The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-21
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Fails After Mach Debate
The board Of alderFnea came 20 order
lest eysnEng wILh SIX nsez5 srs present.
tie abssatees being Dsulto3, Breser snd
An1srsoa. Dzu4toa. hoNeEsx, cane IN
is1er.
The business Of tie evening vas largely
routine IN character sad correspOndinEly
dali anal Dsaiton and Jordan presented
batch of ordinances amending al existing
ordinances granting franchises 20 tie
street rsAIwsy com pauiss. Dy the introaae-
ton Of paragraph compelling
the railroad companies 70 pay their
employees not less than - cents 81 hour.
Daalt0n and Jordan fought hard 70 secure
the passage Of each, as il wss read, and,
failing IA that. 20 have escn referred 10
TIE railroad com EGlttee. They explained
individually that they sers doing It in the
Of the lEbOrers. zho proposed 70 test the
question IN court
Sweeney said II sas q question of jus
tice 70 the corporation counsel. who had
already passed Oh the proposition - being
entirely uncopsiitasiona, namely, tha;
the council could not nx the salaries Of
the employees Of any firm or corporation.
Mr.. Loyej0y IN explaining his negative
that the proposition vas unconsttntionai
in every sense OF The word. Mr.. Compton
said the council had no more right
TO dictats 10 corporations What sal
aries they shall pay their employees
than to instruct thssa where to
buy their material. Mr.. Daulton
said Mr. Donworth tod him the proposal
vas constitutional aud be would stand by
IL Sir. elise said While be alSays stood
by lAborers when they wsre in the right.
yet ne did not believe the laboFers were
entitled 10 all the rights 10 the exclusion
OF everybody else. corporations IN pzrticu-
lar The proposal was unconstitutional
aad 20 that extent be voted against u.
The petition of the Diamond Ice and
Storage Company for = twenty-five year
privilege 70 lay underground appliances
10 furnish steam. heat and electric lights
was read and fayorsbiy acted OF By the
street COMMITTEES and an effort was made
20 pass an ordinance on IL This failed OF
passage. however. the time being considered
too long. Efforts male 10 amend IL to ten
years time. 10 limit its territory, 10 reg
vi ate the laying OF she pipe and other
amendments created 50 much confusion
that the ordinance was finally referred TO
3 special COMMITTEES Of elise. Sweeney and
Jordan.
Andres Jackson. of the board Of public
wofks addressed the board on the aues-
ton Of the extra men employed at the va
rioss pumping stations. 10 which the al
dermen objected q zee ( ago. The extra
men, be said, we're necessary as a safety
TO the city, and when he heard
the action OF the board Of aldermen ne i'm
msdiately discharged them, but he hoped
the board would reconsider is acnon and
grant him these men, IS i would be a
tinal saving 10 the city. No action vas
/ taKen.
petition was read complaining that
the Uaion Trunk Line Company had not
com pieted its line from South Sixteenth
/ and Frederick streets 10 lis southern ter
minus, also OF the annoyance caused by
/ lie obstructlng the west SIDE OF Sixteenth
street from Frederick 10 Sander street
/ since August, ISIS, referred 10 the board
/ Of public works.
A communication was read from the
police commissioners. recommending the
| changes in the office Of dog catcher IS pro
posed in q letter from Chief OF Police
| Rogers Referred 20 ordinance COMMITTEES.
The application of Thomas /. Peterson
I A ca. Tor = license 20 coaaecs private
I drains and sewers vas favorable reported
/ on by the committee on sewers.
The petition tor the abolition 81 tie psi-
/ vats employment bureaus sas read and
/ referred - the mayor.
/ The petition OF J. A. PEBBLES ct a.. for
/ water main on Baker and Florence streets
/ referred to ere and water committee.
/ A petition Tor the improvement Of Ran
/ dolph street y As referred 70 the COMMITTEES
On streets
The petition OF J. r. Kills for rebate
I on taxes. owing - errors in records; re-
/ ferred 70 committee on claims
The petition o. {. h. Holman for rebate
/ q taxes on unImproYed property vas re-
1 fcgred 20 ths claims committee.
The finance commistee reported the total
Of the city funds in tae various banks as
/ amounting TO SSl6 1s2.5I.
1 The committee On claims on the petition
/ % John Mcdonald recommend giving him
4 SIS for injuries sustained TO bis house by a
/ poSdsr blast
= petition 10 prevent the removal Of tbs
/ frett ssand of Charles McCaTty a. ths foot
Of Main street Vas referred 10 the street
/ committee.