The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09

RHnrrseufssises at Olympia
cif~ Comptroller Parry made stAte-
meats wEicn Convinced The council q tne
necessity O. having Soma one az Olympia
Tae two Bills on tas REPEATING q tide
lands we're - isESs~fectlF uElaers toE-i- ne
SAID that ths5r defeat was certsin Unless
some ons vas there 20 explain taen- IilssI1
fh@rs we're rae bills On revenue and NOSE
Rhsrn had been acted or taat ntght. X
was equally necessary. ~ said - XII Ger
tain biNs whsch were belux proposed ana
would undoubtedly go through II rot
fugzht- There was the metropolitan Pc
Ice bill and hlll placing the control o.
city sanitation under . board CT 1eaIEa
wa5c1 should have entire control. even 70
the appointing OF tFo plumbing inspsc-
tors and fixing their compensation There
vas another bill which would give 20 TIE
county treasury az penalty and interest
on delinquent taxes. This would mean
direct loss 70 SEATTLE q a. least s1ss9A
Il would mean that the city could never
get anything but the face Of 4 TAX, no
matter how long < had 20 Dc waited for.
Gibson recommended that City Engineer
Thomson, City Comptroller Parry ana
Councilman MeArase constitute commit
tee which should go 70 Olympia In fh@
eity's interest. James asked McArdle x
he could 20 . olympia ard oppose tns
metropolitan police bill without hurting
hls personal interests McAuiis said Re
could C'richyon referred 20 McArdle's
candidacy for the Office OF fish commits
sIonsr and said ne should prefer SaVtn
70 80. for he would be dlsinterested ard
would not lock- % further office seeking
interests.
McAriie did not want TO he understood
as seeking 10 20 10 Olympia. but declared
that should ne do so he would work en-
tirely for the interests o. the city.
A vote was finally taken on the mat
ter. the committee being appointed as
first nanled-PaFry. Thomson aud AIcAr-
die.
In Executive session.
The house then rose from committee
OF the whole and went into executive
session. James formally reported back
the action taken by the committee and
the council formally recommended the
bills TO the legislature and affirmed the
appointment of the committee which
should so 10 Olympia in the city's inter
ests The sum % Ste1 was provided for
ia the ordinance for the expenses Of the
committee and other incidents OF the pro-
posed legislation.
Assignation Houses.
During the first reading of routine bills
CrichtOn remarked that designation
houses were doing a thriving business in
the sale OF liquors since the saloon clos
ing ordinance went into effect. He asked
II any members Of the police license and
revenue committee had considered the
drafting OF al ordinance licensing assig-
nation houses.
NaFin said he had submitted an ordi-
nance which he supposed bore upon the
subject, but 1t was now under control of
the executive department. He thought
there was no way 10 close up SUCH houses
after / o'clock. nor would il be possible
10 enforce a license. IL was on that ac-
count he had been opposed he said, TO the
closing OF saloons al o'clock. because II
simply threw the liquor traffic into the
hands OF another class of people.
Regular business was proceeded with.
Routine Business.
Authorizing transfer OF liquor license
from DolEick & Fletcher 10 p. ]. Blake
and J. +. Fletcher; held over.
Granting liquor licenses TO q. Schweitzer
and ID. Harms: held over.
Providing for the Improvement of Main
street. between Eighth and Ninth av-
enues south: held over.
Providing for the Improvement of Main
street. from Railroad avenue to Fifth ay-
enue south: held over.
Authorizing the acceptance of S. 20 from
A. A. Denny for taxes; held over.
Prohibiting the defacing OF bulletins
notices or posters belonging to the city;
referred 10 committee on public buildings
and grounds.
Assessment roll for the improvement Of