The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Jackson's Confirmation Turnrd Down
Ladies' Entrance Ordinance Passed.


When the beard OF aldermen was called
together the lobby was flied with dis
charged employees of the water depart
ment and henchaen of J. n. Wolfe. all
eager TO see the old fight on Andrew jack
son, superintendent of the water works
revived. Their desires We're gratified for
one OF TIE first papers read was the APP
pointmnt Of Mr.. jackson as a member Of
the board of public works, which carries
with it the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the water
works There was no discussion on the
appoin tment at all, every member of the
board evidently having precons.dered his
action. Anderson. Brewer, Dauiton, Jor-
dan. Miller and Sweeney voted against
the continuation, Lovejoy, elise and
Compton in favor of it. The appointment
having been rejected, Sweeney arose and
said that he voted against Jackson so that
he could move to reconsider at the next
meeting. lie then gave notice that he
woali bring the matter up next Monday
night. This explanation from the doctor
makes it evident that The real vote or. the
question WAS to 4.
Following this came the unanimous con-
flalGiti1ls of Thomas Il. Hardin, as
member OF the library commission; N,
{. Jensen. harhor master, and Phillip
Little, jan.tor of the city hall.
4 petition from about $50 citizens.
men and women. asking for the legislation
on the ladies entrance" question. was
filed and Immediately afterwards Love
JOY introduced the following ordinance
on the subject:
-
where spirituous. yinous or other malt in
toaicat,ng liquors are sold IN the city OF
Seattle shall have more than che en-
trance. which entrance SHALL open on the
street, and no saloon or ether place
where any spirituous. vasous, malt or
other intoxsca ting liquors are sold. shall
have any door, opening, entrance or
stairway for the ingress or egress 90 GUS
toners, patrons. visitors or freqaen,ers
thereof. In the side or rear thereof, or
from above or beneath she same. nor from
any stairway. hall or entry way: nor shall
any s3ioeu or other place where spirit
uous. yinous. malt or other intoSica ting
liquors are sold. have at the entrance
tAereto. or anywhere upon the front. side
or rear thereof. nor on any door. window
building where such saloon or
phase fer the sale of such liquors IS
situated. n5r IN. on or about any alley
leading thereto. any sign or device. bear
ing the words ladies' entrance" or ''pri-
vate entrance" or family entrance" or
any words. symbol. sign O. device OF Ike
or similar import.
sec , The violation Of any IF the
provisions OF this ordinance shall he suf-
aS}eag cause Tor the revocation by the
i city council Of any license issued by the
clyy OF Seattle for Tire sale az such sa-
l0ou or other place OF spirituaas, y!noos.
malt or other Intoxicating liquors, pre-
viaea. that before such revocation the
person holding the license must be no
titled at ie3st IKE days before action
thereon that the city council has under
consideration the revocation Of his y
eenSa 20 sell such liquors alaI the carse
therefor. and Il he 80 desires he shah
be heard In opposition 10 such Tevoc4-
ticn before the license Is revoked; hg:
such revocation when made shall be fgnai
and all SUMS paid for sgca licea$e shall
be forfeited.
sex. ). ANS person Violating any Of
the provisions oF this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty 90 a t0is1sr7samor and
upoa conviction thereof shah DC parishe3
BY a ire Of nos Tess than So nor more
tan ssea CT imprisonment in the city Jail
not lees shan ten days ncr more tAan
thirty. ar hy both such fire and In
grsseHnens
Jordan said he thought the ordinance
eagft 20 prohibit saloons from having
/ Ilstte elevators by which dTls.ks were
sSaf upstairs.
Ioyesay thought II made title aifser-
eace whether drinks went upstairs On
an elevator or by lsss naata stairs, but
| consented to te.a Iorsisw Ia amending the
/ ordnance MIR she fetiowtng addition.
''Nc- ahsu there he used any elevator
Or sisssag sisyGee In cogneetsou With S2y
sAioea gpv she. respoSe og ssnalag IEessars
! - any other pace than iae saio0a proper
WHARF gae bar IS situated =
| svearzy called atteansa 10 TIE fact
| tszs the ordnance dsa nos cover an H.