The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-17
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS,


A mass Of routine business was trans
acted by the city council at It's Meeting
yesterday evening. Protests were receiv-
ed against the Improvement OF Jackson
street between Sixth avenue and Six
teenth avenue, from adjacent property
holders alleging that the plan of assess
ment was unconstitutional The Inn
provement. which consists Of rsplaaking
and eurbing, being two-thirds completed.
the assessment roll was approved
The assessment roll for the Improvement
Of Fastlake avenue from Denny way to
Roy street by repianking was alaso APP
proved. The estimated cos, IL secs 20 A
resolution introduced for the grading and
sidewalking OF Westiake avenue from Re
publican to Mercer streets, estimated cost
SEQ. was passed.
Protests were received against the con-
struction OF a water main In the Denny
Thurman addition from property holders,
asserting that there were three mains al
needs OF the neishborhood The estimated
cost IL $50 100. half OF which would be
borne by the city. Tho resolution was re-
ferrsd 10 the FIRE and water committee
A resolution for the Improvement OF
Twenty second avenue from Yesler way
TO jackson street, against which there
was one protest, was referred TO the same
committee, The city engineer certified
that the estimated cost, 300 exceeded
the charter limits, By constructing wood
en- sidewalks instead % concrete ne said
the cost would be reduced sufficiently.
Other street improvements introduced
were For Stewart street between Seventh
and Fifth avenues, estimated cost s. go;
plankiug of Fifteenth avenue west from
West street. car line 10 Smiths cove esti-
mated cost $500; for alley IN block s Of
Maynard's plat by paving Tor Barclay
street by planklng for East Marion from
broadway 20 Twelfth avenue ~ sewer
for blanchard street from Third 70 Fifth
East Mercer from North BROADWAY T.
Belmont avenue by grading. for Denny
way from Esstlake 20 Boylston avenue.
f0r James street from Second avenue 70
Sixth. for East Fir street from Sixteenth
20 Twentieth avenues by grading: ana FOR
alley IN block 81 Maynard plat by grad
Ing. They ail passed their nrst reading
20 draw up written legal opinion ceu-
ccrniug the validity ~ the ordinance civ
anyone IN the city health department. ex-
cept tho sanitary Inspector This ord
nance was vetoed by tha mayor on legal
The ordinance giving the Seattle q In
terusti onal railroad leave 10 construct
switch track cn Railroad svAnue near
Connecticut street passed on the final
reading
a Communication from the hoari OF pub
iic works recommending the impruven ent
~ East Marion from Rr1afway t.
Tw~lfth avenue VS. received THE eStl-
mated rost Is g. GE ~
A claim for DAMAGES 20 the extent OF
81 80 from John U klrrear was referred
20 the COMMITTEES on claims
petition was presented by tire spirit
uslis,s 81 Seattle apropNe Of the c~dina nee
licensing mediums They want the word
medium strick ~ from the tlil
The city engineer was instructed 20 20.
Port on the best means - impr0sfn
fry,s pert avenue from queen Anne 4,
Wrist aNepNe north
IRE auditing rs'nmg,tee'. Bill appropri
htiwg "a 30 a. a. 1tsfv ciatrzw agafrst tha
CesiaF river water srst@un vas passed al
also = larEe ruU nsr - Winer street I'm
movement Aa-nssfnsnt roNu
Several fGUov licences wore Granted
AID r number - saloon rnrn afNwef p,
transfer thsfg licenses