The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Five Prominent Thoroughfares to
Be PIanked.
NOVEL PLAN FOR JAMES STREET
Detvseen second aad Thtrd Asenue
the steep Grade VIII Ne Park ID
ana Closed to Traaae-Resoiuttans
Istsoaac~a In City G0unciI-
Homes sends In Another Veto.

Al thu meeting OF tie city council iass
night resolutions for The .rnmedlats re-
plankins or paving OF FIVE of the principal
streets running east from the bay were
introduced. read ard rsferrei 10 the com
mistee on streets for Investigation. TINS is
the frat step towards the largest stree,
Improvement scheme the city has under
taken in years aad Will. when carried out.
make q great change for she better in The
appearance OF tiss business portion OF the
city. There was large grfst of other
business. The ordinance regokiaf the ortii-
nance rAcatsng = portion Of Marion stree:
Cor the use OF the Northern Pacific Rau-
way Company in erecting liz proposed pas
senxer and freight depot Was postponed
tor . time al the urgent request of the
company's local attorneys: by an informal
vote the council put itself on record as
unanimously fayorinx the appropriation u
500 for Fourth Of July decorations. Mayor
Humsa sent In a veto upon the ordinance
granting free water 10 churches. and An
ordinance to aifow saloons on Third ave
nua across from the Third Avenue theater
was o6lsiemned by the report of the license
committee Another ordinance with the
same object IN view was introduced last
night. but was tabled.
The streets to be improved Inser the
reeolutionz introduced In the council last
night are. University. from First avenue
to Third. seneca. from First avenue to
Third; Madison, from Railway avenue 10
Twenty ninth avenue; Columbia. from
First avenue 10 Fifth. and James. from
First avenue 10 sixth. All Of the streets.
where the grade r. steep VIII be pianked.
but v:trined brick will be used wherever
possible. notably on Madison street. TIE
most novel feature. however. Is in the
Improvement proposed for James street
befween Second and Third avenues,
II In proposed 10 close this street to travel
by vehicles Of any kind except street cars,
Then the street between tho sidewalks.
which will remain open. and the car tracks
win be graded down. soddetl and converted
into . miniature park. James street Is 50
steep between the avenues mentioned that
Il II practically never used. and II Is posi-
ble thai the attractive plan OF parking viii
bs adopted on the sleeper portions OK some
& the other cross streets la be improved
Some members of the council are OF the
opinion that the action OF the Northern
Pacific I'm asking so earnestly that the rev.
ocation OF the ordinances yaeating Marion
street Do not considered. Indicates that the
proposition OF building a big depot on the
ground donated by the city has not been
entirely abandoned. The repeating oret-
nance came up for final passage last night.
No one had ~ 10 last night hirdercd the
passage OF the ordinance.
The matter OF appropriating 5000 Tor
Fourth AZ July purposes was brought up
by James. who wished to get an express
sion Of opinion on a bill he introduced ut
tho time setting aside the money. James
aaid In explanation OF the ordinance that
a great part OF the money would be used
for the purchase OF materials for decoTa-
tion ana illumination which will be service
able for years
Mayor Husnes' veto 81 the ordinances
granting free water 10 churches is based
upou the ground that the city has hard
work TO furnish water for !ts paying pa
irons. and cannot afford 10 be generous
before being Just. In cas~s OF necessity
the mayor says he would favor granting
free water. hu, he had failed TO hear that
any of tho churches were too poor 10 pay
for water.
During the session Navin and James had
n goo,i-ua.ured dispute over a pendinS or
dlnanee revoking the franchise of the old
South Seattle motor iae whose tracks,
long ago AHA ntioned. still ohstruCt COM
mefeiai street. Sssin thought James, who
Il cha!rrsan of the committee which has
had charge Of the ordinance, had net hees,
pushing the matter Of clearing the street
30 that IL can be improved by rep'ankins,
etc. James Insisted that The committee
had .fnns ~ beat and expressed desire
10 see the franchise revoked. Nsyln wa-
after the corporations last nght, aud led
IN demanding that the council take noti .
81 the fact that tho Great Northern Is
not lighting tts crossings by arc lights. -
required by us franchise,
.frf4-. Yf..r
10 have come M fast n.ght, bat oa mo-
tten OF McardIe. I; was allowed ~ Iic
over for twenty -esgh; days Tho council
adjourned 10 meet again 'fu@sd4y. July 81.
Petitions. Communications. Etc.
f',T.ns tha hoard az hsSaSth.- Ttg~ort az She
board OF health cor the month q MAY.
nlsA
From the Notwithstanding without his
approval an ordinance granting fFvw water
to ali churches within ths exits a.ft
From e. J. Goddard ard other residents
OF Frenont~-A skins thar lion aveuue and
Ia extensions be- renamed Mailman ave
nHe: referred.
From f a Brgdgfnan Asking e.; <An.
oelEatien u tax sale. ssferred
from Mrs ARnis oiigten-~Ask5og 50
aar7Aees far unlawful killing oe ten dogs
by Isotinttnsa $tcT. referred.
Rrosn Cardiac, Nan Erackl'H--AsklnK Sar
81 damages ny 'fe grading of SIKH
strrc; referred
From Frank = Whitman and other ,ax-
payers -l'rrvevt'rE against she granting az
a acense sor Satnon eg the west ssde oS
Third ayu.ue. t~;~ecr Maiden sud SpT "a 8
street.
Neports et Committees.
Is- the fnss>v. e,epsrnlgse>e -Rteafa agera-
tag that Fs2e ordinances allowing Catherine
Il His!n & va dsaaa39S ~ regarding az
fIvEt aVeuGs rertA - passed. as, ~
r~s>sfgs msasfsnE The "a saaxrr - as ordinance
Spp~cFvis3tng Sac fog the fsuTta.AN> - 81
o~e street sNeef~er. adopted rsscarsar ssesssf-
Sag shAf Sss hsN SpprepT}s;inS $50 ~ ga
thS Ess}rc}ta~. - fwout3..S1x sSie ssl.assc~ Gar
sAc police alarm system t~ passed
50 rpfef
h'v,ssn tht >ia}ns@ committee -- Recon-
'ff a'fl7s tns' ~ orilF'a1cs TersHaiw., ta
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