The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08

There vas a fun attendance AZ the reg
uiar meeting OF the city council last night
and good long business session devoid
OF any exciting incidents or sery discus
sion McArdls was IN the chair and Cor
yell at the desk, ard when they combine
70 dispatch business II goes with a rush.
City Comptroller Parry submitted r
communication showing that the triangle
On Pioneer place was delinquent for
taxes for ISIS and 1883. and while he ac-
prehended TO danger, he thought II might
some cay interfere with the handling
or Improvement bonds. and recon-
Menced that the county commissioners
De asked 70 cancei the delinquent taxes.
he also sent IN communication with
reference 10 the proposition 20 be sub
nitted 70 the national government for the
construction OF a water main from Queen
Anne hill 10 the site OF the army pest at
Magnolia hluT- Other communications
received and referred were as follows:
haroor masters report; Calm & Conn.
petition for refunding so paid by them
for secondhand junk dealers license Pc
uron for street light 1T Harrison street
and Fifteenth avenue; claim OF +. A.
Iwichen for damage 10 his horse. $50:
petition Of b, J. Davis for free water; OF
Thomas j. Peterson 10 connect private
drain with public sewer; OF James Pr
ret for fuller investigation Of the charges
which led to his discharge By Librarian
Smith.
The claim Of William G. Guyer for
wages during sickness amounted 10 ss5.
the committee On claims cut it
10 sa5 and the report OF the
committee was adopted u. c.
Jensen's claim OF so for replacing the
city buoy was allowed. The request OF
j. S. Anderson for new cemetery lot In
exchange for the one owned by him IN
the Old city cemetery was rejected
Street improvements claimed a fair
share Of attention. The street commit
tees favorable report for the improvement
Of Pike street between Seventh and Eighth
avenues was adopted. The bill for The
Improvement OF jackson street between
Railroad and Fifth avenue south was in
definitely postponed. inasmuca as that dis
trict has since been subdlvided. Instead
OF the former plan Of paving part Of Yes
Ter way with brick, part or 1t with wooden
blocks and replanking the remainder up
as far as Fifth avenue. the committee
recommended replanking the entire street
from Occidental 10 Fifth. and the report
was adopted. suggestion from the
board OF public works that 10 further city
contracts be advertised until there Is a
reasonable assurance Of bids on them. was
sanctioned by the council. The fire and
water committee recommended the prepar-
alton OF an ordinances allowing the ap-
pointment Of an engineer and two cap
tains in the fire department, and the report
was adopted. An ordinance proposed by
the committee on police. license and rev.
enue, for the enforcement Of a scale OF ie-
al weights and measures was referred 10
the city comptroller and the committee on
finance. The recommendation of the same
committee, granting retail liquor licenses
TO various firms was adopted. and later
during the session bills were introduced
and passed granting the licenses The
committee asked further time for consid-
ering the bin with refernece to increasing
the pay Of police officers.
The COMMITTEES on health and sanitation
needed r W Mccoy's protest against the
dumping OF garbage on city lots near Lane
street. and IL was resolved TO devise some
ether method OF disposing of the garbage.
The petition OF various citizens for sbat-
ing the fertllizing works as n nuisance
was not granted.
The following report from the committee
on public buildings and grounds was
adopted:
"As chairman OF the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. desire 70 re-
port action taken IN connection with the
city engineers offce, touching riEht-of-
way through and q site for our Cedar river
storage reservoir and the preservation Of
oar city pestaouse buildings and grounds,
all in section is. Of township "a north
range 4 east, lying Immediately south or
the city limits
Late last week It was learned BY the
city engineer that the commissioner ot
public lands for the state Of Washington
intended 10 lease at public auction, In
tracts OF five acres each, that portion or
70 the south % The city limits on the Bea-
cen hill ridge. An arrangement was made
with the land commissioner that any
reservations made BY The city for the pur-
and for a reservoir site and reported 20 thu
county auditor By 3 o'clock on this Tues
day morning. September 7, would b hon
ored and all land 50 noted as reserved by
the city would be withheld from lease AZ
ter considering the matter az carefully IS
possible IN the limited time a. our com
mand, " being necessary TO decide almost
instantly. 50 as 70 allow the proper maps
10 BE made, II WIS agreed that the engi-
nser should indicate upon a plat 20 be
FLED with tha auditor reservation %
thirty acres for our pesthouss site and OF
ninety acres FOR our reservoir sife, also 4
rtght-of-way strip eighty feet wide
through the remainder ot thu section
1T was s serious question whether a re- 1
seTv2tiOn should not also have been made !
for tract Of 100 acres FOR cemetery pur-
poses as required by the city charter.
'sThe council - requested % approve cur ]
action IN making such reservation and TO 1
:
ration counsel 10 hegtn proper suit for con- 1
demnaticn and requirement % said prop
nrfy and consideration Is asked 20 ths /
question OF cemetery grounds.
WILLIAM II. MARBLE
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The committee on harbors ani wharvss
the passage of the bin IN
.ToEucSd az the last session for compelling
docks and steamers 20 provide AL gang
planks with hand rats. or guards, ard the
report was adopted.
TIE committee on parks ana bouisvsrds
reported favorably or the bfll fer shatfne
the nuisance Of COW bells IN Brooklyn ard
Iztona during certain hours O the night.
aua the report wss adopted
The special committee consisting &C
Councilman James ana City Engineer
Thonson. 10 whom was referred ire ex-
animation CO records 20 ascertain ths
amount - taxes collected by King c0znty
against lands lying within the corporats
limits OF Ballard and Of Seattle for ard
since the year 100 submitted the following
report which was adopted, ard the rHP1rr
was referred 20 the city comptroller ard
TIE corporation counsel. with Instructions