The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-11
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
New President seated No Relief Tor
salyafioni~ts Ae@ler Franchise.


When the board Of aldermen came 10
order last night the new president, 7. NJ.
Daulton. took bis seat and announced that
ne waA not ready 10 name the standing
committees. For the present he desired
all committees to remain as constituted.
and finish the work In hand. re named
Alderman Leander Miller as his successor
a. chairman OF the finance committee and
member OF the committee on sewers and
drains. Miller objected TO serving as
leader of the financial part Of the body,
a. he would be absent from the city fire.
quentiy on business President Daulton
would not listen To the excuses, and al
lowed his nomination to stand.
The petition for the paving OF Second
street with yitrided brick with granite
csirbs from YesieT avenue to Pike street
came UP on "a report from the city en-
gIneer. Sweeney wanted the motion put
over a week. but elise, Anderson and
Lovejoy opposed. and a motion to grant
the petition was then carried. Miller and
Sweeney opposing.
City Treasurer Atkinson reported that
cut OF $4,000. the property owners por-
ton of the Pike street grade tax, g. 976
had been paid In cash.
long communication was received
from the mayor in reference 10 petition
of Roger Greene and others asking the
f0Gd
and shelter department relief. The mayor
said In part: 1T Is with regret that
feel obliged to recommend that the petit
ton DO not granted. do this fully real
ing the noble work that has been done by
tho Salvation Army in caring for the des-
titute during the past six months. Yet
We must be Just before We are generous,
and glance at our financial condition
viii show that We cannot be both. The
care OF the INDECENT is the duty OF the
county. If city tax collections were or
dinariy good. we might have sufficient
funds for this benelicient purpose. bat
since less than 80 Is per cent of our roll
has been collected and Our cash surplus
is dangerously low. while We have a
larger interest debt 10 face. | cannot
recommend the diversion OF a dollar from
the specific purposes for which the money
was levied.
Last winter. 10 meet the exigencies az
the time. with my approval and upon ms
recommendation. three appropriations for
such relief as is now asked were granted.
IT was then represented that the relief " q
granted would place the Salvation Army
In condition 10 carry on It's work without
further aid from the city | know the
money so appropriated was honestly eS-
pened and regret It did not accomplish the
desired and hoped for purpose OF making
porting"
The mayors recommendation was ap-
proved unanimously
A Joint resolution was adopted instruct
ing the city clerk 20 notify the Seattle CITY
Railway Company that ON J0ly at y m.
s the city council will declare tts franchise
void for falling to double track Yeslcr ave
nue.. This action was necessary owing 20
delay i'm serving a previous similar no.
tiee
The request OF city Clerk II =. Stewart
for a leave OF absence Of thirty davs
brought Sweeney TO his feet and he de-
ciared that as tho city clerk Was about Ga
enter a new state" the aldermen adopt =
resolution 70 assist him. II was decided
that the aldermen could not help the city
clerk. but tho leave Of absence he granted
Miller spoke ia favor Of allowing Pike
street merchants To sprinkle the street
rie said that the condition ~ the street
IN view Of the paving operations. was such
that the stores were being Hllct With dust
A joint resolution was adopted granting
the residents OF Pike and I MON streets the
privilege of sprinkling the streets
The comptroller was called upon 70 make
n report upou the status Of payments 10y
property owners on street improvements
snaugurated during the present admtnis
tratfou. Sweeney. who brought mn ths
matter. explained that he wanted 20 know
how tho property holders were paying
their assessments.
corys1ration Counsel SCOTT advised tht
council that the claim OF J. Nj Wolfe for
g9sa and Jesse Cochran Tor Si.fSS as
members 81 s1l@ hoard Of puhlic works
sga not amount - auythioE ana that he
Thought they should - uegloefe4 which
opinion was unanimously adorted.
A communication from the mayor cali
ing n toint convention Jure II. 80 hear
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