The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-07
TO CALL An ELECTION
Council Orders Steps to Choose
FreehOlders.
DECEMBER 10 is THE DATE
The City Very short OF Funds to Pay
for II. but Both Houses Favor
It-Aid TO Manufactures.

At the meeting Of the city council yes
terday James, in the house of delegates,
introduced a concurrent resolution that
the corpora ton counsel be instructed 10
draft an ordinance for submission at the
next meeting of the council providing that
an election of freeholders TO revise the
charter be held December 10 James eN-
planned that il had been thought best to
offer the resolution Immediately so that
Mr.. Scott would have ample tirse IN when
TO prepare the ordinance He said ne
wished 10 go on record at the present
time as favoring an election or ireenoId-
ers. He continued:
II believe that if this council would
frame a charter as perfect as the ten
commandments, p per cent. of the people
would find as much fault with 1t as mas
been found with the present charter Al
ter all ii is not so much a matter OF char-
ter as of the men who serve unQef IL.
] do not believe the election VIII ne
very great expense. ! am as anxious 10
see the matter submitted at this time as
any one can be. and l think II everybody
takes hold We will secure charter that
will do US a great deal of good.
Crichton asked Comptroller Parry as 10
the financial condition Of the city and re
ceived an answer that there was SlJo,0" IN
the treasury. All the funds, the comp
troller said, were extremely low, pot ne
the present month. on December - the
CITY would be called on to send away
$50 90 in payment of interest. and there
was in the fund at present TO meet that
payment only $1,000. Appropriations TOT
street improvements had ABSORBED every
dollar from the street fund, ana ne as
sured the delegates that Seattle had never
before been so hard up as at present
About 50 per cent of the taxes had been
collected and a great many who mad pald
taxes had paid all of them. and the prooa-
biltv was that not more than p per cent
OF the taxes outstanding WOULD DE COZ
lected. ia,
Crichton and Hurd also spoke brleny'
and the resolution was carried uhahl-
roo,elv CHAPMAN and Coodhue being alb
sent. ,
In the board of aldermen elise moved
the adoption of the resolution. 1t was
carried without discussion. Jordan was
absent.
Roth houses passed an ordinance set
ting aside a sale OF lot l. block ~ - ''i ne ;
Second addition, and authorizing the city
treasurer TO enter q payment OF taxes on
the rronerty The taxes were paid IN 1873
nv W G Bower who produced recelpt
for the amount but the payment was hol
noted on the tax roll and the property
was returned as delinquent. ON beHlS
eold II was bid in by the city, and GER
".
ing the administration Of Treasurer A'IieS.
An ordinance authorizing the reIuhu nS
+oI q FOX of 500 excess on portion OF
Iso,,or license was passed by the delegates
Int was referred by the aldermen.
The following ordinances were passed oy
both houses.
Ordinance approving the assessment ron
Of .ocal Improvement district No 100 Tor
the Improvement of certain connecting
portions Of Lenora, Fifth and Virginia
streets.
Ordinance approving the assessment roll
for the improvement of Remington ave
nue..
The delegates referred a petition of
David Gilmore Ct al. providing for the
widening OF Front street from Madison TO
Pike In order that it may be planked.
The aldermen also transacted the fol-
loving business;
Ordinance authorizing the mayor and
comptroller to issue bonds for the Market
street sewer; passed
Communication from CTichton that free
water and remittance OF faxes FOR a term
of years he granted 20 manufacturing es-
adjustments; reported without recommen-
dauon by IRE and water committee, re-
port adopted
Ordinance authorizing board o. pubic
works 10 purchase 1000 feet of Guardian
brand jacket hose. and appropr.ating $3.50.
passed.