Quandt's liquor license rejected by city council
Herman Quandt's past troubles lead the license and revenue committee and city council to unanimously deny his bid to open a saloon on Main Street. Opposition cited his prior conflicts with officials and the saloon's location in a residence district opposite the public kindergarten. The council also postponed several related license actions and referred a transfer case back to the committee.
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City Councl
Herman
Main Street
Ths
Publc
Benjamin
Quandt
Conway
Cole
Henry Wieter
Fremont
Art
Will H. Morris
Barberia
Walter
Burnett
Bowen
Contractors' Trust Hit as Bid Wins Spark Row
The Seattle Contractors aneedation faced a blow as Crut able contractors undercut rivals by 10 to 70 percent in bids for city projects. A Thorewig, an independent contractor, won a 25 mile temporary wooden sidewalk contract on Past Green Lake boulevard with a bid of 526,146, about 20 percent lower than prior costs.
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Seattle
Aneedation
Board of Works
A. Thorewig
Green Lake Boulevard
Lawsuit Seeks 26000 Damages Over Wife’s Death
Johnson files in superior court seeking 26000 dollars for the death of his wife after an accident on the Green Lake car line at Augwat. The crash was caused by a car filled with picnickers escaping the crew’s control and plunging. The Mercer excursion steamer runs daily from Leachi park at 11 a.m. and 2 15 p.m.
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Johnson
Green Lake
Augwat
Mercer
Leachi Park
Dads Halt Rail Blockades on Railroad Avenue
Councilmen Cole and Dasiien condemned rail and interurban blockades creating long detours and street congestion. They passed a resolution directing Northern Pacific Great Northern and Interurban officials to remedy the traffic jams or face penalties for noncompliance. Street corners were blocked for hours forcing pedestrians and teams to reroute.
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Cole
Dasiien
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Board of Works
Cor
Daulton
Railroad Avenue
Occidental Avenue
City Council approves fire department staffing and street works
The council passed an ordinance to hire 11 additional firemen and allocate 600 dollars for a patrol wagon team. A residence petition seeks extending the fire limits south of King Street and is referred to the fire and water committee. Other actions include paving Pine Street and Second Avenue, building wooden walks on Seventh Avenue, and extending Cedar Street to Lee per cooperative committee recommendation.
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King Street
Fire and Water Committee
Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company
Pine Street
First
Fourth Avenues
Second Avenue
Pike and
Pine Streets
Seventh Ava
Madison Street
Yeesler Bay
Cedar Street
Lee
Fila
Engineer's Office Salary Increases Approved By Council
The council debated a civil service panel recommendation and agreed to raise monthly salaries in the engineers department. Chief assistants gain 25 more dollars, while the principal and field assistants plus superintendent of construction rise to 200 dollars, and the office assistant to 175 dollars, effective August 1.
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Civil Service and Salaries Committee
Engineers Department
Crichton
Madison Park Beer License Rejected by City Committee
The Madison Park beer garden license, long forgotten, was resurrected by Councilman Daulton and rejected by the committee yesterday. Chairman Benjamin admitted he held the license as he faced pressure from supporters who wanted a park beer garden, while the council later approved the committee's action almost unanimously.
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Madison Park
Coaneman Henjamin
Chatman
Daulton
Menjamin
Tmulton
Lcense
Madiron Wark
Conway
Benjamin
Henry Beck
Vancouver to Host Industrial Exposition Opening
Vancouver prepares for an industrial exposition on August 29 at the old university grounds with at least two candidates for queen. N A Hoffman returns from Vancouver to promote the event as the city builds booths and fences. British Columbia Day will be celebrated September 16 at the exposition amid grounds cleanup.
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Vancouver
N. A. Hoffman
Exposition Comunities
British Columbia
Holmes Duo Reconcile After Separate Divorces
Mr and Mrs Jotn Holmes of fireen Lake, recently divorced, remarried yesterday after a brief separation. Holmes had secured a divorce on cruelty grounds, but when his ex wife got into trouble with neighbors he helped her, prompting an immediate reconciliation and a second honeymoon.
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Jotn Holmes
Fireen Lake
Holmes
Druggists Plan Coast-Wide Fight Against Cut-Rate Stores
Local druggists held a meeting at the Meter Trader to organize a coalition aimed at opposing cut-rate drug stores. Plans discussed include expanding the association to other coastal cities and coordinating future actions.
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Ander Dexter Horton Bank
Chesterfield
Contractors’ Trust
Herpick
Marion Street
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Tin
Bremerton
J. T. Johnson
Atherton
Louis
Chicago
Denton
Vis
First Ave
Oes
Madison Park Beer License
Rocks & Co
Lila
Don
Japan
Charcet Ani
Temarche
Nordhoff & CO
Credit House
Fred
Erick & Nelson (Inc
Columbia
Reliance
Columbia Steel
Reliance Steel
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Owen
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Croe
Frederick & Nelson, (Inc
Second Ave
Madison and Spring Sts
Gurney
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