The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-31


chapman-W was the building put up
in defiance OF the ordnance
MT- Dow think Mr.. Hogan answered
that
Ar. Hogan-Tl7e wooden gfrieFs are real
IL the only departure from the ordinance.
and We contend that the building Is better
and stronger than the ordinance calls for
The only reason for using wood instead
OF iron vas a matter Of dollars and cents.
Ghapnan-It vas cheaper
Mr.. Hogan-Yes, II vas cheaper, and for
that reason We applied for a special per
mission from the board ~ public works.
James-We have nothing 70 do with the
cost Is II 4 violation Senator Squire is
a wealthy man. and yet he seems 10 have
been permitted to DO what ordinary per
sons may not Mr.. Dow IL not 10 blame
as the builder. and the owners are not re-
sponsible If the board OF public works has
given them permission 70 violate the ordl-
nance. Ny opinion Is that wooden Orders
will burn much easier than iron ones. So
far as galvanized iron for protection is
concerned, think We have had enough OF
that.
After some further discussion the report
was referred TO the board Of aldermen.
The Third street Car Line.
Chapman asked under SUSPENSION OF the
rules Il something could not be done in
the matter OF the Third Street & Suburban
railroad. petitions and complaints in re-
gard TO which had been laid before the
board three months ago. Why this delayY
II something was not done soon IL would
be another three months before decision
could be arrived at. II was one OF the best
paying roads in the city. and yet did not
run its cars on schedule time. and when
the games were going on at the university
its regular passengers were shunted and
perhaps had TO wait an hour. II was dam
gerous. too. Sometimes there would be
IA people on two cars. and brakes on only
one of the cars. Around Smiths point the
conductors always stood ready TO jump,
fearing that on a slipper or frosty track
the car might go over and all its passen-
gers be dashed TO pieces. There had been
petition for a twenty minutes schedule.
which was the original schedule; now II
was thirty minute schedule
EOigt, OF the railroad committee. said
the council could not enforce any sched-
ule. because on part OF the road there We're
no franchises The city engineer was in
vestigating and making maps Of the por-
tions for which no franchise had been
granted and when this was done the mat
ter would come before the council If the
road was dangerous IL should De seen 10
a. once.
Chapman was appointed a committee TO
assist the engineer in eXpedlting his re-
port.
Numbering of streets.
Little introduced an ordinance prescrib-
ing a system for numbering buildings in
the city. II calls for the numerical desig-
nation OF all dOOTWays and entrances, 100
numbers being allowed to each block, one
whole number allowed to each twenty feet
of frontage in each block, and when there
shall be more than one doorway within
such twenty feet half numbers shall be
boil ha al ftraa
north and east sides OF streets and odd
numbers on the south and west sides.
Certain exceptions are provided for short
streets and places IL order that the gem
eral system for the principle streets may
NOT be interfered with. The proposed ordi-
nance was referred TO the streets COM .
mittee.
No Action on Venezuela.
The resolution passed by the board OF
aldermen indoTsing President Cleveland's
position on the Venezuelan question
brought on a breezy, good-humored discus
sion. Goodhue objected in the first pace
TO its terms, as the power to declare war
lay with congress, and after other objec-
tions he gave il as his opinion that tAe
resolution was out OF place.
Huri-If referred to anybody, I think it
would be well TO send it TO the chief OF
police.
mously and this resolution simply In
dorses ali act of a president Of opposing
politics I hope this house Will not make
light OF il: that would De too much like
Democratic methods. Nobody ever heard
Of a Democtat indorsing a Republican
president. and for that reason / hope this
house will pass the resolution. l have no
doubt it was introduced in the other house
by a good Democrat.
Hurd facetiously replied that perhaps
they ought 10 yield to the man who had
defied all Europe: at any rate such an inn
pOrtant document ought not 10 be allowed
to lie on the table
Little They have excuses in the other
house for introducin~ such a resolution.
bur we have none for supporting H..
Goudhue-lt has not been before the
charter commission Yet, SO we cannot act
upon IL.
Chapman moved to Law it on the table.
and james said: Now. If We DO that
they will simply say We We're afraid TO
give praise to a Democratic president"
hut this plea had no weight and the mo-
ton to table was carried. only James and
Kfstler voting against IL.
The concurrent resolution passed by the
aldermen declaring the intention Of the
city 20 plank First avenue from Madison
to Pike street was passed over the oppO-
ton Of Little who said the city engineer
majority Of the property owners on the
street TO petition for its plankng, and was
in correspondence with some OF the prop
erty owners East with good hopes OF sue
cess.
Hurd asked that the four concurrent res
oluttous upon the applications for strsst
railroad extensions. already read three
times De acted upon. This was done and
an four passed. hut IN the course OF tho
reading James raised the question as 10
whether the changing Of the names OF the
streets since these resolutions We're draWa
would affect their legality. The president
ala not think il would uut considered II
prudent 20 call the corporation counsel.
who agreed with the president
The four bills for extensions. asked
for hv the Seattle Consolidated Street
Railroad Company. are for Jackson street
90 Main Washington and South Thirj
street. the Roy street and kinnear park.
and the Is liam and Mercer street extern
slons
An ordinance authorizing the expeudi-
tire so be incurred hy the council during
he month OF January was passed
on motion II James several bills trans
ferrlag funds from one department 10 an
other were read ard passed
An ordinance fixing the salaries of park
employees was read and passed. as fol-
lows: Superintendent or parks. &5.5
month keeper ~ city PARK s" a mouth.
Keeper at Hir1ear park. So month la
harers 81 on iay, ts8wsters and teams.
8 g. James explained that the only
change was an increase ~ s. month in
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