The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-05

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SkAr1Lx. Maj 1. Issa.
To rHx Epr1ok Once more crave
space IN y0ur papsr 10 say few words
Ia regard to the way the business q
the city is managed hy our present
municipal S0lons Right here lei me
thank ron for your editorial ID Friday
mornings Issue on The sanitary cen<ai-
ton Of the city M.lyoS Moran says.
s We promised 70 elsan nr the city,
How well he hss fnllilled that promise
i is unnecessary iar re here 10 state.
4 tour along the water front ana ia
the lower part 81 the city viii amply
suffice His honor tries 10 throw the
nIanze upon me aschief of police vi hen
the tact and the fav IS. thxs matter Is
entirely in the hansiS Of the council
and the street commissioner. During
Chief Murphy j ifssumhency q sewer
was put In on Pike street, and Murphy
Was nounded almost 10 death by the
council notifying tAe householders
along that street to connect with the
sewer when In fact ordinance No. SOS,
defining the sewer limits, made Union
street the northern terminus Of said
limits. When the matter was called
70 my attention, about q month after
assuming the duties Of nay Office, 1
took up the ordinance relating il,
sewers. and found there was no ia=.
under which ] could operate. Is pikss
street was outside the llusit prescribed
by ordinance. At The next meeting at
the council called attention To the
matter. but no attention was paid to
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coui.ssa. a'l0 siSIsou y snc anayoI, pa1
~ never pInilsnou ana consequently
never became law. N tne mean
LINE ! had SANITARY uincer hlge.oW
naake 9iasIaIn g the ioss on IKE
street. VIII tne hslEnper 81 ane iot aI AZ
the name Of the e'wner. Bigelow stu
nas = AZ lss possession nhnsea, pt s
mem 20 eonnect ! peiieye inc coan-
81 sase = asse'r s. $3.50 IoI snsaI noll.
act .t. ~ tnis Matler tnat they Mere
wvsszitsis LOT report irons eoiohe'
WaFiAk, an expert on the sewer puAl'
ness In cue time the report came,
ana was relecteu py unanimous
Vf3{4 OF y6A EnfIHHii- Notwithstanding
g cost the taxpayers OF TINS city aboat
$2,SM And yet the ordinance passed
i0s tne reliei q the dear people on
fine street naS not been punnsneu-
Inc CITY mas no funds IN us treas
NY we nave net = single street o.
sewer 10 the CITY tnat - IN nnlsned
conaiuon. where mas az the revenue
OF the CITY gomez There are over Q
nandred Thousand aohars per year
rom license ana ponce courts alone.
shall tell the taxpayers IN another
letter Nnerc some OF y mas gone and
rom Wnicn tney derived no peneui
Whatever. hignt at TINS time the
mayor ana some OF the counciln1er!
wouin nke 20 suisIract tne atsenticn Of
tne taxpayers py MAKING scapeGoal
Of the cniet o. police and the men who
served Iaisniuliy unaer nm 1entie-
men, y VIII not work me hand-wrii-
Ing y upon the wall Upon the STD
gay OF Jniy next You VIII pe arraigned
before Jury composed OF me infclii-
gent ana honest voters OF TINS city,
ana y REQUIRES no propnet,c VISION 70
ioiGsen wnas me vefuict VIII pe. =.
Now Mr. Euito,, IN conclusion iet
me say lev words ABOUT .he ponce
force as y was uhuer my auminis s
uon. IN the ~ OF august ioos,
took cnaIse. there was notning tnen
worthy OF tne mime oi pulce lolce.
inele were lew men II the employ
OF the city caiea pollcemsn used
principaiiy g SIGNS IN 'front.' o. saloons
anu Deer ioints--ho UNIFORM, n's sys-
tenn, no ulsciphne; no nsauqnaIseIs