The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30

The Board Of Public Works Does Con-
siderable Bu-i se~s-

The board % DablIc works &c. toge-1s-
yesterday morning "a regular weekly sSs-
s83a srd ga6ed into ne business thai ,
particularly busy seven 6svs had piled
up al manner ot communications sz1
tenders confronted them b3t the bos-d
cfea-es rp Ias business some o. which
Was vastly UnlEpo-tznE- and zSf5ur1e1
% meet again rais morning. when certain
matters referred yesterday % Ehs oo12cl
VII again be br0Zgh1 I'D
Are1g me Iat.sr pzpsrS was q petition
from NeSsrs- Burke. SHEPARD & McClivrz.
attorneys for the Seattle < Montana rail-
way. asking for a permit - erect teis-
graph poles fran Union % Jackson street
TIE petition wzs Eeesxszrliv denied og-
lag 20 the 1&cf that franchise had not
been obtained from the council 9o- the
erection % the poles. TIE h5aTd directed
the secretary % inform the z1.orn%ys %
the denial and 20 STATE Z his co-n1rlca-
;lon the rezsol for tbs boards acton.
The Recommendation q Csty Engineer
Th0nsea- addressed % the board OF uub-
lie works. concerning IRE condition OF The
pavement az fhe junction % First avenue
ard YeSls- way. was received Yesterday
ard placed 81 file. Mr. Thozzson SAYS in
his Communication that ne has examined
ths work as left By Contractors SOGr- a.
Wfn1ot and Is satisfied that there is de-
f@ssivs work. Re also saws thar. n h3s
Judgment. II would be ir1proDe- for Tire
board % release the 20 per cent detained
until ths terms % t5s contract are e111-
Piled with. according % The specifications.
Contracts for Egatsng the CITY were yes
terisy Iet BY the board q public works
70 The Union Electric Contrary ard the
Third Street. AMI Suburban Railway Con-
pary. TIE stipulated price q The former
was 80 fellows: Arc lights. g. per month:
Is candle power i-can5escer- ftE<ts- each
q
descent lights. each s. - par month. The
tender also stated that = candle power in
c819escent lights might III any case be
substituted for ne arc lights TIE bond
o. The Cni3n Elect-ic Company vas tx
81 az sses0.
The bid 0. The T5irs Street and sabur-
ban was for = candle rows- s. s pe-
month: - candle power So per month.
and arc lights % 900 standard candle
power ss-s5 ps- month. TIE bon; % tire
lzst bidding company was fixed a. $40.
Each bid VAS accompanied BY q certified
creek q 1000.
Comptroller Parry yesterday referred
back 20 ne basrs % public works CON-
ruunacation ADDRESSED - thai portion o.
The city government trc-n ne Havana.
North Carolina nursery About q year
ago he nursery mentioned addressed =
Communication 70 the Seattle CITY o-TcfaiS
Offering 20 exchange certain ss-nl-t-opi-
cal plants tor a Ike arn7s1rt % sha plants
&C The Pacific No-thwsst TIE ofger was
accepted sni fhe exchange 6giv made.
0wfrE however g detective rsckfnr Tne
North Carolina cgnzEarent reached its
destination Il = worthless coasgtson. Th>
kawana PEOPLE now ask - = settlement
O. he differences q account. amounting
- ,1sa. o. which tier agree . take $50.
Secretary O5esea referred the co-muaica-
ticn - the counclL
Tne bard . rubi,e works. through SIS
secretary. Frank Ciesea. has set or zoo.
q movement % establish library % refer
cree taat wli prove OF almost tnsstirable
value n the rftIrs. Letters are belnE
sent cszt 70 nearly al - The Leading sltfss
IN ths country addressed 70 RE MAYORS
personally n whieA ire following request
e preferred.
The board q psbic works q ;aIs ctr.
as constituted under article 2 % the city
chartsS. desires % co4tect a series o. an
nnai rsp1-ts sor Sc library. and 20 thai
end requests 90 Tcu ire Kindness % for
ward ~ yoszr convenience tha last anusssg
reports % ths several DEPARTMENTS %
year city Not knowing who has charge
o. The Distribution q REPORTS in
year o,ty. Sc address this request 70 you
sap'nx thas yoa wIll refer e 70 fhs r~gre~
department Trusting that re are ros i'm
res nT 81 y01- god nature. We remain
Aoo1t 30 q these letters VII be sent
cut. afty CO which are ALREADY On their
say
p a Sturtevant srplse1 - the hsasrs
- IN extension - tae water service %
he raS 5ence o. Blaine street. nsa- SMITH
The board YESTERDAY 5enaed ghe auosf-
catta1 y william Fhsl2us- WHO Gained
tAat tae fence . Efnusar PARK hat been
extended - tEct15e Clover stree afehasye
tns city having vacated t1e ssr,a Tins
4eprtviaE I'm C tAs privilege q zccess
% RS property.
S1psrsnsea3szt Tcssng. CO th@ wa.e- DE-
rsrsuez1. recommended the furnishing q.
= larger wzssr Supply fo- sha residents %
Beotaa A2A TIE estimated cost v-nula ae
S.I&. CO wAieh s1za. IN stock .s7s a al
ready o. hand
Genders ser furnishing pgSsEe supplies
we're op@ue3 sa4 an awarding OF contracts
deferred Enta this morning. O. tne items
~ BRICK. :s5e. sewer pipe. castings Rag
&a6 feed there were 10 BIDS On fuel ths
| ssaeers we're 1ss Oregon T-nprrveaser 81
/ Company. coal ~ nUuks-S. e and Sc. car
{ eo1 Coal Company. ~ hoae. S1Z Ard a.
e<zzevs S&sa DrIEgtst supplies cue 80
Stewart s Holmes e5@ctr3e Supplies ere
hsd. Northwestern Fixture Company.
sAr3gNrs supplies ore tta Settle HARD
= aTe Co.'S s2syrs s2Tsr aEd st#rsorssr+x sup
pies ozs I'D. Low-naa & Hazsard. lErn-
bar. I EarssnEsGae. J = Brace A. Co. A
: Kerr an1 J ~ Tavsor Th@ rssss IN
Eae case e hsFrasr w-ewa practically tae
s2E1s- Pre- ard sttsnxs a Efa rharh 4 ca
4 wrw ira. as hs@~ -asrssas 4ss---,