The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-17
FEARING THECHANGE
aldermen Still Fail to Confirm
Nominations.
|, Ams FOR THE LABOR BUREAU.



Iaepsrs. Boyd and Young - commission
= 81 the board OF public works within an
4 Kcus Of the present administration going
II of Office the appointments will b .efs
NJ : she new mayor. Such broad Democrats
ssscnsiy TO the conviction that IL Ia bad
sussic policy for the outgoing sdminsstra-
| eon 70 make such Important apposntmspts
! 4 the eleventh hour. especially in view OF
1hs viii Of the people ~ expressed u the
| soils. DR.. Jordan has already taken that
| nound, and tho probability 10 they will be
neksd up by Ingram. Cram end Stocks.
I Dsuiton. Brewer and Carrie have not ex-
sressef themselves. No public alInsion
ru made 20 the subject In the council
fass night, and the board adjourned to
meet at 10 O'Clock Monday morning. The
SER administration goes into power at
soon.
The mayor sent in the name Of John
Lamb 70 be commissioner of the bureau Of
! labor satisfies. Alderman Sweeney raised
I he point that the ordinance creating the
/ c(sce had not been passed yet Alderman
] gsocks moved TO proceed TO confirmation.
BOT Alderman Ingram thought the aues.
don Of salary should also bs first settled
/ The matter was then laid on the table. but
Alderman Daulton shortly after entered
ard reported the bill provi ding 500 .
month salary.
Alderman Miller said no provision had
besn made in the estimates for this outlay,
70 which Jordan replied that they could
buiid fewer sewers.
The bill was passed. The nomination OF
Lamb was again taken up. and he Was con-
Gsmed. He had during the evening been
indorsed for the placs ut meeting OF the
Western Central Labor Union.
An ordinance was read nppropriating an
additional 81 cit for the Main street sewer.
Mr. Miller said the sewer was standing
unfinished. and something must be done.
Mr. Ingram thought IL could not require
% much money. 1t was referred.
The council recently repealed q fran
ehse granted to c. II. Baker under the
misapprehension that IL had been aban.
dcncd. It has since been learned that il
vss assigned 70 Fred z. Sander and on his
application the council last night rein
stated the franchise.
petition Of GrifIith Davies and Others
for q change OF name OF streets where
there IL more than one Of the same name
vas fsvorabIy reported and referred for
ordinance.
An ordinance providing . system of
bookkeeping In the fire department was
passed.
The following ordinances were also
read:
Providing for approval Of the asssss-
nent roll for Chestnut street on April o;
passed.
Ordering water to BE- furnished free to
The City Mission; tabled.
Repeating an ordinance requiring two
men on each car; defeated.
Providing for water main on Catherine
street. between South Twelfth and South
Fourteenth street; referred.
The house Of delegates met with Prssi.
dent Kioeber in the chair. and In the
course Of the evening the following was
read amidst great laughter:
FLooa or THE HOUSE,. March 10, 1894.
Be il ordained by this house assem- bled
tina. we accept the invitation extended to
rs bv James L. Crlchton. member from
the Eighth ward, to banquet with him at
place and time by the said Crichton TO
be named in the near future.
II is agreed and stipulated by the said
Crichton that no crow shall he served.
neither shall soup be offered or served his
guests.
IL is also especially agreed that no mem.
Der in responding to toasts shall indulge
In political argument In explanation Of
the recent landslide.
Before q member can be admitted to the
banquet hall he shall be expected TO 10
able TO give the countersign. which shalt
be the answer of the question Of all ques-
lions: "Who cut the stick ~
1t is further specified that each member
attending shall refrain from eating not less
than twenty-fonr hours previous. Yours
for an evening Of pleasure.
J. +. CRicHros.
Delegate Carlisle said that as the term
Of the present administration was drawing
70 u close he wished TO thank the repre-
senta,ives of the press for the many court
ssies extended. and especially to Mr.. John
". Pratt. who, during all the time he had
written the proceedings Of the meetings.
had never written one line or word which
vas not fair or which would In anvwiss
hurt the feelings of a single member.
Many times. during the absence OF the
president, had they become tangled in par
Hanentary questions and were compelled
10 appeal TO Mr.. Pratt whose decisions
we're. In every case of his recollection. cor
rect. They had become to regard Mr..
Patti as the tenth member Of the house OF
delegates. The house assented by accIA-
nstion.
The following ordinances were read:
Resiving ordinance No. l.75o granting to
Charles II. Baker franchise to erect poles
and wires. and repeating ordinances No.
AIS; passed.
Providing for the construction of side
Walk ON Fourth and Spring streets ada
eai 10 the Presbyterian church. at cost
not to exceed $50; passed. Deierste
Crlcbtou gave notice of reconsideration.
Establishing incanaeseentn lights on Hast
GfeeI; passed.
Granting retail liquor license to J. J.
Irimbte & Co.. passed. :,
Granting wholesale liquor license 10 r.
h. buck ( Co. and II. IL. Haines. passed.
Providing Tor furnishing water tree OF
charge 10 the City Mission. passed.
suspending until July |. 1891. the opera
zion OF ordinance No. 5. 81 relative 10 the
running OF street cars. and requiring Two
men 10 bs on each car; passed.
Cancelling taxes for year Isl on lot ~.
block S. Sarah A. Bells addition, passed,
For construction of water main on Sa,h.
crime street. passed.
Authorizing expenditures for month OF
April, passed.
Authorizing an tncfeasea aPSfofi'Ns
sor the completion OF Front, sommer.sA
sad King street sewers. not 10 exceed Via
81. passed. Delegate Crihcton gave no.
tee OF reconsideration.
Fixing the salary Of commissioner OF
lahor statistics At 500 per month; passed.
Delegate Goddard gave notice Of rsoons'a-
Grafton.
The house adjourned TO meet At io;O =
N. Monday.
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