The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-16

At the regular weekly session Of the city
council yesterday evening an ordinance
providing for the submission to the people
at the next election OF the proposition OF
abandoning the present pipe line from Ce-
dar river to Swan lake, and instead using
the money provided for that purpose to
purchase the watershed OF Cedar river
for water supply, was read and, without
discussion, was laid over under the rules.
This is following out the policy already
outlined in resolution adopted by the
council some weeks ago.
Otherwise, the meeting OF the COUNCIL
was entirely uneventful. Counciimen
Crawford and Dfller were absent.
The resolutions OF the Real Estate Board
against the vacation Of certain water
front streets for the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company were read and referred,
without debate, to the committee on cor
porations.
Proposed changes in police headquarters
by the reconstruction of the cells for
women, boys and TRUSTEES were reported
on favorably by the police license ana
revenue committee. The report was adopt
ed and an ordinance authorizing the Inn
provements passed to its second reading.
The cost is limited to $3.50.
A petition was presented from Frank
Munro and John Cort, OF the Palm Gar
den, applying for reconsideration OK the
vote by which liquor license was re-
council. A motion to reconsider was made
but was not put motion to re-refer
the matter to the committee on police.
to the Palm Garden cmbroglio are expect
ed to meet with the committee and have
their say next Monday afternoon at 3
counsel, who was present, was called for
Mr.. Humphrey stated that he couid see
no legal reason why the council could not
grant license II Ii saw mt to 90 so.
Councilman Castleman said II might DO
all right to allow the place to run till the
controversy was settled, but ne would
Councilman McArdle made the motion
He weakened after few more thoughts,
however, and withdrew IT,
Complain of EastIake Avenue.
A petition from residents Of Eastlake
avenue stating that the condition OF the
avenue, with it's double street car tracks,
the bicycle path, and the failure OF the
street car company to pave between the
tracks, inf1icts hardship on the people
living on that thoroughfare, and asking
for relief. was referred to the committee
on streets.
widow OF Herman Larsen, member OF the
fire department, who was killed some
years ago was referred to the county
On Recommendation of the committee on
claims the claim of Alice Mckay for $l,5o0
damages against the city was rejected.
She collided with a mortar bin on the
street at night last November, and alleged
Injuries to her person and clothing.
The report of the committee to grant
liquor licenses, as follows. was adopted: To
C. w. Donnell. 22l Second avenue; 0. Nell
son, 3O5 Pike street; Nick Kennedy. south
west corner of Sixth and King streets: 8.
s. Bailey, III First avenue south (Hotei
Northern); Jacob Kay, 6l9 King street;
Baltz & Winning, 52 Second avenue.
Transfers of liquor license: Arnold A.
zleinden to Neat & Allen; Thayer g. Lutch
to ALBRIGHT Bros.
Ordinances providing for the Madison
street improvements, from First to Third.
with granite blocks and curb. from Third
to Eighteenth with macadam and stone
curb, from Eighteenth to Twenty-third
with macadam and wood curb. and from
Twenty-third to the lake with plank on
one side of the avenue, were passed to
their second reading. February 10 is the
nanceS.
Matters of Routine.
Ordinances providing sewers for streets
on the eastern slope of Renton hill. as de-
scribed in last Saturdays Post-Intelli-
gencer, were read and February 10 fixed
for final hearing on them The same date
was fixed for. the final hearing on the or
dinance for planking Virginia street, from
First to Fourth avenues.
An ordinance prohibiting persons under
IS years of age from frequenting pool
rooms was passed to its second reading.
An ordinance increasing the salary of
Assistant City Engineer Cotterin from $1l5
to S175 per month was read the first time.
President Rinehart announced that he
had, in the absence of the mayor APP
pointed James De Wise special policeman
without pay at the low service reservoir.
rum yesterday to pass on bills, the coun-
Gil adjourned to meet next Thursday even
ing at 1880 o'clock.