The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21
DEBATING on YESlER way.
Aetempt 60 Dissolve the iss<ssiget-
sag body Fsfis-Nay Subpoena
Witnesses, bat Not Pay Them
miller Does Not Favor Expense


settlement q the YssIer avenue street Fass-
wav matter. the petition Of tsse committees
nsxlnv fer = revocation Of the frahcosr
granted tie Seattle Construction Company
ssiu bessg under investigation by Ire sgs-
cfsi corslsGstsas. There was an attempt
MADE last night 10 get the affair ssaS
frcsa tsals special committee and INTO sAs
poHer Of the regular coTporatfan cSfnHl4s~
tee tEt tee proposition was votes down.
TIE Investigation committee vas given
f.r.sev 20 subpoena witnesses. hut not 10
pay cut any money fer sfsuosFapsssrs or
fees. although uisi was "a favor OF sssea
expenditure DiIIer stronzIy opposed any
thing Of the kind. II was his opinion that
II the people eaHcsEnsd IN the peeIaofsAns
did not have enough Interest % asD~a. L.
fore the committee and testify wstsose
pav their evidence WAS hot necessary @s
for a rev franchise, "sTy read 10 Sae
hands of a receiver cant get any iran
chsse from &c" he nid.
Upon a petition signed by naSassf q
promlnent csfixens she o~n property "a Ass
vtxsnisy. John 3 Taylor Was given ENs
mission - build = ramsay On Wetis1
street xast CT TasFty-fkEst aseuae so2th.
N an ass ia sse reconstruction q MS ma,
which aas sulssea IN TIE Rainier aide
YEAR ago.
william r raks~ was sathor.sss TO erecs
4 temporary building on s2c0ne avenue
sqra "a fsnisssed The permit lasts so Sx
months al the end of which time bAksF
mus take away the building.
AIexanSer Meyer and others were given
permission 10 place water pipe Ia -Four
tseniA avenue.
water committee tAat sseg be paid for u's
Coppan water works was aeccptsss
a bai went over until the nsxf meeting
providing for compruuslse in the Wittssf
assessment cases. IL 10 recommsndc0 oy
the corporation counsel That ths asse So
msnt be Cancelled on iojs II to "a. Bsseoh
place and lots z. s, and Z. block ,, Home
stead addition. McAieer'a supplemental.
Tor the Improvement Of Fourteenth avenue
south. there besns reassessmens ofdsrsf.
under the condition that Whittier dismiss ut
his own cost cases pending In the superior
nCalrf.
The petition Of J. r. oconnor that hs be
was laid on the table.
The petition Of laundrymen that ihsy be
given the same water rate as public build
ings having elevators was rejected.
An ordinance providing for the expendi-
ture or SAo fer repairing engine No. was
referred 10 the finance COMMITTEES.
o. G. Gray was given permission to coa-
meet private and public sewers.
Herman chapin's petition for the rebate
of delinquent water tar was tabled.
Msss Sadie l. Haynes was given rebate
At Nsto delinquent water tax.
Biiis as follows came ID orr first read
ms: For approving the assessment rsiis Of
East Jefferson street: Tor laying two
inch wafer main on Fourteenth avenue GEO
feet rouEh from East Madison 10 s,crs, SIgs:
10 bthtd smokassaok at . cost Of $40 for
the queen Anne pumping station, referred
10 me finance committee: fer the employ
ms'st or three more men In the FIRE DEPART
nent- referred 10 fhe finance committee
BiiiS on hrst reading provide for giving
liquor lrssfases IA follows: Miscnke Es<as
SECOND avenue and Cherry street. r. N.
ssoiah. '*z Fret avenue: A. Race a. Co.
western avenue. between Spring and sen
era streets; Edward Simpson. tloo seeans
avenue; = > Bailey. OF the Hotel North.
err. and these transfers: Del. Harha,,vh
TO Harrison q Rathbona> of the Rasr,er.
Grano hotel, J. * thomas 4 Co SIR r,ra,
aven's. to A. J. Wiiiers. go Second ave-
hue. "'e~
Hiiis were passed granting uauor n.
ccnscs 10 these: l.. Dryfons q co ms
Fitst avenue south: A. III. Palmer. Fret
avenue and Cherry street. nathots, a
Kaggio. Fl Washington street. whfsnsy
g Gavin. los West Marion street. Cshrlst
hanson His FtrSf avenue. McArdls. 4.
My, - Second avei'sie south: A. Peter.
sou. iao First avenue: Louis T. paoY
washington street ana First avenue.
contractor J, w. Fits vas given forty
I've DAYS more time to- finish his improves
nsents on Thirteenth avenue.
I.nthcr II. Phipps was given a refund OF
VIE taxes ca property In A. a. Dcnny.s
addition.
Elizabeth 4. Herman was given a quit
esairn deed 20 ~, u. block fs. heirs or Z
A. nelfs addition,
Mrs. T.. 7. Simpson was given a rehate
or S.5i on improvements to Fifth axguua
north.
a he vas passed providing for the
grading. side walking and parking 80 Ninth
avenue west, fven Prospect ta Lee streets.
Lee street, from Ninth 10 Tenth avenr~.
west, and Te0th avenue west. from Lee
~ Hewa streets.
Damage claims ~ T. = Weber for ina
breaking % his BOYS leg were referred.
-, NJ MgCNFtnev's claim tor $3.50 dam
ages, alleged II have h@en sustained 20
hts bease rs East jefferson street TN
rrevefnrfts was referred
The petition of Smart & Co t. - pai.
tho balance dffa On grading FIRST aN8oue.
from Fsse % Donnv Say. was referred
Two protests avatr-s the granting az \
'sQsfer licviEss fsr Saloon on Scene,
avenue and Sss'er way We're referred IN
tho police committee.