The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-14

chase Of Ere hess, - vhseA 50 1nrh has
been said. They set cut IN detail the
bids whlch they had saDzaItssd 70 the
beard Of Gre commissioners and protested
against the Gcosptanee q anT BIDS sat
tae5r's. claiming that one Of the commits
sion. Euezuirg JACK ka1ssley. Vas oppose1
20 the company Tor personal reasons
Commissioner Kaha1ey said pr. Niles BID
had 5sen considered By flas fss conrais-
sion aud Il was, n the opinion
the members. only . shird-Fsss hose
Then. too. very little Was known
q tbs hose or the Bowers Company. OF
saa Francesca, which manufactures H.
The Nile. Company IS in the hands Of .
reeeiser, the commissioner sad. and u
would b@ Impossible for il 20 give the city
s guarantees without al order from the
eourEs this they dldn't have. After some
farther discussion the petition vas given
70 the IRE aud water committee
The IRE and water committee reported
In favor OF adopting the recommendations
Of ne IRE commission in the matter Of the
purchase Of FIRE hose. Delegate Goodhae
said that IL the report vas adopted u would
shut out the Mics Compsuy's request for
an investigation, therefore be moved that
the report bs Te-refeYred until after the IN
vessigafion The motion vas carried.
Delegates Goodhue. Foigt and Hurd,
who IS the police. license and revenue
committee investigated the alleged en-
pIvvnent bureau abuses. submitted their
report. TIE COMMITTEES stated that il had
taken testimony pro and con and had
found that the license privileges have IN
number Of instances been abused. As the
city charter very plainly provides that the
mayor alone shall have the power to re-
woke such licenses the committee recon-
nrnded that the testimony Of witnesses
and other documentary evidence obtained
be sent % Mr. Phelps for his action. The
report was adopted and sent TO :he board
Of aldermen.
The petition Of the Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION, asking that the liquor license
be reduced from 500 70 $500 year, was
discussed. The association claims that
the present license fee va. fixed when
times were good. and that nov the saloons
find it almost impossible 10 pay il. The
board OF aldermen license and revenue
committee reported IN favor Of granting
iieved I'm high license, but wanted the Pc
tition referred for information. Delegates
Goodhue and Noigt thought that the
liquor dealers were entitled 10 the same
consideration as other business men ofthe
city President Cricaton deemed it add
yisable to GO slow in the matter of cutting
down the city's revenue. Already it was
very log. aud a very little money remains
in the treasury. The petition was re-
ferred
Mrs. Mary Fischer's petition that she
be paid the 500 offered by the city for the
capture Of Dave Denne, a criminal, was
referred 10 a committee for investigation.
City Comptroller Parry sent commu-
nication. suggesting the appointment OF
a Joint committee TO see the board Of
equalization of the county, in order that
the city would be properly treated. The
house expressed itself In favor OF it. The
communication was sent to the board for
action.
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Regarding the handling of dynamite
and other explosives in the city limits;
passed.
Authorizing tue sale of unclaimed prop
erty in the possession OF the police de-
parsment.
Granting to Thomas Burke the right to
lay wires on certain streets and alleys;
passed; referred.
Appropriating money to pay audited
bills; passed.
Joint resolution received from the
board of aldermen providing for the APP
pointment by the presidents of the re-
spective bodies of q committee of tour to
meet the county commissioners as a
board OF equalization, was adopted and
Delegates Hurd and James were APP
pointed 20 represent the house.
The committee TO which was referred
the petition for the improvement of Ran
dolph street under the bond system re-
ported in favor of granting the same. The
report was adopted. The committee also
reported fayorably on the petition TO
change the name OF Edes street To Column
bia. In the matter Of paving Front street
the committee reported in favor of con-
tinuing action until petition signed by n
sufficient number of property owners has
been presented.
The street committee reported favorably
on the ordinance providing for the i'm
proyement Of Jackson. King, South Sixth
aud South Seventh streets.