ many persons Ia the vicinity OF Leschi
| PARK and they we're almost unanimously
/ opposed o. having the limits extended.
| Liquor being sold st the park al present
VAS no reason Why the limits should 10
extended. for an ordinance was in exist
ence prohibiting II
Delegate Hurd made quite an eloquent
/ speech IN support Of keeping the liquor
| limits where they now sire
The police, license and revenus commit
/ tee reported .ntsvorably on . recon-
nendagion from ChisF Rogers that = tele-
1 phone be placed a. Fremont; also that a
cell be constructed al Fremont, and ,ha,
j she cilr electrician be given an assistant.
An ordinance vas passed providing for
I the transfer Il certain moneys from
various funds ia order 20 psy audited bills
The following ordlnasoss we're acted
Rpou
.katheEizlnE tie board of health 20 eoa-
sFaes e4Hf the eouets commissioners -
! cssss for tie tadl ge3t alex. under eeTsa5 a
/ conditions passed.
Authorizing the ooSTa OF puhlic works
to8ncak expense for rxfnoval 81 dead AMI
/ mAls during sc nosgh Of August: passed
Authorizing lac M EroysSaens o. II L4low
street. passed
Laatss shile duck suits iass received,
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