The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-16

|.srro1 much damage In almost every
~ where electricity is conducted
~ - surface for street railway or
~ ssrposes. has made its appearance
scsi 81 the city water mains have
d o,snA eaten full OF holes and an
u;.sflsu win probably be at once or
n ~ The city council TO discover
6ort o. the damage and as far a.
~ i take precautions 10 prevent
rsvages by stray currents.
meetlng OF the city council last
=, following communication call
s.,estlon 70 this latest trouble was
3Is fyom T.. r.. Youngs. superinten-
III ~ water department.:
~ TO call the attention Of the
n "a me need Of making test OF
~ mains TO determine the amount
~ hetng done by clectrolys.s.
/ ~ found several pipes eaten fun
~ electric action and. as heavy
a. Known to be passing through
1lSee, think the matter should
IN - necessary to have an APP
ss11oa Of 100 10 secure a test by
I'd. nj. a. such test would not
= noovef the extent TO which the
- affected by currents but Also
snFpe from which these currents
4 Il nv Judgment that the money
ri ~ we'll spent
,csuest Tor Investigation was re-
Il 4 the committee on fire. water
0easf Keilegg's warning.
foljowinr communication. calling
~ 10 what he terms a serious dan
4 Sno received by the council from
FS1loeg, Of the nre department:
IN kad occasion In former COM
'n1Ions to the council TO call attain
~ ~ danger OF allowing stocks OF
11lS1e go0ds 10 be stored In base
001 exposed for sale under lodg-
S06a and hotels.
1ll6as exist today In this city
4 y ~ event OF fire In the premises,
- omfe to result In the destruction
ku116lng and loss OF life to tho
-, This subject can only be con-
~ jeeisla ton AZ your hands and
= u1fAing the consideration OF the
fn101lng ordinance. | conceive II
ilne TO again cali your attention
- litter and urge your careful con-
2 1l14 from M. r. Jones', Frank w.
IN other residents OF Ravenna
56l1fed against the, petition received
I - aoktng that the old road taxes
IN ~ collected by the city from
~ ecunty be spent In constructing
q wagon roads around Latona.
= ~ Of Ravenna ask that Instead
4 mpsovement desired by Latona
I ~ ~ expended In building a road
0Nohlyn around University hin 70
- X vas referred to the COM
= STREETS.
~ 3 Wtnkler prevented a petition
116no for the Tony Faust saloon,
u11A street This r. the resort
~ recently deprived OF It's license
~ n the council. The petition
GcnAly reported by the license
although Mr.. James and sew
x members announced their in
n vote against II when II came
I'll passage. During constdera-
8M matter q communication was
III Dr. r. w, Sparkling. county
y oDncuncinx Winkler as y ruffian
4oon unworthy to have a saloon
u1ass Masm Not Ordered.
4 (nmunicafion was received from
leA4ent Youngs. OF the water de-
~ calling attention TO the fact
- prupneed water main on First
- south from Main street TO Com
~ . portion OF Flrr, avenue south
een 70 he paved IL went to tho
1itlee on nre, water and sewers.
7einAnfes vsrc introduced approving
ksssseMsut rolls for the First avenue
linG and the Main street sewer sys-
Two q the contracts abandoned by
csnIey = DELANEY.
= laying OF . sewer on Post street
= University street TO Madison street
~ Hrxdtnx parking and sidewalk.
harvard avenue from East Union
" % East Pike street. and East Pine
from Harvard avenue 20 Four
~ avenue, were ordered. The csti-
cost % the former Improvement
and Of the latter ts.so. The
sewer on Eighth avenue from
.H way 10 blanchard street was re-
y The sewer COMMITTEES.
1sticrs announcing the intention OF
yencu % order tho following Inn
snts were passed Grading, park
sidswalking Garfield street from
Anne avenue 90 Filth avenue
and sidewalking Valley street
9seen Anne avenue 60 Firth avenue
On hearing November 10. grading,
u snd parking Cherry street from
e avenue 10 Broadway and Minor
- from Madison street to BROAD.
essfinE November ~. grading and
4ax yAs1 Thomas street from HaNi-
ssenee TO Tenth avenue north, hear
sstembsF ~ grading parking and
@Ainx Fourteenth avenue south
Nasxsrhnregts street 10 t.aander
heAssng November H. thanking
80 nfest from f1f,h avenue -
&c syeHNe hearipg November ~
~ PARKING and alacwalking Elliott
~ fs'an BROAD street tN Railroad
we hearing November u