The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Routine Business Transacted
by Both Houses.
SPECIAL OFFICERS APPOINTED.
New Plumbing Inspector Browne Con-
firmed-The Peanut stand Has to
Go-Petitions and Ordinances.

Both houses of the city council were in
session last evening. but nothing of spe-
cial moment transpired, though a great
deal OF routine business was transacted.
The board of aldermen met at $40 with
five members present, namely. Sweeney,
Compton, Brewer. Anderson and Char
man Miller. Jordan and Daulton arrived
later.
The following communication from the
mayor was read, and the appointments
concurred in:
II have the honor to report that acting
under and by authority of section 81, arti-
Gle VII. OF the city charter, | have this
day appointed the following named per-
sons to serve as special policemen. viz:
d. X. Noble. NeiIl 0'Brien, A. S. Steppler.
Douglas J. Phillips, f. c. Burkman.
James Leonard and w. b. Thompson.
These appointments were made TO meet
an emergency which seemed TO exist. /
respectfully ask that this action be APP
proved by your honorable body"
Several petitions were received and re-
ferred.
Invitation to the board of aldermen to
attend the laying of the cornerstone of
the new university building on the Fourth
of July. Accepted, and the secretary of
An ordinance authorizing the improve
ment OF Renton avenue, from Division TO
Depot street, by building sewer, circular
ironstone. eight and ten inches in diam
eter, TO be paid for by immediate payment
was put on its final passage and adopted.
City Comptroller Parry made a report
of the auditing committee, showing bills
and claims against the city passed, namely:
a. It, ~.
street Improvement fund, claim No. Is,
81. l00.27. An ordinance appropristin g
these sums was passed.
Ordinance appropriating SO. 25 for Lom-
bardina and Weckie; passed.
Ordinance amending section Ii of ordi-
nance No. 3,349. providing for grading,
curbing guttering. paving, repaving, ETC.,
of streets was passed.
Ordinance regulating the keeping, stor-
ing and the transportation of dynamite
and explosives in the city. and the amount
to be stored and carried by merchants
and vessels coming into the port; referred
TO committee on claims.
Resolution ordering the tearing down of
the powder house on Queen Anne hill and
the selling of the material for best price
possible; passed.
Committee on finance reported balances
in various banks of the city; total, $751;
235.74
Committee on claims reported favorably
on claim of /. ID. Ford, $5.43; also favor
ably on rebate of taxes to Hebrew congre-
CATION.
Ordinance providing for percentage re-
bate of assessment paid in excess against
property owners on Ronse and Duwa-
mish streets; passed.
In the house o. delegates the following
business was transacted:
The sanitation comm ittee, consisting of
Chapman, Voigt and Gleason. to whom
was referred the investigation of plumb
ing inspector matters, reported in favor of
the confirmation of Z. w. Browne, the
new appontee of the board of health.
This report was based upon the report of
Charles A. Hoyt, Joseph A. Malan and
f. b. Cleveland, a trio of plumb
ers selected to test Mr.. Brownies
competency to nil the position.
They stated in a conversation that they
had been appointed to examine Mr.. K. w.
Browne for inspector on a practical test
Mr.. Browne proved favorable on one test,
and then refused to proceed with the re-
naming tests mapped out by the COM
mlltee, explaining tnAL ne nhu an injured
arm, which would prevent him from prop
erly doing the work.
James A. Huey sent in a communica-
ton TO the council agreeing to lay the
trench on the Republican street sewer for
$50 per thousand. the city TO furnish
cement and sand. Huey further agreed to
build all manholes for S4.50 per thousand.
These figures, Mr.. Huey claimed, are
below what it is now costing. The CON-
munication was referred.
The street committee reported against
the petition of William J. Swaziland TO
continue to conduct a stand in the street
near the James street power house. A
rather heated discussion followed, in which
all the members had something to say
President Crichton made a speech in
Sweatland's favor and Delegate James re-
piled in behalf of the property owners,
who are opposed to having the stand in
the street. Others gave their views and q
vote resulted in the house standing by the
committees's report. which means that the
peanut stand has TO go.
The Evansville & Terre Haute road is
completely tied up.