The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-15
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engineer ard all expenses borne by prop
erty holders.
AL the members OF the city council
were present when President Crichton
called that body 10 order, except Chap
man and McArtiie.
Under resolution the next order OF bust
ness was the Improvement of Terry street
at total cost of si,s0 There was no
protest. and the improvement was unani-
mously ordered.
a communication from Mayor Humes
was read and referred. vetoing the milk
ordinance. IL has already been printed
in the Post-Intelligencer.
A communication from the mayor was
read and referred, recommending that
the city take membership IN the League Of
American municipalities.
A communication vas read from the
board OF health, dated February H. rep
resenting that the calls made upon the
health officer from the INDECENT sick had
become SO numerous as 10 make II i'm
possible for him 20 attend these calls and
do his other work. and suggesting that he
be provided with an assistant. or that
his salary bee raised SO as to enable him
10 employ an assistant. Referred.
A communication from the labor union
was read and referred indorsing the petit
ton pending to repeal the ordinance for
bidding musicians from playing in GER
tain places.
A communication was read from me
chanics and skilled workmen in water de
partmeni. asking raise in wages. Re
ferred TO salary committee.
The following petitions were introduced
and referred: From Philip Plaster. for
payment of street grade warrant; by resi-
dents. for placing Il fire box al Thirty
NTH avenue and East Spring street; from
Ellen McSorley. for payment OF street
grade warrant; for the extension of
Twenty-second avenue TO Madison street:
TO extend sewer on Twenty-third avenue
Reports were submitted and adopted as
follows: From the finance committee,
recommending the removal OF certain
buildings from First avenue between
Pike street and Denny way: from com
inittee on streets for Improvement Of
Westlake avenue. Main street, Twenty
second avenue and Twenty-third avenue;
sewers and drainage. recommending con-
struction of sewer on Fifth avenue north:
fire and water. recommending free water
to Mrs. Frances a. Lang and Mrs Blair:
police. license and revenue recommend
Ing liquor license 10 Drummer q Co. and
transfer from Miller Bros TO Considine
Bros; sanitation. calling attention 10 eff
cient work Of health department; harbors
and wharves. approving report of port
warden.
The following bills were introduced: TO
improve Third avenue between Yesier
way and Pike street. Union street between
Second and Fourth avenues, and Fourth
avenue between Union and Pike by re-
pianking roadway and alley sidewalk
crossings. directing corporation counsel to
take steps toward opening Eighteenth
avenue between East Cherry and East
Columbia 10 its fall width; declaring the
intention OF the city TO improve Twelfth
avenue between East jefferson and Yes
Ter way; improving Twenty-second ave-
nue. south from Jackson to Charles street.
sewer on Twenty-third avenue south from
Norman street to fesler way, regulating
width of sidewalks on various streets
y bill by Rnde. directing refund OF 500
to Lewis Bros. for liquor license refused.
was introduced. put on its final passage
and passed. Other bills Were passed as
follows: Authorizing purchase OF mate
rial for fire department: authorizing board
Of public works to remove certain build
ings on First avenue; granting free water
10 the Volunteers Of America: granting
HqGor license TO Miller * jacobson Hoff-
man Bros. and r. Braun; authorizing
board OF public works TO place an arc
light AZ Twenty avenue and Jack
son street, authorizing payment OF s7fq0
Ia King County Investment COMPANY for
water tax paid twice; authorizing con-
struction OF sewer on Fifth avenue north
from Denny way to Aloha street. grant
Ing free water TO Mrs. r. +. Freeman:
extending Rainier street to the southern
limits 81 the city.
On motion of Rudy the council adjourn
ed until $3.50 O'clock this afternoon. so as
to take up the report OF the committee
On elections and boundaries. designating
election olsicers. The report was not
ready last night and today is the last day
under the law.