The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-12
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subsequent times. This had resulted in
the diminishment of the sum paid the COM
pany during the past month by 40 per cent.
The engineer said the board could do moth
ing more, but the company had promised
better lights In a short time.
Thomas Bevan, of the First ward. said
from the lobby that in the last six weeks
there had not been a light on the Grant
street bridge. which placed pedestrians at
the mercy Of footpads. as shown in the
fact that in single week three men had
been knocked down on this bridge. He
said that when there were lights they were
so small and such a great distance apart
that they did little good.
Nothing was done by the council on the
matter.
Further consideration Of the resolution
providing for the paving OF Madison street
was postponed until January ., to give the
property owners an opportunity to be
heard. The Yesler way planking resolution
went over for one week.
A resolution was adopted ordering the
board of public works to require the rail-
road companies operating on Railroad ave.
nue. from Union to jackson street to keep
the water front clean and free from the
mud and refuse. such as has accumulated
there since the beginning Of the winter.
The claim for damages of Alice Mckay.
who says she ran into bin Of mortar.
which damaged her clothing, was referred;
also the claim of d. Sauer for $780, and the
application Of the Seattle Brewing & Malt
ing Company for refund OF water tax.
A resolution was passed providing for the
payment of $3.50 to w. II. Garlinger, a
member Of the fire department. who was
injured.
F. O. Nickerson was granted remission
Of an assessment against him for local
improvement.
Fred Gasch's offer to compromise the
settlement of his improvement tax was
rejected.
The application Of George H.fWeinhold
for reduction of the assessment against
him for the grading of Stewart street was
rejected.
The Peoples Saving bank communicated
that 1t would be willing to pay 1000 delin-
-quent improvement assessments against 1t,
principal and 10 per cent. interest from the
date of delinquency last year, IL the penal
ties were RENTED. The adjudication COM
mittee favored this, with the addition of
per cent penalty. Re-referred.
A resolution was passed awarding the
contract for doing the city printing for
the calendar year 1900 to the Times Pub
fishing Company.
A committee reported in favor Of divid-
ing the Ninth ward into six precincts,
and the bill introduced providing for the
redistricting of all wards was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
The finance committee will consider the
matter of reassessing the improvements
made on University street, in accord
ance with a petition Of Jacob and Samuel
Frauenthal and the Seattle Hardware
Company.
The seattle-Tacoma Railway Company
was refused permission to postpone the
construction Of its roadway from Allan
tic street to the city limits.
1,tt ca1 rfrir
lions to perform all the work under
franchises they secured under the super
vision of the board of public works, and
another one was also passed creating
the position of inspector of franchise
work at salary of Ss5 month, the APP
pointee to work under the supervision of
the city engineer.
The Vulcan Iron Works was given per-
mission to erect a temporary building in
front Of the Seattle boulevard.
A bill was introduced to determine the
number Of city detectives to be employed.
Diller introduced a bill. by request, to
fix the grades of Madison, Marion and
University streets
Another provides licensing pawnbrok-
ers for 800 a year.
Bills were introduced to authorize the
mayor to appoint w. A. Richards a spe-
cial policeman for duty at the Armory,
and II. c. Dietz and James Waugh for
duty at Twenty-third avenue and Madi-
son street. Thomas Dawson will be ap-
pointed a special police officer for duty
at the docks of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company, bill to that effect being
passed.
A two-inch water main will be con-
structed on Republican street. from twen-
ty feet west of the east line of Belmont
avenue west 200 feet; and another on
First avenue, from Harrison to Republic
In,
can to the alley.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the improvement of East Cherry street.
from Broadway to Twelfth. The final
hearing on this matter will be January g.
petition was presented that First
avenue, from Harrison to Republican
streets, have new sidewalks and be 9TH
erwise improved; referred to the board
of public works.