The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-14
aoAgD or ALDERMEN
mu-.-s Goa=ting on streets and the
Library Commission.

lIUfstFN tOuiiits--AbiAs
n. largest item before the board of al
- was a message from Mayor
- Ia which he recommended three
-. Arst, the absolute prohibition
- he very least a strong restriction Of
- On the public streets. This por-s
- ne message was backed up by two
- and a newspaper extract from Rev.
Z Garrett. recounting especially the
ssszts and danger at the corner Of
= avenue and Olive street Second.
-,sollton Of fees ia the city library. in
= a the fact that there Is now nearly
- Is the credit Of that institution and
= i contemplated Of giving patrons
- access TO the shelves. thus doing
-, PARTIALLY with the services of assist
Il The board already had an ordinance
ners On this subject Third. the plac-
- yards or tenders on the street cars.
ersslag the message. LoveJoy thought
s.aznce necessary abolishng library
8 5sf as Sweeney had first brought
= natter up preferred waiting for his
s~ysl Miller had noticed danger from
ss,..aE 10 his nelghborhood. but had kept
-, for fear OF bodily injury from the
sarsrs. Compton thought a committee
psssary 10 consider the mayors mes
- and a committee was appointed: y
zg,en. Miller and Brewer. A similar
serliiee was appointed in the house,
aasn4n. Noigt and Kistler. 81
Yer the proposed ordinance for aboi-
gzg Ahrary fees was taken up. IL was
- b b IDENTICAL with the old ordinance.
kssfs re fee ordinance was passed last
hrs While the clerk was reading the
w4zsaoe Sweeney and Jordan came in.
~ I4ali0n being absent. Library Com
r'ss1sers Hardin and kibbe had been re-
s.s.0 hy the board 10 appear and show
esssstg the fees should not be abolished.
Thsy Esrs present and took part in the
tseasor. arguing that while the library
- kasanet balance Of 81, 400 TO It's credit.
ssG VI b. need OF this amount TO en-
= ihe commissioners 10 lease suitable
prer for a year. that the first four
sE.As % the year bring the lowest rev
e p the library: that the commission
ga opposed the imposition Of the fee.
e aaa maintained that the library
<, 70 be- provided for just as any other
r Estitution; that the board OF alder
t<tself was responsible for the fee sys-
= nat N this source OF revenue were
aElthdrawn. the library would be COM
- shortly to close. az II had once be- .
nat the commissioners themselves
- % 80 at the first opportune mo- .
r.
hashey emphasized the growing ball
81 . the credit OF the library. and the
= nat the fee has prevented many peo-
atun using the library at all AT the
= y the debate. the whole matter was
nFsr FOR thirty days.
- ordnance granting the Frye Bruhn
"a -
s-Asrn Pacific track at Hill street to
, Slaughter house was accompanied by
'sort from city Engineer Thomson, ap-
Hrng the ordinance. and q carefully
~ map. The ordinance was passed
fn4' debate
wort was read from City Treasurer
lason. suggesting that as there are not
f'tent funds in the treasury 10 meet
s-sai expenses for February. and as
y i 10 prospect Of making adequate
ssioas from taxes or from other
sasss the council grant such relief as
:. - expedient: referred TO finance
rr-i,ee
- in the chair. called attention 10
AZ that while the electric car COM
sa's had been following out a tac- un-
faallnS with the aldermen, and thin
Hs 'gt their poles so thar but three re-
80 On each side or a block. he had OBJ
- that the Western Union had done
-fs n this direction. The matter was
y s'sr Tor week. and the clerk direct
communicate with the telegraph
4 e1aarmauon Of g. n Alexander as a
- - the board OF public works was
.FeF Tor one week The following NOM
- the mayor were Confirmed:
warden. VI. @. Jensen library COM
rT, Charles +. shepard. member OF
lfa ~ health. George NJ Horton. NJ.
of. city hail. Phillip Little.
l9a was offered 80 appoint a con-
i committee on storage ,hene for
i t..es but jordan said the W hole thing
@s.-class nuisance. Miller said the
view. The Henry Buck. was fifty
a4 ana rotten enough 70 poke ones
-sh. ana the whole matter was lad
nanoe Tor improving Harvard
- 80 Concurrent resolutions for I'M
FIRST avenue south and Main
Il fefe passed. Sweeney and Miller
Asa.nst the first on account of the
ni - the street allotted 10 side
lAe cla.m 81 John lauEs on Tor To-
pAd unler protest Tor water rent
1 A-i THE cla~s ~ Dennis Cons.
A 2 Downing ana ". A. Il. key we're
- hFouhly hgt deferred I'll the
4 ~ SLOWS fa.tsr.