The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-10

~NA@~%S A4I1. am not even
ap4e az shs present time to check
against the statement OF the c.tv
engineer further than TO ascertain that il
- very nearly correct Ii viii ne the work
- seseraa weeks going through vouchers
ana appropriation ordinances TO make q
ssase hlent concerning the expenditure OF
i transmit the statement Of the CITY
engineer herewith, - being the only an
ever can give 81 the present time
Tours respectfully, WILL III. PAREY,
City Comptroller"
an ordinance was given its third read
ing granting a franchise to the Seattle
home Telephone Company for twenty-five
years. work 10 be commenced within six
months and to have not less than 100 tele-
phones in work within year. Sections
ana relative TO interference with
the company's property were
eliminated The word electric system
was ordered stricken ont wherever It oc-
CURED IN the franchise aud the word
telephone" system substituted. Section
was amended to read that in
case OF failure on the part of
the company 10 remove distractions
II shall be the duty Of the city TO do so at
the expense of the company. and that ex-
pense shall be Q lien or the company's
property. Section was amended to read
that the company shall pay TO the city 1
per cent on its gross earnings, and the
words tax 10 the city" stricken out The
ordinance was finally returned to the Or
dinance committee for reconstruction.
The question of paving Front street was
brought up by reading a report from the
board Of public works and the city en-
ginear. recommending changes In the
sewer system before the pavement was
laid An ordinance was ordered prepared
for the paving of Front street from Cherry
TO Marion streets with vitrifed bricks.
communication was read from the
board Of health 10 the auditing committee
in reference TO the care of the INDECENT
sick of this city. This communication
was published in full a few days ago. In
this same connection Alderman elise. for
the special committee appointed to devise
measures for the temporary care of the in
digent sick aud people suffering from a
sudden accident, reported having met
jointly with the county commissioners,
the mayor and the city attorney, and re-
ports as follows:
"Ihe county expresses willingness to
undertake the care OF oil the sick of the
city who are properly charges upon the
bounty OF the community; but requests
that the city, through its health officer,
give such medical advice TO persons re-
curing the same as may be needed; that
is, where there are people who require a
prescription and possibly medicine. that
they may call upon the city physician
and request his services; also that the
city provide some place where people who
are suddenly taken sick. or who meet with
an accident, can be cared for until they
can be removed to the county hospital in
due course; that is, where a person meets
with an accident in the night time, or is
suddenly taken Ill in the night time, that
there may be soms place provided where
they can receive proper care until they can
be sent for by the ambulance OF the county
and removed 10 the county hospital
Without entering upon a discussion of the
legal phase OF the question, your commit
tee, as q mere matter of humanity. would
recommend: That the city physician be
requested to set apart, say two hours at
some stated time each day. during which
time people, residents of the city, can APP
ply 70 him for medical attention, and that
he be provided with sufficient quantity
Oh drugs TO provide them with drugs In
such cases where il il absolutely .neces-
sary that the city provide some place
where people who are suddenly taken
ill or injured in the night time can
be taken 20 and receive proper care until
they can be removed the next day TO the
county hospital That your committee
has given some time and made inquiry in
regard 10 the best way this can be done,
and he believes that the cheapest way for
the city would be to make arrangements
with some established hospital in The city
of Seattle TO care for such persons, that
the only hospital he knows of In the city
OF Seattle Is Providence hospital. and they
inform him that they will give such
care and attention as may be necessary
to persons suddenly taken i'll or meeting
with an accident ut the rate of IS cents q
day, but If they require any medicine they
shall be repaid the actual cost OF the medl-
cine and in the case of broken limb
that they shall be paid actual cost of
splinters and bandages If it is necessary
that the same shall be bandaged at once
aud cannot wait until the patient can re-
ceive the proper attention at the county
hospital In such cases il being the inten-
tion that they shall only remain at the
hospital until the next day, or until they
can be removed to the county hospital. In
other cases. where the patient can be re-
moved directly 10 the county hospital, the
county commissioners agree To receive
such persons upon their presenting the
certificate of the city physician. Your
committee would therefore recommend
that if this report is fayorably acted upon
hy both houses that an ordinance be-
drawn carrying out recommendations
herein contained.
The entire matter was referred TO the
house OF delegates.
The report of the auditing committee
was read transmitting audited bills and
ordinances transferring and appropriating
funds. The following claims against the
city were approved:
Salary fund, claims ias 10 Isl. III az
Library gund, claims 81 20 - .....s..-.. lo9i IS
Public park fund, claims 10 - g.. eo4 81
street IuEd claims Is aud ea........... 2ai Y
1otat tt~4*sssss*sss stAf~*~ W
June estimates OF the city engineer were
also approved for payment, as follows:
View street. district No -, claim No.
"a street improvement fund ..sst..,.s sos g.
Thomss street, district Ne. n, claim Ne.
"a street improvement fund. 20 81
Total ...........-..-.. .-........---7 SO ~
r. clara the salary fund in condition to