The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-15
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Quarantine Police Under Discussiou-A
Compromise on Wires Proposed.

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the joint finance committee in regard to
the scarlet fever quarantine caused some
discussion. The report recommended that
al allowance be made for the payment OF
special officers for duty already perform
ed. and that the quarantine law he chang
ed SO that it would not be necessary TO en-
ploy special officers.
Lovejoy, of the committee said that the
object of the proposed change was to put
a stop TO extravaganza in employment of
special officers He did not believe il was
necessary to have man stationed at the
doors OF every suspected house in order TO
keep the people inside. Too many men had
been appointed special officers.
Miller thought II was foolish 10 cnXnloy
- or 100 men 10 enforce the quarantine.
Compton suggested that m ordinance.
providing for the arrest and nne of per
sons who broke quarantine would be suff'~
Gent. Sweeney said this would be lock-
ing the door after the horse was stolen
The object of quarantine was to prevent
contagion, not 10 arrest and fine people
after they had been caught out of qua
antine. Jordan said an evil could not he
corrected by passing an ordinance.
Some laws were everlastingly dis
regarded. II people were going TO he
quarantined some provision should he
made for keeping them from starvation.
Iovetoy said he thought the chief OF police
had been allowed too much discretion IN
the matter of appointing special ofhcers-
The report was re-referred TO the commit
tee for an ordinance.
President Dauiton appointed commit
tee. composed of Anderson. Iovetoy, Jor-
dan and Miller. to act with a house COM
n1ittee on petitions from the interested
electric cornpanies and from business men
that the commands he allowed 70 use "A
certain number of poles on Front ana sec
ond streets for their wires, instead OF put
ting them underground, as required ny an
ordinance recently passed
An orainance was passed prescribing
conditions and terms for the opening or
streets and alleys, now or hereafter 10 pa
ironroved by permanent pavement II pro
1ides that any person or corporation hoiu-
ing privileges in such streets, or any IL
censed sewer contractor or other Persoh
having authority 10 disturb In any way the
surface of any such street, shai iirst pro
g,,re from the board of public works
snecial hermit therefor. The board or
rublic works can grant such permit oIaif
after a plat showing the location OF ths
work has been filed with II. " the ooai"
approyes fhe proposed work. inc ny -.
,-irner shall make an estimate or the pf"o
eSia cos, Of replacing the pavement 20 nc
dis,urhed The work NAV then go sheaa
,,nSar the supervision OF the board o. pun
lie works - C.,,o-intandent
7 y youne~. Of the water department, III
,.,,ya,-3 20 a plan for extending long SER
go from, the main on Second street
- ,g;tbin the sidewalk space on po'h
- "a carry water TO the buildings Oh
,hn street without disturbing INC P'' 10
,,ent pavement to be laid on that So
NE ,enoyf was adverse 10 tho pan, aS ="
.ts,,~b, water could he carried TO ths
49,. fro,, side streets AT less *
r,sy,sc The report was teieir~a 10 III"
house OF deiegais.
80. copnnfrollcr Parry submitted q r.
r,o-t from the auditing committee On
claims against the city arolted anu az
y,ro,,ed The claims against the Val . .,,7
funds amounted 20 ABOUT s''.-,t ,er.I
ar,ounts allowed from the seYecSi iotSI
;r,nroyement funds on estimates ier wofN
40 during September, as nFephifi y
.ha CITY engineer. made totat q f''''N-'
10 asked for further instr'ts '1s tom
corning, the claim OF r. ". Nlh'heh TOT
go for et.+iges as secoh1 1.l'"1f -
= -. eterk.s office in March, 1877. TOT "h'sH
-. snnropriation had been maze.
1,,,s renort was adopted and referred Ter
ordinance rho-,s.
,.,,,orte6 fsvorahly IN the petition OF L.
T,ver aud A. ". Johnson for the ease
~ the premises AZ tie foot OF Jackson
straa. for the construction OF a SIP, Inc
,snort was adopted and referred 70 VIZ
,-as,rs ~ uublic works for All estimate or
cost. "a, =. ,.u..Sx.ns
S..-.,sst,. ~, the petition Of W. u. Stet-
-, o. The enforcement of the ordinance
-er,trirg railroads 20 maintain lights az
1.~aseings: referred TO the board OF pnoiic
works. a.
THE following ordinances were passed.
CanceIing the contract for the improve
-,,cn+ ~ Beacon street. entered into De-
-. the city and James Spur A. Co,
ana authorizing the refunding OF the a.
.'es~rn~ut tax TO the property owners. me
,..,-9e Tor the purpose were not sold. and
ne street will not he graded
Authorizing the issuing of oonds Tor
sewer on Main street. ALREADY cor fue 80.
.,,.hc~{vgne the Issuing Of bonds for the
,-1str,,~tion 81 a sewer on Jones street
For the construction Of sewer on VII
,s~s ara Howard streets. from Depot To