The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-01
THE THIRTEEN MEET.
To Discuss Finance. Santa
ton and legislation
COMPTROLLER PARRY REPORTS.
Health Boa~1 IN Trouble -Ryther Home
Ms1so--@ slot Machines Licensed
Work FOR Prisoners

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s5&sraftaa l4sE nlung - Esse cs1Del rneet-
nE q t1a thlrfsen Legislators rFe-
thinE vas seaa tsa wlsn snaaEic feTFor
ard seTeEas usLa seasa eloes acre nipp~2
- re SOD 518t ~ tae snra was a ,Fes3p-
lrR After sase usa4s meeting had Been
z-1ourssez rseestrE o. ire committee x
gtla whoaa AS called to discuss Lee Aiaal1l-
claI ezrsatt5sn % r1s municipality. Ai1a
Comp tao{4er Parry rsgo- I'D ta@ result q
Eis MISSION 20 tne Esst- I'ae sI&fe Ok a.
fairs BE pEetarea VS. not = cheerful ofs-
Ths aucksters and resaN gr0esrs came
Ga Tor = share q the councils attention.
bHt after an expression O. opinion from
ine councilman their trosltsles weFs Laid
over Tor tao wHeks. The ar4iu4nce y
censiag s}es machines a. - @2s passed
over fhs mayors veto.
Mrs. Bygasr's Aons o. Sinth avenue. BE-
fUeen Yesief way and James street prom
ise4 70 afford q chance gor 8EanaEic ef-
feet ana the opportunity aas made ne
most Or A pefltioa aaa been read fToFn
adjacent property owners protesting
against the plaes as a menace 70 HeaA&li,
and This had been turned over 20 the cena-
msttre ~ health ard sanitation and Tor
gotten. y ben tilisol arose. and sad ne Ras
Informed % gentleman present
that q woman AMI TWO enilarea
had 6see sn the house % smallpox.
Cilson's Informant explained that ne had
been Hnlzun6ars GOD. There was first a
lady taken fgoEs thas house 20 the pest
house. Sc said chen lady ana NO
children TAO chl0ren died "a the ho4se
OF smallpox. though the health oftcer
claimed Il Nas suaocatton Gntu ne @as
ssoruere,t ana had 70 admit the truth.
Or r. e Palmer. health officer. " As pres
snf and was called on for = statement
lie said That q baby months ord had d-ed
~ asDsFsxtation. and a short time later
a colored chlid had contracted sma-ip3x
and been removed 10 the pest house. he
declared shat no case % smallpox haa
ever remained ia tte house over twenty
four hours. that the place as quafaA-
tined and an officer Constantly on watcA-
The vigilance Of he Waterman vas Test
ln-d 20 by CoBncilman Herman. The up
shot % fhe matter was that Chapman cali
ed a meeting OF the committee on santa
zion 20 meet with the health board " ed
nesday afternoon al ? o'clock.
A report was submitted by the same
committee or the validity of the pF*sehl
board - health. which has stood since the
nas=lnR o. The new charter. while other
boards have been reaapointcd II Was
stated 20 be the opinion Of the corpora
lion counsel that a new board should %
appointed BY the mayor, the present one
10 hold over until sues an appointment
could be made.
report on the licensing 81 hucksters
wax submitted and lad over Tor fN2
weeks. II recommended license Tor Two
horses OF Is. one horse 80 and a basket
peddler 81.
A communication was read from TIE
board Of pubic works requesting author
lty 20 have prisoners remove the sllde on
Yesier way. repair the Lake Union ooaie-
ward. which vas said 20 be In danger
Gus condition. and construct driveway
on each side OF the lake. This was re-
ferred 70 the finance committee
A resolution offered by Chapman was
"a s.ea stating that II was the sense OF
the council that the board Of public WORKS
be instructed not 20 let contracts IN future
without the sanction Of the council, ana
that the council be notified Two months
before the expiration Of an existing con
tract.
The following ordinances were acted
Awarding contract for the Improvement
OF Harvard avenue to james Forrest
passed.
Special assessmen; on local improvement
districts No I02 and los, lad over.
That the city trea snTer accept AsSa 81
from W. Stevens FOR taxes on certain
property: laid over.
CHANTING liquor licenses 20 II. l. Jacob
son. J F. Byrnes aud Miss Mary Delfel
lad over.
tendIng from the fcot Or Columbia street
tg seefs water. lai3 ever.
TIE following other business was trans
acted:
Raoort OF TIRE committee on city lghts In
r.vs~s 10 a communication nom the chieE
az ne IRE department. asking thar meters
~ placed in the engine houses recon-
rnsnagnx trisl in enc OF ne engine
houses. adopted
bank reports submitted ~ TIE city
TREASURED. referred - finance COMMITTEES.
Health Officers report On pest house. re-
ssrred 10 finance coulmltes
Petition FOR rebate q impoundiuE rees
a. Two horses by .. Norton; referred 20
committee on police. license and revenue.
Petition sor rebate q street grade ak
BY Am 3 .. Sts3man: referred 10 calm
committee
Pert,on 81 John Costello for sewer TN
rrovernsnts. referred.
vhea re- council vert tnto meeting
q the committee % ne whole Coinpfr2ilsr
Parry made RS report As . prospects.'
n. said ri. - Impossible % piace muo.o-
nal securities .r re East" lie spoke %
~. Failure OF Milwaukee. chicago s..
Paul Minneapolis and Sew York 20 sell
tneir bonds and said the feeling % gen
ara Insecurity GutE afsr ths result ~
- -ls~tlan caul4 be kuew gas 50 strong
tAas rotstsE r0g'3 he done He gave =
clear Ane lucid statement 81 ne city's
revenues and co' galiens. A committee
.eearsses - ere mayor. city remptre. 4er.
chairman u re finance committee. press-
te~- af az council and C9a4c- Imam Navin.
was selected 90 discuss .0- report and faF-
r1alate a elsn FOR retrsueaneut. 20 -
ssartutsd a. TIE conference meeting TO-
morrow
rhs eouncg adjourned % mees toner
committee via tuea, souoTE0w mogn.ax
- ID o'clock