The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-13
PEANUT BILL KILLED.
CITY COUNCIL FINALLY DfSPoSES
or N'sILyRa'S ORDINANCE
Measure Introduced Against the
Standing os Teams On Pioneer
Place Efght-Hour Labor Bill
Passed-Ruay Espouscs the Cause
of Temperance.

The city council had but A Eight meeting
last night. 1one of the ordinances passed
being Of much importance There was a
spirit OF levity prevailing which found
expression sn many trffes- The session
was an important one for Chapman he
has always opposed the granting OF liquor
Licenses. his vote standing alone on that
point against the council Last night he
found an ally. Rudy voted against the
liquor traffic Everybody applauded. and
Chapman and Rudy shook hands Just
how long the alliance viii last is a matter
Of doubt
At the last moment before adjournment
McGlivre's famous peanut ordinance came
up. In fact. a motion 20 adjourn had been
put and seconded. but when the peanut
bill was waved aloft the council decided
10 wait while. Gentlemen. row we get
the peanut ordinance" announced Fresl-
dent Crichton. 1t was amended as or
dered at the last meeting of the council.
Rudy opposed the ordinance on the ground
that roasted peanuts in the summer time
were unhealthful. and moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed. This was voted
down. Herman asked that. as the bill
had been In the council for over a year,
IL should be disposed OF one way or an
other. On motion by Rudy the ordinance
was put on its final passage and killed by
vote of TO 3. those in favor being Chap
man. Herman and Crichton.
An ordinance was introduced. directed
against the standing of teams and con-
veyanees on Pioneer square. 1t covers
all manner of things ON wheels-hacks,
cabs, gurneys. omnibuseS. carts, wagons.
trucks and drays, and provides that they
stand on the square no longer than neces-
sary 10 discharge any passenger or article
conveyed. The penalty for violation is
e srya-
prisonment of from one 10 thirty days.
The petition which was responsible for
this ordinance was one OF the strongest
that was ever submitted. Some oppo-
sltion developed TO the ordinance, and IL
was referred TO the committee on parks
and bouleyards for further investigation.
Where were the teamsters TO stand2'
was asked. IL was thought that in case
the teamsters were forced to leave Pho
neer square some other street should be
specially allotted for them.
The ordinance defining the number of
hours that constitute days work on city
works was reported back by the labor
committee. The committee fixed eae fine
TO be incurred by violation of the ordi-
nance at not more than SIS nor less than
$40. The opinion Of Corporation Counsel
Brown was that the ordinance did not af
feet the hours of the employment of
policemen, hremen and clerks. The ord
nance was passed by unanimous vote.
An ordinance authorizing the city to en-
ter into a contract with f. p. Tremper
for abstract work was referred TO the
committee of the whole. The contract Is
for copies of the rolls OF delinquent taxes
for the years 1883 10 1857. and also copies
of the records of tax sales for the same
years. these records having been burned
The contract price is 1880. The advisa-
bility OF purchasing these books at this
81.
ciImen. ft
Ordinances were acted upon as follows:
Allowing Patrick Cunningham to con-
meet private drains with public sewers;
laid over.
Authorizing the payment of ss.25 to L.
Pearl. In fun settlement for claim on ac-
count of broken window glass; passed.
Granting free water 10 Is. Eward;
passed.
Allowing transfer of liquor license from
Patrick Ryan to II. Linsit and o. j. Mel
son. passed.
Authorizing the issuance to J. A. Camp
bell of street grade warrants of Division
street for 1880. as executor of w. Il.
Rentons estate. laid over.
Authorizing the expenditure of SEQ for
lumber by the superintendent OF streets;
passed.
Granting liquor license to Andrew Asp
land and John jacobson and NJ. coster,
laid over.
Granting transfer of liquor license from
Thagard * Co. to u. w. Heberling, laid
over
Granting license to c. Baiocchi: passed.
Appropriating money 10 pay audited
bills: passed,
Anticipating an additional amount OF
$3.50 for April for the park department
and $50 for the civil service commission.
10 be applied on salaries and expenses,
passed.
Fixing rates Of compensation OF survey
ors working on the Cedar river water sys-
tern: passed.
Granting - c. J. Erickson. contractor
for the Improvement OF Terry avenue. an
extension OF thirty-fve days time from
March -, passed.
The following other business was trans
acted:
Claim OF - NJ Austin for the payment
OF a Market street Improvement warrant;
claims committee.
Petition OF D. Keller for issuance OF du-
pueatc coupons on Improvement bonds OF
Carroll street: claims committee.
Petition for aR arc light at the inter
section Of Jackson street and Twenty
third avenue south: city light committee
Report OF Health Officer Eames for
March: referred TO health and sanitation
committee.
Claim OF Mrs Ruth Smith for g coo per-
sonai damages. rejected.
Petition Of Anna c. kearns for remis-
sion Of grade tax; favorable report
adopted.
The council adjourned until next Mon
day night at 80 O'Clock.