The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-15

brick are snitahie for the outside layer.
and arm iEfognes that nearly all Of The
same are amply s1itan4s and fIs for TIE
Inside layer Of said building. These hricx
must nov be removed from the streets
which they now obsiruea The board Of
psnIIc works should De advised - TO wbas
rsace the same are 10 be removed ! re-
commend that they be removed 70 tie ste
Of the proposed nsw engine house and
used Ia the construction % The same, ana
the value thereof % charged TO tne ire
fund aad credited 20 the several sever
funds
II close this comm 1nication With the
detailed estimates for the completion OF
the several sewers. - furnished me BY the
city engineers Office. With the furthe! IN
formation that there IL large i,ern oil ex-
pense not snoza IN the bills Of EXPENSE
heretofore returned upon the work already
constructed. refer 20 the bills Of the
water department sgslns. the several
sever funds. / am informed by this de-
partmeat that the aggregate amount o.
the bills for this purpose will be between
5000 and 400 The above total IN
creased appropriations must accordingly
be increased by the aggregate amount OF
these several water bills"
Typewriter copies were ordered to be
made and furnished 20 members
recklxs.ness with which the Democratic
council in its closing hours MAS providing
arc lights and sewers for friends without
regard TO cost. When the board proposed
to reduce the cost 10 the city, but at the
same time reduce the profits OF the electric
light company, It's president. with the as
sistance OF '.onr car Ronald" succeeded in
ve,oing the bill. Now the lights are going
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company.
Alderman Jordan also made vigorous
protest against proposition to construct
side sewers. lie said the gentlemen going
oat were willing to vote for all kinds Of
improvements and let the responsibility
rest on those remaining 1t was by giving
improvements TO people with q pull tina.
the city was buraened with such heavy
taxation. The policy of tie council had
been vicious, and he begged them to stop
now when they had been so decidedly re-
buked by the people.
Alderman Miller said the sewer was very
badly needed, aud the residents had been
paying taxes for fifteen years.
Dr. Jordan said that was true. but it
would take several millions to put in
sewers wherever they were needed. The
bill was passed.
The MAYORS veto of the ordinance au-
thorizing purchase of street signs at 10
cents each was sustained. A new bill was
passed ordering the board of public works
TO call for bids.
The following ordinances were also read:
Transferring money from the proceeds
OF the bond sale TO the redemption fund,
passed.
Granting permission to John Collins to
Law pipes across Second street, from Occi-
dental block to his new building: passed.
Providing for pianking one-half of
Union street; tabled.
Providing for ten call men at the FIRE.
mont fire engine station: referred.
Providing for construction of wooden
sewer on Mikado street: passed.
For the pianking of west half of Howell
street, tabled.
For the repair of Lake Union boule-
ward passed.
For electric lights mt several points on
Broadway and De Forrest street; also for
an arc light at Eighth and Lsno-a streets;
passed.
Also at kilbourne avenue. lost.
For an arc light at Sixth and Union, re-
ferred.
In the house of delegates when the bill
to plank Howell street vas read. Delegate
Crichton opposed IL on the ground that II
was not advisable To incur any expense
except where il was absolutely necessary.
Delegate Brace advocated il as the only
thing the Seventh ward had asked for. All
the funerals have TO pass that way. The
bill was passed.
The following ordinances were also read:
Establishing arc light at corner Union
and Sixth street; passed.
Providing for the repairs of the Lake
Union boulevard. at u cost not exceeding
$50: passed.
Cancellation of taxes on lot T. block IA,
A. A. Denny's addition. FOR 1898; passed.
Providing for construction of wooden
sewer on Mlkado. Charles and Eleventh
streets: passed.
Repeating ordinances Nos. Isl aud l. T15.
being ordinances granting franchise to e.
III. Esker to erect wires Tor electrical pur-
poses passed.
For construction of sidewalk on north
side ct Spring street from Fourth street TO
alley. passed.
Providing for removal of arc light from
the University grounds 70 corner OF
Fourth and Seneca streets; passed
Authorizing the employ meut of J. T.
Agnew and George II. Robinson to COM
pleio the exporting OF the books in the
tfeasurer's Office; passed.
Providing tor the erection of street
| signs; passed. Delegate Cook voted
against this ordinance, explaining that he
thought the names Of certain streets
should tirst he changed a. in numerous
cases a street changed its name in running
from one addition To another thereby
causing confusion. when If each street had
but one name 10 would greatly improve
matters.
Imposing additional duties upon the
license inspector. lost.
Regulating the business of hacks and
gnfneys. and repeating ordinance impos-
ing license passed.
Special ordinance appTopsiating money
30 pay audited bits: passed.
Both houses adjourned. to meet Friday
evening.
Revival Services ~ Ballard.