The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-05
City Council Orders 1mpcrsau
Public Improvements.
FRONT ST. ROAD UNDER r,nr.
Coaneilman james Says Many nnra
Things Coaceraing IL aaa r>.,-n1
Special Meeting Of Council WIN
BE Held - Consiaer an Oraina>e>
CallinG for Forfeiture NJ a.
Compaay's Railway rraacAi.>.

Tne city council was In session for 80.
ersl hours last night and transacted 49,
siderable routine business
Under special order OF bus.ne.. ~.
council ordered the improvement a, ~.
versity street from Railroad aysnus "a
FIRST avenue. at cost or sas5o nv
also ordered to improve Jefferson sr..,
with a sewer Then the stree. railway
matter came up with the council a. .
committee Of the whole. having adjourn.
ed from special meeting Thursday nigh,
az such. The eventual action I'm on,.r q.
straighten out the matter was for ~.
council TO report % itself and tram refA.
Its report to the corporation counse, with
instructions to draw an ordinances A.
caring the franchise Of the road forfs,,.
ed. Mr.. McMicken consendinx tina, tho ola
resolution died with the old council Phi.
was contested By both Mr.. McArdle and
Mr.. Navin. who stated as their ha,,xe
that the work on this particular ousst,or
was as much heritage from. the ola
body as were others winch had he.n
acted upon.
The board OF public works suhm,,,.a
the assessment roll for the imnravsrs.s.
or First avenue between rike aires, .rS
Denny way. The amount shown -
N..6il.5O
City Engineer Thomson asked perm,..
sion 10 move certain furniture from tha
corporation counsel's Office TO the a,,or.
neys down town Office in the SuIliyan
building. 'sa
Mayor Humes submitted the appo,r,.
meht OF capt. NJ. l.. Rogers a. harhor.
master. Inc matter went to the commits
Tee on harbors and wharves The mavor
also sent In the appointments OF G. 10 r
williams and T. H. Cam as park commis.
sioners. both of which were confrmed
r. {. Ross application for a francht..
10 puild and operate . railroad over 60.
tain streets OF the city was referred -
the corporation committee.
Gilbert F. Bogue's application for salary
as police magistrate was rejected.
Inc resolution OF the finance COMMITTEES
to raise the salaries Of the chief and -
s'ssant engineers OF the fireboat SnounaI.
mie to 800 and $50 was adopted. The hoard
OF public works was also authorized "a -
Tor bios on 1000 feet OF hose for the A..
department, its cost not to exceed h -
Special policemen for both the Northsrr
Pacific and Great Northern railways. 10
act without pay. were allowed, ana An An.
piication from residents OF Renton HIN for
night patroiman and police alarm boz
was referred to the committee on police.
licenses and revenue,
M. James introduced resolution 70 thu
effect that 1t IL the intention Of the CITY -
hold an election on July II, for the puruoee
or adopting amendments to the cry char
ter: referred to the committee On 1a1i.
ciary
The question Of allowing $40 a . mart
OF the current expense ordinance. the sasoo
beng Tor the payment OF salaries Of on
Gals OF the bureau Of information ana
public comfort. was brought up. ana !
COMMITTEES OF I'VE will report upon the "a.
visibility OF continuing the expense. The
ordinance including the item was passed
for April. -
A report by the street committee vaa
adopted. having the improvement q
James street. from First to Second ave.
nnes. in view. The improvement contem-
1 asa' brick paving on concrete fesad'-
The Front street cable line was under
fire. James said that the cable was strand
ed; that the whole road was In dangerous
condition; that great punches formed when
the strands broke. too large to admit Of tho
passage OF the cable through the grips. and
that the gripmen could not let 70; that the
only thing that stopped the car was ita
abrupt bringing up against q turn-tatle
or a. stone wall. ard that the lives Of pas
sengers were constantly endangered by the
sharp curves around which II was neces-
sary TO pass with the previously gained
momentum OF the car. and that people had
repeatedly been thrown of and injured.
He referred to recent accidents o. due -
the condition the road and cable are IN. and
urged that the time fc7 action In the mat
ter had arrived.
Maurice McMicken. representing the in.
terests Of the road. admitted that the cable
was In bad condition. and said that I'D
efficiency expired fully two months In a.. :
vance OF the guarantee by its manufac.
turers. The road was not 10 blame. and
when the fact became known that The
cable was not what was required. new
one had been telegraphed for. which IL -.
pected to arrive within Q couple Of days.
The council will meet again this even
ing when II will 90 into committee OF the
whole TO consider the ordinance which To-
day will be drawn by the corporaf'oe
counsel. declaring the franchise OF To
Front street cable railway forfeited.