The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-28

ways sound: a man than whom the city
never had better guardian; a man
whose faults were few. whose virtues
were many: man whose place In the
public councils may be filled. perhaps, bur
whose pace in our hearts can be taken
by no other"
Resolutions OF sorrow were offered by
4he special committee appointed at the
last meeting to draft them. and adopted
by rising vote. The clerk then read an
appreciative letter from the widow OF Mr..
Dodds, thanking the mayor and the coun-
Gil for their sympathy and help in her
hour OF bereavement. On motion OF Me-
Ardle the resolutions were adopted and
ordered to be placed on fi.e. This con-
Guided the order OF the first half CT the
evening.
The matter OF the granting OF permits
sion to the telephone company TO lay its
wires In underground conduits on Third
avenue came up for discussion through a
motion TO adopt the resolution granting
the privilege. Djller at once moved to
amend by indefinite postponement and Of
fered another resolution differing from
the original in two respects: First, In .
point Of phraseo.ogy. by which Diller In
tended to protect the city more fully
against committing itself to the granting
OF any future franchises: and second. in
s8dt stEItou Oh the TeHuiutfuu pTcSeflpHE
that the style OF conduits TO be used and
the manner OF their laying should be de-
termined by the board Of public works. The
substitute resolution eliminated the clause
referring TO the style of conduits. insert
ing In its stead the proviso that they
should be merely subject to the approval
of the board. the point being that u was
unfair 10 the company to place upon II
restrictions in the matter OF material, in
aS xr1 er n. la
10 judge in the matter than the board
could possibly be. James moved to offer
the second resolution as a substitute and
to have both read. 1t was second by Nc
Ardle and carried. MeArdle then moved
the adoption Of the substitute Diier re-
marked that the company officials had
expressed themselves as perfectly saiis-
fssd with It. Here ensued long and some
what rambling argument for and against
the substitute and as to just whers the
real difference lay between IL and the orig
inal The resolution was finally adopted
unanimously. The telephone company win
now go ahead with the work Of laying
the wires.
Tbs following ordinance offered by DR..
Crichson by request, was referred TO the
committee on sanitation and health:
1T shall be unlawful for any person
20 expectorate upon any avenue, street,
alley or sidewalk. any floor in any public
or business building. or upon the floor OF
any public conveyance within the city Of
Seattle.
ANY person found guilty OF any viola
ton OF any of the provisions Of this ordi-
nance shall be fined In sum rot exceed
Ing s2s-"
Judge Burke was present as counsel for
the Great Northern railway TO look after
the interests OF the corporation In the mat
ter of the vacation OF Mercer street on the
water front TO enable the building OF a
freight depot by the company. The report
OF the committee favoring the adoption of
the resolution 20 yacate was the cause of
considerable discussion and was finally re-
referred to the committee ON haFbor and
wf1arves ana the councilman from the
Eighth ward. Judge Burke addressed the
council and showed the ns-i Of the wharf
and the benefit that would result to tns
city from its erection. He left the meet
ing with the understanding that the re-
reference was purely for the purpose ef
correcting certain INCOMPLETE phraseosogy