The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-09
No uOREFREE WATER
The List Of Applicants Grow
ing Too Long.
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION
All Free Water Ordinances Recon-
nended In Be z sscinded-Jannes on
the Retrenchment COMMITTEES

rxhg a., he c4ty ball TIE proce@-ngs
were marked bv Euch q c-ose aEtsTa-soA
% the business thas caI.e1 rae c4tys Aes-
isatlvs cranch together thai ne event
former ones
Tn@re were rwesTe OF -he city .ashers
present aad af-er the calling 81 ire ro-i
an4 rea5.ug OF re journal the business
OF the egezLnz was taken I'D IN c-sposiLs
Of ne Mayors message concerning 'Is
election Of . member Of the city coasaoa
10 act, as member Of the general re-
treHcaneErt COMMITTEES that % 20 MEEK IL
the counei. chambers tonight
The message was published in tho Foss-
II tell lgercer a. the time IL was proEn.-&a--
ed and after number Or coZnp4gTnsn -A6s
nominations had been made sAe mem GERS
VITA rare cre1i. TO thsclsaves. s.sc'e1
Mr.. James
\ communication from the board q
pubic works concerning the closing 30
traffic OF q certain part OF the Grant
street bridge. which was later n ne es-
eng followed by al ordinance. nitrous e
by Rudy, vas read ana referred 20 iha
committee OF streets
The report OF ne port WARREN was re-
ferred % the committee on Aareors an1
wharves ard the bank statement vas
taken I'd. TIE financial showing sas IS
follows. Dexter Horton Il Co. sls.aa-e"s:
First National bank. 81. e45. As; Nallon3-
Bank OF Comrnsree sl3.Is1s. Boston Ma
isoaal bark s7.ae.&. Washington IA
sioBa! bank. SASS 50; Puget Sound Ma
tsonaI bank s2.z497s; cash II treasurer
vsu.s ssea1 Il. Tota. !S..s
A petition signed by business people ana
residents ia the neivheorfoo6 Of eecoSA1
avenue sousn and Jackson street. asA-Ias
lat The staguant water IN a pool al he
locality named be Du1noed out. was feAsi-
red 20 the COMMITTEES on FIRE and water
.saF
.hs finance committee. among otheF
things recommended that the bill OF ProFl-
dence hospital for the care Of INDECENT
patients De given 10 the comptroller. ana
that he present K to the county. UNDER
the law the county becomes resoonsiois
for such patients after the citys agree
ment to take charge OF them for one Gay
ia case OF accidents has been fu4hi-eo
Ths report Of the board % health Mss
also an Item in that Of the hnance COM
mittee, and the suggestions as 10 any
extra expense, including a telephone, we're
frowned upon.
The committee on claims reported on
matters OF reduction OF assessment and
correction OF tax rolls. The abuses in the
conducting OF the city pound were also
touched anon, and tho report Was adopted.
The only feature # the evening that
was characterized by a disposition to talk
against time VAS brought out by the re-
port Of the committee on fire and wafer,
in which petitions for free water oy the
Seattle general hospital and the House OF
the Good Shepherd were denied. The sta-e-
ment in the resolution that accompanied
the report said that the number OF petit
tons for free water Is constantly iucreas-
ing. and the suggestion was offered that
the eases demanding such charity should
be called to the attention Of the county
commissioners as the county IS responsible
Cor their maintenance. Mr.. McArcle sub
m!tted a minority report In which he said
that ne declined 10 sign the majority re-
port IN the case Of the House OF the Good
Shepherd. owing 10 the fact that similar
institutions are 81 present oenefiting by
the free use OF city water, and he did not
believe that any discrimination should De
shown. During McAr,ile's statement the
members were talking about everything
but the matter IN issue. Herman arose
In his seat and called the attention OF tbs
members present 70 the fact, and asked
that the resolution be read. The resolu-
ton contained the matter referred 10
above and ai<o slap a. the county when
IL stated taat the ctrv paid at least z per
cent OF the county's running expenses.
Navsn moved q reconsideration OF al he
ordinances passed IN which free use OF
water was granted. He said ne believed
that all should be treated alike. James
confronted with the tDcr easing list OF free
users OF water. but that his personal view,
n ths matter were those expressed by
Nayin. with whom he offered TO act in
adjusting the difficulty Free water. ne
said. was ike giving money. Herman
indorsed what James had said and stated
that re was prepared 20 vote for the re-
peal OF all free water ordinances Navin
talked again. repeating. with a change IN
wording and Infection. Just what re had
said before, and thu vote was taken. re-
s1lting in ire adoption OF the report
James then moved that the same commit
tee bring in an ordinance resembling all
previous ordinances granting free wassr
10 any persons.
Ths application hy tire chief OF The rr.
ae7ariment fer 20 fcei Of hose Vas
tabled
The committee reported or the applica-
lion OF Isaac Parker for water main On
Ninth avenue TIE repor, wss favorable
70 tho improvement. providing Mr.. Parker
would advance the funds 10 90 the work
anG psy himself ia * 81 water
Corporation Counsel Brown state. that
Re bad rendered 80 10 the representative
~ me Highlands Nursery Company, os
kansna. y J.. N settlement OF a claim OF
s.so, which had been refused
Under the head CT committee REPORTS
the committee on police. license and rev.
enus approved The appointing OF the
watchmsn a. the university as policemen
without pay
TIE coHmlttes o. health ant sanitation
q is report On ;he Ryiher home recon-
rasnded Gers ain changes in the plumbing
AMI general economy of The home and IN
answer 20 comp Ants made ~ Mr.. Peter
son. sad tsAi TIE place vas no more Of a
nuisance thsr other sell conducted hos
p3ta.s. TIE rspor; vas adopted
TIE COMMITTEES on lights recoura sntsd
"a adoption q TIE report ot IN. supsrtn-
'en5ent - hgass. President Crichton then
seai iuto details explaining how he city
e gstfins re short snd y y bv SAD cleo
tr'c lighting - certain quarters o. ths
city. saying ;ha; the uKAt wss nor more
thsn hA.f wAaF K shaulf he The stale
Geni brought o8t a discussion e The light
~ 4 sFs-~rn = - estg aci Ire value that
paoto5ue 81 wo1.t - e tae board %
pubic works Hard sa.s thar AL cfty
1Ehts are r4mberei ard slegesf~s "a.
persons VIC are not sat@Hea should -
pe~t t1s ustter. TIE committee wss IN
s-acte3 - investigate tss p4rcn4se q =
aA7toutssr
a.y lrtro3acss resolution "a rtox>
c~-ta.e part of th@ Grant ree; bridge
fror7 u p ssr 81 C2sTses a-3 from Charles
te ehte avea3~. SAVING In - resolution
,Asf the cttv's sTasrs sr4 res IN oansitIoa
20 carry 90 - wo~k g --st7~Reta- a. =
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