The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-30
TACOMA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
iiae Lands Approved Water SIM
ply-I.he Printing Cnutr-.ct L q.

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piy-Ihe Printing Contract ct.
Tacoma. May .-speeIal.-At tbe sne-
cial meeting of the council today 4he
paat Of the tide lands in 'front.' OF the CITY
as made by the local appra isers, was ar,-
proved BY an ordinance. which on a
suspension Of the rules. YVES passed. This
disposes OF one Of the questions that has
ions oeen agttating the city government.
hartman, Lister and Harris we're the
only members voting against the rasssge
OF Inc ordinance. The plat was approved
on the representation OF the Northern
Pacific railroad and Tacoma Land Com
pany officials that ;ne concessions asked
from these corporations In he way Of
waterways and righls-of-way along the
water front would be granted. The dis
senting connciimen desired some better
guarantee of the companies faith than
letters or kilograms. Mayor Orr submit
ted the teiegraphic promises and said IN
relation 10 them:
In receipt of these kilograms IL seems
TO me your honorable body win be ahso-
lutely safe in going ahead and taking
such action as VIII be necessary TO settle
the water front question by accepting
such propositions as are stated by teIe-
grams.
II would respectfully recommend the
acceptance. which will lead to a speedy
settlement OF the entire question"
ne tetekFafuS are as fOlioWs.
philadelphia, May 28-To r. s Orr:
Land company directors meeting May %
authorized officers 10 execute 10 city 900
feet foot OF Fifteenth street. Wrote you
OF the 18th confirming this. Papers wifi
be prepared an ! matter closed on return
OF Anderson. e. b. WRIGHT"
"St. Paul. May u.-Hon Ed s. Orr.
Mayor. care q. ". Dickinson: I wired
Receiver Cakes for Endorsement of my
recommendation 70 quit claim TO city OF
Tacoma street thirty feet wide from Pa
cific avenue north upon our property.
Have just received the following from
him: Telegram of 18th about quit claim
of city OF Tacoma received. Receivers
approve transaction and II will undoubt-
edly go through. but must obtain order
Of court #. F. CAKES. Receiver
est. Paul. May 2i-G. ". Dickinson:
Receivers approve granting OF thirty-foot
strip along the water front. / am now
awaiting the description. There viii be
necessarily considerable delay. Assume
this will make no difference.
y W. KENDRICK"
New York May ellis Honor Mayor
Orr: The pledge of right-of-way for water
front street made In letter of General
Manager Kendrick OF date April II, Will
be ratified and made good by receivers.
ct +. CAKES
At the meeting an ordinance was intro
duced calling special election 10 be held
July IS TO validate an attempted war
rant Indebtedness OF 500. IS, the debt
having been incurred between August S
isg2 and February q. 1895.
proposition was received from the
owners of property on Clover creek
agreeing to let the city take 100000 gal
Ions of water daily from the creek II the
city will pay Rigney the $500 judgment
secured by him. and also pay 1850 TO
other owners. The matter was referred
TO the fire and water committee
The bond and contract with +. W
Cornwall 70 90 the city printing at .
cents an inch were approved and the
Ledger declared the official paper.