The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11
FIVE MORE POLICEMEN.
Chief Reed Allowed That Number b,
the Comedian Important Rail-
road Grant.


The city council met last night and
/ "aded through u vast amount of business
or greater or less Importance. The first
thlng taken up was Mayor Humes' veto
OF the proposition 10 submit the mat
ter OF raising the liquor license TO 81 100
TO the people at the next election. As the
effect of the veto was lost In a previous
! action or the council its introduction re-
suited in brief discussion upon its reEu-
larity or irregularity.
Mayor Humes directed a communication
10 the council, appointing ]. NJ. Colman
as civil service commissioner to succeed
himself, subject to the confirmation of the
council Mr.. James moved Mr.. Colman's
confirmation, which carried Councilman
NaVin alone voting nay.
Capt. Farnham. keeper of the pesthouse.
petuoned the council 10 double his salary.
His petition was sent to the finance COM
mittee.
petition was introduced signed by
property-owners along the proposed route.
asking that roadway be made from the
intersection of Queen Anne avenue and
Roy street to Highland drive. Sent to the
street committee.
The street committee reported that they
recommended that the plans of the city
engineer In regard TO repairing the slides
on fesier way be adopted as soon as the
seattle street railway is ready to pay It's
proportion of the expense The fire and
water committee reported in favor of al
lowing Moran Bros. TO connect a pipe svs-
tenn with the city mains for fire protec-
ton under certain conditions.
resolution by Rudy in favor of n sewer
on Twenty-third avenue was adopfed
Washington and Main street improvements
including a sewer on the former and par
tial reRianking the latter, introduced by
committee on ordinances
by Rudy: An application to allow tn.
Seattle City Railway Company TO double
track; referred to the council as COM
mittee of the whole. with Rudy as chair
man.
Chief of Police Reed asked the council
for i've additional patrolmen. represent
ing IN his application the increased needs
OF the department and the growing propor-
ton OF the criminal element in the city.
James declared the case an emergency
and moved that the petition be granted. 10
be confirmed subsequently by an ordinance
The motion carried
Under the head of second reading of bills
was an ordinance enforcing the keeping OF
proper legal weights and measures by all
vendors; providing for the inspection OF
such weights and measures James
thought the enforcing of the ordinance
would necessitate the appointment of
especial expert 10 test scales. He was not
o.,
and that in its present form il would be
ineffective. McArdle. who introduced the
ordinance, said he would not force the
passage Of the ordinance in its present
form. His first idea, he said. had been 10
have a separate office established to look
after weights and measures but Corpora
ton Counsel Brown had advised that the
matter belonged properly in the city comp
troller's office. Rude moved that the bill
be referred back TO a special committee
composed OF McArdle. James and ellison.
It was so ordered.
As a result of the superior court decision
that the ordinance compelling the payment
of a license fee by secondhand dealers was
invalid. an ordinance was passed au,horiz-
ing the refunding to the secondhand deal
ers money for licenses already paid in.
A resolution was offered by ellison. grant
ing to the Columbia & Puget Sound Shore
Railroad Company permission to build A
spur track on Railroad avenue. between
Washington and Jackson streets to con-
meet the main tracks of the company with
its property in the rear OF Ocean dock.
whore Il is proposed 10 construct the brick
freight house. The railroad company
wishes 20 carry dirt to fill in the ground
and prepare d foundation for the building
proposed and haul in material TO enter into
its construction. The spur is not desired
for freight and a clause was inserted in
the resolution making ii compulsory that
the tracks he removed upon completion Of
the building. or In not more than six
months. The resolution, az so amended
was passed. and ordinance was ordered
prepared.
Another ordinance imposing a license for
secondhand dealers was introduced. which
Navln moved be laid on the table. cnarac-
tcrIziDg II as a fine for doing business.
His motion was lost.
The ordinance Ia make expectcrating =
public a nisterncanor vas tabled by
6 10 : vote.
Under council bills the board OF public
works was authorized 10 call for bids for
the repIankinE o. Yesler way from Occl-
dental avenue 20 Fifth avenue. Under the
same head the council authorized the ex-
perdture hy the board o. public works of
$3.50 for blankets and bedding. The ordl-
nance was carried on its flna! reading.
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