The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30
Council Decides to License No
More on Pike Street.
APPLICATIONS TO BE osn,Er
Thanking Of Seventh Avenue From
Pike street to Madison street Is
Finally ordered-An Ordnance
Against CoursinE Passed-capt.
HogIe Authorized TO buy Hi.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Meeting.

Ine city council last night decided to
permit the establishment of no more sa-
looms on Pike street. The thirteen saloons
NJ present doing business on that street
VIII be allowed TO remain. but applica-
uons Tor licenses for new saloons there
VIII be rejected
This policy was adopted on recommenda.
ton OF the committee on police, license
ana revenue. which favorably reported
the petition Of T.. Loeb and other Pike
street business men demanding such ac-
ton Councilman Navin. of the First
ward. was the only councilman voting In
opposition.
property on Seventh avenue. between Pike
street and Madison street as to the kind
81 improvement desired was finally settled
by the passage OF resolution announcing
the intention OF the council TO order the
planking, sidewaiking and parking OF that
portion Of Seventh avenue. the sidewalks
10 be Of cement. Two resolutions. one pro-
viding for brick pavement and the other
for planking, were introduced. The prop
erty-owners present were called upon to
make their choice. The planking was al
most unanimously chosen.
The committee on police, license and
revenue favorably reported an ordinance
amending the existing ordinances In re-
gard to cruelty to animals in such a
tors. The ordinance was passed.
"he ordinan,e authorizing the board of
public works to enter into a contract
with Capt. @. w. Hogla 70 attend to
all city ambulance calls for II considera-
ton Of $40 month, was passed.
A communication was received from
Wing a Guion. local representatives OF
the American Bonding and Trust Com
pany, calling attention to the fact that
the bond for the franchise Of the Seattle
Automatic Telephone Exchange Company
Is null and void because Of the granting
or an extension OF time without the con-
sent OF the bonding company. IL was
referred to the corporations committee
A petition asking for the paving OF the
alley through the blocks between First
avenue and Second avenue from Madison
street to Pike street, was referred to the
street committee. Similar action was
taken upon a petition asking for the con-
struction of a sidewalk in Fremont. from
Lake avenue to the Seattle Seminary.
A petition from Moran Brothers Com
pany and large number Of other firms
complaining Of the high rate of speed at
which trains are run on the tracks OF the
various railroads between Massachusetts
street and Denny way. was referred 70
the corporations committee.
December was set as the date for hear
ing objections to the confirmation OF the
assessment roll for replanking the alley
In block Of Maynard's plat and also the
roll for grading. parking and sidewalking
Four teenth avenue from East Terry street
70 Esst Union street
A petition signsc by Jacob Furth, Mo-
ran Bros, and 4 large number of others,
was received. ind)rsng the request OF the
r.cnJers OF tho nrl d. rsrtment for an
increase in salaries
An ordinance was introduced prohibiting
the sprinkling of hihe by the Chinese
rtethod OF showefiuS ine water from the
mouth.
Tile etadlnF, pars,ss re sidewalking OF
Hs ~ ard avenue ". M East Union street
20 Fast Pine street and East Pine street
fr nm Harvard avenrs TO Twentieth av-
enue was ordered.
An ordinance was passed requiring sa-
looms owning automatic musical instru-
ments TO ray license fee OF IS a month
for each person employed in operating
such machines.
Resolutions were passed announcing the
intention Of the council 10 order the fol-
lowing improvements. the date Of hearing
In each case bsing set for December 3:
Grading and plankIng the alley in blocks
22 and q Of A. A. penny's addition; grad
Ing, sidcwaiking and parking East Thorn
a. street from Fifteenth avenue north TO
Twentieth avenue north and East John
street from Twentieth avenue north TO
Boston Heights addition. grading side
walking and parking Fourth avenue west
from Highland Drive 10 McGraw street;
sidewaiking. curling and parking West
way; sidewaiktng, curbing and parking
Harrison street. constructing twenty
four-foot bridge roadway on Connecticut
street from First avenue south 20 Rail
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