The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-16
DAY OF QUERIES.
loerd of Works Asks Questions
About Charges
ssl7Ax pAvnoLLs WE'RE MADE UP.


71o 1nvoseieokton Of tho accounta Of CITY
r1n1R 6txrud wns resumed Yesterday
- boord 08 public works. The defense
eet = pofcontago had been placed upon
u men II order 70 cover incidental
eesoe merely. took new aspect when
> 3h1llips, The bookkeeper Of the once,
feque9tod - reply 70 questions. He
o. Mtteed thot 10 was Ia partnership With
buxrud, but be could not explain Why
etsnexship was necessary II there were
- pecdts: and be did not attempt to ex-
m Why Is Va that he charged the city
oay Tor his time and 6tixrud charged
Il ey evexy day II the month II their
Que did not belong 10 tn city.
Cochfane, being ahsent through
nem, Major Rinehart acted q chair
~ and II. Heilbron put The interroga-
Y PHILIPPE the city engineers book.
epefs va preeent by request, and asked
- he charges entsred on the psyrolls.
8eiLbron pointed out several instauces
ne payroll whore the employees were
@nexed Tor at 3 higher rate than they had
econ actually paid. The charges varied
4I9m % CENTS 70 81 and II. 80 day.
Phillips said the differences were
- mn Is charea a. snyvevirc r.,eie.
would 6r,tor n - hroks a. t,r,. thsv Ma
oS5rt on ench street durinc ths d.v
Only mo-. entylea vers vc.ss. :. -, IN.
Mo az the man emnIovad - ths .,r.e,..
- flme Il the ofIice mn - d;str;h,,.
~ 0vor the vari0,,s styeets q . ~.nersI s..
: 800.
M Hulbr6n read on several entries
a1Nm he payroll, for which there was no
8 n(ty "a Hfr. stixrud's book.
w. Phillips said that III the charges
n161o afainst the city were exact. But in
~ charres against the different streets
1 Nh ware made q BIZ the surveyor for pri-
I v1t6 parties. For instance. the surveyor
G66reod % much day Tor ! mans services
}t6Hf. perer. drevinrs. - 81 instrume ,,,ss
m feerine. comuntine. Etc. s. snv 5, her
fiS6nees man would a.. Thee ernen.es
hnd % IS paid. and Il had been the custom
~ ysoru Is make the AVERAGE that vav-
H. hsd heen bookkseper FOR Scurrv 4
00ous for two wears. And thu book Keeping
- 81 TIA same method.
RI. Hellbrcn called his attention to some
1nls1es 81 which Din,ock ives charged
! M tyeico = much Time e was accounted
5 1oe.
II. PHILLIPS said the reason waa that car
tin streets were under his care. ana be
SaYo ) eeneraI supervision bevond the
6ctuel timo accounted for. The object Wa
Is make the accounts mora generally a.
cnrals instsafl 81 hsir-splittine.
RI. EoiIbron called his Attention 10 tha
! III thnf 81 reysral cases the charces xere
6aoas aeainst the poperty-owners & double
- fimo the men reported thew we're on.
] II. Iatoy VS. CHARGED on fhs citv nav
sfo1ia Il nevoral Gases vhen no entry That.
1S6r nunonroxl IN Mr.. stixrnd,s hoor.
m Pl,iliine said that sometime. NJ
lSfav vent eround Win NJ. Thom..
s.How as Won 81 Tie data from vhich
nat charee e made p, asked NJ Hail.
Son.
There Is another book IL which general
& 1rjoa aro made
III Phillips vas instructed 70 eet that
1k6tk and II procured from his ofI,ce
sISkfISor 81 small MEMORANDUM books and
q S53lS7slne'a ~ enfrie.-
s asIlnf = s matter a. s.ct vou h.v.
I SI,srnksF 81 nan charsed ~ tha r.vrcIi !.
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/ s.Weil. donst knov thsr q & c.rshl. ~
E fhef consfruction > aaid M philiins
II vant Is - q the fact. . aid M
Heilhron .sand Won can chem ada anv ex.
!: r6snefion von thirk dssirshi. WHEN vnn
!. shnr.ed Ia citv for : man hein. ene..sd
8 ~ dsvs an : strest did s. rece;vs fhs
ersnnrt charved p,
aTSe -. ma hv IN. month
=. -.v,lv - NJ R;o.h.-t NJ phu,;..
8 s.iS !. rs,c.nt... 80 mt N r.r,s -..as
8 1900 car - d.nr.c;.tion ~ .cr;,, ne
I "a fr.trumert nsy;ce rent etc
The irv.et;cst,or =. crr tirr.d th.a,ch
s oech & the ssreet, :. nnhlished II the Posr-
4 Y,e~vrvrorrrrp .ud invclve3 . con,r.-;s,,,
g ch.,ce. 81, ~. TER. 81 /. dsv az :, !.
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~us,s.. hse alye.dv been fulIv ;rdic.,.a
sfhers j. nd dental AZ the oh and ths
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..no vou receive anv comnensation he.
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.sw.ll MT vat. Int .xnect n .h.r.
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a.. 80. ~ "a . aav Int vou .hare an ,ha
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