The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-29
City Council Bills Taxing Ped
dlers. Hackmen, Etc.
HEALTH BOARD IS LEGAL.
An Opinion Prom Corporation Counsel
Brown-The Weekly Meeting OF
the City Fathers.


perhaps tne presence. outside the railing.
az eoaooarse OF groeerymen gave teIs
iea4fEg OF unrest At any rate. X was
there TIE oriy sbssntees were C-icatol
and James. BID. In slsly half OK the votes
TAKEN some councilman wandering about
n the Railways would allow his name 10
De passed. THE councils anxiety regard
n-S the legality % the beard % health vas
set a. rest b. report from Corporation
CoIns.i Brown. vino says IL should stand
TIE licensing bills. with their usual ac-
compartment Of orstory, we're IN part dis
posed OF. The license ord nance on ped
dsers OF asa passed. The asl. providing for
free market vas tabled. The bil Il
cessifag peac.ers OF game, fruits. vese-
tables and dairy proiacTs was referred 70
the committee on health and sali iatiogl-
Herman. VINO did most Of the taking OF
these bills. asked to De excused from serv-
Ing on the committee and his place was
nlaed 81 Dossas. The committee On S,osice.
license ard revenue submitted a report
fasoEing the licensing OF bowling alleys
and billiard halls. TIE report xas tabled.
Ia regard to the hole of standing water
at the corner OF Second avenue and Jack
son street. a report was read from Super
fnienusnt Of Streets Little saying IL was
clearly nuisance. The cnly manner OK
OBTAINING permanent relief. he thought,
would b. 10 iii the hole 70 the level Of the
surrounding ground Herman objected
that as the property on which the water
stands Is private property the owner
should be cognp PEELED 10 remove IL The re-
port was adopted. and the slrpsrin tenden,
or streets VIII Do Instructed TO pump Oh.
the water at the expense Of the city.
report was submitted on the or9i-
nance licensing bowling alleys and bill
lard halls By the committee on police
license and revenue. The report recon-
meHoed the passage OF the ordinance
with the license on bowling alleys amend
cd 10 80 per annurn, rather than s2S. Ma
win said he. as one Of the committee, had
not signed the report because he did rot
consider the license just A vote was
taken on the adoption Of the report. and
IL was adopted. Then began some par
hamentsry sparring for reconsideration.
and on another vote the report was laid
on the table.
The licensing OF hackdrivers and ex-
pressuaen was reported on favorabiy, the
only portion stricken out being the Sec
ticn excepting keepers of livery stables.
Raymond moved tha. the bin be referred
to the corporation counsel fer an opinion
as TO lis legality.
The bill licensing pedalers Of game.
fruits, vegetables butter. eggs or othe.
farm or dairy products. except milk"
caused quite an exhibition Of oTatory. In
which numerous spectators took a hand.
The bin was brought UP on a report by
the police. license and revenue committee
In favor OF the license Navtn submitted
a minority report In opposition. he had
voluminolsiy signed petition from
househoiders incorporated in his report.
which asked that the peddlers be allowed
20 sell without prohihitory license. After
both reports had been read, l.. =. Sset-
son spoke In behalf Of the grOcerymen-
He favored the license. and also spoke a
n s..Hf = -
public market. John b. Hart. also repre-
senttng the Srocers. spoke az some length
on the question. lie was foiiowed pv ".
II. White, who talked for the peddlers.
The grocers were on hand in full strength.
and they had the last word IN the person
of Lovett NJ. Wood. When the outsiders
finished the council members had their
inning. Rude thought the city too poor
TO think OF opening free market. Sagi0
took q fight on the wings OF language
that carried him on and on over the mar
ket place and trudxing peadlers. ard
finally ran him against a monopoly. lie
said he considered license the frst step
toward monopoly. and was consequent
iy opposed to licenses of al descriptions
On motion by McArdle. the majority re-
port was laid on the table,
when the first reading OF ordinances
came up the bill licensing psdalers was
referred 10 the committee on health and
sanitation. with Doda on in place OF
Herman.
Tho committee will meet az o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Herman gave az rs
reason fer asking 20 b. excused from ssrv-
ing on the committee thar be hsi been
accused OF carrying a bucket CT water On
each shoulder. and vas spilliDs both on the
the ped3,ers ard on the grocers.
The COMMITTEES on corporations sub
rllttea Tho following report by the corr
posation counsel on thu Consti.uuonality
Of ths present board Of health: The Fuera-
hers % he present board OF health hold
their Offices by appointment under and by
virtue - The provisions OF section one. ar
tlcGe Y OF the city charter. which was siI-
pe-~eded BY tire charter now IN force. Ths
sections OF the old and new charters ara
Substantially Identical IN their provisions.
the only difference being thar the one
now IN force requires shat a. THE MEN,
hers OF th- board shall BE- physicians IN
active practice. Aad The former charter re-
csfsres that two OF the members shall ~
physicians n active practice. The provi-
sioas q - Two charters respect
mem Ssrs OF the hoard are re same,
ss a-e The provisions requiring that ere
member having the shortest term 70 serve
shali BE president q IRE hoard. r - pro-
vided ny s>ction :. article Z. or the present
charter that all provision. Substantially
Identical SHALL ~ construed as continual
tic-s o. The former charter provisions
ard not az new ensetu1entz AS the men,
hers az the present board OF heath we-s
spno intea under that provision OF - "a
charter. ard as said provision = stiu IN
fc~eN as have Shown. SAT- members Etal
hold .heE- cr1csS IN accord ance Win -
provisions - ne ol3 charter ard a-e
ertstie3 "a ho'e thelr sad or43oas gntI tNs
arrival % - dates when tAsY - respectively
ze~-asrFii rks . "a ~
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also eersa ne~5 ~ provision CT ne
stata.eS 90 ss5s STATE - IA later char
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as rs->HAcse8 p ere art re same az"
TIE -e70-t was received and Sled
vhI,- tas report wss eesux ~szd -o'sv
ccnscitatiHa @aS hsir< car~set On -
twe@u sh> departing grorers ard Cou7eg-
rnsn hammond an& Herman Chzs~r~sr
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conference ~ o~s~re.rx re s~-rear--s,-
airs 20 o~trg - council members a and
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Heg~zaar's ordnance H-eeatu< 80 -
3isar o. 1ef and sAeil fsa w~as passed STEER
sa-se sN9scaae< q sDtss oaay seven czss,n-
cse->n we~s IL tie "a. AIS re arss vote
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rSoE enough. an3 Saymers aaG C~ssn-,aa.
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vote 70 : A11y 5e-& ou. n as ocn,s.-
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