Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13

WoottiJ sho0id have been attending to
she daiass Of hiseftiee-ssrsing his $40
ger month
The ilbsvs reascGs, re think. are sufti-
sieat b izidnee any thouehtfEi man OF
wsm4ni 20 vote against woolery. Be
sBsmssE that any IT them can be sap
goFtsd By afidayit. II necessary.
SOME FALSE ASSERTIONS CoR-
sIECTED.
UntR % coaarscs signed by Mayor
LsaEy, With himself sad associates, the
city u today paying so 3 year ger by
drsnf. -Sezsfie chr0Hiel<, Jaig ~.
The colltraea referred 10 was signed,
on bsisaif Of the city, not sy Mayor
IaaEy,, bat BY sx Mayor Strive, before
| Mr.. Lsary sniined upon the duties Of
| tbs sHs0e.
Ihe city 10 to-day paying so yeaI
per hsdraInt. fta services which the city
III Portland sstnres for so psF year pei
| hydFHss. ---iSsaa'is CAyOaicIs, July 70.
Thia Il untrue. There has recently
been q change In the contract undss
which thu city of Portland secures iis
water ssrgics. Formerly. By coBtraei
entered Into 10 1883 with the Portland
lily sanlis Elevator Conpaay. thai city
agreed 10 p4s 600 per month for SER
sics oil tueniy-three hydrants, or q tri-
As ov,R SIS per hydrani. This 10 &lhf
per year per hydrani or S6s ger yeal
more lh4n the $50 paid by the city Of
Seattle TO the spring Hill Company.
Tue esnfract ~ which Portland Il prob
ably soon 70 b. Supplied vas entered in
~ very reoentIy, the city Of Portland
esntr.csing With P. E. Morsy. The es-
sential terms Of this contract we're 81
i0Ilosfs:
See.iori 3. said p. r. MoEsy, his as
/ s5olaies and assigns shall erect and
maintain and kucp Ia repair at his and
their own cost and expenses for this %.
| rod hereinafter mentioned, hydrants
| for tbs prevention and extinguishme1t
OF fires on STREETS where the mains shall
run lsad iAt such places as the Board OF
| Fire COMMISSIONER or the proper eity
| authorities may designate, but not "a
exceed four hundred s40O) 10 number
| but Iii silsh number shall be included
and sbunted these nov furnished by the
| Portland Hydraulic Elevator Company
Bat said T.. r. Mprey, bis associates Of
assigns shall aot be compelled TO erect
maintain or As,ep In repairs hydrants 81
piaceiI al q greater altitude than the
| presant hight above the base of grade
Of tie intersection of Twelfth anc
Montgomery streets, nor on such bloc ii
on which are heated hydraRts furnished
| and placed BY the Portland HAdrAulis
Elevator Company aforesaid, In accord
/ aucs eth tta contracts with the city IN,
| al the expiration OF said contracts. Bni
the city of Portland may az its own
cost and expense erect aud keep In re-
pair llydranis on the mains ef said p
Y. MoFey, bisl ass3eiases and assigns
and dc s,Ach places thereon - IL may
i desire. bnt tile same shall DO erected un
der the diresition and Supervision o.
said 7. ". Aorey, bis associates and as
sgns.
Session q. The city Of Portland shall
pay sai,i r. r. Mercy, his associates
and assigns, tor supplying the city witt
wateE for the purpose aforesaid the saaf
% Forty thousand dollars $4,000
United lstates gold coin, or It's equiva
lent in lawful money Of she United
StAi<s, ger yaar for the period Of twenty
t201 pears. tlaginnine with tbs FIRST ser
vice 81 water under said agreement such
| payn,ents 10 DO made quarter yearly Of
Ten thousand dollars tsin.OO01 each.
| That 10, tie city Of Portland agrees y
pay P. Y. Morey $4,000 per year for !
nanabef Of Aydrants indefinitely stated
but iios 70 exceed 100. Surprising thai
the number Of hydrents shoald b thu
maxImnm number contracted for, tn
eitS Of Portland would be PAYING si0l
par iiydrani par year, not so per yea
as siAisa BIZ The capnsel<. This wouit
be 40 Ter wear more than the so pax
BY iSeaitis 70 the Spring Hill Waite
Ooznpazly.
Again. 10 Portland at the end Of /
carsiIin peiicd the city becomes abso
late sNnef Of the system Of waite
wofltss wishoat otser payment THAI til
no per Naer per hydrant.
cA,s,slels, Jsly fofA.
Al tkIs and Of twenty years, darin,
whhih The sity Of Porsissd shall hav,
paid p, =. horey and bis associates
stegepo Per year, OF altogether $500. oo,
thelsity shall become absolute owaer
not Of The aystem Of water works, q
staubd BY ih,s chroaieis. bai simply d
-all hydranis and all tanks and oshal
appliances for sprinkling streets =
ssceted hy said p. +. Mossy, his ASA.
eisala and issnrn..v Tue section Of ths
oonaFact wliluA provides for this is .
foliswss
Saetisln M AZ The expiration Of said
twsaity 1Ol years sid Y. II Mercy, biz
assueiaiss and assigns. shall thereafter
and forever furnish water u TIE cify 81
RaidlanA H4slhant additional oempansa.
| ton aiad free for flushing sswess,
spfilhkfna the streets. far the proven.
tiou and ekiinguishment Of hrea. and
supEayilaa sha city buildings And Offices,
eisieFns ash hydrantz. hat Cd the sx.
pinsslosI et said twenty COZ years, eli
hydranils arid tanks and esasF spplian.
ees for spfinksinN streets ~ erected BY
Y. n. Maaesk his associates and asxigns.
- ktefalnbskufa mnntionnd. ahAls be-
oonab The property ~ the eify. Rat
ihsEtafHer III additional hyarAnts shall
b skeeied lSy the city Of Portland, ard
sll hydiAnts shall he kspt In repair BY ID
a. itE eiEn e0sl and expHl1so.
Tie ahsws are only . few q the many
elNnne fAliehoods which have besn NJ
lsnsl aiIsina Mayor LsAEy. They arr.
Aowsswk suaieiens - sho~ the dsep~E-
Ass sirasits 10 vhioh shs opposition 10
ths Mayer = reduced. Tbs slaughter
q 'Erash i psrfscsly appalling.
$50
II. q. Thofatan i naakine an snes.