The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-04-30
CITY Fathers
BUSY SESSION
Many Matters OF Importance We're
Discussed Last Night.

The regular meeting IT the city
council WIS q long and huay one nat
uieht. in which three new hula were
introduced proposing radical addi-
items to the yttY'a revenue, uud "a
big bunch of street and ailsS resain-
tl1ua were drpuagd of
The first revenue hili requires thea.
tiers Co pay an annual license Of $500
while concert haus ana uthrr rlaevs
which sell liquor in addition to the
show features. must Pay an annual
license of $500, added o. which II the
regular retail Liquor license fec. The
second hin WilL If PASSED impose on
the saloons "a lieHnsr of 81 uNa. I'M
crgasirE Il from k6an. the present a.
canaR. The Wholesale dealers are
taxed S&ah "A year. Tho third revenue
hin comuels the payment ~ 81 yearly
Tor every horse used in the city 81 80
Tor every vehicle drawn bY ono horse,
s. so for every two horse vehicle Hu !
s. fer every vehicle using mory than
tWa horses. Each Of these three bills
was referred IN the council as "a
whole and VIII he considered at a
meeting Friday night,
A hlli fixing the manner iu which
sewer laterals are CO b. made, MAS
passed. The hul IS very lengthy and
the entire supervision " Il is placed
In tho hands ~ the sanitary officer.
The plumbing ordinance by Cauu-
Gilman blake was passed as the COM
mittcc ~ the whole recommended.
soetbiaek Ordinances.
A new bootblaek ordinance WAS
passed. II permits the use 81 pub
lie alleys for baatbinCk stands eN-
: fNHa ID "a
permit Is obtained from the board 81
public works. the consent ~ the
ahuttinE property De- seruf-
I'd. and an indamulfytnE bond ~ $500
= given q the ctty in each caar.
Councilman Parry striuEeutlY OPP
posed the bin on the grounds that 4
was contrary % public policy Coun.
Gilman Esers stated that Mr.. Parry
firm was a large BENEFICIARY ia the
use 81 public property and his stand
on this bill was. therefore untrnabir.
Or. Crlchton's resolution CONSTITUTE
inr a special committee II the fn-
auee committee, chairman ~ the
street committee and president -
the council. % report a plan by
which the sidewalks may b. made
more safe for pedestrians and kept
IN more preseutahle Hhap WHs
committee chairman. Or Crlehtoa
stated that his resolution vas M re
Election on ths street committee. hut
II was Intended as an assistance 30
that committee.
Waste Pspsr eosss.
4 Bill granting franchise far TIE
placing - waste paper boxes on
street corners. AMI Tor placing adj
Vrrtisemeuts thereon. VAS referred
to the corporations committee
Council consented Tor W r. Baker
- transfer hts franchise - the seat
tie Cataract Co. This matter has
been pending Tor = months ard met
with quite an opposition. but the
company anallg Wau cut
The bin providing that The city
procure malufrHHHrH bonds in Eun-
nsetiuu with the paving - the first
hill. was passed by vote ~ 8 fu 4.
Mr.. Hyera registered au objection on
the grounds of class legislation.
An ordinance uae introduced np-
pFopriatlnE t5.oaa for tiia purchase ~
more water meters. lt being claim
81 that the demand for water is 80
great now that the supply - meters
ls almost exhausted. About 10 met
ers ~ various Sizes VIII b. purehaH-
A resolution was adopted directing
the water department superintendent
tu make q report Tor ths benefit %
council. ~ the number ~ gnliona ~
water delivered daily through Ih.
Cedar river gravity system This
was done on account ~ fhe anxious
confederation N the possibility ~ eN-
tending the water system - the city
e. fhe northern suburbs.
a. A.. o.
men for the truck rena. was refer
red 90 the fire COMMITTEES.
Resolutions
The following resolutions were dts
posed Of
Paving Third and Fifih avenues
from Pine % Pike and Pine from
Third q Fifth was postponed 20
May o. Laying n water main on
Twenty fourth avenue from East
Olive 20 East Madison. ordered
PiankluR and sidewnlking Third
avenue from Pine 60 Poke. Pine from
Third - Flffh. and Fifth from pine
to Pike. indefinitely postponed lay
ing a water main on East Lee from
East Madison - the alley between
Forty first and Forty ave
uueF. referred 70 Mr. HyerH 10 rs-
port AZ next meeting Parking and
laying sidewalks on Denny way from
Western avenue 30 broadway. post
p9ned until Nav r. Laying a water
main on Fourteenth avenue from
Massachusetts avenue to College.
COLLEGE from Fourteenth to Fifteenth.
and Fifteenth from College 10 BAY
view. was Indefinitely postponed.
Grading and planking the alleys In
blocks ]. 2 and 2 IN Maynard'a add.
postponed tin May r. Grading
aidewaiking and piankinR First ave-
nue. north from Highland drive %
Garfield street. postponed till May
g.
Measures Adopted
These resolutions were adopted
Grading. sidewaIkinR and marking