The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Refuses TO Act on Kellorg's Semins alton
ns Fire Chief


Refuses to Acs on Kellogg Semtnssfon
Fire Chief
The board Of aldermen met at 730 las.
evening with ali members present except
Jordan, who. as usual, went in about an
hour later.
An unsuccessful effort was made by
Compton to suspend tie rules and go into
joint session with the house of delegates
for the purpose OF acting on the nomina-
ton of Gardner kellogg as fire chief. An
derson and Jordan objected on the ground
that the nomination now came before the
board as new issue owing to the irregu-
larity Of the first nomination and in ac-
cordsnce with the printed rules all such
new questions must lie over for one week.
The motion was lost by q vote of i've ayes
and four nays, six ayes, or q tgo-thirds
vote. being required to carry. The ayes
were: Sweeney, Anderson, elise. Comp
ton and Loyejoy. The nays were: Brewer.
Dalton. Miller and Jordan. Following
this action q request was read from the
house of delegates 10 meet in joint session
at O'Clock 10 act on Kellogg's non.ina-
ton, bat no attention was paid to it.
A letter was read from the mayor trans
hitting communication from the Cham
defer action granting the Sunset Tele-
phone Company new franchise until
committee report from the Chamber of
Commerce shall have been submitted to
the council: referred to the house.
The petition from the Phinney estate
asking to discontinue the running OF part
OF the Woodland PARK road was referred to
the railroad committee which will meet to
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afternoon.
The comptrolier's report showed total
OF city money Of $3.50. 799. 70 in the various
banks Of the city.
A communication was read from the
house asking for joint session next
Thursday at p. N. to act on the bids for
street lighting. Adopted.
Jordan moved TO draft an ordinance to
reassess Temperance street, for the reason
that the original assessment under the old
ordinance was never paid by the property
owners benefited. and under the new
state law IL 10 necessary to reassess the
street in order TO collect the money. elise
asked II there were not other streets in the
same category. When Jordan answered yes
he moved to amend to include ail such
streets. Sweeney objected on the ground
that some of the property owners on such
other streets had already paid their assess
ment and such action would be an in
justice to them. as they would have TO pay
again. and their only redress would be by
rebate. The discussion resulted in no
action.
The committee on harbor and whsrves.
20 which was referred the resolution of the
board of state land commissioners relative
TO the harbor line at Smiths cove, re-
ported finding IL contained an amendment
to the hzrbor line map previously ordered
filed fin the office of the city clerk. The
communication, the committee said,
should be filed with the harbor line map,
and the amended location plated and
noted on the map.
The street committee reported as follows:
Favorably on the planking of all busi-
ness streets south of Iesler avenue.
Recommended the purchase of a steam
roller, to be loaned TO the Dennys for the
paving of Union street.
Reco mmended that the board of public
works be authorized to buy . supply of
bssalt rock and put the city prisoners at
work breaking the same.
The following ordinances were acted on:
Granting the Pacific Hardware Company
permission to handle explosives in the
city limits. passed.
Authorizing the board of public work.
to buy two lots in the ander-Bosman ad-
ditiou for sewer rlght-of-way; passed.
Authorizing beard OF public works TO
lay a two-ineh water pipe on Republican
street from Mary to Pontius street. passed.
Approving the assessment roll for the
improvement OF Willow street
Authorizing the issas of bonds for the
improvement OF Harrisoa street; passed.
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