The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-06
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bitch Of Local improvement Or
dinances Passed.
70 gMroace e,oHT-Houa Law.


49, Ssoo~ pso0sAy 0hooteo.
~ III regular meeting last nseht the
oeuncil managed To dispose Of 4 consSasr-
otle quantity of routine business. despite
o. fact that on two subjects the members
Almost exhausted Themselves In making
Wonches.
fhe railroad franchise for the Seattle h
I'm Francisco Railway 4 NayixS TOD Com
nany was finally paased. after zwo az the
NJ possponement. The full text If the
franchise has been published In the POST
lntciligeneer.
4 resolution by 4cArdle prosj 1lng that
A contractors orr municipal work sha.
- allow their employees TO work more
Sonn ebGht hours per day WIS passsd. II
suas introduced . week ago iasf night. A
auulber Of local Improvement ordinances
we're passed. providing for the construc-
ton Of sewers on Queen Anne hill. and
IT, replanktng OF several str >ct4 The
opuncii adjourned TO meet In special ses-
80 tonight 1T o'clock.
4cArdle's resolution directing the board
- public works 10 compel the Cedar river
DDntrActors TO enforce the eight hour Law
Game up In = report from the labor com.
mittas. recommending its passage. A long
debate resulted, McArdls seasinw the OPP
portunity TO make = speech for the day la
boSess. The length OF McAr;se's speech
uAs surpassed only By that or Navin. the
ethsf member from the First ward. who
followed him.
James called attention to the fact that
NJ maJority Of the employees OF the con-
tractors have signifieai their desire 10 work
tan hours PER day. prefcsring 10 earn 11o
Per day instead Of 31.e0 per day. James
6o3d also that IL would be only wisc to
allow local men TO earn good wages while
much work H. gning on, rather than to re-
ducs tho number q hours Of a days work
ana thus cause tho contractors 10 send
abroad for 1aborers.
0all's Cnstenary Rsass.
GIN declared the council had no. power
10 take hand In the ei9ht-lour cortro-
sersy. Replying to Navin's speech, Gill
Improved the opportunity by delivering his
customary .roast" OF tho First ward Pop
ulist. mot very long ago" said GIN. ..the
gentleman from the First ward fNavin,
cut wood At - cents per cord
Navin Nnterruptins)-No. sir. 30 cents
6. ON Scon.lnuinxl Wei. - cent. per cord.
man could earn cutting cord wood at 50
cents par cord. working eight hours per
aay' Qau9hteI) Now. contend that II
to pass any such resolution. II any ono
- axxrieved BY the action of the contract.
orr. let him bring proceedings In the
Castisman spoke for tho resolution. In
tecting some spice into his remarks by
way OF an answer 10 GIL Finally the re.
port or the committee was adopted, 10 to
!. me negative votes seing cast by GIN
Tho resolution itself was then passed.
II provides that no contractor on munich
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Eork longer than eight hosiss per day. and
llTects the board OF public works TO carry
the rescfutton Into effect.
Debate On Franehlse.
Ths ordinance granting che Seattle q
Gan Francisco Railway h Navigation Gem
pAny = railroad franchise was finally pass
Cd. after long debate. II came from the
corporations committee. having been pub
lished the required ten days
Navtn setsed the opportunity 20 talk
against franchises and corporations In his
usual style. He declared that u had been
considered that i, should be read through
and an opportunity for amending II given
when came up for fsnal action.
James asked Navin: DO yo1 want II
PeAd and arc you going To amend ~"
Navin confessed that he had no amend
menss 10 oKer.
Chilli anyone has a deep.seated desire
lection. but u no one has any amendment
70 offer then am opposed to hearing /, all
over again.
castismnn--We agreed the other night
with Navin to have IL read through before
II Vas passed. II this ~ passed without
reading. IL will In measure Justify the
talk that we railroad franchises through
the council. l Will vote for the franchise.
however
Finally. on molten Of James. the nrdi-
nance was read.
I'm spoke against IL. saying he believed
In al fra ar
crate TO postpone the formation OF ter
minai company. He wanted 1t limited 20
twenty-five ysars-
Navin moved that the matter lie over
one week.
James said IL Nsvin vas fair he would
offer his amendments then.
Then the roll was called and the ordinance
passed Nss.n and Hili voting against IL.
Local improvements.
An ordnance Was passed providing for
the Improvement az Third avenue north.
from jain street ta Aloha street. BY the
construction Of sewer by the local TIM
proyeneus bond system
Other Improvement ordinances passed
provide for the construction OF pile
bridge on Post street. between Madfsoa AMI
University streets. for the construction az
sewer On Second avenue north. Roy
efre~g Warren avenue Aloha street. First
avena. nSYth and Prospect street repiank
Ing Jackson street between Second avenue
south ard Railroad avenue. AMI providing
for the construction OF a sewer on Miller
stree; frons Maynard avenue sa Eighth
avenue south.
To Relieve Mira. Htabon.
An ordinance apprapFts'tng SD FOR tire
relief az Mira. e r. RrsSan. widow af fhe
fireman who lest his iif. last March while
responding 10 cali was passed. IL is pro
Nktrd that the csiy must h~ relieved os Tia .
histss for all claims for funeral expenses,
etc.
Councilman Naidoon WAS granted ; sixty
DAY leave ~ absence, lie wilt star, fer
the Esst today oa a business srip,
faarth at Jsty Programme.