The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-14

tate will at once pay the grade tax as ad-
Judged by the courts and now remaining
unpaid and consider all differences ana
causes OF action at an end and fully adj
tu.ted and satisfied" The offer was. on
motion. rejected.
John W. Pratt. special counsel for the
city in street grade cases. sent coumu-
nIczrion 20 the council relative 20 certain
street grade cases. The report was read as
follows:
II have the honor 70 report TO the city
council that The Supreme court has con-
Hrmed the Judgment in the case OF the
Fifth street assessment. and this secures 10
the city over s6.on. The city has also been
successful In several cases IN the superior
court the most notable Of which IS that
for the assessment OF Washington street.
which involved sl.isT. Asogether: / nave
2ls cases. amounting without interest 20
about ss4. ~ The judgments with inter-
est. etc. make about s7oee. absolutely Sc
II am fling papers now at the rate or
fifty or sixty a month. and securing p1oiiy,
cation. OF summons wherever required. L
I have left this class of cases 10 the iast.
hoping to avoid the cost. but 1t IS now nee
essary.
| The work of Mr.. Riddle and myself Is
now 81 ons BY shas both
news. and they will be kept az work ourlls
the next three months closing up every
I case L nave. ms aGuS uotailuS %iio
TO the city. of course We nave nNs CASES
on appeal to the supreme court
Corporation Counsel Brown. in COM
muncation TO the council, stated thar the
+, city can by the payment OF Sleo 10 MIS-:
Mary d. Smith secure the dismissal or
the injunction suit now on appear Whicn
she began against the city and won IN the
superior court. whereby the city was per-
petually enjoined from sluicing or other
wise removing earth from the north side
Of Yesler way. between Sixth and Seventh
avenues. Mrs. Smith Is the owner or q
house at the southwest corner OF seventh
, avenue and Alder street. and the breaking
away and sliding of the hill FUSED her
lot to break away and settle AT the west
erly end so as to endanger the safety or
the house. Mr.. Brown in his communica-
ton TO the board said:
THE recent severe rains have caused
the hillside north and west of Yesler way
to slide and settle to such an extent that
! In order TO keep Yesler way open TOR
travel 1t is necessary TO remove the earth
thererrom. Mrs. Smiths property has also
caved away and subsidized TO a considerable
extent during the past week, large masses
Of earth having fallen from under the
f n1u entire aIi, IN dessriction # has become
necessary TO remove the same as far to
the easterly as possible upon said lots.
AFTER consultation with the city en-
gireer and chairman of the finance COM
mittee. an agreement has been entered
into between myself on behalf of the city.
| and the attorneys for Mrs. Smith for the
settlement of the injunction suit by the
payment by the city 10 Mrs. Smith of $50,
In order tc compensate her for the expense
of moving her house; II this settlement
solved and the suit dismissed. leaving the
city free to Immediately care for Iesler
| way by removing the earth which slides
upon 1t from the adjacent property. The
amount to be paid. $780, will not greatly
exceed the expense TO the city Of perfect
ing aud arguing the appeal. and If the
settlement is made all the uncertainty
which attends the result OF every law suit
will be done away with.
It was agreed on motion, that the ooun-
Gil approve Mr.. Browns action, and an
ordinance was passed authorizing the set
tiement.
The corporation counsel's office, to whom
was referred ordinance No. 566 for an opin
ion as to its legality, reported that in it's
opinion the bill is legal. The ordinance is
Ito regulate and restrict the operation OF
woodsawing machines. declaring the
same a nuisance in certain cases. and pro-
viding penalties for the violation thereof"
The ordinance was introduced by Rudy
September and referred 10 the la Dor COM
| mittee. II reported upon ii October L. and
later ii went TO the corporation counsers
office. The ordinance provides that no
wood sawing machine shall be operated
in the city within 80 feet Of any occupied
private dwelling. except by consent OF the
occupant thereof.
The following matters were referred:
Report of the port warden for the month
of November; report of the department of
sanitation for the month of November; re-
port Of the health officer for November:
report OF H. L. Emery. assistant sanitary
Inspector; plumbing inspectors report for
November; milk. meat and food report for
November.
Several property owners stated In a COM
munication that at the intersection Of Fifth
avenue and Terrace street the elevation
calls for III feet above datum while at said
intersection the elevation found is only l15
feet above datum. This defect In grade
the property owners wish the city to rec
tify. The communication was referred.
]. ]. Smith and A. w. Benson, employees
of the city blacksmith and repair shops,
petitioned for raise of salary 10 $3.50 per
day. stating that such is the standard of
wages paid such laborers.
The board of health appeared before the
council and recommended the purchase OF
new fumigating machine manufactured
by Philadelphia firm. Council took a
recess while test Of the machine was
made for their benefit. The purchase was
referred to the committee on health and
sanitation.
The following ordinances were intro
duced
Providing for the Improvement ~
Twenty second avenue south by grading
sidewalking and parking the same.
Providing for the Improvement of East
Jefferson street. Twenty-frst and Twen-
ieth avenues by constructing an iron
ston pipe sewer.
AppropTiafing money from the general
fund 10 pay the principal and interest due
Herman Chapsn upon certain promis-
sorry note secured by mortgage upon block
s. Maynard's plat
Providing for the settlement OF the suit
of Mary u. Smith against the city of Seat
tie by paying the sum of $50
Granting a wholesale and retail liquor
license TO 4. Nereecken.
Authorizing the ayment Of S23 to +. \.
Twichefi in settlement OF damages on ac-
count OF injuries to his horse.
Providing for establishing Twentieth
avenue north as pubic street. from the
south end OF Twentieth avenue north. in
Halls addition TO the north line of Madi-
son street.
The following ordinances were passed:
| Granting to the Kerry Lumber Company
permission 20 erect and maintain grid
iron within ths limits ~ Railroad avenue.
Granting liquor license 10 Armstrong &
/ Linn.
| Providing for extending Twentieth ave
nue. from Halls addition 10 north line OF
| Madison street.
Anpronriatsng So 10 pay the state OF
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