The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-26
CAPITOL HILL PLAT APPROVED
BV coONciLMEN
AFTER A BITTER ARGUMENT
Lake Washington Canal Bouevards win Not Be Built
Bill Posters Lice SO Raised to $500 Per knnum--
Other important Matters Disposed OF

The matter that took up the
SWEATER part OF the time At last
nlkhts council session Was the az.
prevail Of the plat az subdivision !
u Capitol liin addition. recently
graded. sidewalked. severed and
water mained by the Moore Invest
ment Company. Tho bill passed
after a stubborn fight against Il By
Cuuneslmen hyerS ana crichton.
Councilman Rycrs stated that he
did nat want TO be understood az
opposed 70 the approval If the plat.
On the ether hand he realised that
the new adAition MAS credit 10
the city. and he thought such enter
fsglseS ought % be encouraged. yet
he did not believe " wise 20 pass
such an important ordinance until
the corporation counsel had been
given chance To examine the or
tinance and pass upon Its legal
pofnfz His thereupon moved that
the ordinance be referred 10 the cor
porafion counsel for report next
Monday night. Dir. Murphy second
ed u.
a hsssss Debate
This drew cut heated debate.
Councilman Muldoon leading for the
approval Of the plat He stated that
the street committee. the Board Of
Public Works and several individual
members OK the council had exam
fned the plated ground. and khey
found II 10 be everything II Was rep
resented TO be. Mr.. Moore had a
five-year malntenan<e contract Tor
the improvements which he proposes
- as 10 Aza - fEA.s -.
1nents have been made. ne declared.
and q aajority of the lots sold. ard
the purchasers were entitled 20 Sc
cure = good iced for the same. which
could not be given until the plat r.
approved Therefore he thought II
wHs unfzir to postpone the matter,
The street committee WAS RattssiVtl
thai the legality OF the ordinance
WAS beyond question. Mr.. Muldoon
suggested thar Mr.. Byers ask the
corporation counsel then what his
of>taion was
Mao no Condolences
Mr.. nyers replied that Il Was IN
fair TO ask an opinion 40 important
when the corporation counsel lad
been given ne chance 10 stusiy the
oFsinArce. Further. Mr.. Byers Aag-
castically remarked that the opinlor
~ Dir. Euldocn Was evidently nr'
shexity. but he for one did mott have
any too much confidence n that
opirian
Tr criehfnn was opposed 70 ac,
cHpklng piats Of Improved additions
whera the improvements had rot
heen given a city Inspection. III
said ~ would vote for This pastls u.
lar bill. but Ne gave pubiic NOTES
that he would not vote seF eng
other sueh bills THE city did NO
know. said he. whether the awers
49, 4,ts,Fy LIE and tAe. sad.s4Aikl
anrurares that council could ne
serve its local Improvement fiEru
md order other improvements, fo'
Instance. the Iayfng ~ 4 larger wktei
raain through the addition IN crsiel
20 feed ths district beyond. aaaouid 4
b. recsssnry.
A large number % questions wer'
rFopount<f 10 the corpora ton Gun
81. h1t The counxsi gave him no ofs
portunity 10 answer fheua. IS I
would not decide whether the1
should be referred 10 hirn.
Parry Gives . Little light
connciiran Parry called attentlos
O. tbs fact that the charter rive'
the city entire control Of its streets
Any reservations we're nnnere s@ary
This information seemed 20 serve Al
= great light 70 the warning frem
&e~s and in less than two minutes
nfterward the courciI had passed III
NIL almost uuaninsously. couEcil
mfn Flyers and Mufphy votins
axainst ~
uevth sas sssth Bopiessrds
Tbe bills creating the north ans