The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-29

license have been rejected The best bus
ness portion OF the city mas been given up
freely 70 the saloons
II would like to ask the gentleman a auss-
ton" said McArdle, in al excited man
ner; did you not promise me no longer
ago than last week that You would vote
for the ordinance granting me license II
you deny that you did viii go further.
II do 10, deny" replied Mr.. Hill that
may have said hastily 10 the gentleman on
the street that / would support his ordi-
nance: but / have since been over the
ground and looked more carefully into the
matter"
GIL opposed the bill. saying there were al
ready saloons at various points along Rail-
road avenue. and the bill itself proposed 10
allow water front saloons from Jackson
street south clear out along Grant street
bridge He referred sarcasticaliy 20 the
advocates Of the DILL. saying they ought 10
join the Prohibition party, as that was the
proper piacl for them
Then followed a long and rambling de-
bate, IN which Hill finally came back at
McArdle by saying: THE gentleman asked
me question while ago. Ia like TO ask
him one. Did he not vote against the ap-
plication of another man for a license In the
very place where he now asks 10 open d sa-
loon?''
Yes" replied McArdle. but my vote was
place. I did not believe he was a suitable
person 10 run a saloon
..Et Tu, Brute"
Navin made brief speech. explaining
why he expected 10 vote for the bill Nc
Ardle followed him. saying. After that
statement l am compelled, in the language
OF Caesar. TO exclaim EFT til, Brute Here
is the man whom 1 have stood by all these
years, and now he turns and stings me like
an adder. His reasons are personal, and 1
know what they are
Members OF the council looked at one an
other significantly. but said not a word
Then came call for the previous question.
Rinehart put the motion on a viva voce
vote and declared 1t carried. He called for
the roll on the previous question but both
Crichton and McArdle voted under mis-
apprehension, thinking that the roll call
was upon the motion TO put the previous
question. Amid some confusion another
roll call was ordered on the BILL with the
following result: Ayes-Crawford, Crich-
ton. Hill, James, Navin, Rude, Taylor.
Rinehart-S. Nays-Castleman Dller
GIL. MeArile, Muldoon-5.
Then followed a similar, but reversed
vote. on the granting of a liquor license
70 McArdle & Kelley at the Flyer dock
Castleman explained that he thought dis
tinct vote necessary on this ordinance be-
that even though the council had fixed
definite limits for the saloons il still had
power 10 grant licenses In other quarters
of the city. The vote stood as follows:
Aye-Castieman. Diller, Gill, McArde
Muldoon-5. Nay Crawford. Crchton
Hill. James. Navin. Rude. Taylor and Rine-
hart-s. like ordinance, granting IL
cense to McArde, Kelley and p E. Aries,
at the city ferry. was indefinitely post
poned.
Street Car Matters.
The following report was adopted:
Committee on corporations and
chairman of judiciary committee, to whom
was .eferred resolution No. y. declaring
ances Nos. s,sss and 4.9se. to the Seattle
Electric Railway and Power Company, beg
leave TO report as follows:
Your committee met on November H.
iSs. having before II large number OF
citizens from Fremont and Green lake al
so Mr.. George b. Blanchard. president OF
the Seattle Traction Company At this
meeting il was demonstrated to the salts
faction OF your committee that the service
upon this line for a long time has been in
sufficient and Inadequate in fact Mr. BIan-
chard himself admitted this. Offering the
excuse that the company did not have suf-
iclent cars 10 give the service required.
After consultation upon the matter. Mr..
Blanchard promised to make an attempt 10
give more satisfactory service. With this
understanding your committee adjourned
TO November p. at which time the letter
and time card hereto attached and made a
part Of this report We're presented to your
committee. This time gard shows a 15-
minute service in effect November 18th. be-
tween the hours of $50 a m and $50 a m
and the further hours of D. m and 7:54
p. m. While Ordinance No. 1889 only re-
CURES Ze-mtnute service between said
hours While this is much better than the
former service. your committee Is OF the
opinion that what is needed upon this line
IN addition to the service now given is cars
having a greater seating capacity. Since
the letter above referred 10 was written
Mr.. Blanchard has assured your commit
Broadway, New York, having a seating ca
pac!ty of about fifty. have been ordered for
the fremont and Green lake line Mr.
blanchard could fix no definite time when
the new cars will be In readiness for use
but estimates il at between sixty and nine
y days. After consultation with such resi-
pesred before your committee on Novern-
her > your committee is Of the opinion
thai he service now in effect upon this line.
while far from satisfactory. Is the best that
can he exacted at this time
Your committee, therefore, requests that
1t be allowed 20 hold resolution No. Is in
slructed to retain jurisdiction of all mat
ters now in It's possession relating 10 said
line until such time as they are settled 10
the satisfaction OF all concerned"
Routine Business.
The following petitions were received ana
L..
for six-inch water main on Seventeenth
avenue; offer OF Turner & Lewis to com
promise claim for grading of Weller street.
The following reports Of standing COM
mltfees Were adopted:
Clains-Allowing Mrs Ida Packard $50
in fun settlement or claims for damages
from quarantine. granting claim OF C. w
Chamberin for Republican street grade
warrant.
Police. license and Recommend
ing license To Del. Harbaugh Pacific &
Puget Sound Bottling Company. Jacob
Kay. II. l., jacobson. Frank Bufy
Harbor and Misunderstanding that the
hill appTopr.ating ss,ec for wharflng GER
tain tide land property belonging 70 the
city he referred TO the committee on public
and grounds; and placing on f!e
the following communication from the port
warden:
II beg leave TO direct the attention az
your honorable body 10 the urgent need
on account OF the srcreased shipping of
TWO more anchors. with chains ard buoys
attached. TO be- placed IN the harhor. There
are now three ships here which we are
unable TO accommodate with moOrings the
masters OF Whi~h would rather nav FOR