The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-07
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TAI 4 claims against Thomas w. Gordon,
CHI * of the superior court, for fees that
VI "a received by him after a decision OF
al supreme court that the exaction of
suE n fees was unlawful. 1t was agreed
thI Southland shall push the collection at
hiZ own expense and risk. and pay one
AN Of the collections into the city treas
urN Corporation Counsel Scott. when
ASH ed for an opinion. said that he had not
INN estigated the matter. and as TO the
ana punt of fees he was unable to say. Mr..
Rel son, who appeared for Southland, said
~ thought the city had paid from $500 10
s3eE in these illegal fees, and II he OBJ
Ia n red the assignment OF the city's claims
II + ould be put in with the rest OF the
cll ms collected by his client, amounting
10 II early $1,000. The bill was passed.
The Fifth Avenue Franchise.
PN titions were received from the Seat
tie Consolidated railroad company, and
of 4 roperty owners, in favor of an cleo
tri4 road from Pine to Fifth avenue, then
aloH Fifth TO the intersection OF Fifth,
DeA 1t and Willow streets. a motion was
mad TO refer them to the railroad COM
mitV &c. which passed by vote of to 3,
then three voting against it being Good
hue Little and Hurd. A concurrent reso-
lutiy n from the board of aldermen on the
SAM subject. instructing the clerk TO adj
verA for bids for a franchise over this
roul e. was also referred to the railroad
conf nittee, Hurd. however, moving to
plaI il on its final passage, and voting
aga( nst its being referred
License Refused.
TlN petition of w. P. Moore for a
liou& license at Ocean dock, was reported
mo- adversely, by reason of the fact that
the uilding referred to was that in which
the Il Nanderer saloon is situated, and the
chiA of police was strongly of the opinion
M ha civ nd in
thisH the committee on license agreed.
Coov hue said it was the place where one
of Il police officers, Corbett, nearly lost
his re. and was commonly known as u
touA resort. The report was adopted.
New Road for Ballard.
Ttt e committee on streets reported back
with favorable recommendation the re
portN OF Superintendent of Streets AleXan-
der recommending a road from the west
ern III nd OF Kilbourne avenue to the city
IimiE of Ballard, and an appropriation
of 81 . 10 construct It, The street COM
mittt asked that the judiciary committee
brinI in an ordinance appropriatfng the
sunni named, and the report was adopted.
4 Private Railroad.
All ordinance permitting the Frye-Bruhn
Conf amy TO lay a railroad siding to its
new slaughter and packing house near the
Grad street bridge on the tide flats, was
nut = n its final passage, when the presi-
dent asked if it would not be creating a
precS dent to give railroad franchise to
a al siness house. Hurd was pleased 10
heard there was a business OF such inn
NORTH nee as to require railroad. and after
explN nations from Little, James and the
city Ii ngineer, the ordinance passed unan-
im0ul ".
Th& judiciary committee reported on the
ordirt lnce for the appointment of a steam
hoileJ inspector. that in view of the fact
that H he charter commission had the same
matt4 under consideration, the committee
RECON- mended the ordinance be laid on the
tablet adopted.
Thev health and sanitary committee re-
porteC an amendment to the penalties, as
agreeS to by the joint committee. max
ing al g punishment for any infringement
of ~ ordinance not less than 81 nor
moro n han 800. or Imprisonment not ex-
ceedr{ twenty days, or both; adopted.
TheL lldermanic bill authorizing the city
treaslf -er to make certain alterations on
the "A rolls was passed and signed.
The} Ill amending slightly the line Of the
GreatE Northern near the foot of Jackson
streetk passed by the board OF aldermen.
was III ken up on the motion of James and
passeI