The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10

Olympia, March 9.-Special-The Tay-
sor OIL for the laying out of streets in
front OF the city OF Tacoma and which
has been so actively opposed by large
lobby. was passed. II requires local
boards OF tide land appraisers. after har-
Dor lines are established TO lay out such
streets, avenues and bouievards as in
their Judgment may be conducive to pub
nc interests. Piats Of such streets are
10 be transmitted to the Ss-y council and
Ii satisfactory shall be filed for record
III not satisfactory they are 10 be returned
TO the local board. accompanied by OBJ
Jections. If i; Is then Impossible TO reach
an agreement the plats and objections
must be forwarded to the governor, whose
decision shall be final.
Senator Shaws bin was lost, ayes Is,
nays II. absent :. II provides that the
officers OF the penitentiary or of any In
sane asylum or reform school should send
guards for prisoners or persons commit
ted. instead of the sheriff taking them
lde presented very lengthy communi-
cation from Adjutant General O'Brien,
denying the charges contained in the re-
port of the committee on appropriations.
The communication was ordered printed.
A concurrent resolution praying for the
construction OF n canal between Puget
sound ard the Pacific ocean via The Che
halls river and Gray's harbor was adopt
ed.
The senate passed these bills:
II. b.. by Curtiss-~Creating a state
board Of finance. TO consist of the gov
ernor. auditor and treasurer. who shall
fund all outstanding warrants on. the
general. military and tide land fund
H. r.. by Coon-Contracting with Ban
croft. Whitney Il Co for a period of ten
years. for the publication of the Wash
inEton supreme court reports IL also
provides for the sale by the state to
Bancroft. Whitney & Co. OF the plates
OF the nine volumes OF the report al
ready published. The reports are 10 be
sold at $50 each.
These bills were passed. making ap-
preparations to reimburse purchasers OF
university lands. title 70 which was not
confirmed:
J. ]. II. Van Bokkeien. sos1: Thomas
Welsh, sei4: l.. b. Andrews, si2o; George
~ Barnes, ST: John Dorsey. Sass The
sum of $iai was appropriated by wilson's
senate bin TO reimburse the Puget Sound
Tug Boat Company for maintaining sea-
men on the bark cowiitz. placed In quar-
antine.
II. B. by Phelps Changing the name
Squire City. Stevens county. to Spring
dale passed.
These house bills were passed by the
senate:
BY Caliog--.Aholishing the present sys-
tenn of electing county commissioners
by districts. and providing for their cleo
ton by the county az large. The Hill
met with strong opposition from the
three popuiists. who asked that their pro-
test he recorded against the measure.
BY frving-Providing that all logs sold
must he scaled at the Place where they
are boomed. This. however. does not ap-
ply when the logs are sold outside the
state.
BY Cline-AppropriatinE certain lands
In Whatcon county fer the use OF the
American Patriotic Memorial Society.
by Requiring ali county clerks
20 furnish bonds in the sum OF sl0 90 he
fore entering upon their dnties
by Nims-Eroyiding that when recon-
msnaed by superintendent OF aa}oin.
ing counties new school districts may be
formed OF contiguous territory lying part-
iy in one county and partly In another.