The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-26

constructors were OF the opinion that iron
covered wood girderS were better thar
steel. In case of fire the danger was not
so great. If there was anything else
wrong about the building. so that the or
dinance was being violated, the buhder
was liable TO arrest. but if il was attempt
ed to arrest everybody who violated or
dinances. nearly every man IN the city
would be arrested. The matter was re-
ferrea to the committee on buildings ana
grounds.
The petition of w. r. Ballard for pay
ment of a claim OF sl.+S6.O5, street grade
warrants, was referred. The petition said
that suit would be brought against the
city If the demand was not compiled WIN
The petition of \. w. Parkhurst Tor a
license 20 handle explosives was referred
The petition OF F.. +. Connell for SS.
which he had to pay out TO hire a man
70 attend 10 his mix business while ne
uas -o1arantined on account of sCarlstina,
was referred
The petition for a light at the corner of
Broadway and Bancroft streets was re-
ferred.
ordinances Acted Upon.
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Company authority to grade Rose street
from Columbia 10 knight street: passed.
Granting liquor licenses to j. c. Fox and
others; passed.
Granting a franchise to the Seattle Con-
solidated Street Railway Company; re-
ferred.
Granting 10 the Frye-Bruhn Company
permission 10 construct a railroad track
to it's new packing house. 10 connect win
the railroads. and vacating certain a4eys
for that purpose. referred.
Regulating the pay of common !aoorers
by the city. and establishing II at y per
day, to apply only 10 laborers now en-
ployed at less than s. per day; referred.
Appropr!ating money for DeceMoeF eA-
penses; passed.
Committee Reports.
The following committee reports were
received and acted upon:
Claim of Cooper & Levy for 5000 damage
caused by the breaking of a water man,
recommendation TO reject; adopted.
John Langston's petition Tor payment
If St3 20 for Injuries received by defective
piank.ng on Jackson street; reported Ia
vorably; adopted.
Petition of Paul UIch for return of $40
~impounding fees; reported taVorap.y'
adopted.
Claim of the National Bank of Com
merce for payment OF Ninth street war
rants amounting to $500; reported unfavor-
ably; adopted.
Claim of Harms * Dickman for $3.50
damages by breaking of a water main; re-
ported u~nfavorahly; adopted.
CLAIM of Puget Sound Improvement
Company for $13 expended on account of
change in the grade of Pike street; re-
ported unfavorably. adopted.
Petition for water main on Seneca street.
to cost $40; reported favorably: adopted.
Petition for change OF water pipe on
Lewis street from Jackson to Remington
and North TO Willow street; reported ia
vorably; referred to superintendent of
water works for estimate of cost.
Petition of L.. a. Dyer and +. w. Jack
son for lease of premises at the foot or
Jackson street, TO construct a slip: favor
ably reported. adopted.
= Granting franchise TO the Seattle, Port
land & Tacoma Railroad Company; sub
stitute biz reported. which was re-referred
for further eport
Approving the assessment roll OF East
street and Twenty-second avenue: passed.
The committee on street lights, In re-
gard to the proposition OF Z. +. Carroll
for lighting the city for three years, rec
commended that il be put on file for future
consideration
An invitation received from the Elks TO
attend the session last night was accepted
and placed on file.