The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-23

The city council laboyei through vast
amount Of routine business last Right
fsaasing occasionally 70 refresh ttse1t o
a. energetic argument Several Tunes
there ga7 a suspicion OF ~arrntn n tsls
tones Of the city fathers, and on one OF
two occasions there was more ihan a sas-
ufcgon. The council reelected President
9zrlchson. not unanimously but BY vote
Of 20 :. and listened decoroBs4y 70 bis
short speech on again taking the chair.
Tas council INDUCED IN no demonstFa-
lions over fsse confirmation % q. l. tast
ass clerk % the municipal court II heta
itself III check for comfortable aTgu-
snent a. 20 wheeler telephone companies
should set up poles tn the street or on the
sidewalk finally deciding FOR the former
Ia certain residence districts. a detailed
report of the recsipts and expenditure
OF the water department for $50, com
pared with Isss, was read. as was report
or the expenditures so FAR Incurred AZ me
cedar river water system. Judge j. J.
AfcGlIyra was present 20 urge the passage
Of an ordinance protecting the candy aud
fruit dealers IN Madison park against
y,eadlerx He failed To get the ordinance
through bat succeeded in temporarily
spelling the temper Of Councilman James.
chanman.s temper was also spoiled and
he eased his mind by a speech against the
erematory for which III. G. Colver has
been seeking a franchise, and incidentAy
against ar. coiver himself.
che second hand dealers license oFdi-
nance finally went through, the fee being
modified from 80 and 81 for secondhand
md Junk dealers, 70 So and 80 NaFln
sp0ke against IL al the last moment but
I'D no good for himself.
When the petitions and claims had been
sIspo@e8 Of. President Crscht0n said: Il
believe. gentlemen. that this IL the night
on which a new preaideaf Is 10 be elected
for shs council. Il being one year ago that
sc we're seated" lie then called for NOM
nations. Herman nominated Crichton.
"Ars there otherA7' the president asked.
"Just 10 make things interesting" said
MeAr3lc. Il Will nominate Mr. Rudy
just 10 make things more interesting Gil
son then placed the name OF McATdie be-
fore ths council The latter declined TO
ran. and ballot was taken on the two
nominees. Criehton and Rudy, Navin and
afurd being appointed tellers. The vote
rE3ed. Crlchton :. Rudy s. criehton him
self sild not vote. The man who IL always
elected" sald when the result was an
nounced:
grichfon's Fourfb Term.
.erhls makes the fourth time | have been
elected TO i'm thia position Tonight. If this
ei.ffion has been a recognition of my at
tempt 10 be impartial In my rulings, ] am
satisfied. During the Sax years that nave
been q council member / wish TO say. with
cut disparagofnent 90 previous adminisr
trations thai thls present council Is most
economical and most attentive 10 duty.
both In council meeting and in committee
work I hope az some future time 10 sub
NIT 4 synopsis OF the work done by the
council. Next business" And then work
went or.
Water Department.
report OF the receipts and expend-
iturss Of the water department for the
years 1896 and 1886 was submitted by Comp
trolier VIII II. Parry showing a total saw
Ing in expenditures amounting 70 y 4-lo
rer cent. and In operating expenses OF
II a-f0 I r eens. The report Is summarized
as follows.
Casn receipts sll2.SsG.o2. increase of 81
fgs 81. receipts from new taps Ste. de-
cree - OF s3ai.55. old taxes. tisS.2i. increase
81 sldsla
ExpendltureS-o Operating theT4ake Wash
layton pumping station, 81 .2nio5. decrease
xIsl3 Sc: operating Queen Anne station,
s. .S-3st decrease OF Ss2.i2. Broadway sta
ton ss.S1I.ia, increase Of Iss.l8; operating
ttiiea tasis. decrease Of SJts.sl, hydrants
s-E.50. decrease OF sszss9, meter depart
faent. 81 SOS r. increase OF uis.ls. mains
Szlia.sl decrease Of 81 GsS. 60. domestic ser
vice 81 S9ss5. decrease OF $500, total op-
Grating expenses. 81 T6i.4t. decrease OF 81
csc
Interest on bonded debt. 81, 500; construc-
ton OF Ceder river water system. g. 9Ss. 90 I:
construction Of new mains NeS&ii a de-
crease OF 81 ~. 3; total Expenditures, S9e,-
90 So A decrease of h $40 per cent.
report Was also submitted on the eN-
peuae SO far incurred IN the preliminary
work on the construction Of the Cedar
river water system. IL is samma rized as
follows: Amount appropriated, $3.50, eS'
pended FOR real estate and rights-of-gay
$50 expended for pay roll. surveys and OF.
f-e work s1.sstiT. expended Tor board 81
field forces. SECS IS. expended for railroad
fares and committee expenses 81 as; ox.
fseuded fer supplies for field and office
s. 81 total sa69i unoSpendrd balance
8 fe1s So resolution was introduced Us
CHAPMAN calling a meeting ~ the com
snlttre Of the whole for Thursday after
noon AZ s O'Clock "a hear reports from gh'
city engineer and corporation counsel ga
q The work "a far done en- the Cedar rive
water system and so consider future plans
case Confirmed.
The appointment Of q = Case as clerl
81 the municipal court was siaa3st IN
ffst business taken un Some discussion
waa anticipated as IL was understood sew
eral members of fhe council gtre antaSo
ristie 30 Case. Th3s dld not materialIne
however. IN molten % Chapman con
nrnagton Was proceeded with and cas-
was confirmed. aga voting IA favor. say,
po6ds. MeArale ard Navin.
The Crenntory.
The committee or the whole reporte.
hack its TecomHen8ati that the petit io
or a. g. Coiver for q franchise for
cfcsnstory De Aait on the tshte. Before
vojc was sakea ON thls II g Coleer spok
on she crrrna tory f{c foHmaEed that "a
matter had nat been sufficiently investi
gated and reiterated hts statement that 3
lad SO interest ia tae matter save as
vublic rifiEen an3 e taxpayer Chapua
sock it upon himself ta TepiN Tn thfs ~
aas highly lncensea. hs sa1i. at ths In
sfal4tttcn that sire ro4rcE hat nos done So
Outs Every opp1rpn9ity ha3 bean wran,
a. NJ Cotvrr Pc said. 20 iay the matte
before the couocil go.nE farther IN ~.
resnret thAn was usual Tie rfdieulNH ~
taes that s-olver's Interest vas Only that q
"a rubltc-epl-ited citizen. declaring ana
sven tntsase Interest bad never Bee
shoNu rv ary Gre before she caunr
working wfthout compensation. C'ntYsr'
remarks Indeed. s;tr-ea sap several eoar
az eh ans ~ VAS assured that she uaai
ger had been Investigated thoroughly. II