The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
Claims Committee Given Power
to Extend Them Assistance.
LICENSE FOR PAwNsRok.Rs.
mn Passes After Discussion and
Considerable observation-disclosures
cessful Applicant for City Work
Sends A Unique Petition De-
nspcing street Commissioners
Iittle-Sunday Closing Defeated.

The question Of making provision for tho
stranded Filipino theatrical troupe. now be-
Ing cared for by local charitable people.
was brought to the attention of the city
council last night in letter addressed to
that body by Rev. J. p. d. Llwyd and A.
J. Bair. respectively president and secre-
cary OF the local charity society. 1t was
decided to refer the matter to the claims
committee OF the council, and to instruct
that body to confer with the board Of coun-
" commissioners at meeting to be held
IN the council chambers this morning.
Irwin Baruch, proprietor OF local con-
cert hall, addressed the council in opposi-
tion to giving aid to the troupe. He said
that instead OF charity being extended
them, they should be given work In local
places OF amusement.
Messrs. Llwyd and Bair spoke in favor
Of extending aid to the unfortunate per-
formers Mr.. Bar stated that he had made
efforts TO induce the local government au-
thorities to take up the matter. but had
tailed.
Councflmen Crichton and gin, -iB short
speeches. both declared their willingness
to help the mnfortunates but questioned
the authority of the council to appropriate
money for that purpose. Mr.. James declar-
ed that It would be an everlasting dis
grace to the city OF Seattle to turn UNI
fortunate foreigners. unable to speak the
English language, out to starve," and II
was upon his motion that the matter was
referred to the claims committee with pow
er to act.
10 Lieense Pawnbrokers.
"A bill reported by the police. license and
revenue committee to charge all pawnbrok-
ers doing business in the city q license fee
Of 400 Per year. provoked long discuss
sion, but was passed. Gill moved to amend
by making the fee $25, and this motion was
supported by Navin.
ssIf we fx this fee too nigh" declared the
latter, ''tha pawnbrokers will take the mat
ter into court and defeat us whereas II we
make It low. matter Of regulation rather
than revenue, they will let well enough
alone The decisions Of our own state and
Of other states show that this fee IL an H.
legal one"
Il am not q lawyer Of 30 many years.
standing as the gentleman from the First
ward" remarked James, amid laughter,
ssand won't attempt to quote decisions OF
the courts In support Of my position. But
II does seem to me that 800 year is lit
tie enough for these three-ball fellows to
nay, and am reliably informed that an
attorney representing them has agreed that
they will pay IT,
sI5very bank in town il doing pawn
broking business on a large SCALE" argued
GILL land see no reason why we should
have three balls hung out as sign. How
ever II we must tax them, I am In favor
OF making the fee as low as possible"
The motion to amend the ordinance
failed, and q similar motion to make the
fee $50 met with a similar fate. The bill
!. was finally passed, Gill; McArdle and Navin
Avoting against 1t.
A Unique Petition.
Probably the most unique petition that
4 the council ever received was reported
A from the claims committee with recon-
mendation that It be referred to the civil
service commission. The petition was
\ lows:
mayor SIR: aske Of our counsel as a
law biden man | J. w Feely filed too
Sets OF papers and past the bord OF Escom-
nations cache time, and Even got letter
twise from our honorable mare too little.
they have not rong named that man he Is
little in eperet but he is finOlegts ne can
live on others peopels mems and on other
peopels mony I say we are bound to have
som reacten something doom to crush this
facten iabour will get sadsfacten II gryem
det stares at our doore.
s'the umbel job looket for was ceanfn
of crossens thoes papers filed demand
or work, 1 am bound to live worke will
always bring relief sunshine CONS afeer
use my musel and my brain. worLe will
always bring relief ~. W. FEELY.
II am known in this city over IS years"
Sunday Closing Defeated.
The police. license and revenue commit
tee reported back with recommendation
Of indefinite postponment bill introduced
several weeks ago, which provided that In
all future liquor licenses issued by the
city the clause in the state law compell-
ing all saloons to close on Sunday should
be inserted. A motion to adopt the report
was opposed by DR.: Critchton who intro
the reason the committee recommended
Indefinite poseponment
Because the state law already covers
ths ane Il IS Rude nos m p eS
ton was not satisfied with this explana-
tion, and made a speech In favor of the
bill.
for saloons to be closec Sunday, I
favor closing them" he declared. There
is no use in this council trying to straddle
the fence by the means suggested by the
c,sii man of the committee. We include
every portion of the state law In our iiq-
uor licenses, and I believe it is the duty
Oh the council to insert this Sunday clos
ing provision
Mr.. Gill was the next speaker.
II believe In closing the saloons on
Sunday Also" he said, provided that
business. But / believe If saloon man
pays license to conduct his business, he
has Just as much right to conduct it on
Sunday as man In another line who does
not pay a. license"
The report of the committee to indefln-
itely postpone the bill was adopted with
out division.
Liquor licenses We're granted to the fol-
lowing persons: w. H. Howard, Nelson s.
Linsett, Louis GALL, ]. B. Clark, John
Films, Kringle & Wilson, Pacific g. Puget
Sound Bottling Company. Jacob Kay, J.
Barbaris,- Burns & Sullivan and John
Lewis.
Care of INDECENT Sick.
The committee on health and sanitation
submitted a proposal made by Providence
hospital for the care of the INDECENT sick
The proposal stated that the hospital faciIi-
ties were not ample enough to warrant a
proposal to take care Of all the INDECENT
Sick persons, but the management offered
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