The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-16
zE TERRITORY.


1kcoNA, Nay l5.-The eounciimanic
1neident d lat night has teen The cne
49, u street eos~ipsoday. a stream
- enI1efs from die Fourth ward f1ored
~ ~ once Of Colonel Steele all
~. GenernIIy with the rez3uest that
81 frconsfd<x and Withdraw his re-ig-
nation. They arc people who want 20
- he Fourth ward well lighted,
m4oFud and the streets put In geoss
1kope. They eay they leiieTe Sterile
H. II properly progressive hiess on
Ills nubfkzf, and look upon II ~ a
locAi misf0rtune TO have him resign.
nnd they argue that the council,
havfne refused 20 art upon his Ferig-
f63tOn last Higtt, will lie very ready
n uGs pleased 70 have him Withdraw
~ The question A. 10 what he pro-
ponrd 10 DO at,ort III teing put to the
eol0nel today, he Dismissed II very
e11Innsayfly.
~ have done all I propose 10 do IN
Ne matter" he said. i have re-
&i9ned and fhat settles II. would
NJ resume my place in that council
Tor very good pay. The only regret ]
hoye II that did not yet forth 10 my
written resignation the reason for is.
Bbt l Vas 70 indignant that could
nj talk, nlurh less write. ! would
Hike % have written thai ! resigned
heeuse | could not consistently act
With men who had shown Themselves
- have no sense 81 honor. ! would
not do business with such men for
mysen and 70 could not do Il for the
Gffy. / am ifttercsted in several eufef-
orfseS and I am free to say that il
Snybody connected with any Of them
treated me In that fashion WHICH
fook mon ~ nothing less than die
HONEST wouId either threw him osit
q retire myself, and 80 have done in
Girls case. No man 81 business can
AFFORD 70 hold q place on that council.
ne must sacrifice hi own affairs and
q. test1e that, he must stliltify hign-
III, ne had letter get out. ! say IL
was dishonest because every one ~
3hore men elected upon the Republi-
can platform promised to support
Republican principles and men. We
Win have an election over there and
Put man IN my place who VIII hold
Them level.
The public comment upon the action
Of Mr.. steele II of course NJ divided
- men are in their political afiinities.
The Stalwarts. while they regret his
)envinx for the sake of bis absence in
the colnciis, arc pronounced IN their
approval.
NJ. Meade. the suecessfui city clerk
b Of course IN high feather and was
The recipient Of congratulations from
his Democratic friends all day while
he sl,oFted plug hat and smiled with
greAl satisfaction.
City treasurer Sarnpson today as
eusned full control. the retiring treas
urer. Mr.. Taylor, remaining to give
him points"
ANOTHER TACOMA SENSATION.
The late election Of r. q. Bacon. late
member Of the council. 10 the Office OF
fIre warden, has caused general siissaf.
isfnction nn,oDg neinbprs Of the fire
department. A heretofore stated
that Office has always hitherto gone 10
thr chief of the FIRE department by
common consent, the eosincii defcrring
70 the wish OF the department In the
matter. Chief A. y. Hoska received
but two votes for the Office last night.
those Of Steele and Caughrafi. Bacon.
Who was nominated hy J.. II. Houeh-
ton, receiving the other five. Chief
Hhska " very much charfined over
the result, and members Of the de-
partment are equally di-gusted and
talk OF rcsigning in q body. The du-
tics Of the fire warden are to examine
buildings as to their liability 10 fire. and
the salary Il 500 year. No salary l.
attached to the Office OF chief. although
there h plenty OF work and RESPONSE
bility. much more than In that Of fire
warden. Al lire whirh broke out in
4 furniture factory today the chief
rays he could only secure three men
10 turn out. A general meeting of the
department was called tonight 10
make arrangements for an entertain
ment, the proceeds 10 80 toward
building a new hose house. Little in
torcst was manifested In the object of
the meeting, but the action of the
council was holly discussed.
Governor Squire arrived from the
east tonight. looking well and cs-
pressing himself u glad TO get back to
Washington Territory.