The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-25


besweez tAs bears o. : oclocx : !. 80
u Geek room o. each Cay. ard !, 50.
/ - unlawful Tor say person or pss,s.s
f s@rssn raenzfors6 for sale. 20 exAte.i or
otter sane .ar sale or 20 sci sane ~ So
other p1ace wEta17 the cry OF Seattle. $50
ss--r sssasissaee: Prsvided- however.
that srcA skznwx. articles and proSe@S 9
are herein mentioned nay be So :,
p@S3sers Asscksters and hzwkers So - -
house 10 house within sid city OF Seattss,,
License therefor having been fi-st ooLAinsS
as hereinafter rEovi3ed-
The ordnance went or 70 Sx -sre bcenss
for selling from a two-hcrs@ wagon a. ~
per year. AMI from q one-horse wagon a.
81 per year. ard from baskets carrs1.
propelled or projected By nan power a.
IS per year, and all OF ths ABOVE licenses
20 Be paid In advance. The form OF 90
t&lrIng ARD issuing licenses II taen maze
a part OF the ordnance and the licenses
are also required to produce their wares
for iaspectioa whenever required % 80 50
Section Of the ordinance prcsices taAt
the goods Sold or exhibited in the pubic
market shall be IN q SOUND and whoiesosis
5 condition and the market inspector q lie
city shall make Il A part or MS business
70 see that the goods are IN such cor
Gition.
Vsolztors Of the ordinance expose them
selves to a fine OK 80 or Imprisonment lof
thirty days or both. Herman says taAI
/ tbs ordinance was drawn on the recon-
rnendatlon OF the groeers market men ana
green rrocers OF the city. Ii 10 The f4tllns
/ Of the sword OF DSInocies taat has been
hanging over the heads OF the hueksters
| OF the city, and the anticipation OF us
coming brought about the organization on
a peddlers' and hucksters' protective So
elety about four weeks ago, at the Old
Queen City stables. al jackson and Sew
entA avenue south. At thai time the muck
sters did not anticipate q market PROPOSE
ton but thought that the dealers or ina
city were combined against them IN an
attempt 10 drive them out Of business
and the first step expected was raising
OF the license.
Olson moved that the ordinance be re-
ferred to the committee on police and IL
cense then somebody amended the mo-
ton 10 include the committee on health
and sanitation. ana then the hn&nce conn
mittee. The joke WAS carried further TO
include the committees on sewers ana
drainage. the fire and water committee
and finally the committee on corporations
McArdls moved 10 lay the ordinance on
the table indefinitely and was declared out
Of order. After more rag-ehewing the mat
ter was tabled for a week. with mild pro-
test from Herman as the action was
taken.
James then introduced the following or
dinance, which was referred 10 the COM
mittee on hsrbor and wharves;
An ordinance establishing an open water
way or slip and providing for the con-
troll and regulation thereof.
There is hereby established an open
waterway or slip consisting OF tract IN
the city OF Seattle. and described as ioI-
lows. towit: A tract loo feet IN wicth. N
Guiding certain PORTIONS q "a co % sIaas.
Iss OF Seattle tide lands. more particularly
described as follows; Between two lines
extending from Railroad avenue 10 the
-, ia rf. Irx4F
lively - feet north OF and % feet south OF
3 line running from the southeast corner
Of said lot on Railroad avenue to point
on the inner harbor line 1914 feet southeriy,
measured along said inner 1arpor ma
from the southwest corner OF said lot 8:
~. wiea % sp csrner@e ana he
established and shall be subject 10 the
control OF the city council OF the city
OF Seattle; provided that the owners OF tho
premises covered by said waterway or
slip shall convey the same TO the city or
Seattle for The purposes thereof. and X
any OF said premises is situated on tide
lands subject TO purchase from the state
OF Washington. the same shall be pur-
chased from the state by the persons
possessing the right Of purchase there
70. and conveyed without cost or charge
70 the city OF Seattle for the purposes
herein mentioned.
The ordinance was drawn yesterday aft
ernoon. following visit OF Andrew F.
Burleigh. OF the Northern Pacific, to the
board OF public works. Mr. Burleigh's
visit vas for the purpose Of placing a
matter OF vital interest before the board
with a view 20 "a settlement OF certain
veXed questions along the water front
As receiver OF the Northern Pacific Mr.
Hurielgh Is DESTROYS OF extending the
north spur OF the YeEler dock. According
10 the surveys OF the tide lands, such con-
strucfton would cross the extension Of Co
iumhia street. were that th0roughfara
built o1t into the bay IN accordance with
tha surveys now on file with the tide
lands commission. Upon the representa-
tIons made the board Of pblic works
decided 70 recommend TO the council. as
a solution OF the business that the extern
sion OF Columbia street be laid out IN
accordance with the recommendations OF
Engineer Bogue. Who was employed as
an expert hy the tide lands appraisers,
which was n effect that all streets north
% Yesler way De Laid out. west Of Rail-
road avenue, parallel with Yesler way.
thus detecting Al a considerable angie
This recommendation was made, az
conpanied by the statement that by 50
Doing the slips would be made larger and
furnish a better protection 70 vessels from
the sea wash Under the ordinance the
extension Of Columbia street would be a
public waterway lying parallel with Yes
ie~ avenue. In leu of Columbia street,
which cuts across ths conl2any's prop
erty me COX. SIS x Is now survey ~.
she Northern Pacific woulf exchange prop
ersy on IS north Inc which would make
more than hair - the rev street The
attempt 30 bring a2oat 4 readjaxtment OF
TIE tide lands surveys revives The old
fight % tbs council 70 have the plat amend
ea - as - recognize more streets out
% water The scheme of a pubiic water
way e however. not uvartracftTe. ana the
improvement wiu unaogotss,y sn9 a sols-
riar in .he action OF the council
Prass3eu CTtchton moved that TIRE coun-
eli take sor4e steps 20 assist in the re-
cep.ioa % tire first steamer % the Nippon
Yasen KaisAa. ard q committee. COR
sfstlnx % the mayer ard tie president OF
rhR .coaneil. vas slectsa 20 make the neces-
Sary ARRANGEMENTS. IRE couucr then at
tempted 20 dispose OF me matters that had
brought them together. and failing 20 &C.
camasfsh anything. sftu9TnAd. Last night
Nzyor Mood issued the following letter
addressed % RE members OF the confer
en>e.
7 beg . aSvfzs vou thst The city coan-
eli N A r setting IS. evenSrg for the pur-
nose % coDsl aeriGx city AFFAIRS ard fran
t-E a report 10 ths tent committee OF
coz ference. resolved 70 ask tns confer
euce committee 70 s6touFu SIS meeting az
rsasrfe4 for tomorrow rve-tzr fer oD@
week % enable 2 20 receive a report from
ere eftw ard also - further consider re-
fFHneA~rsrr row under consideration. I
therefore Reg 20 suggest tsat 70 attempt
- rssSs 20 hoss a meeting ca rsFreuch-
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