The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-27
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
NEWLY CODIFIFD ORDINANCES RE-
FERRED TO CODE COMMISSION.
4 Visit 20 Tacoma Planned 60 study
Municipal Methods There md EH-
change Asnenfttes-An invsHnoa
From the Officers of the I. .
Training ship Adams Accepted

eft won, pay 90 haggie over the raefhoa
Of how II ough. 90 be dons' o. ofri , r1ss
necessary expense Of having ~ a''Ir. 80
main thing IS. To get II 1"h", a''o We
want II done right
The speaker was Councilman James, ana
k@ was talking Of the cociacati"H % ti,
city ordinances a. ne special hTftis's %
the council hsEa last evening 10 eonsI1sE
q latch Of ten. the first lot sent III by
the committee. consisting OF John koox
Brown and William Il white, appointed
Soma weeks ago 10 coliafe and Stralg1tea
on, such Of the ordinances as appeared to
need Encouragement, under the super VS.
ion OF code commission consisting OF
X. H. Thomson. chairman Of the boarh u
Humphrey City Comptroller WIN II.
Parry. Councilman Hiram e. GIL. anaif-
mar OF tB. judiciary committee. aho Sps-
ciai Counsel John W. Pratt.
vigorous declaration, Mr.. Brown. OF NE
committee. stated tAta the purpose OF the
new ordinances. as prtHeateo. :" as 70 eias-
eify. simplify and hasTnouize existing or
djnances and 70 repeal such ordinances
or parts OF ordinances as cornicts5 with
later enactmsntn.
Comptroller Parry stated that the pro-
posed ordinances had not yet been sun
United - the code commission and he
was confident that much valuable time
could be saved by having them so exam
insd before being brousn, before ne c s.i.
ell for nnai disposition. the iu3tvi1uaIs
comprising the code commission having
special knowledge Of many OF the matters
relating thereto.
By unanimous vote, all being present and
voting except Councilman AcArdle. the
proposed ordinances we're referred To the
code commission 10 report to the council
after examination and approval In sacn
shape as the commission may deem best
6undry assessment rolls relating to seW-
or and street Improvements were put upon
their third reading AMI passed without as
sent. Al was also a resolution introduced
by Or. Crfchton, rernittluz penalty on uD-
paid assessment u Mrs. Kate Morse for
sewer on Seventh avenue north.
President kinehart read a communication
from City Clerk l.. W. Royce, OF Tacoma,
inviting the Seattle cOanoilmen. on ue-
half OF President Norton, OF The Tacoma
council. TO pay friendly visit IN that
coma council. The letter was received ~
President E.Eehart only yesterday, and
last evenings special meeting preventing
an acceptance. he communicates with Mr.
Royce by telephone and received a warm
invitation 20 De present next Thursday
evening. November . The invitation MAS
accepted unanimously and with cnthusi-
asm. bat only on the understanding that
the Tacoma gentlemen should shortly re
turn the visit. oD which occasion they will
be- shown. SO President Rinehart assured
them. the great totem pole and several
other Things not 10 be seen In their own
city.
Councilman Dliier presented the compIl-
msnts Of The officers Of the United States
training ship Adams now lying In this
port, with nm invitation to the members
OF the council 10 visit the ship. This in
vifaiion was also accepted and next Mon
Cay AZ o'clock p. m named AS the hour
at which the councilman will go aboard
In body, after assembling at the Hotel
Diller.