The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-05
MADE A SENSATION.
President CrichtOn and A. E
Brsymer Have . Tilt.
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.


area On The session OF tns s4-J tS~.s-A.
drawn thifher BY the expectation ih1t Inc
e,unrtin,>n we're going TO deal with the
srrsst railway guard and fender question.
and do sonethIng in the way OF setting
the mgcts-sssc1ssed salaries OF city Of
0c<rr Both measures we're taken w and
practically settled. though the nnal
passage and Signature OF the salary cr1l-
nxnee caused a lively debate and pro-
longed consultation. which delayed the
sesrson for more than an hour. But the
crowd, which lcff early. missed the only
genuine senzAslon OF the evening. which
occurred after the council had adjourned.
when A. T. Hraymer and President Crscn-
ton had a little tilt, the particulars OK
which viii appear further on.
Mayor Woods nominations for unernoers
Of the park committee. which had been
iald over for = week. were confirmed
unanimously. ~ follows: For term o.
I'VE years. Herman Caapin: four years.
J. y. Lowman; three years, Andrew
KNOX; tao yesrs. ". R. Andrews. one
year. c. J. G. Williams.
The auditing committee reported claims
audited for the April payroll, and the
appropr.atinz ordnance was passed The
committees report, which was adopted.
rejected the claim OF Emil Henig for SAL
AIRY as Waterman 1T the pesfhouse- II
Was explained that Henig had neglected
his post, and q result valuable property
had been stolen. The board had Accord
ingiy discharged Henig and appointed in
MS place John Farnham. the appoint
ment dating from April D.
The report Of n. Jensen. port warden.
for April. showed. Deep water vessels ar
rived and departed. steam Is. sailing 9.
SexisteSrd net tonnage Zi,1lz. merchan-
disc received from outside ports. 3.5io
tons. from foreign ports. sts tons: mer-
chAndise shipped coastw!se. 2.soi tons:
coal. H.z35 tons. lumber. $4,000 feet: re-
ceipis for wharfage. &s-3.
street Car Tenders.
When tho matter Of street car guards
and tenders came up there was a notice
able stir In the room. q number OF prom
iBent street car men being present A
communication was read from the Third
Street * Suburban company. as to the
proposed ordinance. That road offered no
objection 70 a law requiring tenders. but
stated that the tenders were stiil In the
nature OF an experiment. none OF them
giving absolute protection. that II had
ordered fender from the East and would
test both II and others. and II given nine
~ days would equip all its ears with the
bcst practicable fender. II cited the
Brooklyn street car fender ordinance held
by tho courts to be unreasonable on ac-
count Of Its specifications. As TO gates. 1t
protested against these as being imprac-
which would find them a nuisance rather
than an accommodation or protection. 1t
also asked that the ordinance forbid climb
ing upon the tenders. and fix a penalty
Of SO to 30 for each offense. The report
Of the committee. which was adopted,
struck out the requirement that the fen
der should extend to within two inches OF
the roadbed. and substituted the words las
near as practicable" 1t also extended
the time for providing tenders TO ninety
days. instead OF thirty. and fixed the PEN
atty for violating the ordinance at SO to
3lO The committee made no recon-
mendstion as TO gates. preferring to let
that question come afresh before the coun-
Gil. IL did come before the council and
stayed there for some time. the complexi-
~ arising from the variety of types pre-
scented by Seattle street cars. making 1t
almost impossible TO word the ordinance
as the council Itself wished 10. Two points
were finally agreed upon. that all platform
cars. that is. cars whose entrance and ex-
81 are by means Of platforms AT the ends.
must. when run on a double-track road.
have gates on that side nearest the inside
rail. and that person climbing on the
fender of car shall subject himself to a
fine of from s. TO 80. The report as thus
amended was adopted. and referred for
eugrossed bill.
The salary Ordinance.
With Chapman In the chair. the salary
question came up. Two petitions had mean
while been presented and referred. one
fayoring and the other opposing the pro-
posed ordinance.
Crlchton. In submitting the report that
both petitions be placed on file. said:
While the special committee ON salaries
was IN session we were informed OF the cir
cniation OF this petition against the orii-
nance. We have since learned who circu-
lated H. Now he knew when this meas
ure would be reported and acted on. IL IL
strange that he waited until the work was
completed. Tor the petition was presented
for the tirst time tonight, The committee
Interviewed a number OF slgners OF that
petition. and without exception all those
Interviewed by me said they were induced
To sign II by Misrepresentation"
The following amendments 10 the ords-
nance were then adopted
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