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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
7
City Council rewrites licensing rules for premises selling intoxicants. It sets fee structures for new licenses renewals and transfers and outlines owner residency and writing requirements for license holders. The measure cites penalties and ratification by voters in 1908 with publication and auditing steps.
Proposed city amendment outlines printing and contract details for a daily paper in Bear City. It specifies duties for the board, publishing costs, envelopes and checks, and requires certified news to be delivered. The measure covers terms for public works printing and contract oversight.
Resolution 1138 proposes amendment 18 to Article VIII and submission to voters in the next general election. City Comptroller Bennett notes the measure, dates January 1908, with references to council consent and qualifications for voters.
Resolution 1129 proposes amending Article Will of the Pesos to regulate franchise construction and city utilities. It outlines duties for the Board of Public Works and Civil Service rules, records of franchise work, and recommendations to the City Council. The amendment targets city structural control and考试 timing for ratification at the 1908 general election.
Resolution 1142 proposes amending Article VIII Section 12 of the City Charter to authorize two payment modes for local improvement costs. It outlines Immediate Payment or Payment by Rounds, and requires a public works description of property benefiting from the requested improvement.
The council approves an amendment to enable notice and assessment procedures for a property lien plan. It requires ten days public notice in the official newspaper and notices to owners. Delinquent payments incur interest and penalties per state law, with tax collection handled by the City Treasurer and City Comptroller. The measure awaits ratification by voters at the March election.
A fragment shows classified ads and notices from The Star including contact details for Ballard Agency, P H Mullen, and office listings. It references wanted help for teens, furnished rooms, cottages for rent, and optical supplies, with some ad pricing notes and partial names and addresses.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a wood and coal mill lead in Seattle with a street address and price figures. Details include a date or code “05080” and monetary amount around $418, mentioning First Avenue and a person or entity named Fusito/Meio.
An eclectic stock of advertisements and notices lists millinery items, osteopathy services, physicians, patent attorneys, real estate land bargains, farm listings, and household goods. It promotes low prices on hats, medical consultations, patent services, and several land and farm opportunities with quoted prices and terms.
Two acre chicken ranch with six fowl houses and well, near Four tenth Ave and Mast Mighty, priced around 500 per tract with easy terms. Also listings for five acre tracts fertile valley land 1½ miles south of Auburn, near rail line and Columbia River, with incentives for buyers. Court notice: Seattle Daily News case against Hanco Napoli Macaroni Co dismissed. settlement allowed for 5,000 and receiver to accept funds.umulate
Enticing property offers from NATIONAL LAND CO advertise modern bungalows in Ballard and Bellard with terms from $60 cash plus $25 monthly payments. Listings include 3 to 4 room houses, vacant lots, and rent-like terms, with prices ranging from $50 to $200 and a prominent savings bank pitch.
Real estate ad offers acre tracts in the city for 1000 dollars each with easy terms. Includes a North Broadway district view and an emall shack mentioned as a feature.
A garbled OCR page shows loan offers from The Canadian Bank and others, with mentions of mortgages and low interest loans. Real estate and business ads list properties, rooms for rent, and small-time trades alongside personal notices seeking witnesses to an accident.
Real estate notice offers farms and acreage near Pioneer Square with cheap terms. Eighty dollars down and ten dollars monthly, with locations on 105 First Ave and Main St near Grickmaton. Prospectors urged to visit and inspect, sidewalk sign indicates property. hours listed for afternoon viewings.
Property listing for Lincoln Beach West Seattle quarter acre tracts near Fauntleroy and Gate Station. Promises nearby transit and sidewalk access with representatives available afternoons and Sundays. Prices average about 996 with roughly 16 percent down and monthly payments offered through a White Company listing.
A federal court awarded the United States $220.45 against Puget Sound Navigation Co. The loss stemmed from the steamer Clallam sinking between Port Townsend and Victoria, with mail valued at 1075 dollars.
T. P. Revelle incumbent and Republican 7th ward councilman candidate is named as codefendant in a superior court suit brought by J. W. Lampoon and wife against Osborne G. Crosby and wife. Plaintiffs allege they bought property May 26 of last year and paid, but Crosby spouses failed to convey after balance was tendered February 11.
The Reynolds Alaska Development Co met on Tuesday and ousted promoter IH D Reynolds from the board. New trustees include Horace E. Kistler Johnstown Pa Brady Bitka A B E Austin New York Omar J Humphrey Seattle H M Kingsbury Worcester Edward T Teteras Tipton Ind J J Blackmore New York H M Coffin Philadelphia O W Cobb Fast Hampton Mass Waldo B Harrows St Louis D B Hawea Springfield Mass.
A Nat ional Hardwood Manufacturers association complaint before the interstate commerce commission in Chicago argues western railroads overcharge hardwood shipments. They say western potato routes cost 35 cents more per hundred than eastern routes, blocking Pacific coast markets for oak and other woods.
In San Francisco Feb 27 a witness testified a $1,000,000 bribe offer by William Tevis to Abe Ruef aimed at securing city approval for the Bay Cities Water Co purchase valued at about $10,600,000. The trial of R A Crothers and Fremont Older for criminal libel resumed with motions to dismiss.
The two companies of regular troops stationed in Goldfield since the labor troubles will depart for San Francisco on March 7.
Washington publicized protests before the Interstate Commerce Commission as railroads urge extension of the March 4 enforcement date. Daniel Willard of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad said hiring extra telegraph operators would cost about $160,000 weekly.
Edward Buckley aged 29 died February 17 in El Paso Texas. His remains will lie in state at the Bonney-Watson company parlors until 9 o'clock tonight with interment scheduled at Friday Harbor.
At a Green Lake M E church meeting the Men's Civic League of Green Lake was organized with 125 members. The group aims to improve the district and will not take part in the upcoming election. Officers elected are B M Peeples president Robert Haley Jr secretary and F F Metcalf treasurer. Meetings are set for the second and fourth Wednesdays each month.
The Unitarian church group held a social to fund a penny mile project aimed at paying off debt. Ezra Meeker, famed Oregon trail pioneer, spoke about his recent eastward journey along the old trail.
Washington Feb 27 Voting on the Aldrich financial bill will begin next Thursday unless plans miscarry Senator Aldrich the measure’s author has been working to gauge speeches for and against and will seek in the senate that March 5 be fixed for a vote with section by section consideration and amendment disposal
H. M. Herrin & Co at 610 First Ave offers 6,000 shares of Manhattan Mammoth stock for sale at two cents each with buyer contact options.
Bank clearings reported for Seattle totaling 937,697.49 with balances 27,026.00 and Tacoma clearings 684,324.00 with balances 71,087.63. The figures summarize daily activity across both cities.
Dr James C Snyder county jail physician obtained a license to wed Gertrude Pauline Moore of 518 Union Street Union. The groom resides in the Butler Annex and received many congratulations from friends upon learning of the engagement and forthcoming nuptials.
The fire and water committee refused to consider the builders of the Metropolitan building plan to place fire escapes contrary to regulations. Fire officials deemed the proposed escapes unsafe and must follow current rules. A stable fire on 367 Boren Ave caused $1,100 damage after an overheated charcoal stove started the blaze.
German socialist leader Rudolph Oostrich was convicted of treason for urging the army to repudiate Kaiser William's authority and was sentenced to three years in prison in Berlin on February 27.
The Clearing House association requires 27 Los Angeles banks to merge raise capital or exit by Sept 1 1908. After September no bank with less than $200000 paid up capital will be recognized. Also, Lorenzo Sodini’s body is held in St Joseph's hospital funeral rooms for embalming costs amid dispute over payment.
Frank Phillips died at Rockford Washington on Monday at age 53. A letter from Thomas Botham asks police to lock up Phillips's relatives in the city. Phillips lived on Mica Peak seven miles north of Rockford. he is survived by wife Lizzie and two sons Forres and Dean. Police seek to locate the family.
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