The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
THE SLOT MACHINES.
Council Will Not Adjourn to Go
to q Circus.
THE slcYcLe PATH ORDINANCES.
Report Of Mayor and Chief OF Police
o INSTRUMENTATION
License Bill.

ceecings OF TWO weeks before. IN whsen
the seventeen ballots for 6 per dag jao
were taken anf an adjournment for few
Gays longer. when special meeting MS
called and half a dozen more votes Nefs
taken. resulting In an election OF c3--a-
Gilman Herman. we're set forth IN har-
rowing completeness. Then the business
OF the night was taken up.
The mayors veto OF an ordinance ex-
tending water privileges 10 certain peti-
TONERS WAS read, end upon motion ths
matter was taken up for reconsideration
Mr.. Herman represented that the Broai-
way station was required TO do double
work. and he made motion that the mas-
er's veto be PASSED over. The motion Was
lost
The bank statement showed the cash On
hand In the financial institutions OF the
city to be xys,sAsS-
Chairman Thomson, OF the board Of pub
lie works. in a communica sIcn to the ccEsi-
ell. asked that additional funds be APP
props1atsd for tha maintenance OF stock IN
city stables and for the furnishing OF SUP.
plies for his department. referrei
Chief Esilogg's report OF the hretoat
snoqualmie. as published IN the Post iE-
tsiiigeneer last week. was received and
referred 10 the committee on fire and
water Besides the report asked for on
the freboat. Chief kellogg incorporated
his scheme Of a scale OF wages for EN-
pioyes of his department, an 20 terms OF
service and competency.
Mayer Wood submitted his report. in
which he stated that Chief OF Police Reed
and himself had taken up the matter or
the reduction OF the police force which
communication was In full as follows:
The undersigned. to whom was re-
ferFed by your honorable body the matter
of retrenchment In the police department.
have the honor TO report that we have
Fsstr
refrenchment in that department. and beg
10 submit the following as our conclus1
ions and action therein. tc-wit: We have
arranged 10 eurtaii the present force 10
the extent Of seven men which reduces
the total or the regular force from ffty-
one men TO farf--four men, We fee as
sured this resrenchment can be made
without Gripping the service. BY the ar
ranEement agreed upon. the detective
force viii be cut down from six men TO
four men. Heretofore two patrolmen have
been assigned 10 duty at headquarters as
clerks TO cover the twengy-four hours, one
of these wil be dropped. One man WIZ
be dro-,ed from the morning patrol, two
men from the afternoon patrol and two
men from the night patrol. In the above
arrangement We have provided for tho
dropping or an eighth man in order 10
allow the addition to the force OF one cap
tain. which WILL we believe. add nateri-
ally to its efficiency. Under the present
organization of the force one of the threa
seryeants has always been required al
headquarters for captains duty. The
force really requires two captains, one OF
whom must be on. duty at headquarters
all the time.
eve therefore urgently recommend that
your honorable body provide for one sddi-
tionai captain In lieu or the eighth n'an;
-shs viii be dropped. above stated, al
nj a I.
for"
Chief of Police Reed. who was present
asked that the matter be taken I'D dur
ing the evenin~ as any delay handicapped
the Reorganization scheme Ia the police
department. The matter. on motion. went
to the committee on police. license and
revenue. with instructions to report before
adjournment Upon rediscussion the mat
ter was given additional time In the hands
of the committee aud viii be reported
upon at probable later meeting during
the week.
The report OF the port warden was re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
harbors and wharves.
The claim for damages against the city
for $500 by w. b. Latham was received
and referred to the committee on Claims
The Seattle & Suburban Railway Com
pany asked an extension OF time for tho
placing of Tenders on It's cars; referred.
ins bicScfe ata.
Councilman Dodds stated that he had
petition that he wished taken up, IL pos
sitae al once The petition was from the
Queen CITY Cycle Company. and related
20 --nposed cycle path. as is described
in It's application. Printed below:
your petitioner. the Queen CITY Sycls
Club. most respectfully represents that u
desire. to establish and maintain cycle
path from the central portion OF the city
along the east side of Lake Union, across
The Brooklyn bridge and 10 the State UNI
versty. .
s.-rhers are improved streets which with
slight renairs VIA serve this purpose as
FAR north as Mercer street. Between
Mercar street and Louisa street tat me
south lire OF the Denny Fuhrmsn addi-
tom. "A distance OF nearly one and one
half miles, there Is no thorougnfaFe
which can be adapted for cycle use exce9t
AZ great expense. The roadbed OF the
Third Street & Suburban Railway ara
an old WAGON road winding through balls
ara hoisows constitutes the only present
means OF travel between Mercer and
louisa streets North OF Louisa street
4, the Brooklyn bridge. Eastlake avenue
formerly Green street, Is already iIl-
proved. so that small expenditure VII
adapt X for cycle purposes.
.sDesiriag 10 avoid the unnecessary
~teea grades along the present route be-
-vrsen Mercer ard Louisa streets. your
nefftscnsr has caused surveys 30 be ras'i Ia
ara has located a new route with easy
Sraaas along the hillside above Lake
I-r,on The proposed route DIVORCES
frarn EaStlake avenue HorTnerly Albert
ss~e.,) inst north OF Mercer street ana
crosses one block % private property %
-,rreet vgth The scufh end Of f1aksvse~
.,,..nuA The route then follows Lake
49, avenue for nearly hag mile thToaxi
Fast PARK addition. From the norm
e,a os rsaxsvfev avenue the route crosses
~.vsvesa property and unimrrovef streets
- .hA softh Nne Of Green's addition ~
a intersection OF Franklin avenue ard
x.as. Newton street. From tbs po'st
,b4 rowe runs north along Franklin ave-
81. ore block 20 East Boston street.
sssn west one block on East Boston
ss~sn. % Eastlake avenue. chen north on
t.szttske avenue two blocks to Louisa
street. =. III.
xNr- Izsextew svenas, this route VIII
s-xa,rv. new conxfrarsion. For the par
.e.sTs o. THIS club ana the cyclists gea-
s-ssIy % tire city, only narrow pain
,ssIl d. required. and the means a. OK
ss~oossi vial not a1iow 81 more expensive
Ssnn~gr4ss6on- Thss path S-fil wind aroifli
- hillside, which at several poAnts -
xM~v stesso ana makes sharp turns Fr0a
-. xn~xr l,rastan and plan 81 constr2SfiSn
.,,.h a ssth cannot, with coa~enieace afza
s,se,v serve for other than cycle trans.
- shas unsx under pFo9~r Regulations
80 r,,f~ and grades or tAis path VIII
h~w~xp- ns 80 much mere Gssirabis tn&n
- -re<ent route between Mercer ana
Toa.sa streets that. unless projected. Il
vrsff hss.e-.se a general voass az fravsi as
s.,v, "a sp@rs1. and therefore neither safe
f. - s..~ ~~rs