The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-06
CITY Council Passes Another E1-
pectoration Ordinance.
FINAL VOTE WAS TEN TO TWO.
New Bill Contains Lighter Penal
ties Than the One Vetoed by
Mayor Humes-Nove1 System OF
street Construction to Be In
troduced as nm Experiment In
All the Wards OF the City.

The city council had busy session last
night Among the more important matters
coming UP were the road Is the army post.
the question Of granting a liquor license
outside the recently stablishsd saloon lin
its, the introduction OF bill for experi-
nen;ing upon a new system Of narrowing
the rnadways in several of the city streets.
and the passage OF an ordinance forb.dd-ng
expectoration In street cars and public
buildings and on sidewalks
The first section OF the ordinance as
passed il as follows:
Section l. Ne person shall expectorale
on the floor OF any street railway car or
other public conveyance, or upon the floor
Of any public building. or on any sidewalk
IN tho city Of Seattle"
The penalty provided in the ordinance
for each violation is a maximum fine OF S,
or term Of Imprisonment not 10 exceed
two days.
James moved TO amend by striking out
Sidewalks" arguing il would otherwise
be impossible 10 enforce the ordinance
Crichton said II the amendment carried
the bill might as well be defeated. He IA
vored the bin first on the ground of health.
second on the score of cleanliness. He
was willing to have the limits fixed as
First, Second and Third avenues.
Muidoon agreed with Crchton and sup
ported the ordinance. He drew a picture
Of certain prominent corners on Second
avenue where tobacco juice could be found
running across the sidewalk in streams.
James advocated the amendment. He
thought some merchants who emptied Gus
p.dors and floor sweepings into cutters.
making cesspools of them, should be looked
after first. He maintained that the city
could not enforce the ordinance as to side
walks.
Nav.n said II might be impossible TO en-
force the ordinance rgidly and absolutely,
but il would be partially beneficial
Gill called attention 10 the fact that while
the matter was being agitated some time
ago In the newspapers, the sidewalks were
kept cleaner.
The amendment was lost by a viva voce
vote, and the ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Yeas-Crawford Crichton
Dilier. Gill. Hill. Muldoon. Navin. Rude
Taylor Rinehari-l0 Nays-Castleman
James. McArdie had been excused and
had left the room.
Road to Army Post.
The following communication from Mayor
Humes was read:
Some weeks ago i addressed you COM
munication on the matter OF considering q
wagon road TO the army post on Magnolia
Diun, lnciosing a recommendation from
Capt. w W Robinson. jr.. concerning
the matter. with the recommendation that
You take such action in the premises as to
you seemed proper
Recently the Chamber of Commerce at
their meeting of November 80 had before
them the subject of this wagon road, and
by unanimous vote they adopted the pre-
afnhle and resolutions which I inClase
which they suggest that | present TO YOUR
honorable body with the earnest request
that you give the subject your immediate
consideration.
II can hut repeat the recommendation
heretofore made that this matter is of con-
siderable Importance and merits prompt
and favorable attention.
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Whereas, 1t is desirable to the military
authorities. TO the general government to
the people OF the city and TO the city Itself
that road good for wagons. pedestrians
ana hicycieS be opened to the military post
at Magnolia bluff
Whereas. Such road should be upon the
legal highways and not across the lots of
private individuals: should he upon the best
possible grades and through and over the
| best possible road materials: should be a
tirst-ciass permanent way such as can be
provided by the city alone: and
w hereas II Is important that in this
matter there should be no further delay:
therefore. he ii
Resolved That the Chamber of Com
mercc earnestly and respectfully urges the
mnnicinal authorities 10 establish and make
such road TO the military post as IS de-
serihed in the preamble foregoing"
The entire communication was referred
to the committee - streets
Gil inquired whether any agreement had
build such road as that referred to- James
replied that ne thought not. that the only
promise made for the city was a conditional
one 10 furnish water. and that promise had
been fulfilled.
To Grade New Streets
petition from a number of people living
north OF klnnear park was presented and
was referred to the committee on streets
1t was accompanied by a report from rit,-
Engineer Thomson. which says in part.
Il desire further 10 state that the vicinity
through which the proposed improvements
runs lies north % the north end OF k!nnear
park on the buff overlooking the hav and
Is nj the present time without nnears ~
communication with the city except bv
primitive trails and old wood roads Not
! withSisnlline this situation considera bic
population has located In the district. con
sIsting principally Of home owners OF mod
crate means. The settlement Is somewhat
scattered and The Intervening vacant lofs
are property owned nv non resident own
ery hence although this Improvement nett
t}en is signed ~ practically every resident
owner and few representatives u non
resident owners q still falls short OF the
reau site mn toritv."
The p3au which contemnlates tho grad
ing sidewslk'ng and parking % Ninth av-
euue west lee street and Tenth avenue
west was .GdorsCd ~ the board Of public
works
Crschtou called up tho matter az fire o.
/
snf water inQa 70 whether any one had
power 20 erf3rCe ne Law and rorort 10 fhe
next meeting of The council The motion
was CARRIED
ljas for ci;2 printing FOR the year lSsr
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each Subsequent insertion Both were re-
! ff~ved - the committee on library ard
printing.
To Remodel Streets
CREIGHTON {rtro3ucs3 an ordinance app-o.
0~lat.7g SEQ 10 be- distributed among the
( several wards ~ me c!ty - pay the expense
- rerl0sitlire specimen section 81 street
( in each ward ~ widening an! parking thi
Sidewalks ana narrowing me roadway. The
Hen;sls hisa a. The ordinance : that A. Wi
/ 1~ better policy for the gitv - keen :
| aa~vow roadway ~ gooi order than - hav.
| " Ser one constantly III had repair and
source - heavy expense
The committee on no}lce Ncansa ana