The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-29
No MAYOR ELECTED YET.
CITY Council Meets, But Action
Is Postponed.
ACTING MAYORS SUGGESTIONS
Ne orsag. CD the Cedar River "a'ef
Qssssion fn Executive
osa Prssehf.es sheaId BE baa ma
,sse and ssrafghseaea o"f-'i"s
a.. p~~,.rfug Charter amend
-~uts nj uaBd-f.iguer Lir~nses'

q3,. eisv council was 81 executive sNss'on
,.xo nsga. .n the Office OF Actlng Mayor
f.<teh.an xhsch occupies the DortnHssi
Garner Of thu city bah. The press Vas
haired hair dozen or more matters %
srneortsure were discussed. bet nc mayor
atty question Cd not eone up for eonsia-
.,.ston lanes and Chapman were sa-
-, flames was too gIi 70 affe1d. snd
r,~ s.nauu,an.s absence wss dee. u vas
explained, 70 a professional calf There
ara. hgS crowd 81 tire city bah eorrsdsra
~e5i. no eeuHssa WIS In ssHssoFg. because
r.s~,ors Etrs afoat ali day that IN ire
,Sentar there woule BE- a new mayor
e,~~sea Put II var announeed about
osrlare thai Inc naayoF<y matter would
70 sver oaly those On the inside
Iearse4 this Taey stayed away but ihe
outsiders. Ignorant ~ thc announcement.
seere on hand to sec and heat The ero7'd
waited m vain, and finally some one stated
tast thers would b. no sensation. After
shst The curious people sirifted from the
eltr hal. one ~ one and tso b. two. nntil
oniy he Janitor remained in the corridor.
yhe uasornifs.
II shcrs vas secret rsssoa for pos
s.saensns ~ the election OF mayor y
IA moi become known during the even
ing. The politicians who are opposed TO
elise said tar the elise crowd kne. they
ola ret have seven votes and decided %
~a.f . few days in the hope Of securing
recruit or two.
The opp0aision - very emphatic In say
ing thar the elise people do not know
sxBaf they arc taiklisg about when tney
nS4ke the statement that elise ean bs
sseried Elsia. OF Dosids or Chapman
sll1es enemies Say. viii never vote for
llEl The elise people continue 10 ip-
s.st that they have enough votes TO elect
him. hui weaken this contention. u II
claimed. by failing % get together at once
and making elise mayer The council
men VINO afforded last nights meeting
sala they dia not think that the mayorai-
Is question would come up for disposal
until next Monday night
rne seunrii Proceedings.
Council sent into executive session az
s O'Clock. II sas nothing more or less
than al informal meeting. but reporters
were not admitted.
Acting Mayor Crichfon explained 10 the
council that he would deliver only a verb
attention 10 the fact that the city has IN
Inc past granted = number ~ franchises
abauf which the present council knows hut
little. he deemed Il advisable that q
iias Of al franchises granted. and their
conditions, be secured and reported 10 the
council AZ once The Yesler avenue line
n was stated has two franchises The
city should know which eae the company
r. operating under and tie other should
az once be revoked The Third avenue
line II had been ieaFena. was operating
part OF It's lac without a franchise That
WAS another matter for Investigation Sew
erai railroad companies have franchises
along the water front Whether they
are IN force or have expired Is a matter
the acting mayor thought proper Tor In
yrsfigatlon The franchise az the Front
Street Railway Company. provides that
u shall pave With asphalt. As the city
IL paving With brick II was deemed adyis-
able TO make the provision OF the fran
chise conform 10 the clfys work After
discussing these matters the council re-
fefFed them % tho chairman OF the COM
mtttre on corporations. who VIII make
report ar an early date.
Ths Water Question.
The mayor called the councils attention
20 the question 81 lowering the water ratsa
and raising money hy general taxation 20
take care OF the Interest on the bonds 10
70 8asaeA Tor the building OF the Cedar
river sater plant. The details ~ tho mat
ter Here given in yesterdays Post fntciR-
Eencer The mayor was authorized TO Ar
point n COMMITTEE 10 Investigate ana
That committee VIII u necessary. secure
LEGAL advice. Later report viii De made
70 the eanncn, Tho disposition % the coun-
eli In this matter II "a proceed very slowly
and do nothing that win eudanger The Ce-
dar river water ~ acre.
t.tauor i.iccuScx.
Tho uiaY0e spoke 20 tho council about
compelling HOUSES % lIi-faHac 70 take enc
iquer licenses and ~ was Decided 80 discuss
the matter IN detail at = regular meeting
OF the council
Reference @sa made 20 the fact that the
time FOR preparing charter amendments is
near AZ hand and that Il the council de-
siTes any amendments early action VIII -
necessary, 1. became evident during fha
darussion az this matter that several
amendments are contemplated ~ memoirs
~ the council
Councilman Hermann and the commit
tee ar elections AID boundaries wlB con-
Esder the advtsah0ity OF merging the
Fourth prccinc, u The Third war8 lnto an-
ether precinct owing 20 the fact thar Il
contains tui I've votes and the cost ~ each
election foots up over Sta
The board Of public works was author
itea 70 buy a horse for tho Gre DEPART
neni The chairman 81 thN committee