The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12
So SAYS the Council Concerning
the Water Tower.
VOTE STANDS SEVEN TO SIX.
Hereafter II VIII he . Nfsde meanor
to Expecforate Upon the Public
stre~ts-iBilI Passes Allow ing Mer-
chants 10 Use Thirty Inches of
spaee On stdewaIks-The Osdt-
nance Fixing saloon Limits.

The animated and somewhat lengthy dis
cEsslon OF the cry park water tower In
ualged iE hy the council al its regular
meeting las. night resulted In the adop-
tlos. OK an amended resolution authorizing
chs board Of public works 20 readvsrilse
for hl4s fer the erection OF the tower &c
coraiEs 10 tie plans and specifications al
ready On file. and extending the time for
she completion " the work 10 May 10.
5sssa. 4 division was called and the vote
taken stardfny President Rinehart an
nouslcsd: six for and six against. the
resolution Is adopted"
This statement brought James 10 his
feet with the query. ''Hos's that. Af.
President understood you 10 say six
for and SIX against how can the resoin-
tlon stand adopted, should Ike to know? ,"
The chair replied sniliDgly, That. Mr.
Jaulea, is where my vote comes in \
laugh sent round the room James. who
had voted against the resolution, reminded
the chair that II that were the case he
should have announced his vote. and nag
said that SIX for and six against carried
the resolution. The vote was as follows:
AyeSr-cFa afogd. Gill. Naeln. AcArdle,
Cricl4fon, Diilcr. Mr.. President.
Noes~lIili Aluiioon Rude. Taylor,
James. Castiefnan. Seven Tor and SIX
against.
The Discussion Opens.
The discussion opened with the reading
OF the report OF the fire and water com
mittce recommending the reimbursement
for bids and the extension OF the time
limit 10 December l.. instead of September
!. Since the closing OF the bids another
bid has come in which. while II does not
make any reference pro or con 10 the
specification requiring the completion of
the work by September l. Ia $500 lower
than the lowest OF the bids originally sub
mitted. the Inference being that with an
extension OF time the work can be done
cheaper. The vote to adopt the report was
taken after a very considerable discussion
In which all the old ground covered since
the bids first came in question was gone
over again A tfreshing machine could
hardly have left the ground more bare.
The vote 10 adopt was carried. to ;.
those voting against being Crawford
Crichton. GIN. MeArile. Navir
A bah authorizing the board or public
works to award the contract for the con-
struoston of the concrete base OF the tower
priating $4,000 for the immediate payment
for the work upon completion. was referred
to the committee on finance.
Hereafter 1t will be a mlsdemeanor 20
cxpeetorate upon the public streets.
Crichton's bill prohibiting the practice
and fixing q penalty OF So for the Of
Tense came UP on third reading and WAS
passed. amid harvest OF audible smiles.
Tie vote; Aycs~Craw ford. Crichton, Dill
Ter. HUI. Gill. McArdle. Navin. Rude. Tay-
lor. Noes a.stienan, AIR. President; to
3 james was absent.
Days Work.
The ordinance defining the number OF
hours that shall constitute a days work
on public works ia the city OF Seattle
and fixing "a penalty for the violation
thereof. came before the council through
the COMMITTEES report recommending the
amendment OF the ordinance by the s;rik-
ing otit OF the word Extraordinary in
that clause reading: And II shall also
be unlawful for any iahorer. mechanic or
onlplose engaged upon any work or labor
To work more than eight hours IN any
ono calendar day. excep, in case or ex-
traorilnary emergency The report VAS
laid unot she table
The ordinance fixing III. saloon limits of
the city and repeating the former ortli-
nance upon that subject was re-roferred 10
the committee on police. license and rev
enue. This ordnance differs from the ono
nov In force in that Il excludes from the
saloon lianiis all that territory lying west
OF Railroad avenue
The hlll allowing ina merchants OF she
city the use % thirty inches Of th, side
walk Ia front uf theEg respective establish
merits for tn" display II erchand.se was
passed piller and AcArdIe voting against
g.
\ resolution WAS adopted directing ths
committee on aartvf ana " harves IN iuvce-
tiEete tae amount ~ cry property ca Rail
road avcutie nnv hetug rented 10 private
individuals or firms a0t 10 ascertain
whether size rents are being paid. there
having arisen q question upon that pasu;
The yssUIaitfcr ls Ga report NJ the next
meeting of the council
Ths ordinance Ns~8tlDg That certain uaft
of Mercer street "a allow tne erection ~
"a fyFiktt dopvi NN tho Great Northern ard
ire Northern Faelt5s, railroads was post
pcuea svr ouc week
The or6i0lue, authorizing the r,girc y sSe
~ f3Vv horses fov tsie use ~ the fire depart-
aaeug ASH ApproPvtstsng money far the
san's. WAS passst as were also rn;nber
cf usn,T hills and resolutions relating 10
street Improvement
Council adjourned 30 meet next Monday
sat.