The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

street Car Companies to Light streets
County Treasurer May Be sued.
In the board OF aldermen considerable
discussion was had on the railroad COM
mittee's report In refusing to grant he
request OF Receiver Backus. of the Seat
tie Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany, for a special franchise to furnish
power to private individuals besides
lighting the streets along which the
line runs. Sweeney. chairman of the
committee. stated that II was the in:eu-
tion OF the committee. in refusing the re-
quest. to make the fifteen other parties
holding franchises live up to their pro-
visions.
elise said he thought steps should be
taken compelling all the companies 10
| light their lines in accordance with the
provisions of their franchises.
Jordan claimed that something crooked
was being done in favor of the railroads
In granting them special licenses 20 light
other streets and private residences so
as TO help them along in their operating
expenses. He said If the railroads have
agreed to light the streets they should be
made to comply with their contract.
A motion to lay the report of the COM
mitiee on the table was lost, and il went
over.
The joint committee on finance of which
Dauton is chairman, reported that a
! meeting had been held ON FEBRUARY o.
al which City Comptroller Parry stated
that the county treasurer had, under the
ADVICE or an attorney, refused to turn
over 10 tie city the penalties and inter-
est collected by him as collector OF taxes.
on account of the citys delinquent roll
Tor 1888. amounting TO 5000 or ST. COO The
comptroller stated that he had made sew
eral verbal requests of me treasurer for
the money. and was told that the matter
| had been referred to the county attorney.
The committee ordered the comptroller
TO immediately make a demand for the
money. and IL IL was not paid, to bring
SUIT against him for the amount The
committee also Instructed the comptroller
to notify the Fremont Milling Company
.hat AFTER March ! 1t should discontinue
furnishing nre protection at Fremont al
the expense of the city The claim OF
the Oregon Improvement Company for
VITO for coal furnished the frehoat Was
ordered rejected. the committee being ~
the opinion that the Goa. was not worth
more than S.50 per ton The committtea
also favored dispensing with the services
| OF the ergrossing clerk in the city clerks
Office.
/ A joint memorial 10 the levis,a,,-o
praying for the passage of the bin tntro-
oueed recently compelling owners Of ah.,t-
ting properly to pay for repairs Of side
walks vas passed unanimously.
a concurrent resolution was nassaa
authorizing the board % public works to
] call fer bids for 2.00o feet OF 2l-e-lneb
cotton rubber lined hose. the fire board
to approve the same.
The following ordinances were acted
/ upon:
Approving the assessment roll for the
Improvement Of Madison and Fglbert
] Streets: passed.
Approving the assessment roll for i'm
provemeni Of Bush street: passed.
Defining duties or city engineer on
street improvements. provides for inspec
fion By him OF ordinances on stree. i'm
proVements before being introduced sn
council; passed
Authorizing 5oard OF public works 10
| eSpena 500 for repairs TO the furnace of
the Broadway pumping station: passed.
| Authorizing the payment Of ISL to L.
che!'ard fer an unearned portion OF a
wholesale liquor license: passed.
! Authorizing the accepting OF a decd
from Horace o. Hollenbeek and wife cen
veying 10 the city property in Oakland
addition and establishing and widening
Mansion street; passed
Authorizing the rebate OF sls5 10 q
Klein & CO. on liquor license: passed.
Authorizing the payment OF certain
moneys for running OF city governmental
for month OF March: passed
Preventing boys from annoying con-
! auetors and grspmea and preventing the
boys from getting injured; referred.
Compelling street ear companies to place
wire and ether guards on the front and
! sides of cars, referred.
The following other business was done:
Position from a large number OF resi-
dents hYing near Lake Union asking fer
cers.sia prescribed lirol,S fer cattle roam
ing at large: referresi
Petition from fire commission asking
Tor placing hydraHts On Commercial aad
! Front streets, as already provided fer.
referred.
Petition frem Superintendent L. r.
Youngs. of water department. asking for
an appropriation for certain repairs; re-
eerrea.
Petition for roadway from Frenon; to
Green Lake: referred.
Petitions for lQpor licenses xere grant
81 " n Davis. Z. !. Rea v4on. \ Peter
son, Friend T>egsysnxer Importing cor,-
rany. J. u, Fex. q. J. Nelson. Eugene
Fisher.
Communists from Sspe ssnieaasnt ol
water department naming number OF
Y,eor people eligible 10 receive free water.
rGs<Yrkd.