Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-05
A REPIS To MAyaR IEARt.
EDETea Posr-IsrEL...IeESorl .

LbtAOn EDoE oE-lNEEL-Ef3ENGEk
As si.encs would be construed a. an
acknowledgment Of the truth 10 - IL a.
tsEs contained in Mayor Leary's repor,
on IRE matters, published ia yonr 51u.
day issde, | desire to IRE a few facts
not contained in the Mayors report,
and correct several nisstatsnenfs il
does contain.
| vsrT much dislike TO impuen the
motives or statements Of any Seattle
man, particularly a statement 81 care
fully prepared as the one by Mayor
LesRy. bat the subject matter j. of Rsu-
ersl interest. and the public are entitled
20 the truth.
The whole purport Of Mr.. I.eAry's re-
port was to show extrsvagaut recon-
mendatlons on the part of the Chief,
and justify the removal Of engine No. 2
TO North Seattle land in order 80 10 do
be must make the fire fund Bankrupt.
he says; When the present City
Council came into poveF 1t found the
IRE fnnd Overdraxn Ibis. and it re-
CURED not less than 5000 to run the
Fire Department for the municipal year
ending August, 1885, thus requiring SIS
57s 70 Do provided for" etc.
l cannot say what it viii cost under
the present administration 70 run the
Fire Department., but | will say that at
the ratio Of cost fJr the s.rst ak months
It will not cost $500 per amman for the
whole department, and that IL never has
cost any one year 10 exceed 5000 to
ran the department tOnly difference
Of $500 as stated by Mr.. LearV).
While acting as ChIef had occasion
TO recommend TO the Council the pur-
Chase OF certain things for the more
efficient work of the department. These
Recommendations were presented three
times 10 the Council, each tims referred
to the proper committee and a favora-
bic report made by the committee. This
is the way Mr.. Leary disposes of my REQ
concentrations.
lie says: 40 carry out the recom-
msndatIons OF Mr.. kellogg would cost
the CITY st least 5000 additional Annn-
ally, nOtwithstandicg the cost Of engine
and equipments aRd the matters REQ
onmended ia bis report. That re-
port Of the Chief, 30 far az the recon
mehdations we're concerned, were laid
on the table"
Could as many lines bs made to con-
tain more un.ruthsY
tions made by me aside from protec-
tion TO Bell town or North Seattlej in.
clading telephone service, building
stables. furnishing reoms, &e., would
not exceed $i30, $3.50 tess than stated
by Mayor LeaTy
The Council never laid a report OF
mine on the table. A favorable oom-
mites report was made on every propo-
at hs,f q hA
was presented 60 the Council for action;
they died after being read By the clerk.
Why no action was taken on the report
of the committee Mr.. Lsary can best
tell (but he never will tell.J Tactics,
my boy, tactics.
| might 60 on at length and refute
each and every allegation of the COM
plant, for | can only characterize the
Mayors report es the argument OF an
attorney Ia defense of his client.
Mr. Leary disciaims any Interference
In department matters. If so, why did
be urge the delegates from North Seattle
TO elect a certain person Chief OF the
departmentf Why. before any action
was had by the Board OF Delegates,
did be request ceftain Couneilmen
to appoint the oeFtain person Chisff
How did he know that the certain per
son would be before the Board Of Dele
gates or before the City Council? What
interest can il be TO the Mayor who IL
Chief Of the Fire Department. Why il
secrecy enloined upon every enc who Is
asked 10 JOIN the hose COMPANIES now
trying to be organized! Stating as u
iary With all the facts obtalnAble, Com
pany No. has come TO the only
conclusion sasonable,-that II is a part
Of the aRreement whereby Engine No 2
Is TO be sent TO North Seattle.
Mr.. Latimer, Counoilman appointed
fer the Third Ward, says he has the
promise of five honest Ceunoilmen that
Il shall 20, and, am informed, has bet
so u will go; 81 ! presume be thinks
tt will. Well, gentlemen, proceed. We
have little faith in our Iemonstrance.
although signed by everyone requested
texcept tvol, including nearly every
business firm IN the city. We believe
We have rights In the premises and ID AZ
you have none. We will make the issue
on that question.
The company are under deep aud
lasting obligations to Mayor Leary and
the oommittee for their kind word. I
quote from Mr.. Lsary's report. Il can
furtneI assure you tnat the committee
and the City Council entertain none bat
the best and most kindly feelings to-
ward the officers and members of Com.
psny No. ?. and appreciate the services
rendered by that organiz alton In times
past IN projecting and preserving prep
erty from the flames, and hope that
they will remain IN and continue 10 be
useful members of the Seattle FIRE De
Iiartment." La view of the fact that
this would deprive rs OF our engine,
our meeting rooms, everything, not
leaving even a spaRuer for the company,
strikes me as rather sarcastic; but IL is
a. honest as the balance sf hts report.
GARpSER kELLooa.
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