The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-03

THE council with q united verdict las.
nigh. condemned the thester hat 20 tn
noczlous dezuetii6s, az far as It's repre-
seatatlon az local performances Is cor
csFued. 4 surprise sas sprung when the
committee on public buildings nqi
grounds made Up Of MeAreii.. Rudy.
Herman ard Hurd, recommended the
pass1ge Of the ordinance prohibiting any
person from wearing high bats and head
covering IN any theater or place % amuse-
merit during tins performance.
Melvin c. WIEssock the author Of he
ordinance. spoke wiftSly az favor OF its
abortion. Much discussion was prectpi-
tatsd. Hard opposed the ordinance. but
Il Was supported by ellison SaFin, Chap
man. James and De<fds. The adoption Of
the report was unanimous. and James
moved that the ordinance he placed OK It's
third reading ard final Passage under
suspension Of the rules.
Raymond refused 10 vote for the or1t-
i5ance on the plea that the penalty for
violation was too high. and recommended
that IL be changed to s. and SO without
the added penalty % Imprisonment. TIE
counciimen agreed on this and the orsli-
nance was 50 amended. The bin passed
without single dissenting vote.
Repair of Grant street bridge.
The bids s0r the proposed reEsairs md
Improvement Of the Grant street bridge
we're reported upon by City Engineer
Il. III. Thomson as follows:
'"rhc bid of the Seattle Bridge Com
pang figures our .zz5 for the work pro-
posed to be done between Weller street
and Horton street.
"sThe bid Of If Dow & Co. figures CIT
$50. al. for the same work. This bid in
csiadea also an alternate hid for renewing
plies deeasad on the top by replacing the
upper SIX feet Of each with q new lexia
tnch post set with as wei or the sound
NORTON ~ the pile below, drift holted and
aaaybraeed 10 the cap above. Messrs.
T9ow IL 60 viii renew piles as above
stated at 81 per pie less than the fur
uishlng. driving and Gaping OF a new
yIe This would reduce their bid for The
entire work to $3.50. This bid also IT,
cludss Il rate fer a hand railing. to be
constructed Of the old lumber. which
would reduce the total In the sum OF
sl2a
The bid Of Messrs Stirrat Goetz
figures out SO. is for the work proposed
20 be done between Weller street and
Horton street. This bid also includes an
alternate bid FOR renewing piles. as stated
IN the report OF the preceding bid Under
this plan their bid would be reduced
1850. or 10 s.. sss70 They also present
bid for constructing hand railing out of
tire old humber. which would reduce their
bid In the amount of $3.50
Figuring on repairing only that por-
ton OF the bridge between Maynard ave-
pue and Horton street. the bids would
amount to the following totals: Seattle
Bridge Company. s., A53. 10; NJ Dow & Co..
s1.e4s,s7. stirrat Il Goetz, s., os1.75.
IF the plan OF renewing top-decayed
piles with l0xi0-inch posts six feet long
be adopted. the bid OF NJ. Dow & Co.
would be decreased by sac. and tina: OF
stIrrat & Goetz by 5000.
III the hand railing be constructed OF
old lumber. the amount of NJ Dow g. Co. $
bid will be decreased Sa3.15 and that of
S;irrat i Goetx si5s IS
Summing up. the board of public works
reported follows:
Taking into account Incidental ex-
penses over and above the specified items
bid upon. the entire Improvement pro-
posed from Weller street 10 Horton street
VIII cost about tfi ,00a. with new piles and
new hand ratings throughout. or about
sl0.Os3 with splieed piles and old lumber
In hand railinxs
Something should be done for that por-
sion Of the bridge south of Horton street.
either the reconstruction Of the abandoned
section of the original bridge, making di-
rect connection across the railway from
Horton street 10 the old beach road at
Kinds street and the Improvement OF this
road 10 South Seattle or the present
bridge around the SOS and south 10 South
msaneT as the portion north OF Horton
street"
The board recommended that the council
appropriate s. 90 ia addition TO the s. n1C
allowed fy the county. any balance re-
maining after completing the improve
m"nt from Weller street to Horton street
10 he expended between Horton street and
South Seattle
THIS VAS referred 10 the following spe.
oi.d committee Of five; Rudy. James
Navin. nosids ard Hurd
An ordinance approprlatug s. Geo as n.
Citgs part OF the fund necessary for IN,
repair 0f the bridge was passed.
sale of Tide Land Lots.
somewhat lengthy opinion was sub
mltted bv Corporation Counsel Brown a
% the sale 90 tide land lots. His closin.
sentence was as follows;
= am 81 the opinion that the reasol
which impel}ed the board Of state ian,
commissioners 20 refrain from proceedini
wigh the adjustment Of the conf'cttni
rights of purchasers under the oFigna
plat did nos require that the lands EN-
Nraeed within blocks les \ 10 l1S r. in
elusive. should be Withheld from sale unts
such conflicting rights as 20 other land
are adjusted
Corporation Counsel Brown was I'm
stracted 90 confer wft}, the state attoFue,
general ~ ascertain whether he concurre,
tn Tits oririen. and = so 10 communicate
Sae f1rf fe fhv state Land cnHtfssis stcn
Heard ct Equalization.
james Raymond Rnd Eadv were eie,,te.
Ay b8l'ec "a 8ct with tts. haarai OF count,
commissioner To ktns county as rsl>l1t hsr
- 5he board ~ equalization to rauslir
ia- a-sea 'sHfS ~ property within tn
rs2v - Sfattie a. "a compensation Of &
2sy. fhe wage was such as Ga induce CON
siderable cov5 f>sfltAsa Elvht hsllotS war
ilke0 resulting .o tho election ~ Jane
ard kayme0d Before taking she mint,
hsiiot che coancilmen adjourned 70 a STA
vsan 20 taik things ever in private The
dsciGed oa Rosy
other unstuess.
James Introduces sFs ordinance kranfty,
ire right 81 railroad companies ssr,rati,s
IN ghis eity 81 .sv tracks ga the ro.s,fSa
rew being constructed by the >:tv 10 n,
Centennial 'our mill sjta TIE bill wss r
fgrrca "a the corporations committee
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