The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-13
NEAT LITTLE PROFIT.
How the City Is Getting Its
High Priced Brick.
RAYMOND FOR HEALTH BOARD.



night in the house OF delegates that the
contractor. Stoner. who IS supplying me
brick TO the city for the Front street
sewer is receiving s. per thousand Tor shern
and is buying them at IS 50 from Lohse. in
South Seattle. Yesterday when Lohse
made the discovery he raised great fuss
about II. IL had been represented 10 the
council. that brick for 80 important . work
must necessarily be more expensive, but
Ut seems that the contractor has not found
II to be 50. As 100000 brick viii be used
there 10 neat pront of s.. 800 10 the md
dleman.
Mayor Ronald sent in the name Of DR..
Aires Raymond - member of the hoard
of health to succeed DR.. James Shannon.
whose term has expired. The nomina-
ton was referred TO the health committee.
Alderman Ingram introduced the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution. which Was
adopted:
WHEREAS. The unprecedented rulings
Of Judge Glasgow in annuiiing almost all
crimes known TO the statutes, and which
have completely paralyz~d the functions
of iaw and order in this city, have entirely
crippled and made practically vaineless
the expensive and hitherto efficient police
system, and have turned legal precedent
hoary with age aud popular approval into
a howiing farce. tending 10 snbvert gov
eminent into anarchy; iheretore. be ii
Res9fred That we. the legal represen-
tatlyes OF This city. in our official oapacity,
do hereby petition his exceiIency, Hon.
John III. McGraw, 10 relieve this fair city
of the honorable judicial nightmare COM
monty known as Judge Glasgow. and thus
once more restore to this city that respect
for law and order which it is now deprived
Of and without which no civilized COM
muEity can long exist
Alderman Sweeney gave the only dis
seniiug vote.
communication was received from
ex-JId<e Burke explaining that. in asking
for permission TO extend a wafer pipe
from his building to the Riaito he did not
desire to enter into competition with the
city. The letter was referred to q special
committee.
An offer of Albert C. Olson to sell lot
on Queen Anne hill for q site for water
tank at 500 was referred.
The Front street sewer came in for con-
siderable attention, and a suggestion to
place il on Post street instead Of Front
street was negatived on the ground that
the rams horn and grades might offer
difficulties.
An ordinance was submitted instructing
the board of public works to remove the
mineral palace now standing in Pioneer
square and to return TO owners such ma
terial as does not belong to the city. As
there was some dispute as to the terms
upon which the building was erected. the
ordinance was referred pending investiga-
ton.
A communication from the mayor was
read, enclosing formal notice from the
Front Street Cable Company that 1t would
hold the city responsible for damages
caused by the sewer construction. The
mayor added the following comment:
1T Is impossible to constitute the Front
street and Commercial street sewer with
the cable running except at a very greatly
increased cost, as we'll as endanRering the
lives of the workmen and the property Of
the cable company. Uuder the laws of
the city you have the power and the au-
thority to stop the Front street cable. l
again recommend with oil the earnestness
at nv command, that the Front street ca
BILE be stopped, and that We put to work
upon the sewers of Front and Commercial
streets every man who can be worked TO
an advantage. | am informed by the
members of the board OF public works that
the sewers can be completed within forty
days at the outside"
The ordinance was read closing the ca
bic line from Union street south between
thehours OF p. m. and 6 a. IN. and limiting
the running of cars between the other
hours of the day.
II was read in the house of delegates,
aud Mr.. Cook explained Why il had been
considered advisable to shut the road
down as proposed. Since the matter was
first discussed 1t had been found possible
10 get 400, coo brick. so that there will be
no delay in the work. lie advised, there
fore, that the cable be shut down entirely
after January Is until the work is COM
pleted lie had satisfied himself that cars
were liable TO run off tho track. and if they
shout fall into the sewer considerable
damage would be done.
Replying to Dr. Criehton, he said the
brick cos, S. - at the kiln and s. deliv-
cred Mr.. Crichton insisted tina, the work
could be done Just as we'll at night. and
save great inconvenience to people who
live at the end OF the cable line. In the
winter months travel Is particularly DIS
agreeable.
Replying 10 President Kloeber. Commits
sionrr Van Brocklin said the sewer could
he better butt at might If cars were to be
allowed 20 run during ans part OF the day.
Dr. kioeber asked If such "A rain as was
then falling would not be injurious. Mr.
Van Brockiin replied that il would be run
OF. After considerable discussion the bill
Was passed.
Delegate Cook. in reply 10 questions,
said he knew from Lohse that the cost
was So at the yard and the city was
paving s. The maker did not think thew
would be good enough for the sewer, but
they had been tested aud did very nicely
DIR Criehton said it seemed TO him Sc
ricus matter. 1t was 81 shame that 900.
90 brick scre TO 'be used and the city has
TO pay $ for what can be bought for s5.jA
The sat iect then dropped.
When the bill reached the aldermen so
amended IL was placed on final passage
and unanimously defeated. The original
ordinance required the cable road to shut
down pending construction. IL nov
stands SIS originally adopted. On motion
OF Alderman Jordan the board OF public
works was instructed TO notify the cable
read 10 stop az once.
The following bills we're read in the
house:
Authorizing sale Of two horses In the
strees department, passed.
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