The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-21
WILL HAVE TO WAIT
The City Council Postpones the
Salary Ordinance.
KENNEL CLUB PETITION DENIED.
Mayor woods Nomination o( b. W.
Crswford, for Municipal Court
Clerk, Held Up for . Week.

was what might DC tsFDtu . H<c<ioA u
Yostponements. The special committee on
salaries. whose report mad been looked for
ward TO with interest by the various city
officers, was not ready The railroad COM
nlstfse which has recently been charged
with several matters OF moment to the
street railways. asked for further time
The mayors nomination Of X. N. Craw-
ford as clerk of the municipal court was
laid over for one week. though 1t is I'M
csrsfood that confirmation WAS agreed 10
during the recess Caucus.
The council endorsed the North canal
by passing unanimously the following res
oiutIon introduced by Hermann. to lie for
xardei to Senator Squire:
Whereas, We deem Il important that
congress at Its present session should
make an appropriation for continuing the
work Of improving the waterway connecs-
tDg Puget sound with the waters Of Lakes
Union and Washington. therefore. be II
Resolved. That We heartily indorse the
resolutions adopted at the mass meeting OF
our citizens held on Saturday night last.
and that in our opinion the citizens Of this
city are unanimously In favor Of said
waterway"
The council by a vote of 10 6 refused
the petition OF the Seattle Kennel Club
for leave 10 erect tent In Pioneer place
in which to hold dog show next month.
When the petition came before the council
two weeks ago, 1t was referred to the
board OF public works with power to act:
but that body last night sent IL back to
the council, accompanied by an opinion
from the corporation coaaSei mat The city
council alone had power 10 act In the mat
ter. On direct vote. Gibson, Hermann.
Hurd. James, Raymond and Crichton
voted for the petition; Chapman. Dodds.
McArdle. Navin. Rude. Rudy and Taylor
against IL, and the petition was rejected.
The vote on II. NJ Crawford's nomina-
ton was the most exciting Of the even
ing. communication from the mayor
was read nominating him TO the office of
clerk OF The municipal court. A recess was
at once taken. 1t iranspired that in the
caGcus which followed seven couneiirnen
declared themselves willing to vote for
Immediate confirmation. The visitors
gallery In the council room was well filled,
and when the councilmen came back from
their secret conference, IL was expected
that Mr.. Crawford would at once be con-
frned. James moved to proceed to vote
on the question OF confirming, but Rude
interposed with motion TO lay the aoml-
nation over for one week, and on this mo-
ton there was tie vote. as follows: Yeas,
Chapman, ellison, Hermann Rpae Rudy
Taylor. nays. Dodds, Hurd. James, Nc
Ardle. Nayin. Raymond, but President
Criehton broke the tie by voting for post
ponement. and the nomination went over.
Raymond introduced bill for regulat-
ing the sale OF intoxicating liquors, which
Is essentially the same as the present city
law concerning saloons, fn0iified cbly To
suit the requirements OF the new charter.
Chapman created mild sensation by moy
ans to strike out section 9. which allows
ministers to purchase wine for sacramen-
tai purposes
III II Is proper 10 discuss the bill now"
said Chapman. II wish to say that / am
Tn favor OF striking out the whole of Sec
ton o. No minister H.es
Ing fermented wine. 1t is entirely con-
trary 10 Scripture"
without entering into theological dis
putation. the bill. with several others
bearing on the same subject. was referred
TO the committee on police. license and rev.
enue. in conjunction with Chapman and
the corporation counsel
communication from the attorney OF
the North American Trust Company. of
New York, stated that that corporation
had filed n month ago with the city treas
urer list OF Its property in this city.
with the request that the treasurer would
furnish statement of DELINQUENT taxes:
that the statement has not been furnished.
and the city treasurer has pleaded as his
excuse an insufficiency of clerical force in
MS Office. The communication was re-
forred TO the city treasurer. with instrue-
lions to report 10 the council next Monday
night.
>~SAfA2di.iet.bA-e corporation IOuu-
kct BFoNr concerning the claims of John
s. Anderson and Peter Weber were re-
fcrrcd TO the committee on claims and one
concerning that OF w. s. Richardson was
placed on file. The corporation counsel
had been Instructed at the last session or
the council 10 draw up an ordinance pro-
Nieing for a sewer leading from Cascade
school, IN response to request from the
board OF health: but ne reported tina; IL
was impossible 10 frame the ordnance
without further instruction from the corr
mlttee. and tho matter was sent back TO
the committess
u. r. Noble filed a claim for Si5fSs 20
Tor damages on account OF the death OF his
son, Judsun Noble. Who fcu through a
defective portion of Railroad avenue. aud
was drowned last December. The claim
shows $50 spent for recovering the body
sloN.io paid for funeral expenses. and $500
actual damages 1t was referred % The
claims committee.
The question which was sprung last
week as 20 the meaning Of the phrase
comply with the state law. in the city
ordinance providing for licensing saloons
was set at rest by a report from the com
mites on police, license aud revenue. en-
hvacing an opinion from the corporation
counsel that the phrase "a intended merely
10 secure compliance with the state law In
matters pertaining directly 10 the appl!-
cation Tor license.
The petition OF RothsohHd Bros for a
rebate on license was refused. as being
prohibited by the charter The request of
The Western Washington Bible Society for
remission q the interest penalty ON taxes
Was also refused.
A bin introduced by ;hc lnaDcs commit
tee. appropria;ins some s4e,eoo fer the pay
ment 81 audisrd claims. was passed
Tho water commitlco introduced A r.so-
luton insJructinS the city treasurer TO col
lcct from all water consumers eNcepi such
a. have been specially exempted hy or,ii-
nance, and after short speech Grcm Hurd
Tor the committee The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
President CrichtOn and Hermann had A
funny htiie tilt over n new bill introduced
by the president forbidding people from
chstructing the siac~ alks OF entrances TO
buiidinEs.
'Gsn't that pretty sweepIngr' asked
James
Criclator-wen the hin covers two points
nos row guarded by any ordinance.
i.sfk here. Mr. President" said Her
mann. that bill might get some OF ux into
trouble IL woud ~ TOO lad n YOU and I
should get IL talking on the street. one ar
two other SoUncflEacn come along and taar,
rs and ghen suddenly nnd ourselves under
arrest
There was a general smile. and the hin
s.cHt - the committee on streets, plus thr,
chairman 81 the police COMMITTEES.
Nills wsru gsssssd approprlatinx 80 Il,