The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-04
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stepped nee before when the city took
control its water and lights. This is
not an pertinent" he continued. but is
merely extension Of our operations into
a He'd have already entered. The
question whether We shall put a pro-
vision IN the charter giving the city the
power tC take charge OF it's railways at
some nut re tine. Private control Of nat
ural mon poles is doomed in this country.
1 shaIl n te in favor of the minority re-
port on Is bin"
1 am VI . favor of the minority report"
said era q. who then continued that he
thought n ne railways could be made 10
pay II III -ndied by the city He took up
the piany spoken Of by 5oslin, 10 give the
city n -centase Of the gross receipts Of
the RAIN avs. and said the state of Illinois
mad uieE that Plan. bat the officials had
contrive 10 spend al the money. the
state mel er getting a cent.
Fotel was then taken on the motion 10
ADOPT minority report. and those IN
favor re Andrews, Crane. Fenwick,
hoehleT Middleton. Stein. Temper Win
sor andv Preston. Bausman, Denny, De
Wolfe a Joslin were opposed.
Inc bi then had It's first reading. An
dreWs z e notice that when it was open
TO ameT ment ar its third reading lie
would III pose the following: Provided,
that no 1ch road or railway shall be ac-
quired lless such requirement be first
submittev 10 the voters of the city, either
at a ger raj election or at a special cleo
ton caIIt for that purpose"
Boiler Inspector.
MiddleN 1n's bill creating the office of
boiler IN pectOr received its third reading.
and And ews moved 10 place the b.ll on its
final pas axe. Preston thought It gave too
much pq1 yer TO one man, and recommend
ell that be changed. Middleton said that
the bill as modelled after an ordinance Of
the c.tyX nroVidiDse for fha creation of a
boiler in pector. and said In its support:
L tmIE the bll is a necessity to the
city, anC took the same plan in making
up the ties and powers of the officer as
that add tied by the city ordinance The
ordinanl passed in Tacoma in 1894 gave
the pow of licensing engineers to single
boiler spector. and the system has
worked M ell"
Koehla suggested that Engineer Al
bright, \ no was present. representing The
Engmee Association. be asked to address
the meet ng. Albright told how boiler IN
spectors al over the United States go inIo
a plant 4 md examine the boilers and the
engineerI one inspector is better than
three, SAID, because in the latter in
stance II . office cannot be made self-sup-
porting. 4 There are lying inside the city
limits 80 boilers and the office could be
made 81 supporting with a payment for
inspectoE of or 6 cents on each horse
power. III s. or 50 annually as a license.
Wherevey the boiler Inspector has had he
hcenslngl of engineers it has proved very
satsfactI ". one examination year is
sufficienI for a boiler for he makes such "A
strong a Il that if there We're any weak
ness the ii boiler would surely burst.
After L airing the comments of Engineer
Albrlsht1 Andrews withdrew his motion for
putting II on its final passage. and moved
that it II referred TO a special committee
for redrt ghtiug. Middleton, koehler and
Denny n re appointed 10y the chair
Liquor Licenses.
The m jorty report of the legislative
committy on the bill introduced 10y An
drews IN relation to liquor licenses recon-
mended II hat it should not pass. An
drews. II no submitted the minority re-
port, sa The bill in question is the
same as the article it sought TO amend
with theN proviso that there should be no
rebate on license fees. The liquor traffic is
the only Il usiness which the public wishes
10 have N xed, and the taxes from saloons
should bev used in prosecuting the criminals
they creay r. The party pays the pubic for
the privil& ,e of conducting a business that
materialE lowers the moral tone OF the
communal What tlen is this rebate hut
a circumf -ntion of the law. The fee once
placed IN the public treasury belongs 20
the puolt There is no provision in the
contract n made by the liquor dealer with
the publtN providing that in case his bust
ness prov - unsatisfactory he may OBJ
tain a rel ate"
The repE TT spoke OF the dens frequente1
by thievdE and Courtesans, whose pro-
prietors. Y hen the place becomes too warm
for them can draw down their rebate and
seek otheI fields.
by the Plumbers.
Crane n scented a communication signed
by a NUN Der OF representative plumbers.
asking IN a provision he inserted in the
new cha{ n that TWO competent master
plumhersl be appointed on the board of
health. II work in conjunction with the
board an he plumbing inspector. and that
every PHI lber desiring 10 do business in
the city N and an examination and receive
a permit Il II was referred 10 the executive
committee
sd scial Election Question.
The GU stiOn as 10 the advisaoility Of
calling u special election before the gem
oral aIoeV ON AZ which new cha rtar