The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-02
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
labor Unions Attack Car Ifnes-Estl
v,cotaS for the Year 1896.

labor Unions Attack Car Lfnes-Esti-
mates for the Year 1896.
In the house Of delegates action on the
Consolidated Street Railway franchise
was POSTPONED until today at p. m, at
which time Mr.. woodin. representing the
yy.stsrn Central Labor Union, VIII pre-
sen. tho viey,s Of the union on the ques-
tion. At the same time the question OF
-eyaybinr the Yesler avenue franchise viii
be taken UP.
w N. Middleton, secretary OF the
Western Central Labor Union, sent a
communication to the council In accoru-
ance with an instruction from the union,
asking that steps be taken TO enforce aii
existing street railway franchises. the
accommodation stated that nearly all
the RAILWAYS were violating their iran
c1,,sss Companies whose franchises re-
ouire the plankfng of the roadbed, fenc-
ing OF bridges and lighting OF street have
never fulfilled their contracts. Ordinances
regulating speed and manning cars have
not been enfog,red. Frequent accidents
can be attributed TO these violations. ono
accident recently resulted fatally. The
communication was referred 10 the ooaru
OF aldermen
CITY Comptrolier Parry submitted the
estimate OF probable necessities OF the
city for the coming year. The esumateu
needs OF the city for 1896 aggregate
$500. SIS: the estimate OF revenue, otner
than that from the tax levy Is S2NoeV.
leaving sssosis 10 be raised by the levy
for 1896.
A concurrent resolution was passed pro-
yiding for the election Of a committee or
three members to act with the board or
county commissioners as board or equal
ization, the members Of the committee
to receive the same compensation as Is
allowed the county commissioners when
acting as a board OF equalization.
The Joint committee on fire and water
recommended the placing OF water pipes
on Mercer, Williams and Depot streets.
with n total cost of sTn5 IS. The commit
tee also recommended the placing of
s-inch main on Drexel avenue TO Division
street, at a cost OF s5.S44s5.
A concurrent resolution requesting the
International Christian Endeavor Society
70 meet IN this city in 1897 was passed by
a unanimous vote
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Appropriating money due on garbage
Sow contract; passed.
Authorizing The insertion Of the name
Of Antoine Cloise on auctioneers license
Of NJ. Rosenthal; passed.
Authorizing a detention house at FIRE.
mont hose house for the purpose OF keep
ing prisoners after arrest; passed.
Granting permission to Romano Quag-
liatti 10 remove his liquor store under the
present license: passed.
Authorizing the appropriation Of money
20 carry on city government for July:
passed.
Anpropriating 500 10 he used in tho
celebration Of the Fourth Of July; passed.
The following other business was trans
acted:
Petition from property owners residing
on East Taylor and Lewis streets asking
for water mains; referred
Petition from business men on West
street. between Madison and University.
asking that the street be replanked; re-
ferred,
Petition for liquor license from MeIster
& Clark. referred
The report Of the port warden for June
was read and placed on fiIe