The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-09
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
That Sears Street Grade-Phinney Car
Line Must Euu

Limo hDst nun.
For the first time in many months the
board of aldermen. last evening, met with
every member present
The reply of City Engineer Thomson to
the protest of citizens OF the Fourth pre-
cinct OF the Ninth ward against his esti-
mates OF cost Of improving Sears and
Williams streets and his report that the
work could not be done at a cost of less
than half the assessed value of the abut-
ting property, was read. Mr.. Thomson
gives in detail the estimates on which he
based his report, saying that the assessed
value of the lots affected is 5000 His
estimates were: Earth work, IS cents Ger
cubic yard ; rock. 81 per cubic yard: lum-
Der in the walks and drains. including
nails, spikes and labor, sI2 so per 600
feet. This. with the preliminary expenses
already paid. makes the total cost $500,
more than half the valuation of Sc. 040 by
81 $50 lie calls attention to the fact that
year ago the contract was let at S. $40 90
on the basis of lower rates, but the bonds
could not be sold. He continues:
in order to bring The cos. of the pro-
posed Improvement within the limits pro-
vided by the city charter | would have 10
estimate the cost of earthwork at 10 cents
per cubic yard and lumber at about 50 per
1000 feet IN the structures. The statement
made in the pref tended protest that the
earth work could be done for I2IS cents per
cubic yard Is incorrect. the ground being
supposed TO be hardpan. anu the indirect
assertion that the lumber could be put IN
the sidewalks. including all labor, nails
and spikes, at So per 700 feet, and that
such was the current price. is n mIsrepre-
sentation and was known TO be such by
Ia IA of ha ht,f
understood by al least enc gentleman who
voted Tor the protest, who claims to me
that the representation vas made that the
rate OF sl2 % per 1000 feet as used in my
estimate referred IT, lumber at the mills
and not In the structure on the ground"
The report was referred to the house of
delegates
A petition was read from Nellie Phinney
asking for permission to discontinue the
running of the Woodland park line from
October /. 1891, 10 Mayl, 1895. A recon-
mendation from the house OF delegates ac-
companied the petition. recommending
the granting OF The petition. Aldermen
Lovejoy and Jordan opposed il on the
ground that the People living along the
line had bought property out there in good
faith on representations made by Guy {.
Phinney that the read would be kep. omen
indefinitely tor their benefit, and that the
council al ratified his representations BY
granting Mr.. Phinney franchise. The
petition was tabled.
The following committee reports were
made;
Claim Of Julia $. Goodfcllow, damages
Of sl.o25 for injuries received recon-
mended that she be rendered sIO0:
adopted.
Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad
Company, extending boundary of stock
limit; adopted
Improvement OF Bush and Lewis streets:
adopted.
Fremont Milling Company. fire service,
recommendation that the company b,
offered 500 month adopted.
The following ordinances were acted on.
Planting and caring of trees alon- pub.
tic streets Of the city by board OF public
works; passed.
Prohibiting the carrying OF garbage and
other offensive matter through pubIte
streets between the hours OF s !. m ara !
r. m. with hRe OF So Tor violation:
passed.
For sever on Hyde street between
Division aud Madison streets; passed
Establishing grade OF South Eleventh
street. between King and Weller: referred
Granting permission 20 Charles Ne
Carthy 10 remove his fraii stand 10 foot al
Main street: passed.
For a sewer GA Madison and FiIbert
streets, from Fourteenth 20 Kenny streets,
on immediate payment plan. passed.
\ joint resolution amending the plan
for lighting the streets and adding a nun.
her Of arc lights to the plan already sah-
mitied Vas read and tabled.