The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-06

donbtedIy sincere In his reasons for disap-
proving the bsll. He thought that message
evidently showed . Misrepresentation as TO
the situation.
The forty-sour churches are divided into
districts and look after the poor. They
expen1 more in year charstably than Is
/ raised for the same purpose by King cour-
/ ty. He did not think that the churches
| combined would use lo9G go gallons a year.
| The city could well afford to pass the or
| dnance
| Navin said IL would Be as reasonable TO
| charge the city hall for water as the
| churches. The churches were practically
| public institutions. and in taxing the
| churches the city was simply taxing its
citizens twice.
The vote was as follows: In favor of
! the ordinance. Castieman. Crawford.
| Crichton. Hill. McArdle. Muldoon. Navia,
| Rude. Taylor; against. James, Dtller, Gill.
| Rinehart.
| A substitute for the sidewalk obstruc-
| ton ordinance was reported. BY il mer-
| chants and tradesmen are permitted 10 oc-
! cupy and use thirty inches of sidewalk in
| front of their places. Measuring. packing
| or weighing goods on any part of the side
walk Is prohibited. Fowls or other ami
| mails In coops cannot be kept on the side
| walk. Violations are punishable by fine
/ Of 80. The report OF the committee favor
| ing the passage OF the measure was adopt
| Cd.
| Bids for 400 feet Of chemical hose were
| received as follows:
Boston Woven Hose Company, 70 cents q
foot; New York Betting Company. by
| Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Company. 81
! cents q foot; A. &. Long, OF Portland, -
/ cents foot; Boston Betting Company. by
! Washington Rubber Company, b cents a
/ foot.
| Mr. Diller presented the bid Of tho Cor
| am Rubber Company at 80 cents. After
[ some argument as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
| receiving the last bid IL was read and
/ with the others referred 10 the fire and
water committee.
| In City park were received and referred to
| the fire and water committee. Bids were
/ as follows:t
| Excavation. preparing foundation. con-
crete and caisson o - stirrat q Goetz'
| Furnishing and erecting steel work
| Moran Bros. Company. 5000. completion
September. /. 1898; Nelson & Phelps Chi
| Boiler Company. s7.72s.5s September /;
/ Wolf & wicker. Portland. $3.50. Sep
tember !; Gilette-Herzog Company. Min
neapohs. s5,9ss, October l: Chicago Bridge
| and Iron Company. sa-641, November 10.
| Protest of F. r. Atkins and others
against Improvement Of Columbia street
| FROM First avenue 20 Fifth: referred.
| Resolution favoring Improvement OF
/ Dearborn street by sewer: referred.
| Resolution favoring Improvement of
| blanchard street by sewer between
| Fifth and Sixth TO Ninth; referred.
Committee report allowing claim of A.
| r. Small for payment OF a warrant on
Green street. $223: adopted
| Many Minor Matters.
| Moran Bros. called the attention of the
! council to the dangerous condition of First
| ol,sv,x
ing that In case of fire it would be doubt
! full if the fire apparatus could reach the
| scene The condition of the street Is a
| detrlmens to several industries. according
! to the Morans.
Muldoon said he felt just as Moran did.
| He trembled when he heard a fire alarm.
! The complaint was referred.
| Ellen NJ. Munroe protested against the
| manner in which the Munroe block, 2l22-
| 2133 First avenue, has been lowered She
| said that floors were left uneven. doors
| and transoms out OF shape. Unless the
| building Is put in good shape within three
weeks a claim for $1,000 will he made;
| referred to the board of public works after
| argument as TO proper committee.
! Petition OF NJ. s. Bettencourt for return
| OF s.. 6S penalty and interest on lot ], block
ie, Maynards plat, street Improvement; de-
| UnpuEHcy Is dltEeu 10 nave OEIuIEsu
through assessment TO wrong parties; re-
| ferred.
! The Improvement OF Lenora street by
| construction of a sewer on Lenora street
! from Eighth to alley between Fifth and
| Sixth, estimated cost $l9io. was ordered
Resolution favorable TO Improvement was
passed some time ago.
| The Improvement Of Maynard avenue
| from Dearborn to Charles street, estimated
| cost s.. 100, was put over for further in
| vestigation.
The assessment roll for the sewer on
| Twenty-third avenue frcm Norman to Yes
| Ter way. $3.50 property owners portion.
$40 city's portion, was approved. No OBJ
jeciions were filed by property owners.
The roll for Improvement OF Eighteenth
| avenue. between Yesier and Spruce, cost
! S.12s. was approved.
Henry George presented a claim for
| sl.eo for injuries received in a fall on
stairs. corner Seneca and First avenue May
81. According to his story. the hand rail
was broken and on this account he fell:
| referred
Petition Of Augusta Swanson and others
| for extension OF wate- main on Broadway.
between East Pike and Fast Olive streets;
referred.
Petition % ]. NJ Fitzpatrick. of Spokane.
for return OF taxes. SIS on lots and T.
! LAWYERS addition Courts have decided
that the lots were really on five-acre
tract owned by Thomas Flint and l.. Brix-
! by. Referred.
| committee reported against the petit
! tioa nf Allen McSorley, asking TO he
allowed to pay original assessment on GER
| tain property: adopted. Same committee
reported n favor Of canceling on books
the sale Of lots - and IL. block ~. Ifetid's
addition. which were sold 10 city August
q. iS8. for grading assessment. Report
was based decision OF supreme court !;
adopted
ordinances Acted Ipon.
The following ordinances were acted
! Upon
/ AppTopria:ing 81 70 pay George J. Drum
reT ioF rlEht-of-way over township land l.;
passed,
RetuaIin~ SIS 70 Charles Rr,iner. er-
roaeoGS assessment through clerical error
/ PASSED
i Authorizing purchase O! -. feet b.
! inch water pipe TO h~ istd On First avenue
| from Flke fo Virginia street passed.
( Regulating Use % sidewalks by ner-
! caaafs: laid OVER.