The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-29
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Miller Denounces school Book bonfire,
Meacham and waterpipe Leaks.


In the board OF aldermen there was
considerable discussion over the request
Of the board of health for an appropri-
alton of $50 to pay for school DOCKS
burned to prevent the spreading or scar
latina. Miller was particularly bitter IN
his opposition To the request, saying that
Heath Officer Palmer did not know MS
business. or he would nor have burned
the books. He wanted tie request denied
and DR.. Palmer made to pay for the
books himself IL they were TO be paid
for. lie was seconded by Sweeney, who
said he did not believe the council ought
TO pay for the destruction. of books that
was unnecessary for the public good.
Miller wanted TO know whether 1t was
possible that there could be any disease
I'm the hooks when they had been taken
home by the children and kept in the
houses for five months. II was the most
absurd proposition he ever heard OF.
Compton thought the books should be
paid for and the parents of the children
not be compelled 10 stand the loss. elise
sad that as a general thing he was not
in favor of paying claims against the
city. because they are carried 10 eX-
tremes. but in this instance Ii would I'M
doubtedly work a hardship on the pa
rents. If the board of health had au-
thority to destroy the books, then the
council should pay for them. He thought
school district half. Jordan said that
whenever private property is taken for
the public good. the public should pay
for IL. The question was, who ordered
the books burned. Lovetoy thought DR..
Palmer had acted in good faith. He Of
fered an amendment that the request be
referred 10 the health committee. which
was done.
Alderman Miller took another shot at
the city officials when the appropriation
ordinance for defraying the expenses of
the city departments for November came
mp. In the schedule was an item of so
TO buy s. secondhand typewriter for Sec
rotary Meacham. of the board of pubic
works Miller objected TO buying a type
writer for an official. who he said.
doesn't spend half the time In his office
| saw Meacham come into his Office at
1870 the other morning. and that is the
way they do business in the city hall"
He was also opposed to an appropria-
ton of SIS for the garbage scow slip.
which. he said was not used twice a
week. and was not needed. The appro-
priaton ordinance was passed by the
aldermen. with these two items omitted
and sent to the house OF delegates The
house refused To concur and asked for
a conference committee. and the aldermen
then voted TO refuse to go into confer
ence. so Il is likely a special session will
be called TO take action on the ordinance.
Miller was stlll wearing his lighting
clothes and said he had something IA say
about the water system. He then proceed
ed to give Supt. Youngs. of the water de-
partment a very severe roasting" He
said that nearly six months ago he had
called the superintendent attention IN
several leaks in water pipes, and the sr-
peFihtendent had promised TO repair them
but the leaks were Stil running. He want
ga 10 Know what sense there was in pump
ing water and having IL go TO waste.
Jordan then threw his castor into the
ring and said: we we're told some time
ago that We had such an efficient water
chief. ana suggested then that he knew
nothing about the business Jordan
wanted Noungs censured for not doing his
dutN. That Is the only way we can make
our citizens % their duty" Finally how,
ever, the clerk was Instructed 10 notify
the superintendent 10 ahate the nuisance
and stop he leaks
When the petitions for LIQUOR licenses
Came IN there vas one among them for
a license for the Wanderer' saloon. where
tt1cer 'oroett was 50 severely cut by
tonnors short time ago. Compton want
81 the petition rejected. and was seconded
by elise Or Jordan. Of the committee on
hC"rSe and revenue, had reported favora-
My on he petition. Brewer offered the
amendment that the matter he re-referred
20 the committee. which was carried The
-''tf@ti'N tiNftiNf'S were granted. Harms
& pickman. Peter Swanson. II. r. Jacob
sen. II. Iioltz, Bloch & I.utz. r cham.
peau
The follow ing petitions were dlsnosed ~.
MON Hardware Company, for license IN
handle explosives. referred
!. =. Moss. for payment of claim, for SSo
fnr injuries received by reason Of safao-
ave n'anking AZ Jackson and Commercial
streets. referred
Thomas clancy. II. { Harris and Others
Tor li1aor iirNnsf referred
property owners on Front street rar .ss
widening ~ ne street. in conformity wish
th@ street lines. So IL can be r,ave.5 -.
tween Madison and PIKE: referred
Pacific Hardware Comparv 10 ba,71s
explosives. referred
Cooper & Levy. Harms & Dfrkr,so s.,5
=. 3 Morse presented claims against tho
city for damages by the breaking % 80
water main AZ YeSler avenue ana t,o~,-
rnercial street. Cooper 4 levy want go Il.
Harms \ pirkmsu. teS5. ant Afo~s. a.
Joint resolutions were aaonte5 -,,.,,,,s;,.,
fHr ID" notice ~ assessment rolls e,,- -
Improvement of Anna street. fro-, s,sfo-
% Bradley. and for Fast street 49,,
4fsier avenue 10 Remington avenue
Josiah collins made a proposition, ro ere
0ftv 20 exchange block =. Navnsrd.s a.
eifor. for }at Q, block - - ~ ,1se4 b,
tl~ rtiy Tor stables, Yards. eic.
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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