The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
Future Commissions Will Be 5
Per Cent. on Under $4,000.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION WANTED.
Seattle Real Estate Board to Make
County legislative Delegation
This City May Secure the 1850
Neeting 81 the Association Of
American Agricultural Colleges.

The Seattle Real Estate Board ID rapidly
getting into the commercial development
OF this porr. apd taking par, tn al projects
looking to its development. The board yes
tertiay transacted considerable business Of
an important nature
The future commissions that VIII be rec
ognixed as The standard in all realty trans
actions are emoodsed in the following re-
port OF committee. which was unAni-
ucs2sly adopted:
That the minimum commissions be per
cent. for the first 10000. and IN per cent.
on all above that amOunt, and ii al ex-
change the rate Of commission snail be n
per cent, TO he charged each party.
The following resolutions show the &C
ton that the board Will recommend q:
caucus of the kiEg county delegation 10
the legislature, To 5e held Wednesday
Whereas, The state legislature is about
TO meet in biennial session, the Seattle Real
Estate Board believes that legislation OF q
favorable character should BE- enacted upon
.Fsrst--The state should make . suita-
Bile and sufficient appropriation Of money
for the general purposes OF fostering i'm
migration. Go be presented to the caucus
.-Second-Th-~e should be enacted here
the TorrenS land law. Or somsthing Of like
character. to cheaper and Simplify the
sented by Maj. II. r. Baldwin,
-'Third-The mortgage law should be
amended by removal from Ii OF the feat
ure. declared void by the state supresne
court. cTo be presented by J. w. Ciise.)
"Fourth-The delinquent penalties and
interests on account OF unpaid taxes prior
to 1885 should be RENTED. except that
per cent. interest be paid on all taxes from
me time they become delinquent until paid,
on condition that the full amount Of the
principal. b. paid In the calendar year 1888.
ITO be pres ensed by Daniel Jones)
'.F1fth--A wide-wagon-tire law should be
placed upon the statute books. going into
effect not later than January !, 1901. Go
be presented by r. w. Proschy'
There Is some prospect OF SeattIe's secur-
ing the 1883 meeting of the Association Of
American Agricultural Colleges and Ex-
pertinent Stations A letter was written on
the matter TO Enoch n. Bryan. president
OF the Washington agricultural college and
school OF science. which brought the fol-
lowing reply:
"Mr. j.. w. swezea. Seattle, Wash
eeipt OF your favor Of December {. and to
say that we should be very glad Indeed 10
have the Real Estate Boar5 extend an in
y!tation 70 tho Association OF American
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tons 30 meet IN Seattle in the summer OF
1sg9. Truly yours.
The granting of subsidies TO manufao-
turers who might thereby be induced TO To-
cate In Seattle was brought up. and re-
ferred to the committee ca industries 1t
will be made to the city council that at
least mora. support be given by that body
In the line of getting sites free or at re-
duced cost for reputable manufacturers
who show a disposition to move 10 Seattle
with their plants.