The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-15


Company be zceepsed. A vote was taken
o. the adoption Of tks re13-t, which re-
suited - IL favor. against >asin AM
GcAr1is wsre. as us1ai. exztziss tns
cou2cil
sup~rfnf~udent of Electricity
There almost came a Disruption when
The sssa which creates superintendent o.
esectFicfty and does Away ~ita the 90
ofIce Of superintendent q Ire alarm tess-
graph. VS. brosgaf ". Perscfs4isties
were INDUCED In freely and Accusations
were made that rsnaaln@c unanswered
The bill came 80 En5er committee re-
port IL 10 favor slgaes D. RHdy, Ray
nlor4. Rz1e and Chapman MeAr91e ssAid
ne Thought the biz = political Soa- ne
purpose was 30 do away With tns once
roN heia b. Electrician Plne<neT ana
thereby % away wita the eieetfset@n NM
sell.
~ ne infroaaeesS % and reporters on
the btu are honest. Il they do nor viEh 20
put cut oae man 60 sooFe N another.
said McAr6le let them say 20 and VIII
be satisfied " Naxan declared tae bili wAs
to pay political DEB.
Tnes1 accusations Wers unanswered for
several mlnntes. Then Chapman &Fo.f'
he exBiained that ~ Uas IN favor - the
hlf because h created an officr which bad
never been legally authorized by orel-
nance. A. - rknsY. he said tne orci-
nance simply created new orfices and tne
appointment ~ ne nan 70 MI = would
b. made by the board % public NofA4'
under civil service rules There Et@ ne
question % sbsiishing Aa One saich nAa
never beer created - 0riinanes-
Savin considered this a yague eHp'tsa-
ton and explained. The object % tnis
council j. 10 get rid o. PInckney
Th@n the gntroducer % the nill feif called
upon 10 exDlsin that ~ had been DIS
interested IN his action There nan oesh
no superintendent ~ electricity aho hs
had wished 90 create the office. lie had
no one ln view 20 succeed Piackney- 10
tssf fha sincerity % those favoring tne
ordlraure James offered a substitute. IL
provided that the superintendent OF nre
alarm and telegraph b. placed under the
board Of public works. provided the power
az removal and appointment, be exercased
~ the hoard only Tn the manner provided
by article II Of the city charter. This bill
covered the same grounds a. the other.
save that 40 chance was allowed IN the
case OF rs passing fer tobbery Ia ming
IN. office.
II the members Of the council were simply
desirous OF creating the Office and had no
design OF filing q. McArdle thought this
LII rnouId DO as acceptable as the other
- a vote on the substitute failed, and
thffavorable report was adopted By
yot kcf 20 & The matter then dropped.
to - brought up again on the second
rad K Of the original bill. James bobbed
up 8ain with his substitute. ON test
aue1l Of parliamentary law both were
laid oD the table. and though exception
- taken TO the ruling Of James. who
acted IS chairman. the whole matter was
finally allowed 10 rest. Nayin and Ray
moua had If before his was done
Navfn stated rather sharply that these
people had taken snap judgment" on
the bill.
Whom do you mean by these peopleT'
said Chapman.
II mean the member who introduced
the bill, and who, with others. Is push
ing II through" replied Navin, looking at
Raymond and his followers.
Raymond was Immediately on his feet
AMI called Nayin 20 order for being per-
sonal. Navin said IL was a case where
personality was necessary 10 be plain
The chairman quieted the excitement,
and routine work was proceeded with.
street improvements.
city Engineer Thomson reported the
following estimates on street improve
ments. Sewer on Marion street. between
First avenue and Railroad avenue. prop
erty owners portion. sssoi4. city's portion,
asa. ss. Sewer on Main street. between
Railroad avenue and Ninth avenue south,
properly owners portion. s,iao, city's por-
ton, s.. La The estimates were referred
to the street committee.
The report of the auditing committee
on bills for November rejected two One
was the claim OF Spur & Wilmot for
ss.0iI %. balance due on the paving OF
Ycsler way. between First avenue and
Occidental avenue. The other was the
claim of r. F. willer for refund OF s7s2 es
grade tax on Twelfth avenue south. The
report was fled
council make an order directing the chief
of the Gre department 30 place an engine
at the southeast corner OF Third avenue
| south and Washington street and pump
out water accumulated In tho cellar at
that corner. granted.
communication from Mayor Wood In
relation 80 the salary OF the clerk OF the
/ municipal court was referred to the
/ finance committee.
Ordinances.
Ordinances We're acted upon as follows:
Providing for the improvement OF Ninth
avenue south. from Yeslef way TO Main
street. hy constructing an ironstone pipe
sewer. passed.
f'yovldine for the improvement of Ter
~ avenue and Virginia street. from Stew
art street - Eighth avenue. passed.
Granting free water 10 the V. III. &. A. !.
passed
Granting a license to George Il. Affair &
I son q handle explosives; passed.
Granting liquor license 20 r Clark:
/ pssset.
Granting 10 ssirrat s Goe,s an extern
ss0a ot time ia which 70 complete the I'M
Z proVemeHt cf Cherry street. between
/ FRET and Second avenues: passed
FiNlng the bond 20 BE- given BY the city
treasurer IA ex~0flicio collector OF county
/ taxes. lad over.
Appropriations funds to ray au8lsea
/ claims. passed.
Providing COR the Improvement OF Jack
I sen street. from seeond 10 Fourth avenues
{ south. indefinitely postponed.
| Granting liquor licenses 10 simon Tun-
I bactto. laid over.
/ Providing Cor TIE laying OF an eIEht-lnci
/ water main on First avenue s0uth be-
! ~ sen tsane ana Norman street. passed
+ The following other business was acted
/ upan
! Petition OF Mrs. r Davis aud Mr.. =. \.
! StNlmAn for free water. referred 10 FIRE
| and water committee.
Petition % Moran Bros. and the Kerry
/ l.u1ahcr Company for permission 20 lay
/ water pipe. referred 20 fire and watcs
| committee.
Petition % 3. w. Dlokman for rebate Of
! tsSsss referred 90 Chains committee
Petition az = a. Benedict for rebate o.,
( ErSaa tax rn stewart street. referred O.
( claims vosnmstGee.
Clslm 81 }. b. a. ncylne rar saus PES
/ referred 70 claims committee.
Petition ~ D.. T.. SsuGirton Tor var.
rant 60 pay jaisre8t. referred 70 Slam
c, nmitte,
Claim 90 Hars.y D.. Dickinson ssr pay
/ mrnt 50 Brook street improvement war.
/ rant, rr ieciot.
The rouneu aaioa-r.f antn nrxt Mer.
! day night az % c'riotk