The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-31
teller Way Road VIII Continue
Its Operation.
coAMlrTEE IS UNANIMOUS.
IN proposBng New saIo0n IsnsIss
apavoAucea by Hflf. bsf Ii II Laid
N Tnbte-AetfOn IN the QsessfOn
q Allowing = saloon % the Cor
nes Of second Avess~ sna Yes-
yeP Way Pestposed for . Week.

saxhs xere snilsene6 by the report Of the
nrrmstfse OF the Yezier way franchise,
1nrsher discussion Of tie question Of put
80 Il q SALON at the corner Of Sssean4.
sxesee aud TesIer way. and IA. insroass-
fs0a Of bill fixing entirely ne~ sasoun
Hnsss sn the cify,
Rssher 10 the srrpFiss OF the crowded
1obhy the report Oh the 3esier Way fran
sksss wac signed By every m ns,ea of fse
eemmltfee. Gin. rTseht0n, Dl.ef Ausiaoa
M Hill. II had been generally supposed
kst Hill would certainly held aHf for for
feifins the franchise and that Grsehton
oosid possibly do 50.
The report called out q prolonged dis
Suseaon la which Navsu. stusdoon, Hill and
III we're the chief speakers, tie latter i'm
l5triBg ia some sharp satire ~ Na.tn,
Uho had said taa; 10 man OF intelligence
naaa doubt that the charter ought 10 be
fDsfessed. Sayin started &n for emily
= mnnieipaI ownersAlp. but was called 10
erder The report. which simply rehearsssi
- lzboFs and meetings of the committee
and advocated that the present franchise
= not revoked. was adopted, only craw-
sssd and Nayin voting no.
The Introduction OF a resolution proy!6-
fnx for notice OF assessments on Harrison
street and Queen Anne avenue, brought
fprth the statement from Giii that he had
teen recently informed b. John w. Pratt
nat by a late decision OF the supreme
sourt OF the United States the present
method OF assessing property by the front
not was unconstitutional. Assistant Cor
roration Counsel Won Tonai said that his
ofdee Was now engaged In examining the
fectsion and xouid soon be prepared to
Report
Hills resolution to readjnst the saloon
limits of the city Was mainly significant by
u0skiine for the exclusion Of Second ard
Third avenues between iezier way and
Pike street. The bin was laid on the table
Ui,er. Gin McArsile. MUD BON ard Rude.
:. nsys-ctaasof1. Crschson, Hin. James
and Nssin. s.
City Treasurer's bond.
The bill fixing the bond of the city treas
urxr at 500 100 Was about to have iis third
rsAusnK when Gill susKe sted that the pass
axe CT IL might leave the city without a
treasurer as II would take effect from ts
passage and approval and would not give
the treasurer time TO make up hts bond
TIE bill was fe-referfea to the finance com-
mitiee with Instructions tn let the amount
remain al ass..e1 and Tx "a reasonable time
q which i should take effect. Only craw-
fefu voted against re-feferring
An ordinance granting Hauor license 10
Degg!fger caused castlsman to say thar
- that gentleman was operating a nickel
ln~the- siot machine without having paid
license for II. and had refused To- pay, he.
favored striking ot1 his name from the
ordnance. The license in uueSfls,u WAS
eredueed. but was In the name af f. II.
fIsenG. The ordinance was laid on the
abe Tor further investigation.
The Loitz a. Wenigg license brought up
the Old hEh, "a to whether saloon should
BE- allowed In the corner formerly occupied
By Geo. With. Hill and Crichton moved 30
postpone action for another week. GIL OPP
posed the motion. ACQUIRING certain mem
bsrs of tha committee with "spineiessne@s
and saeiliatlon.' charging Them with
sneakins and hiding" and trying to pnr-
sue diIatory policy. Hin replied refer
nnk 70 dis own advocacy OF new hiiQ
he was trying Is ahtrk the responsibility az
vote. Crichton made statistical argu-
msnf, He had watched six cars during
the day. counted the number OF lady pas
ssnFers and found that ~ per cent. 81 them
took the car from the corner In question
he also urged the recent establishments
OF the city library IN the yesier mansion
a. an additional reason why a saloon
shosild not he placed on that corner. saving
that many OF the school pupils would na-
Hraily pass the doorway on their way 10
ara from the library. On motion ~ post
bone the vote stood rs follows Yeas
Crawford Criehton. I'm James Muidcon.
Navin and Rude. !: nays-rastiemaa rfl-
Ter. GU and McArdie. 4 So the ordinance
k0es over for a week
IN discussing the First avenue franchise
Y developed tha. the notice authorized nv
TIE council last week had not We. hesn
esrvet on the street car COMPANY. Clark
\ motion was adopted unania-nu~1v that
the notice be served at efscs. so that the
council would fss In position TO take nrat
eeftnn II II should Sse ~ ta 90 So A ean,-
mrnscaflon from citizens ~ Norsh Seattle
askanR tina, further action on the part ~
TIE council he deferred FOR the present
.ss referred IN the committee on corpora
sions
Routine business
communications were acted on rs fol-
tcxs:
Petition for a two-tnch water pipe on
a1Fafd avenue referred For purchase
an condemn ton OF certain property nesar
Nestake avenue far park purposes. refer
'ei For better sanitation and sewerage
sh hsoadwav from PIKE street north. re-
ieFfef, From board OF puaiie works. rec
@nnensiing that petition from nrsaperty
.NAefs on Thirteenth avenue nasth for
rave 10 grade and park * az their own Rx-
refise oc granted. referred 70 committee OF,
ssfeess From G J. Erickson. Ter extern
seH o. time is ssveaty~ffee lays on ean-
vsct fsr work On East jefferson street
eha from hoard os public works sscNra-
neutting thar aa ne granted ssN March !.
after adopted FNram II g Henry. NJ II
seonE. II Il spencer, f. r. Sgseeasv j
Lewmar ard III. II Cziss asking srgsa~
.ais@ saT sfTees railway sHd pow4r fsae
y various parts ~ re city. referred From
Nsfla Seattle citizens. thanking sha conn
GU Ter It's action ~ith resetd n the gtrat
ssenge street railway, hss suggest sssg igs
ses 81 3 satisfactory conference with tAss