The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Farewell Session Marked by IA Large
Volume of business.

After the presentation of a number of
petitions and the adoption of the ordi-
nance authorizing the mayor 20 employ
special counsel for the collection OF de-
linquent grade taxes. there came series
OF resolutions which made it appear If
the board had deliberately looked about
itself to md II anything in all the broad
domain of the city We're going wrong. with
the grim determination TO give attention
To that very thing.
A resolution WIS passed giving the Yes
Ter way road twenty days in which to
show cause why its charter should not be
revoked for failure TO put a double track
on that street the corporation counsel was
instructed to take necessary measures TO
force the railroads on the water front 10
keep arc light At each street crossing.
tho various street railway lines of the
city were summoned before the bar Of the
board within twenty days to show cause
shy their charters should not he revoked
for failure 10 maintain street lights the
hoard Of public works was instructed to
tear down the sheds on Railroad avenue;
and an ordinance WIS passed regulating
the running of passenger elevators in the
city. rhe latter provides that no person
under Is years OF age shall operate an ele-
vator. that esch operator must have had
AZ least thirty days OF careful inst ruc.ion:
that all elevators shall be Kept In repair,
and that violations Of the ordinance sub
iecf the offender To fine Of so
After considerable discussion the bonds
Of city officers were fixed as follows:
Mayor. $4,000. treasurer Sloaoeo: comp
troiler. Sa,s0. corporation counsel, SGma.
city attorney, 81, er. city engineer, Sl0sn.
superintendent OF streets ana parks and
superintendent of lights and water works
each $Stso, secretary Of hoard of public
works. $3.50. port warden. $3.50. health
officer <2usr inspectors Of health dppart-
ueut <l.'.o each chief Of tire department.
s. 49,, commissioner Of labor. s.. lsa. steam
hotter Inspector Ss". librarian 81 ssa:
civil service commissioners. Slea each.
clerk % muricipaI court. s.. ~. members
of city council. 500 each.
The following gentlemen from Ballard
wcre present; Mayor - e Siartup. Conn
Gilman ~ T. Reach. city Engineer : X
Smith. Frcf Houston and = r. Morrow.
editor Of the Ballard Searchhght. They
came TO present Il grievance. and they nr.-
Senie'i 70 tcrs"ly and forchiy to the e.
feet thar there had beer RI aareernent he
tween the Two municipalities that each
shos'li 10 i's part IN the construction 81 a
-oadWaY connecting TIE two. Ballard had
expended ahout 81 T@t IN laying a good six
irsn-frof plank roadway. bat Seattle had
flllel ;e do anything more than oren A
dirt fnal. Witch was worse than 10 Rad
al an The trade relations of the two
ciuas were eloquentiy set forth. ana il
ls >fNfri t'tat k2lIUi citizens Nere In
tigr7n- l.e arse their exp. n8ttura. m, T.
in good f1'-h. hs3 uoT b.en met bv f, COR
T-sror fS enterprise on the part 81 s.
sf''e
1nls irs~c1-af. 'n i-i 70 considerable IN
Q1ifa in she beard AMI rec passage Of a.
cr'iuau.- appp.Qnattnx s. IN FIR IN
s-rrctuE "a q a5 rst3way from Ktlf.,,~,s
avenue 70 the end ~ Avenue y IN Raj
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