The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-03
BALLARD CITY NEWS.
Sweeping Reductions Of All
Omcers' Salaries.
PROPOSAL FOR ARTEsiAN WELL.
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The city couneil al Ballard hes passsd
n osdinanee reducing the salaries Of ON
eiais. 70 taks effect from Nay L The rsduc-
tions agresd - we're: NaSshai. from SIS
70 80 per month: night vatchman. 80 70
80 pr meath; csty attorney. so without
extras: city clerk. from % 10 IS. With .
rsdaetisn Of ofzics hours from - m. 70 5
p. M daily 70 day beginning q I p m.
and snding q p. N. and % attsnd rsgu-
lar sessions al the council: health ofncsr.
from Is pr month % II per year: cnisf Of
IRE department. from el6 Per month 70 Z.
per year; poiies justscs fsss. Same - jus
tics Of psacs In similar casss; czsy snsi-
assistant, from 81 50 90 y Per day.
An olEer 81 the Ballard Electric Light
Company to seii its plant for 5000 was
laid on the table for future consideration.
A bill Of costs Ia he case Of Jennings
N City 81 Ballard was the cause Of some
Of the councaimsn giving the plaintiff .
''roasting." When The city Graded Ballard
avenue Jsnsings eos IN Injunction ~
straiuing the city from removing the earth
from the front Of his lot There - in con-
sequence N susightly obstruction. called
Mount JsnninGs, exssndinx half way
across the north end Of Ballard ave-
nue. which impSdss trafac and IL
dam ses to Jsnuinss' property = we'll a.
TO the city. Councilman keane moved
that the bill b paid On the first Tuesday
after The day Of judgement Mayor Peters
began reckoning from the bill Of costs on
what day that occurred. when Councilman
Keans explained he meant the judgment
Of the Almighty. when Gabriel blows his
horn 10 announce 70 the living and the
dead that time IL no mora The motion
was lost and the bill was ordered paid ct
once.
The report Of the city treasurer and
clerk for the drst quarter was accepted.
A petition signed BY s. w. Benjamin
and 90 others Offering 70 do the grading
on Fourth avenue and other streets BY
days work WAS read. snd Mr.. Benjamin
spoke In its favor. The council thought it
was impossible 70 legally grant the prayer
of the petition, and postponed further con-
sidsration for one veek.
Mr.. Josiyn, representing the Northwest
ern Artesisn and Supply Company, sx-
planned the nature Of the water supply 20
generally found by the wells In Seattle,
and advissd the council to sink the pres
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twenty or 6fty fest deeper. where he BE-
lisvsd supply Of 10000 gallons . day
could b easily obtained. He offered to
do this ct s. Per foot and promised to
submit proposition In writing 10 the
council At its next session Tuesday night.
w. H. Vernon, on behalf Of himself and
two other fire insurance agents. urged
the passage Of IN ordinance imposing Q
license on agents outside Of the city doing
business In Ballard. He complained Of
H 4. RAISER. who. no said, lived in Ia
coma and came ouco . week to Ballard to
solicit Insurance., and he thought Il un-
just to The rssidsnt agents. Vernon 10 q
Populist. Democrat and Coxeyits, and
Councilman John Ksare created laugh
by saying he understood that all good
Democrats ware In favor Of FREQ treds.
The ordinance vas not passed.