The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-17
THE CONVENTION.
seattle's Advocates Before
the Debt Committee.
THE sTsrgx or JtD5er4.r.
frovisions OF the Rui Of Etxh..-
Cities tn Seept Their owm
Chsrters-The gXpert
rHE SYSTEM or srD1er4rr

DlfxgA. July Is-The committee an
70 nisesEsl Indebtedness sxigv gave xs.zv..
i've hearing 70 the seattle ceiavss.s,ss az,
me subject Of that eIfy'z needs agsa vfs.,
'fs.' session tersnisssess. decided 10 ~
mend TOE tEeorB raiiau IL tne eon.tst,,.
Zoo % arse sut.&i ring for al s.stses "A
" <sasnst9a ise features OF ta.e r.e,isiee, f.s
TIE people 81 sexfsle. The fys- sue.ts-
sas Thomas W Psos<h. r.rresec,g,,, -.
lasisiesef Of Commerce, nuras<rsrg ~.
seattle. as-' Va
sFsEcHkz oF rig szArTIz 4Essa.-,ax
iae ShsfslssF II ta hearty accord with
tase plan issF the Improvement af tnr etsv
III etfsnfaeis e3Eh all the .essssiss ~ -sss~f..
Z dae~ not believe ssssr e.ssf tfFnf- ~ -.
lB9sbisSiissss wa1ia slow il u ass.sssss usish
what I0Esf BE- acsv3Eapl{Sheff Tfs.. s.',.,,st
tef wanted % spsrd sspos,ose or 81 pss1 90
- ~haisFer sznoHnt VIII ks ss..ssr~srs
NJ. soseh thought the Eseoaie ws,sst5 s.
wiling % af ept a iiFatt af 10 r,.sr cent
Inls wonsd produce = sum upoo wEstrh D..
sls3 might undertake. aud earry oat ths.
Improvements IL desires and a. tt,.s r,lss..s
grows II vii be able al.sy. 10 tx,ssrr :
sieot pfopor'ionste 10 the -iscsease. 4 re-
ilssi cn The part of the COMMITTEES Il, allow.
~ make these public improvements
N1ald gfeatsy iutsre the naIsIlespalIty.
sila u would probably rot be abs 10 rsss
Junes. -
VI. K Niesz fro the city c9ngsii. sp,.k =
Of the odd charter limit II ssa 80. al; sIs,.
expee' aiton OF the resEia shaf nAen ws>st
lnSton beesDse stale & susla b. able 4,
increase It's liabilt ID i0 8 rrater amount
ins' Fots ost TIE water 4uestspH had shows
TIE seein9k oi the eitizeas Of ~.as lie in u
maifer. u. Nessz slseaed why The s f.sr
eent unit soud cripple -Sat l., AID he
Then expressly stated iaas seattle cid NOT
want any special legislation IL Der gaynr
bat whst she a-kei fsr herself sA.. w A.sfssl
ief syerf eify In the tssritsry. No one
eosld tell waea . her cities weuia be KS,
ifea y Ike eaiam.ty .aad Il 4ax well u
make provision 10. a. The SPEAK ss1x.
ScAica tst@t p.r cent. s9r senera3 city pur-
poses win all a1ditiobsi ) pr cent. for
spseise purposes of ses serase. walef, ,iighiS.
etc wog.d Ue acceptable
fif. I. j. Minor, being called gpon i.y
Chairman bros ae, Ia well selected rersss
a Eea tsis imporlsaee to Seattle 81 favor
able asf ton By TIE committee The leo.
pie OF SEATTLE said DT. Minor. have A
pride ia preserving taeir reputation and
credit. sud they wiil AK for ma privileges
that good business judgment should not
sraat thefa- The neees<ifles Of seattle III
the present emergency are equal ta a mil
Aars Necessity. aud would justify even tae
Violation 81 las 10 satisfy them <ex
FORK ~ permitted to incur ii 10 Fer cent
debt, and 90 not see why the cities e.f
a Washington should iot Be pef.aIfteI 80 do
uks.s sss.. =.
Thomas l.. Jones seconded SIR. Nia-sz'
Suggestions. he sAs sure they repre-
seated the feelings Of the msj1flty of the
EseGpie Of seattle. lie slowed PARTICULARS
shai was needed 10 repair the streets.
Lyman Eimofe taoiIgEt no Emit "a a
eiiys debt y eald make its bonds worthless
but II Il s placed As ioR as per eest "a
atgie w0uli bs paisiet. The esiy cunnci
has done thai wBieh every citizen j. proud
uf-Vep sitea The csty-a;a ne had no doubt
the convention soad eaek up The Work 81
well started.
Mr. i.fiiis, OF Tacoma. pronounced bin
self heartily IN accers. with tbe yie..~ oi
the representatives IRON ;. al IL. He
Thought a ! per cssf- limit too little, hnt 10
per ceat. wogid meet sii demands,
This ciosed the speeches. and then
Chairman BF9gne assured the delegation
that tie committee had nst yea dscll "a to
Tx the Indebtedness st s per cent aud
bad lot 50 expressed Itself. The del gates
Ghgn Withdrew aud the e0mmstte. iIHne-
lately tegau the dise4Ss.oa Of the sub
jetf. Ii was decided ~ recommend claa.e
for the constitution prev riding thai manici-
pa fadebs sedness sAali be fer general par
posee per cent OF taxable property. hn,
by a three fisths vote Of the people affected
il may be- igleress. an al 'iI.onAl ) per cent.
for Specific purposes. The section viii be
drawn up aud Incorporated in the other
r.s-nfa m. nd atoms OF the committee.