The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-24

on the water system has sonnet ming 10 DO
with the large number % applications for
examination under the civil service 10
enter the engineering department Al
ready there are thirfy-thTee LANES regis
tered. ard Secretary Grout may fnd him
self srnothered with another batch today.
Almost sli OF the applicants want 20 car
~ the chain or swing the az The COM
missioners wili meet next Monday evening
10 pass upon the names brought before
them, and on next Wednesday. April =.
the examination will be held. Following
Is complete list of those who desire 10
he axmen or chsinmen.
Stephen Davidson. Gilbert C. Henson.
John r Miller. George Hamilton, j. 2.
A. Morris. John III. GaIlaher Neis 5. An
derson, Otto l.. Stephenson. Ghariss r..
Newton. Thomas c. Taylor. George Ham
rner. Henry p. Hicks. George Roberts.
William R.sse. Victor J. Schnid Conrad
George Schmid. A IL Dimock Cyrenne
Finck, Artemus T. Mears. Frank J.
krebs, Charles z Gilluly. James = JEFF
frey. Gustaye y. Miller. Anthony II. Erd-
man. Christian Frederick Graf. william
Henry Adamson. George r. 5 MAIDEN. ].
II. Vert II. L.. >Mortrude. William
Deneud. Albert Stepier. Hans knudsen
and Richard Hartnett.
Patrick Cunningham. a contractor. fled
with City Comptroller Parry yesterday
afternoon a notice CT withdrawal from
the bond Of John Costello. another con
tractor in connection with license 10
connect private drains with public sewers
Corporation Counsel Brown was present
In the municipal court yesterday after
noon during the argument In the second
hand dealers license case.
Yesterday afternoon was the time for
the new ordinance designed 10 keep drays,
hacks and express wagons Of Pioneer
place, 10 take effect Chief Of Police Reed
instructed his officers TO enforce the ordi-
nance. with the result that William
Stutsman. teamster. was arrested by
Patroiman Birdsall. At police headguar-
ters he was released on personal rscognl-
zancet 70 appear In the municipal court this
afternoon al o'clock. This single arrest
shows that the ordinance was well obeyed
AS the ordinance stands IL Is a serious
question whether . merchant whose place
OF business II on Pioneer place or within
100 feet of II. can have hts delivery wagon
stand In front OF hts store. When this
point was called 10 the attention OF Chief
of Police Reed yesterday afternoon By a
Post-Infelligencsr reporter he lost no time
in getting a copy of the ordinance. After
reading II carefully ne was inclined to
think that a technical construction would
not allow the delivery wagons 10 stand on
the street within the sacred circle. but ha
also expressed the opinion that the city
council Ola not intend 10 strike that far.
The chief will have a consultation with
Corporation Counsel Brown today as 10
the point invoived.
Chief kellogg, Of the FIRE department. IS
highly elated over the success attending
the inauguration OF the new system Of
little houses under the alarm boxes IN
which keys ar~ kept. The new system
has proved so satisfactory" said the chief
yesterday afternoon, that the houses Will
he put IA In the business district Since
the clock cgosins ordinance went into
eject IL closes up many places where the
keys. under the old corner system wer.
located when II - necessary TO turn IN
alarm there IL nothing 50 annoying as
10 be compelled 20 hunt around for key.
and tn the nsesntime the Ere Is gaining
headway fapsd8g. Al illustration Of the
great benefit OF the new system came up
. few days ago. when Fred Hllton's house.
corner OF Atlantic street and Twenty
ninth avenue. caught ere. A small boy
saw the faTnes and Immediately ran to the
nearest box and called cot the Depart
rrent. No time was lost. and we extsn-
gaished the Ere. the loss not amounting
70 more than -. II x had been necessary
70 hunt around FOR the KEY. the p.ohahili-
ties are that the house would have beer
badly damaged. = not ruined.
There vas q funny Incident too. cor
nectea with taat Ere. We were returning
% headquarters when we met nan
working. lie looked VI and Inquired
where the Ere was tel8 him. aud to rny
surprise he yelled ogt. Ny God. thar IS
Eay house
= A Mcdonald. THE recently appointed
state dairy commissioner. vas 9 visitor
At the health department yesterday after
noon He had long conferencs with
Market Inspector Frasch. znf obtained
from him q complete list e diaries witsfa
;he city limits. Nr. NcIoass viii make
a. Official inspection 20 see ho~ things srs
moving siors. At ~. present tine No
DanAlA elSisns Tacoma as his hans. bat
~xs ~ sfx wears zxo Re lived n S~-srR~