The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-12
HI GILL
OBJECTS
DOE NOT WANT RAINIER Az
ENuE SEWER PROJECT
PASSED BY COUNCIL


atruttiou af a trunk sewer system
ALONG Rainier avenue from -Four
tetnth avenue aud Neslrr way a.
RayNlew street and branch sewer
liens ON adjacent streets was the
subject Ut lively cit iu the eouu=
sii last nieht Criehtuu and Giil
raising objections 70 r. It waa
finally referred hack o. the sewer
committee aud Corporation Counsel
Gillian was instructed 10 prepare a
leeal opinion in regard te be- valid
tty. The point 90 which objection
ia made is that large section OF the
city already provided with sewers
Is % be- assessed according to the
resolution FOR the construction oi
the trunk sewer Il VIII cost about
kiOH. zoe
uasmu5h as a mrsc part Of this
district lies ia the Third ward
which President can represents. the
latter took occasion Co leave the
chair 90 raise bis protest against
the project CONWAY took hts place
AZ en- became involved deeper and
dUener In the argument Conway be-
came alarmed. fearinE that he would
be called upon to deeide some deli
cate and embarrassing point Of par
liamentarf proeeeduff.
Come back here. ~. come bach.
he cried az bis first opportunity
I'm afraid ne set stuck
The Third ward man then re
mounted bis pedestal lie took DC
easion Ca remark that Il Council
man Johnston. of the second ward.
was WillIas % allos his constit=
uenta not directly benefited By the
construction II che sewer 60 be As
scssed for Il he could but that he
would not stand for such = thing IN
bis ward Ne said that the cost Of
constructing the main sewer should
Be borne By the general fund. just
a. la the ease df the north and the
south sewer tunnels and the First
aYenue sewer iie said be would
not be "huil-conncds ia that man.
ner.
Criehtou made an extended afEu
mcnt against passing the RESOLUTION
- hastily he said that many Of
the property holders assessed uould
BE- sure % object % the paymanta.
and unlesa the city proceeded care
fully e was sure 90 become involved
IN a legal ENHANCEMENT
Criehton raised another point
never before preached Ia the conn
rlL The claims committee reeom-
mended on technical grounds the
rejection Il a claim for Hemuuerh-
ton - a man who claimed % have
taken care Of q smalipox patient
Crichtnn aid be did act know any
thing about the merits uf the easn.
bat that he thought that in tn
stance where parties were Justly
entitlad 40 money from the cts the
latter ahua.d not ahlrk It's reannn-
sIhiufY because Il had chance
through iasal procedure. u was
explained that this particular claim
Waa unVarfauted and lt waH rHleet-
I'd
r. r elise. % the Seattle Light
lag company. Waa present Al the
eoanelI meeting. lie Invited The
connelimeu 20 BE present az a fin-
nsr % BE- given wednesday evening
al the Rainier club hy Rufus Dawes.
who represents the Eastern capital
lsts IN the company. lie said that
Mr.. Dawes Waa DESTROYS of explain
ina carefully 20 the eouneiImeu the
plans 81 the company o. extend ~
mains % the suburbs ~ the city. for
Nhirh work it has promised To ex-
pend st508Ha
The council PASSED the Edinancea
recommended 81 the civil service
and salaries committee raising she
salary 81 the mayors private asers-
tary to So 3 month aHd cutting the
police inspectors salary from SIS
to $40 a month
Councilman Cole introduced a rec.
olutioa providing that when u
should be decided 10 construct the
proposed municipal building that
bids for tee architectural work
should be thrown open to local
architecta preferably members oil
thu ioeal chapter % the American
Institute Of Architects. Burnett
suggested that hida. ~ ndYer-
tlsed. be thruwn open 20 architects
al over the country. as the best
been pianRed BY outside architects.
The resolution vas referred 10 the
spncial committee Of the council la
charge % the matter. which meets
again Friday
u waa announced AZ the meeting
that " A. Mitchell. assistant conn
ell clerk. had resigned 90 enter pri-
Yafe business Campt roller nipling
ef has appointed A. T. Ashcroft a.
his successor.
Corporation Counsel Gillian and
Mr. Foster. 81 Foster 4 Kleiaer. the
local billboard monopoly. were pres
eut al the meeting With the expsc-
tation that the new billboard orii-
nance regulating the material Of
which they should be constructed
In the fire district would come up.
bat they we're disappointed. The
ordinance has not Jet been prepared
bV City Engineer Thomson. but
viii probably be presented 20 the
fire and water committees At ia reg
uiar meeting next "Wednesday nishf
Henry Beck. the man who wants
the license 10 run beer garden a.
Madison park. was also there II o.
said that he was expecting develop
ments IN that matter but he would
not admit n The license f. HtI1l IN
the hands Of thn license and rave-
nue. committee and apparently viii
rest there indefinitely n IA claim
81 BY some members ~ the council
that Il IL the intention 81 tho com