The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-20
IN GOOD WORKING HARNESS.
CITY COUNCIL TRAxsACTs 4 MASS
OF BUSINESS.
From the Death OF . Pet Shepherd
Dog to the Revocation OF = Rail-
road street Franchise Reports.


Ct, last night was IN GOO! working tim
ana found It's attention engrossed by
number Of matters varying in importance
from thu payment s1r a Liter o. shepherd
pups killed Indirectly by ira city dog
catcher up 20 the revocation Of a railroad
franchise. The frs, item mentioned relates
Ct course, 10 the row historic case Of Mrs.
O'Br.en. whose female shepherd dog was
shot last May by The city dog catcher. The
matter has been IN The hands % the claims
committee fer some tine, and q settlement;
was finally effected by agreeing 20 pay
Mrs CfBrien S4s. TIE council last night
adopted the committee report, and passed
a bill Apprcprlating the necessary amount.
James merely renarkiag thai the price OF
dogs must have been higher than now.
AT the very opening of the session Clerk
Coryell gave notice that the Queen Anne
driveway matter which had been post
p0ned from August Is for thirty days. vas
a special order 81 business, Gin moved
that in The absence o. Mr.. k.naear, VINO Is
specially interested II the matter. II De
again post poned FOR thirty days. TIE mo
ton prevailed and the council smiled and
heaved a agh ot relief.
The counc.l rules We're slightly amended.
and the president viii 10 longer be com
~ led 10 rise every ,snle he pats a Ques-
ton for vote Rule formerly read: The
chair shah rise 20 address the council on
any question, or 10 put Il question. but
may remain seated while stating ques-
ton" On motion OF James the phrase 'or
20 put'a Questior.'' was stricken oaS.
A coInmusl.ca iioa from Chief Kellogg. u
the FIRE depar. submitting report
from the National Association OF Fire In
derwriters concerning the use ana danger
of acetyiene gas. vas referred 20 he CON-
fn!ttee or fire AMI water.
An invitation from the city council OF
New Westminster 70 attend the colonial
celebration IN tnat city VAS by courtesy
accepted. though Il VAS pointed out thAt
the invitation was written on September !,
before the recent big ire.
Committee Reports.
Reports Of committees were adopted as
follows:
Gains Rejecting claim OF ]. N, Fitz-
patrick for $3.50 refund OF grade lax,
claim. being barred by statute of limitation;
allowing Peter Hernett 80 IN tull for loss
of MS wagon: placing on t1ie Chief hel-
lCgg's report OF the accident.
Streets Reporting an ordinance approv-
ing the Plat Of Gilt Edge addition. snclud~
Spruce and Fir streets; adopted and oTa-
nance passed.
Sewers avorably on sewer on Maynard
avenue. from King 20 Lane streets; chang
lag mode Of payment for series Of sewers
on Republican, Mercer. Harrison and
neighb0ring streets Ia payment ty bonds
Fire and water Recommending extern
sion of water main on Coryeil phase; adopt
I'd and ordinance passed.
Police license and rsvenue-EecQmmeHt-
ine that liquor license he granted 10 Thorn
a. IL Davis and others
Health and salitafion-RecOrlmend
that the request OF the board OF health
for an Inspector for outgoing Alaska
steamers be placed on file.
\ report from the committee on sewers
concerning the proposed construction os d
sewer on East Denay way provided con-
siderable discussion. The committee rec
commended that authorization OF the sewer
| he postponed til East Denny way should
! De opened between: Fourteenth and FLs
teenth avenues. The council concuTred,
| and adopted the report. Taylor then sug-
gested that possibly right-of-way s0r the
| sewer might be secured from property OWL
| ers before the street was opered Up. j.
| 4. Moore, representing an investment com
paUy THAR owns The property IN question,
| VAS invited by the chair to speak. He ex-
! piained that his company had touga; SIX
blocks, and wishing 10 dedicate alleys
! through these blocks. had submitted a
| pat. which Had been in the hands Of the
| council for a month without action, He
| had offered he said. 10 donate u rght-of-
| way. but meanwhile wished 70 know VIVA,
| had become OF his plat Acting City En-
| g!neer Cotterill explained thar tha plat di1
| not conform 70 the state law as to wi9ta
| OF streets Moore replied that he simply
| wished TO leave the streets they are.
| Cattegil said that made no difference, as
| tia streets did 30. row conform 20 the
| law. Diiler suggested that the company
/ should donate the streets re AMI others
| have had 70 d.. James and Moore had "a
| running cotl0Quy, and Nsvln. Rude and
| Others took part in the debate. = motion
| 70 reconsider Vas lest.