The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-04
MUCH WORK
ORDERED
Council Passes Ordinances
for Many improvements

The city council. BY a vote ~ "a
Z. last niKht passed the ordinance
providing for the purchase by the
city Of the slts for the new public
library. The council two weeks ago
agreed upon the Meacham site ai
Fourth avenue and Madison street,
and last night the ordinance passed
its second and third reading. Coun.
eliFnen Rude. BysrN and Murphy op-
posed the ordinance and Councilman
Nsyin was absent, all the others sot-
Ing In favor Of ~.
The ordinance further provides for
the calling of a special election 20
vote upon the issuing Of the ile1,
600 bonds necessary e. pay for the
site. This section was referred 60
the library and printing and finance
committee and a date will 30 set
by the council In the near future.
wsats Cedar River water
Another application from sub.
urban town. asking permission "a
have the use ~ Cedar river water,
was made last night. The latest town
asking "a share the benefits OF the
system II Rsnton, Mayor Beach OF
Renton was present and explained
the needs Of the city. stating that
the municipality was without an AIDE.
QuAte supply Of water either for do
mcstic use or fire protection.
As the Cedar river pipe line paxRss
directly through Rentnn, II In thought
that the pspe can be tapped at come
point near Rentan and supply the
town. without affect ting the Seattle
supply. The application was refer.
red 10 the fire and water committee
TO report Thursday night.
An ordinance vas introduced pro.
viding for the sale OF Cedar river
water 20 Ballard at SEQ per million
gallons. and was referred 20 the fire
and water committee. which has al
ready reported favorably upon the
petition.
Protest on Maeaasm
A number Of residents Of Madison
street. between Broadway and Twen.
ty-third avenue. appeared last night
and protested against the approving
~ the assessment rolls FOR that dIa.
trict. They claim that the work OF
macadaniiEtnR the street Is not prop
erly done, that the macadam viii
not last any time, and that the prop.
erty owners are asked to pay too
much for the Improvement. The
matter was referred to the street
eommittee.
IL street Improvement
The council ordered street improve.
ments last night agRregating in cost
nearly So 900. The largest Improve
ment Of all. the paving Of First ave-
nue. from Pike street to Denny way
at an estimated cost OF SOL 500, was
Indefinitely postponed. Among the
improvements ordered were. Curb.
ing and building concrete sidewalks
on Fifth avenue between Pike and
Pine streets, to cost f7400: sidewalk
ing and grading Ninth avenue west
between Lee and Howe street, 10 cost
$3.50; grading Summit avenue north
and Bellevue avenue from East Park
20 East Thomas street, to cost $1,000
building a water main on North
broadway from East Republican
street 20 East Highland drive, TO
cost tb0a0% curbing, parking and
sidewalking Twenty-thlrd avenue
south from Yesier way TO Norman
streets, 20 cost s7i00; grading sum
init avenue north from East Thorn.
as 10 Belmont avenue north. 20 cost
5000; improving Comstock street
from Seventh avenue west and 9th
er adjacent streets, TO cost sill 900
grading. HidewalkdnF and parking
Howell street from Ninth avenue 10
East Denny way and Eastiake ave
nue. from Howell street 20 Mercer. TO
cost $1,000.
Almost all the council committees
reported on several minor matters
The council adjourned at an early
hour to meet on Friday night at 1880.