The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-16
BOARD or ALDKEmEx.
The Gan6rmstten Of Assisw ss Fire
Chief Defrrrea.


Tn. board OF aldermen was called 10
order last evening with Brewer n the
chair. as President Miller Is aeiiuf mayor.
All the memf%rs were present sxreps
Miller. whp came IN later Ia tie evening.
A notification of George r. Marsow's
appointment 10 the position Of tire chief
by the IRE commissioners Has read
Fwe~ney moved "a dsiar confirmation to
POINT meeting. This vas amended by
lsos~ioy 60 defer action for one week.
which carried.
a communication vas rcxc from the
board Of psblie works announcing thai
contractors had refused 90 b5d CD the con-
tract advertised foy repsankiag Jackson
street. South Esxfh. ktnK ard South sew
cath streets Thss vs.. tAe flrsI bid asked
fer street IMPROVEMENT nader the state
Ian wAseh coEnpsls the property owners
20 par for the Improvement In THIS case
ths property owners had given notice that
they xoua1 coasest the law aaa xoasd rs-
fuse 10 pay fos tlss improvements hence
ne eoasrAetor cau3a te found Ia undertake
the xork. as tnsy coaia And no enc wlls-
ing 60 sasA tue warrants pending probable
ieEai complications reieFred-
sxeensy. Anderson and I.svs}os. o. the
light committee. reported IN favor OF
saopkinx the plans and specifications Tor
lighting sho essg presented by the | MON
Essctric Company and amended by the
house 81 delegates. and recommended that
these plans he sem 60 tka Board O. pablo
works .tsh instructions - advertise f0r
bazas tatse opposed plan & presented by
tlse company. a. 4 would inToiye an ex-
penaisure ~ ths casy 81 ever $500 lie,
however. tasurec referring the COTS Yany q
specifications 20 tas civ engineer. be -
prepare plans that nil kssp the cost 10 the
cssy Within s. go. Considerable discus
saon was had OF fise proposition, showing
thai according 50 ths RexE Tax levy fhe clfy
eoEalt not possibly expeef more than
s-1sssa tsg iagsstnT purposes and NO Goa
sraet ese~easnx thss sum should be con-
saaers&- J4ovsloy favored giving toe people
pzessty q lights and ne believed that not
citizen ~on4G ob5ecf 10 paying
extra - xAtinn Il II would give him
better syStefa og lighting she
residence streets at the CITY. Mr.. Xii
bourne. 81 the n1an Essesric Company.
sais thai certain liked charges could not
possibly be chi dose. ana s. $50 con
trapt Nasla net give a satisfactory light
ing sysseal 10 she city. The present city
contFaes w2s Sf2opo. and this reduction
meant cat oi a. per cent in the lighting
svssxsn. and he doubted II sle citizens
woald pNs a. will L.
The matter was hnaIly referred 20 e
spee4zs usmfaitt@e wAth instructions 10 ~
port q neH pisa on ttse basis al plan q
araen8e4 BY changing al asc lsghts on
said Klan not new actually IA plsae aaek
- sucaaaessent lights IS ttey now exist
and thai 81 tae same figne hash sets 81
specifications new saassitlsd be considered
sad rep0rtse back IS thu zause time. The
CHAIR spaosnssl C}sse Jordan and Daulton
This sp~cssl eommisses VIII mess ~ I.
q eloek today.
The board 81 public weeks .skea to- an.
theFisy 10 sxrsnd slso Ia buying hasalt
rosk. she pFiee Hes "a exceed s. q ton degly-
srsS ea sAs cts Goek The matter vas ~
tesrra eaek 81 tue soAre 81 pabiie w0rks
Ser nloso definite tnlormatian. Tais Is the
case ia whseh sse soAra q pnhitc works
purposes Auyiag ssszlf reck ans putting
city prisoners to wosk eeeNkgag il ler nss
- EaeadlnE streets.
A esnmansestlen was received fronz ths
h4ese. refusing te concur wash sac prcfs1s-
ssnen ol She beard q aldermen so give she
Fremcnt MIL Company SEus taonsh for
ere paFpsses referred.
Tee contractors scr ibs tnnrnv. rneut az
Fiber ssrees we're granted al extension II
EtEsse g. ksesasssr -.
Tne Hnaacs coeEaatttse reports q tatAi az
So $50 81 tAs clgys money IN The xari.
ous saaks 81 the ely.
Ordinances wsgv read Aaa acted On "A
toli08s.
Grating g Assis stFess uaaer tie bond
Ss stem passes.
sgaa.ns 81 k2sh and Callsa street.. ana
German &Neaas sa4sr tie lssad system /.
ssAssee.
Establishing SEa0s oa LAKE avsns<
lfoal tiox @ AsreeT streets PASSED
Sc uadsug 20 :, &. beneaick slss ss,r ~
Improvement q sastA fesftesash street
pasSea