The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

$500 u0o1 Aefeo-IOomcss VIII &c
$500 Is modify the Ordinance.
,sssd enforcement Of the ordinance
u Nu6ysnx the sidewalks has been post
81 ~ rutu June /. This does rot mean
%. a. same freedom Of traffic that has
80. a,,exed in the past will continue un-
q sbst fine. All serious distractions
= II once removed. but Chief Reed
~ .rraed. at the instance of the board
1919 works, to extend the time limit
% - ahsosu,e enforcement Of the ordi-
- NTH the sense OF the city council
81 I. ascsrtained with reference to some
1nllsa Of II.
a6sesy easy to write down this result
49, nnes, but II took hours OF de-
nalfm and discussion yesterday to ar
aA An animated conference was
Kmh ~ council chamber, in which rep
runs of various mercantile firms
- r. the police order TO clear the
nn came together with the MEN,
= Z ~ board Of public works to talk
- e. situation and see Il some means
49, could not be devised. There were
80 thirty Of these delegates present.
~ nembers Of the city council, viz.
= podda. Marin and Rude. were atten-
- iIoesners to the discussion. Messrs.
lwtoa Chamberlain, MacDougall. Gregg.
Agnfne, whitaker. Lundberg. Coon and
enerp smoke In behalf Of the merchants.
- Chairman Thomson and the other
suuhws Of the board piled the various
unkeu With questions 80 as to bring out
- deanisely the . concessions they
xhep was 3 diversity OF views among
. n1fchants on this point. each line OF
mfoeu Appearing to have Its own pecu-
~ Amanda Produce dealers and COM
ufnfea men on Western avenue declared
Z necessary to the conduct OF their bus.-
- lat they be allowed considerable
unea1o the sidewalk to display fruit and
sunhAaes. One dealer on that thorough
~ en6xested four or five feet next the
bs9Gnu and four or FIVE feet next the
esyh. xhsreupon Chairman Thomson ra,h-
q lFily brought out the fact that the
atexa,k WAS only eight feet wide. Deal
~ b fraits on other streets modestiy put
ibsir suggsstion at twenty-four inches Of
Qaee NEXT tho building. or just enough 10
tIbpisy single tier of fruit boxes. Some
4 The back and stationery men said they
would b. content with ten or twelve
| .nehss. q spaee enough just outside the
door 10 display papers and magazines.
In mnt spetances tina plea Of the mer-
chants nuch the same. viz. that per-
kAAAk {ot4s periodicals and various
or Mpol1aneous articles must be dis
| 1G4sd h order 10 attract public notice.
. ~ further argument was advanced that
| nEmnch as the city had allowed pretty
| ~ ~ Of the sidewalks for years past.
| - educAting both the merchants and the
o&asI public UP TO a certain order OF
| s1kp. It was rather hard lines for the
| nlschants TO be called down on twenty
/ ~ hours notice to vacate the sidewalks
| s1iriy,
u. Thomson ventured mildly to suggest
~ what the merchants needed was a
/ SselIc market place. One of the merchants
| rplaed that provision for market had
Nm made, but had bern knocked out by
! ~ HIST legislature. As the gentleman
laself leans toward the Peoples party.
~ Mcmson's retort that a different sort
4 lexh,ature was needed produced . gen
9M Smile.
Whsn the board had listened TO suggcs-
dNs and complaints for an hour and q
M tho merchants concluded IL would be
~ fos them To interview Chief Reed and
~ whether they could not secure sus-
pelnion Of his order until an appeal OF
- kind could be made 10 the city coun-
q Tor q modification of the ordinance.
Accordingly the long procession filed down
y stairway and went 10 the chiefs pri-
srs ostee at police headquarters. Chief
~ hEstned courtecasiy 10 their state
EsA He assured them in reply that his
~ had not been designed to work
nnsss or injustice 10 any merchant,
= TIE board OF public works had re-
Nsssa him 10 give his immediate atten-
- to the violations OF the ordinance.
- 10 had simply d0ne his DUTY In the
ntsss. He assured his visitors that II
would get the hoard to issue to him a
wsatsa request to suspend the order OF en-
Va Il
sask to tho board Of public works wen.
ae procession OK merchants. When the
.aa heard the result Of the visit to the
~ " police. a resolution was promptly
aseeacAd ard passed unanimously re-
ssuae the chief 20 suspend the enforce
aSas g tAs ordinance until Juns /. This
p1nsusaf safe was fixed upon so az 10
s0S sans for the Introduction Of an ordi-
$500 u Ne city council. and fer testing
az ssesineas OF that body. Mr.. Thorn
- % behalf CT the board, assured tho
aadss that whatever might be ths
a'ss Of an appeal to iha council. the
ss1aess Mcesade OF sidewalks tina; has
ssefere prevailed weuld no longer be-
sasei The merchants freely conceded
81 many az them rad abused tire rrivi-
ex'tHaed to them, and promised here
- 70 ABIDE within the limits OF what
80 NV shall be finally determined upon
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