The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17

The city council last night declined 20
| grant Mayor Woods request fer an indea-
mite leave OF absence from the city. The
decision was not reached without a long
ana stormy session. and IL was followed 1T
once oy notice Of a motion for reconSld-
Grafton. which augurs that the fight will
he renewed next Monday night
Lndeed. the question was decided in two
| cineTent ways az different stages az the
councifs deliberations last night When il
nrst came up there seemed little prospect
OF contest over II. The members wore "A
peaceful look y bright bouquet of
/ nowers adorned n vase on every desk in
the room. and Clerk Coryeli read the nav
or : request in just as matter-of-fact a
tone as II II had been petition for rebate
OF grade taxes.
Rude moved 20 deny the request James
/ moved that il he laid over FOR further con-
sideration. There was little running de-
bate. bat when the vote was taken James
amendment was carried by the following
vote:
leas-Chapman. Dodds. Gilsof. Hurd.
James raymond. Crichton. Total. :.
Nays Hermann. McArdle Nayln Rude
Rudy, Taylor Total 6.
Then came a long string of minor mis-
cciianeoGs business In the course OF which
| ellison apparently thinking the mayoralty
matter settled. asked 10 be excused and
LETT the room. He was mistaken. however
n reconsideration vas moved. and carried
by the following vote.
Yeas-Dodds. Hermann. McArdle. Navin,
Rude, Rudy, Taylor. Total, I
Nays-Chapman, HuTd, James Ray
( moud. Crichton. Total, s.
This vote put a new phase on matters.
Adjournment was moved again and again.
but at often defeated by a vote Of 10 6.
At one point the chair, Chapman then pre-
siding, declared the motion 10 adjourn
carried, and several members left the
80 81.
and the sergeant-at-arms was sent after
the absentces.
There was an interesting and spicy de-
bate. McArdle leading the faction IN fav-
or Of Immediate action ON the mayors re-
quest. and James the opposition. Final
ly Crichton moved that the mayors re-
quest be granted. McArGie moved as an
amendment that 1t be not granted. and
roll call showed seven votes for the
amendment and five against. Raymond
/ gave notice that no would on next Mon
| day night move a reconsideration.
Final adjournment was reached only
| through a long and tortuous parliamen-
| tary wrangle, in which the honorable
| councilmen were not always clear on
! points of order. There were appeals from
/ the decision OF the chair, and motions TO
I lay those appeals on the table. Three
/ members were claiming the floor at one
/ time. and Chapman reprimanding them in
! acting like a set OF children. and that he
was ashamed OF them.
A report from the committee on fire
/ and water was adopted, proposing that II
/ the Federal government Will advance 20
I the city the cost of constructing a main
| from the nearest available point on Queen
| Anne hin TO the army post site at Maz-
/ noia bluff the city would furnish the
! Federal government water at the rate OF
s cents per l. 600 gallons.
There was a big pile OF formal business
but the council had on its working
clothes and dispatched IL speedily. Chief
Kelogg's request for an engineer 70 OH
the place OF one who had gone to the
klondike was referred. so We're the Pc
/ tition OF Henry Holtz for rebate OF grade
/ taxes, and the complaint of "A number or
citizens about the dumping Of garbage
near Lane street. Various small claims
were allowed. including ". II. Hoes. $50;
7. J. Glennon, s2fs0. G. -. Groke. &l5.
Claims OF T. A. Garrett and James r.
Shutwell were rejected. License 10 re-
tail liuuors was granted TO ~. =. Jacob
son, Barton & welch w. II. Yank Lin
sett a. Nelson. Martin Paup, and X.
Quagliotti The regular audited bills for
the month were allowed. Chapman IN
trofuced a bin 20 ahate the nuisance Of
cowbells at night in Latona and Brook
iyn Judge Burke's request for leave TO
lay pipes in the alley back of the I5uSEe
building and across Madison street SO as
to supply the Rialto building with steam
heat and power 20 ran the elevator tskea
/ the regular course II VIII be published
! for ten days. and then put on is tH1i
pasange A similar request from William
A. Collins. mentioned the stTingiug of
wires. and was sent back 20 the commit
tee to have that item eliminated