The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

The probability Is that the municipal tax
| lazy for the ensuing year viii be mills on
| the dollar. . reduction Of mills from the
| present levy. This reduction is planned In
| spite OF the fact that additional expense
| has been entailed upon every department
| OF the city government Is required by tina
| progress and development q the city.
| An increased force has been found neees-
| sary in the police department: it has been
| found necessary to restock the fire depart
| ment, purchase new hose and repair engine
houses that had lapsed into decay.
| An ordinance embodying this rate was in
| troduced by the finance committee at a spe-
/ cial session OF the city council held last
| night. Upon motion OF James. chairman
| OF that committee the ordinance. after
its first reading, was re-referred TO the
committee. with the express invitation that
every member Of the council meet With the
committee this afternoon, and that ther~
| be another meeting OF the council tonight.
The levy. Of course, il based on the annual
budget. and It Is understood that the COM
mit,es. although It has devoted several
meetings 10 the subject during the last two
| months. desires further time TO canvass the
| budget carefully. 1t Is limited tha, mate
rial municipal Improvements may be IL
| cuded IN the budget.
Levy by Nnas.
l AAS SkSSs0A ivy LUZ c1Cu PARTICULAR IuE0.
! as embodied in the ordinance introduced
last night, is as follows:
For tho general fund. mills.
For the condemnation award bonds Of
1852, interest fund. three-tenths of mill
For the judgment bonds Of lSSa interest
FUND, four-tenths Of mill.
For the general bonds OF 1Ssa interest
fund. three-tenths Of q mill.
For the sewer bonds Of 1892 interest fund.
three-tenthS Of a mill
For the water bonds of 1880, interest
fund, threa-tenths Of a mill
For the funding bonds OF 1888, second So
rfes. interest fund. eight-tenths Of q mill.
For the sewer tunnel bonds of 1895, In
terest fund. two-tenths OF mill
For the sewer bonds Of 1856. interest
fund. four-tenths Of q mill.
This makes q total OF mills. and this
Is the total contemplated by the ordinance
| so far as the new limits of the city are
concerned. For the old limits mills add
tional are provided for on account Of the
seattle water works and sewer bonds OF
1890 and the Seattle funding bonds Of 1891,
and the Seattle funding bonds Of 1885, first
| series. all OF which debt was contracted
| prior to the annexation of the territory en-
braced in the new limits. This additional
levy for each OF the funds for the old
limits. as proposed In the ordinance. Is as
! follows:
For the Seattle water works and sewer
bonds Of 1891. interest fund. L. mills.
For the funding bonds of 1891, interes,
| fund. six-tenths OF mill.
For the funding bonds Of 1885, first series.
| interest fund. two-tenths of a mill
The entire levy proposed Is restated in
the following summary paragraph in the
ordinance which had Its FIRST reading last
THE rate OF taxes hereby levied for the
purpose herein stated Is hereby fixed at 3
mills on each and every dollar OF the as-
sessed valuation OF all the real and per-
sonal property within the city OF Seattle
subject to assessment on the hrxt day OF
April. lsss; provided, that SUCH rate be and
and every dollar of the assessed valuation
| OF all real and personal property subject to
assessment on the first day Of April. 1895,
| within said territory annexed 70 the city
| in 1891
Other Business Transacted.
The council also ground through a lot
| Of other business. the main items OF which
| were as follows:
| Report of sanitation department.: referred
to health and sanitation committee.
| Report of chief OF police on street car
lines running cars with only one official:
| referred 10 corporation counsel for prepar-
alton OF ordinance making this INSIDE
| meanor
| Communication from chief of fire depart
referred to COMMITTEES on fire and water. .
| Communication through the mayor from
| Capt. w. w. Robinson. jr., asking for con-
| struction OF proper roadway 10 connect
| with army post road; referred TO commit
tee on streets and city engineer.
Communication from City Engineer
| Thomson with reference to Snoqualmie
| Falls Power Company and its contract 10
! clear Cedar river water right-of-way. Or
dinance introduced and referred to eorpor-
/ alton counsel
| CAIN Of John w. Bassett for 500 on ae-
| count OF injuries by failing through piank-
| ing on September Is: referred to committee
| on claims Petition for water main Oh
| Pike street: referred to fire and u alter com
| mittee. Protest against granting liquor Ii
| censes on west side OF Rai,Ycaa avenue
| revenue. Petition of Edward 4. Kelly 20 b.
! paid $s55 amount allowed him by apprais-
| ers for damages from regarding of First
| avenue. referred 10 finance committee
Petition OF Roger S: Greene. administrator
of estate of Mary V: Mcdonald, to COM
| committee. Petition Of Jacob Jezerwik to
erect building at the foot OF Columbia
/ street: referred TO harbor and wharves
/ committee. Petition OF James Spur for
! extension Of time In his contract on James
| street; referred TO board OF public works
Pro,es. Of Seattle Hardware Company on
| account Of award Of contract for 500 feet
l % hose: referred to board of public works
1 aster~ard. on motion OF James. board of
I public works requested to readyert.se for
! rubber and Jacket hose. Petition FOR an
/ arc light al corner of First avenue and
| ttnion street: referred 20 committee on
| lights Petition for Improvement of TAYLOR
| street; referred TO committee on streets.
Resolutions Acted Upon.
| The following resolutions were introduce
| Ell and adopted: For the improvement, of
Tavlor avenue: by CasfIeman declaring