The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-22
Council Orders It Made Away
With After NEXT Month.
ACTS ON LupoATE's PETITION.


Smoke that hangs over the streets or
endangers the health Of the people or the
weii-besrg OF the city has officially been
declared a nuisance. and X there is any
OF II In Seattle after September - the Of
tenders are TO be liable to punishment The
city council last night passed an ordi-
nance, which goes into effect today. con-
tanning the foregoing provisos-
The emission of dense smoke or SCOT
from any Of the buildings of the city. as
well as from locomotives or from any 9TH
er source. which settles upon property or
In stores, or Is disagreeabie to people. Is
frowned upon, and IL the owners OF build
ings, locomotives or other things that
cause this nuisance permit 1t after the
date mentioned. they will be liable 70
fine Of not to exceed 500 or to imprison-
ment OF not exceeding thirty days. There
after. before issuing building permits, 1t
will be the duty Of the building inspector
to see that the new structures are duly
provided with apparatus that will pre-
vent there being such nuisance. the
board OF health and the chief OF police are
to see that the law is enforced.
The first official steps looking to the es
Enlistment of the sawm.ll Of Theodore
Ludgate IN this city were also taken up
last night. and an ordinance was passed
providing for the vacation of Republican
street, between GuiOtt ana EtdliIOd0 ave
nues. for this purpose: but IL the cons-ruc-
ton Of the mill Is not commenced within
ninety days and finished in year the Gri.-
nance Is TO be null. The plant must also
have a value of at least $4,000.
The council went into committee OF the
whole and reported favorabiy. which re-
port was adopted, on the proposition OF
giving the Western Central Labor Union
500 for decorations for the Labor day fes-
tivities to be held here September
Routine Business.
A supplement claim against the city for
damages to a man named Beall In the ex-
plosion on Second avenue south last March
was rejected.
The application OF Benjamin b. Emard
north end OF Elliott street at a rental of
$3.50 a month until he had money enough
to pay for moving his house was referred.
A petition asking that East Aloha street.
from F'ortieth to Lake Washington. be va
Gated was referred.
Property owners on Western avenue and
Union street protested against replanking
The petition Of H. H. Meeker for a sewer
on Eleventh. from Marion to Columbia. was
rejected.
II. LApworth.s opposition to improving
work was under way.
petition to vacate Minor. between Mel
rose and Pine, was rejected.
Resolution to appoint McArdle a member
OF the equalization board was passed.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the Improvement Of Sixteenth. East Co.
lumbia TO Madison. with sidewalks, park
ing, etc, property owners 10 bear half the
expense In Ave annual tnstallments: also
the same for East Terry. from Broadway
to Twelfth
Council man Daller was granted @ vacation
OF thirty days.
Claims were reported favorably by the
auditing committee and approved by tho
esane TO the sn San Smith, anc Wyb sEdss
David 3is.ooo for work connected with the
Cedar river water supply
Ten thousand dollars was ordered trans
ferred from the water 10 the general fund
to pay for the Cedar river system.
BIS on first reading came up IA follows:
For the Improvement Of Eleventh. East
Columbia to East Marion: Eighteenth,
Howell to Mercer: prohibiting the wearing
OF bells by cattle and horses and providing
a penalty of s fine or Imprisonment, for
three days; providing a license for a circus
To be here the latter part of the month OF
xoe. and prohibiting an admission fee of
more than % cents. the same charge for
reserved seats. and the number OF the lat
ter not 10 exceed the capacity of the tent;
vaeating Spring and Seneca streets. west OF
Railroad avenue; approving a new plat OF
the kinnear park addition. authorizing the
mayor to enter into a contract with the
Northern Pacific To construct water mains
and condu's under the railroad tracks at
Renton: giving the Netherlands American
Mortgage company quit claim deed TO
lots and I. block -. Boren's addition; ac-
eeptfng new plat Of Wits addition TO
lay two-inch water mains In East Denny
way. from Bellevue to Summit and Belle
vne 10 East Olive. al a cost of $3.50: TO pu,
q main in Pike street. from Bellevue 10
Summit. at cost OF $40; 10 put a main in
summit, from Union 10 Pike, al a cost of
500.
city engineer 10 prepare an estimate Of the
cos' OF constructing a wagon road from the
end OF feser avenue 10 Lake Washington.
Petition 20 lay sewer in Tweniy-iifih.
Main 20 Dearborn. was referred same ask
ing permission 10 grade and park on Elgh-
seenth. from Hun TO Madison.
\ Committees Trouble.
The following liquor license petitions
came up: u. +. Schmidt. 800 First avenue:
Barton & WEIGH. 10 Pike: Dan y. Holden.
SIS Pike; S. I4nds,rom. 524 First: w a.
knepfcrle. III fesler, transfer OF a. T.
ksutchinski 4 Co, 10 L. Gnecchi. and l..
r. Dl'er to Lunn Bros.
While these licenses were being consider
ed McArdle wanted TO know what had
become % a petition for a transfer that
was in the hands Of the committee on
general arrsgnmsnt of the policies of tina,
body which he characterized as IAN arbi-
,rary and autocratic committee He said
he had no patience with such committee
and did not believe in any councils having
its preroSatives taken by one Of It's COM
mG;ieeF, as he said that one was doing He
accused the committee with holding matters
that should be brought before the council
and not making reports that should be
made
This caused much discussion Dr erich
ton called TO mind q prospective ordinance
relating 10 dog shows and similar insti-
tutsone giving their exhibitions on SUNDAY
which had gone 10 the committee eight
months age and had not been heard from
since. lie said re did not accuse the COM
naiitce wfih having wiltully Withheld II.
hat thought X would be a good thing -
have the ordinance come up for action and
accordingly asked that i, No made A rule
fer next meeting. This was granted
The council adjourned AT ioan