The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-17
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Committees Are Rearranged-A Law
for Bankrupt stock sales.


In the board OF aldermen President
Daulton announced a rearrangement OF
committees FOR the remainder OF his term
as follows:
Ordinances and rules-Lovejoy. Sweeney
and Compton.
Finance-NIlller. Lovejoy and Brewer.
Elatms-Cl.se, Compton and Sweeney.
Sewers and drains-Mlller, elise and
Sweeney.
Streets and aneys-Brewer. Compton and
elise.
Fire and water-Clise, Jordan and Ander-
son.
Harbors and wharves-Compton. Brewer
and Jordan.
Public buildings and city property
Compton. Brewer and Anderson.
Parks and bculevards-Sweeney, Love
Joy and Miller.
Railroads-J0rdau. Anderson and Miller.
Street l.shts-Anderson, Sweeney and
Loveioy.
Health department-Sweeney. Jordan and
elise
Police. license and revenue-Jordan.
Brewer and Anderson.
An ordinance was passed providing that
n license fee OF S25 a day be taxed against
temporary stores which are opened for the
purpose of disposing of bankrupt stocks.
and imposing heavy penalties for violation.
Mr.. Miller said that II was a shame that
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posed upon so long as they had by hawkers
and auctioneers coming here with inferior
goods and swindling the people. He had
only one objection 10 the ordinance and
that was hat the fees were not half high
enough. on motion OF Mr. Brewer the or
dinance was passed unanimously.
John II. Bryant, receiver for the Seat
tie Lake Shore & Eastern railway, filed
his acceptance Of the railroad ordinance,
but it not having been signed by Thomas
\. Brown, the other receiver. II was re-
ferred to the railroad committee. with in
struct!ons to get the advice Of the corpor-
alton counsel upon its legality
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Making appropriations TO pay certain
audited claims. passed.
Providing for the licensing of hawkers
and peddlers; referred.
Appropr'ating money from the water
fund to purchase new meters and for the
repair Of old ones; referred.
Appropr.at.ng $1.75 TO ne refunded to c.
VI. SANDAL for over assessment: passed.
Authorizing the construction Of a brick
ov!f9rm main sewer on Republican street
from Poplar to Farm street. at a cost Of
5000. and transferring sums to that
amount from other sewer funds: referred.
Recurring the Front Street Cable IA !
way 10 pave the space between It's tracks
and for one foot on each side from Madi-
son street TO Ycslcr avenue. with Vitrified
brick. UpOn Tie level required by the city
passed
Concurrent resolutions were adopted as
follows.
Relating to the plat Of tide lands and
asking the state land commission to re-
View the same 70 allow certain streets 70
be changed for the public convenience. ana
to prevent purchases until the plat Is sat
isflct1rily arranged.
Requiring the Seattle Consolidated Street
Railway Company u issue transfers from
tho Lake Union line to the North Seattle
line and vice versa.
Providing for replankang Of portions Of
Jackson. South Sixth and King streets
Authorizing the hoard Of public works
- advertise for bids for lighting the city
for The ensuing year, passed.
II Is pronounced perfectly pure by food