The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
FREDERICK. NELSON d MUNRO.

sDfsiEss ASKING permission 70 lay pres anu
a string Of wires through the alley II he
rear OF TIRE buildings bcurasf by spring
street. Second aT.nsse. Ci7erTs- street ana
First aver&s sor the purpose NJ conveying
steam for heat ara power a4.d electricity
for lighting naisasnzs within tse BOUNDS
described This xas similar Is nature 30
the petition OF Thomas Burke for permits
sion 10 iay pipes from he Bsfrs;s 10 the RI
alto buildings 20 convey steam heas and
poger- The latter had bsen referred a. a
previous meeting 70 the committee on IRE
and wafer. with the cEsairn7en ~ rGe light
ing and street committees added. II was
lass Mt reported favorabsy sut the APP
pearance q THIS new petition I'D thc couE-
I'll 20 refer both - III. same committee.
Seine opposition 30 tbs privilege asked de-
vtlopea ln the council though the na joTity
seemed favorable 60 granting both petit
ttons. 3 sgESsseQ sens ordinance granting
nsskes petition vas referred with TIRE
o. s@rs Chapman said charter amend
gnent mas bei0g prepared allowing Of mu-
rlctpal ownership ~ esgy tghts whenever
tsso Cedar river wats- system should be
completed.
ether Bssiness.
The privilege asked for the Seattle Gas
and Electric Lseht Company by Samuel
TIli. wfea nc appeared some time ago
before tsc city council. were granted in
tvso cr6lnanecs. %i3ich, were last nigh.
gwen fhsir nist reading and werc referred
TO the aTpotatioffs committee. The first
tfranted 10 tic company the RICH, TO
haiid spars from its property to connect
gita the Grea. Northern and the North
ere Paclnc- The second authorized the
use ol tn. open space under the sidewalk
% Jackson street and Fourth and Fifth
avenues south.
Tteso IS some agitation among city en-
safxs . ALI
auce az the vacation period. Some com
plain that favoritism u shown by heads
81 departments In granting leaves OF alb
sence. recommendation WAS brought
III by a committee that two weeks lie al
lower all city employees After consider
able discussion the matter was referred.
end heads Of departments wers requested
TO grant no more iay-offs until this is
settled.
City Engineer Thomson submitted an
estimate of Si7.1io the cost OF improv-
ing First avenue south by paving with
brick from Yesier Nay 10 Jackson street.
and by paving with wooden blocks from
Jackson street to King street. This was
referred To the street committee, with
instructions to bring In an ordinance.
The taxes on the tract included in the
site of the Magnolia Bluff military post will
be cancelled by the city. An ordinance
providing for such cancellation was au-
thorzed by resolution.
A lengthy ordinance introduced at the
request of the board of health providing
for the sale of milk in the city was re-
ferred TO the sanitation committee.
The committee on fire and water report
ed unfavorablv on the petiton of Fire
Chief kellogg for additional hose. and the
matter was tabled.
The 81 400 collected through the tax for
bicycle licenses was turned over to the bi-
cycle path fund. among other appropria-
tons for audited claims aggregating
s6,s55.37.
Ordinances.
Ordinances were acted upon as follows:
Transferring moneys from the general
fund 10 the I.enora street ami Market
street local Improvement funds.
Granting liquor licenses TO n J. Niquist
Jaffey & Co. Chopard & Cosgrove, Gill &
GIL, laid over
Appropriating 500 10 carry on litigation
in projecting the rights of the city in the
Spring Hin Water Company case: re-
ferrsd TO the finance committed
Granting liquor licenses to q. p. Dali
quist. II. McSorley. Con Collier, O. f.
LushneT and II. Sartori: passed.
Granting transfer of liquor license
from Asptand & Jacobson 10 Joseph Mil
Ter; passed.
Granting transfer of liquor license
from Mary Delfci 20 II. l.. Burns and o.
r. Sullivan: passed.
Providing for the iruproy esnent Of JEFF
ferSon street. from Third avenue - the
alley between SIEth and Seventh avenues.
passed.
Providing for the Improvement OF Oct
dental avenue. from Yeslcr way 20 a poilt
80 feet south OF jackson street: passed
Claims md Petitions.
The following ether business was trans
acted
Report of board OF hearth for June: ac-
cepted.
Petition Of Joseph s. Shotwen for pay
ment Of jefferson street warrants; claims
committee.
Petition IF Mrs. J. Brunn for permission
In place = shiugie root upon her CORFU
gated iron building AZ the corner of Uni
versitv street and Western vsnGe; fire
and water committee.
Claim 81 &. q. GouSe for SIS damages
for injuries ia hts horse 10y = collision With
the city hose cart claims committee
Adjourned until newt Monday night At
s o'clock.
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