The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-28
Initial Step Toward Col
lection Of Garbage
Is Taken.
Majority Of COunciImen Are
in Favor Of City
Doing Work.

A. an initial step towards plae.
inE the collection aud desiruclion
ct garbage In charge of the clst.
Councilman W n. Murphy last
aish, introduced an ordinance At
the couneii meeting. providing for
an appropriation Of - 600. fn
cover the initial expense ~ start.
iuE q system fn4 the collection al
Hsfnas Il h intended e. us@ thia
monrY for the purchase 81 teams
and Waeona
Later additional appropriation
are 10 b. provided 30 thai IN. esi
lection SYSTEM esn h. enlarged -
take In the entire city.
4 ma Auriiy uf the, cuaueli fnwfn
hars are in favor % the cts hand.
ling ths safhaEs business ouffiahI
aud vii vote foe sach eApendiiufra
along that line a. the municipal
finances Siii warrant To thog
ouEhiy oevef The eity With = collee
flon system vili require "a uBilsF
II atou1 $3.50. GOO aud the erection
~ a. least tao more asat sectors
81 an additional saat ~ tgasgoo Il
- believes thar this mousY can hs
provided Tor IN the neat fax iexY
In the msaniime II II the infentlnu
Ia pave thu way By the lntrodas
ton 81 a small collection system.
shieh can h. enlarged Nhsn the
proper finie arrives
Rlpiinner snorsag. sobs 10.
Mayor Miller ant The euaneli his
veto II 40 ordinance appropFfaiinE
81 900 - finish n section 81 paving
IN i1th av nofth. between Mercer
and RIOS afs. This wsN to cover
the 81 1e1 forfeit money pasted D.
stirras a tipsik. contractors. which
vas euIlferxied ~ foFm.F cts
Comptroller John RipiinKer. The
mayor iuhisin that before aay Steps
are taken Ia rrimhursc this nmauns
the question Of legal liability uhuald
d. aeceftaiusd through a ait in
court
The ordinance adding to the 90.
lice force and Increasing salaries In
that Department waa passed. a. waa
an ordinance authorizing the ap
lsointmsat OF q captain. lieutenant
and foue drivers and truekmcn 70
equip the fire station az fifth az
vest aud Caller st
To Buy Automobiles
An ordinance. VAS PASSED provis.
ind fof the purchase If Two more
automobiles one for the ftre and
water department. aud another for
the street department Councilmen
Gin opposed the purchase Of hen.
zine buggy for thp fire and water
department. but after a spirited
debate the couneiimen voted To buf
both machines.
An ordinance was passed apnro.
pIiaiinE 500 monthly Tor the beae
1T Of the Waysids Eme Hkencs Eos.
pifat Heretofore the cts haH ii
lowed this institution a monthly a.
lswauce OF 1850. Tho measure a..
propfiatinE ti.7eo In order 10 keep
the library open later In the exc
nlnE was carried.
To Check Petition.
The referendum petition FOR the
submission Of the Olive - rcgrade
TO n general vote was goYdcted
checked up
The ordinance creating the de
partmeni OF public utilities aud em
bodyinE the recommendation ~ A
v Hpuillun. now superintendent a
that department. was referred To
the corporations committee.
Councilman Nhrdnli introduced
an ordinance ErantinK a franchise
"a the Seattle Electric Co. TO 81
tend It's street car line 10 Alki
Point
Provisions were made tn n new
ordnance 10 allow the cont, actors
20 go ahead with the work Of ex
cayatfnE the new water reservoirs
aud aces pt bonds In payment