The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08

THE CITY council lasf nigh. relscted tfe
~.~.ra offering Of street issatsng bids.
,saNeA.5 the pulsSfc market and peadiees'
sLer.g.ae sgrsfsf4E rges: eifoe1 the EAos1-fnsaE-
rzeutSr As its ofnctad organ for tie en-
siIfnz year: recommended many street
.-yyusrcvsuserts below re&ier way ard put
through an average grsSt % ordinances.
THE STREE as<1siag BIDS were turned down
with Nrt&e argument. Tae rosncs2 eEi-
IDENTIFY knew itA own mind. II aetEEVaiued
a. keep up the 1E1t for e1sapsr lighting
ami considered seriously go1ug into ftie
rzAiang business on SIS own account. As
none a fse bidA covered the same terri
tory It war found irnpracssssable 20 fass1-
kate them The tenders were as follows.
Union Fslectrsc GoEEIaaysy -~Ifsca1sd descent
rsats. I5-candie power. xl.s5 per month:
sl-can6is power. y2sss arcs. ze,)-cstfadie
power. $50; tosaal per month. 81. s9i-es. to-
tai per annum. s2o.fi2.sa.
Seattle Gas & Electric Light Company
81 arc Hgaass. 81 iEtcandesceut lamps 1s-
candle power and 1lo Wets0scs gas lamps.
Sc 7g1.
Ts.ird Street & Suburban Railway Com
yany on the Fifth. Sixth. seventh. EiE1sth
and Ninth wards pat r. q. bid Of $50. = per
month. or si0s2E per year The bid pro-
vtfei that IL so-caaS1le power lamps were
substituted for iE. the price each per
month would be $40.
Chapman considered tg4e bids irregular.
Tine Union Electric Company had b oyer
right left theirs UNSIGNED. TIlat put IN
b. the Seattle Gas * Electric IAghf Com
yany was not made out according 90 the
specifications. Chapman brought the re-
nu@s Of tho council for = per cent
REDUCTION, which would bring ttle cost
down To 1875 was reasonable. James
moved That the bids fps rejected. This
carried unanimously. James then moved
that the committee on lighting bs In
ffruosed 10 advertise fof further bids. and
shat II investigate The feasibility OF tae
city purchasing dynaEnoS 20 be operated
~ either the Lake Washington or Broad
way pumping stations. In making tals
motion James said the city could manage
20 worry along until sumner. and then II
necessary would 40 without lights James
second motion also carried unanimously.
Tho Market Ordinance.
The ordnance creating a fres public
market ana a complement ordinance reg
Dlatlng psddling by Aeanke were passed
after the usual discussion, BY a vote %
2 70 ?. Navsn and McArdse being tho dis
senting members. py committee report
fhe market ordinances was amended
10 read that producers can take orders for
future delivery while AZ the Fnsrkss place.
The ordinance licensing pesidlers fixed
shs license for hawkers 81 meat, game.
rnUlfry fruit vegetables butter, eggs and
milk as follows: Two-bsTse wagon. tis
each six months one-h0rsc, 80: basket.
g.. II was provided that any parson who
produces OF raises any q The products
mentioned may peadie tho same after
noon.
on this same subject a communication
was read from the mayor. He brought 20
The councils notice the building al the
southwest corner OF Second avenue ard
University street. Thia was originally
constructed for a usarko, building ON
fho northeast corner 81 the same streets
nrc three dots. which Mayor Wood thought
might be ufilized for horse sheds and prod
uee stalls. Tho mayor recommended a
consideration or this a. a location for the
snarkct place This vas referred 20 the
public Buildings and ervunds committee.
with Instructions 20 investigate and re-
port az soon IA possible,
city Printing TO the p.-f.
There wore. two scaled proposals ana
bids for the city printing FOR iN7 They
were from the Intelligence and tho
Isvenlng Times. TIE Times. for ordinances
resolutions. notices, etc h8 % cents per
tncls nrst Insertion and q cents for each
Fssbsauuant insertion. The Past Iutefii-
eenecr bid cents per inch FOR nrst inser-
ZION ani cents per ifioh thereafter. ThN
slds wure referred 20 the committee on
library and printing. with city Gimp
freiicr Parry added. The bids were later
reported back. awarding the contract 10
she post~fnteligeucer Rnd submitting a
resolution making lt Tho Official city news
paper for the coming Year. The resafu-
slon passed unanimously.
street improvements
The street committee recommended. "a a
sesuit or It's tnves tigatlon % TIE eonsiit.o on
Of streets aettth 81 Yesger way. the follow
sne Improvement That Main street be
repiauked fun width from Railroad ave
uu~ ~ Ninth avenue aough. that WASH
aagton street - re-aeVers-l from Railroad
avenue SO Fourth avenue aanth: thas
Washington strect De Fepianked from
1taFirosd avenue 60 Thiri avenua soufh.
shat Fourth avenue south he replanxc.i
from Main street go Jackson street. that
Second avenue soUth NJ replsnkeS from
Sczlc~ way "a Jackson rtrcet. LAT oc.,s-
dental avenue ~ renIankaa from Yeslcr
may e. jackson street, that Yesler way ~
scnlauked and Fe-se weresi fran, Western
avenue 70 fHTst avenue south. char PRS.
avenue south ~ Immediately thanked 20.
tween King and Normal Sireess The re.
PORT was adopted.
The ordnance creating tha sfaca ~ efst,-
srleai inspector ard douw away w1th ana
.afl~e Of Inspector % n~e alarm, R,,esa
wirch had been referred az a previous
meeting 20 Corporation Counsel rrow-n f.,
an opinfon as 90 whether 90 eona efo4 VITA
sha city charter or rules or civil service
commission wWs reeorte3 hack The cor,
safaftnn counsel cons aefeEt the bin frsvaf
a has been said that shfs ordinance Aas
aaen tntnri8ced 20 forre HHecsr.-iar
IssciSney present 3nEpeofor 90 arg, alarms
Out % ofiics, The ordnance wcat go fht
finance ce1uInsstse>
A communication was read from tlfs
board ~ pus1sc works appointing Thltrs
aav. December a. as fae asv for psar
s4eai esst or experimental detnenssrAt ier
o. shs crg~G ton 90 taa fensisss or etlsr3s
nov IN use On tass street cars 80 this csty
uae council approved the dag aes.
Ordinances.
The xe.fow<ng ordinances ware actel
rpoNs
Atst3s,srkssng kne ss0Tfe-fb7H - thA AS
.S,ns xs,r fsSs ans 1884 on seltsh tslF az ,,ti
ana :. Raoek o.. ncNaUE31ss a8a eon
nasnea
directing che ctty treAEg~ar 80 ascea
SO =, mn settlement 80 TIE sss .aaat $.
8ats l. = & a8s block s.. Hestses ars
nfssflss,sss fer sna Improvement 90 &rt,tas
street PASSED.
A,vs,s,risanx ganceslst5za 81 tax~s a.
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