The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30
NEARING THE FOURTH
And the Council Begins Its Dis
play Of Fireworks
SLOT MACHINES May RUN AGAIN
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esytts." said McAregs. xho jumped 20 kss
feet and ! k1oE they ware Esa1e for
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sr- know TIA. the sisters rsc.ssz fallen
girls ara are DONG . great cesl q god
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ton as similar ins-tta-lc-sL"
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being forces "a th@re. 20 which <sysr took
exception AID said ne was sxay or- u
Vas finally decided that the matter Should
20 over for a week fer knveztsgztf1n-
Following upoa The bees CO ,hts report
canrs q majority and minority report
frorn the COMMITTEES &C polsce. license ard
revenue Or the n1cksI-in-the-sIo- machines
Szsin and Taylor reported * fsvor %
granting a license. which vas afssrwxrd
sxe1 az Is = year. bat Hzr1 Objected
stating that y vas onsT piece OF frscEery.
ard Instead % selling chocolate ard other
sweets II Was really intended as . gam
bling csFte~ a. which anybody could pay
He fhcEght i q shame % sGpx s-~h
things . ran- The majority report was
adopted ard later On ire 0rdEnzr-s passed,
Hurt. E-iehton and Raymond voting 10,
the latter entering a protest Sd the ground
q anconstztatl51azlfy.
Tbs ass 70 sooner dlso0sea % THAI rhs
report of the committee on district. fer
selling fiqssor Ezs read This caused ar
ether display q Erew srks IA wNtrh nearly
20 say. James wanted 20 know Il tsey
we're sailing liquor a. The different parks
wifhou. a scense. 20 which seyera. % the
members said they thought they zere-
Wei. II they are" said James. II want 70
knox. a1d = any member Of this eou-cE 3
eognszzTE GO the fac. ard VIII nnt tel,
believe he Is violating his cath Of orsee"
OF course 30 one knew aEgfhfng about
L personally. although several stated that
they had known % cases whore men came
in from those places good and drunk
Right here DR.. Chapman made chz-sc-
ter4sfie speech in which ne called o. the
city 30 enforce the laws 50 they row stand
which prohibit the sale q liquors az these
points. he painted picture OF the wires
and daughters OF respectable citizens GO
ing 20 bezuttfel parks and being brought
81 contact with vile. drunken men. For
Gos's sake said the doetor. have we
no place In watch the women can congrs-
gate without being c0nfarninzie6 with the
vile creatures reeking q drunkenness"
President Criehfon made a number OF In
gUfrles n regard 80 the practices IL fierce
- those places, which were followed By 4
general discussion. Il was decided 20 lay
the matter over thirty days and refer j.
70 = committee Of the whnIe.
u. Chapman. q the ilghs committee,
submitted q yery complete report % the
lahorz Of that committee en- municipal
ownership Ok lights. lie stated tha. ;hs
committee haa had considerable CORE
sponssnre with numerous cities through
cut the East which have adopted this plan.
showing that saving OF nearly one
fourth can Dc Effected ~ IL In other
words where an arc light cost n the
nslghbornood OF 80 under the contract
system Il could - furnished for about
Sc uneer the municipal system. He cited
a number q instances bearing htrn out IA
this statement The report showed how
easily the slant gcuid - pDt e and op-
Grated ~ The power from Cedar river. ~
this means the indebtedness o. the city
would in 4 short tire ~ wiped out and
taxation greatly decreased.
TIE report was unanimously a6opses and
later ca q rszsiutEsa by CHAPMAN srta0T-
ix3rs she appointment CT a committee 20
devise means % carry oz1t the recgmruea-
eatfons ~ me committee was pssss1-
Cg.y En<snee Thomson and Street
super.nten5ent Little reported that they
haa examined nesrlv al tas bridges n
TIE city ard found them generally ~ a
ha1 condition. There being no money n
rhe ftsrH wurkrneu from The street aeoart-
merit anE sisa noney from the street tan5
we're hsiug taken . &c re repair work
NJ fsttle stated that ne Gi3 10, think =
safa for the IRE eepsTtusHt 20 ATTEMPT %
run ever ere Grant street bridge tn lis
present condition.. E'ronertv owners sio-r
the brisxe mus; either cone % enc re1le,
az re city fa gh5S work OF E1sFs is danger
OF shs street being c}ose3
During Jaig Rne August ne council VII
only meet en- the frat &nG tAl-a Mondays
CT each uiousa.
Ths following ordinances were acted
anans
Autho-3xaur TIE board % public works
20 Las te-4snch water main a. the cor
ne- q sf>clAiFe and E,as- Mar1sa streets.
passed
Directing to Comptroller % sssue % ?.
a Back 4 CO. . saolesals and retaLl
lqaog gscease. passed
Granting M>gsses fer ths sale o. llaeors
8, Wenrx Aus-cascluer aoG others.
passed
Authorlziux tssssn-- O, bonsls Tor ths
Improvement % Harvard aveoss north;
passed.
Authorizing sssuanca q honds for ne
Improve aaeut % Car6e5d street ara Frs.
sveaue r9Ttn. Gale street and Ezsg Co
lsH1o5s street passed
AathorGzlne tha Taysa~sst - Fhu57 Ma
usr - s. - fer &esjag .sent tAxes referred
1.seenstnE sac - Eoo5s ny astousatfe
machines by Haymens o. SIS per vear
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AutEuTsEl-r exE@nsftETcs Tor city gov
errssnE fer Jnty. PASSED
Providing gcr reaawraeuf - tzx@S -
| sBxr&yers Oh ssslFssyss ens taxes. paeaexf
Ths sallsHanS ordinances ws~~ -~aa al.
esssss4 c~er wtteo9t berg referred