The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-19

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General Business
The auditing committee reported for the
allowance Of various claims ard the orai-
nary current bills
The trsesarsrs statement on Garfield
street Improvement. showing The amount
paid. ard also q similar statement as 10
referred back 10 the comptroller.
communication was received from TIE
board Of pubic works. enclosing psiitEoa
from Z W Dunlap. praying for pinch
= alter man on Day street Referred 20
COMMITTEES or fire and water
A communication from the board Of puk-
be WORKS vas received Recommending that
free water b. given TO Mrs. /. NJ Lane.
Referred 10 committee on ere and water.
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having in charge the collection Of delin-
qusnf street grade taxes. was received aad
referred to the ad5udleatinx committee and
corporation counsel.
A request vas received from the chief Of
police asking that the rooms formerly &C.
cupted oy the labor department De turned
over TO the police department. 10 BE- used
for temporary sleeping quarters. n cases Of
emergency. referred to committee On pub
lie buildings and grounds.
TIE board OF pubic WORKS sent in a e0zn-
n anscatson snpxing that the CRATE bars IN
The furnace al the Lake Washington pump
ing station wire worn out and asking for
an appropriation OF $50 to replace them;
temporarily laid ASIDE
= communication from the beard OF pub
lie works was rscesved. endorsing a letter
from Barns & Atkinson. calling attention
70 the fact that insurance 10 the amount of
$50 on FIRE department headquarters was
about to expire. The board recommended
that no further insurance be carried on the
building; the recommendation 81 the board
was coucurTed in
\ remonstrsnee from property owners on
Terry avenue Mas received against the pro-
posed grading OF that street from Pike 70
Virginia; referred TO ordinance committee.
: renonstrance from a number OF raer-
chants and business men was received
AZ lfist the proposed ordinance authorizing
auciioneers to ring bells; referred TO con-
mttse on license and revenue. as vas also
the ordinance.
The char here called the attention Of the
counc.luen 10 the fact that the clerk vas
now keeping a record Of all ordinances re
ferred- Grnpc rtant ordinances in the past
had gone as.ray and had never been re-
turned for action from the committees 70
which they were referred.
A petition was received from property
holders adjoining the line OF the Seattle
City street railway against any extension
% time 10 that company to comply with
the terms of its franchise as to double
tracking Its line
George kiunear presented a petition stat
ing that SO grade taxes paid by him on
Banner street had been credited TO the
wrong lot and asking that a correction &c
had; referred to committee on clans
An application was received from 2.
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license be changed 20 retail license on pay
msnt Of ss75. referred 10 committee on DO
lice. license and revenue
Applications for liquor licenses were re-
ceived from James We,-, Howe & Powers.
and John Lewis. referred
A petition from property holders for an
electric light on the corner OF Seventeenth
avenGeand Jefferson street was referred 70
committee on lghts.
The committee on police. license and rev
euue gave In a majority report signed tv
Chapman ard Hurd recommending ma.
the ordnance licensing variety tnea.ers
and concer. halls Be Indefinitely postponed
NcArdle submitted a minority rer~,-,
recommending that the ordinance pass A
lengthy debate followed. The minority re-
port was lost. DotdS. Taylor. McAr,iIe znA
Savin alone vo-irg for IL; and the major
lty report vas adopted hy the same vote.
The street committee reported hack the
petition O. Everett Smith. with the re,ort
- the city engineer on the landslide on
Yesier way. near seventh. and also pro-
posed ordinance appropriating So 70 he
expended n stopping the slide Adopted
An unfsyorshle report was made On
The petition for a four-lrch water main
On Twentieth avenue. between Eaton and
Barclay streets
bill providing for a hose carriage ana
hose tor South Seattle was lai6 over uhfu
funds should be on hand sufficient for The
purpose.
New Business.
Bis were introduced and read the first
tine IS follows.
Authc-zing fhs city engineer % sink
PTS 10 determine the cause q the and
& tes o. Rainier street aou~or-sas5-r saV,a
For rhe payment o current bills Under
suspension q tbe rules this was nasee.s
Authorizing The fr1p-1Ve-us n % Seveo,a
avenue ~ putting in a drain % proven.
further sliding 81 the h.li s7rroprsatiar