The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-08
UNDER THE new IA W
Informal Meeting 81 the Legis-
latfye Body Tonight.
POINTS or PUBLIC INTEREST.


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Tonight 10 nDWIy -eJoctod a56esmon ond Uems
bers 81 The house 81 delesates Wf1l neoe Mayor
white md Corporation Counsel JaeObs q -
CRY ha1l n Infoimal conclavA The new conn
ell consists Of George y. Han. Noes kan. I.
n. Wilcox, w. a. der, =. & Hillet, ~ y. 20.
gardus. ,. w. Wald. Efauk 4. po0ttus ana :.
w. D. Hoibsook. aldermen; and - y. Willis
Charles Hx6 Frank y Nnldooa. = Mof1osos
4 ". Jones', 8 - 5htplsy. George q. Ktttneefs
a. Il Barton. Funk HaufOrds @. v. Z. LAudne.
w. H. I. Barnes, A. Krus. Charles cowdeu. y.
h. Davis. John r NcAuslAn and G. W. FURY
members Of me house Of delegateA
The changes c0ntemplated by the charter arc
very great and Il viii b IN advnnta9e 70 the
members u the legislative BODY 70 havo rood
understanding Of il general scope. Judee
charter ccmmtssion. - very famfliAr with ~
provinions, and he Il one Of the two or three
mtn particularly qualified to interpret IT, pro
visions and formulate IT. Intentions
The character Of tho city council il entirely
changed. It h no lOuker crude gathering. but
= legislative body with Z presiding oficefs
clerk and sergeant alarms for each house. In
proceedings win BE- entirely Of deiiberative
nature and must be govered by parliamentary
laws
Referring 20 the eject OF the charter pf0yt-
sions upou muuic;pal ,eeisIature. Judge Jacobs
said yestorday: 4 hope one result will be :
smaller numbes Of ordinances. and those more
compiete The laws Of city are usually fgac-
tional AZ A emergency arises an ordinance
relation 20 others which have preceded It
II consider &c N excellent plan fof the mom-
hers to meet and take general view Of their n
sponsibilities in order that when they assume
ONCE they can berin Or IMPLY in accofdauce
With the charter ana observe the mandatory
provisions without having 70 undo any Of their
work.
ssThe charter Is not complete exactly but Is
starts on : number Of entirely new departments
Il once which viii run concurrently ard I'll be
under the control 70 great exteut OF the couu-
ell II II very desirable therefore, not only
that the new execuuve of6cials should UNDER
a,sna their dufiea but ths every member al the
council ahould see clearly the relations one de-
paffment bcaro 10 anotf e..
zone 81 the 6rst things necessary IS codi6ca-
tion Of existing ordinancee: there are very
many which ahou,d Be merely sections. be-
lieye ths city viii be more economically aov-
erned under the new order OF things; and
W11fn
fess have sorne obiection. find mon resfnnY
e over "a ccYnnlete scherue it Il renerallv very
safisfactorxv
Judse Iscoba declined TO expresa an opinion
rnon sereral ouesrions which are expected to
rise sx IL wos,.d nref : "a deal with them only
Il his ofIcfal canaefty. If reouircxa
one Of these utssione Is upon the oualiica-
t;ors ~ a. r,r,, is<so.,eyx The article unon
s.ofs;rers Terms and vacsncies's makes il !
contiSfion thaf:
-AIl eIective .ud enr,oinfiva oAseers ri the
ci.r .hsII ,,ox.ees the follnwine onalifcatoas.
Thev .hali ~ citix.ns of the unitee ssates and
~ the cifv "a sestfIe and eleetora therein ana
have snch cthe, Qualifications s. a. nrescrshed
Is nj, ch.ytev fv.yv srch o6Icer ,n,ess 9TH
.rv,se r,nvis,ed 81 this charsar. ahail have been
residens ~ ths ritv q seaffla for q lesat tvvo
ves,s r.vr r,ev,ons n hfs eIection 81 .rnoint.
r,en, ana .hsl, - .bIe 10 rad ana wr1te the
Frc,isb l.n0peyen
Tha arrnrrior. A. ouita nnrerou. AIder
man ere errresslv incinded IN this nrovi.ior
hut 5elerstes need oniv have been resident one
vo.- Tha ,r.vcr coyraa within en-. t,ro ve.,.s
srois sra vr,,et - ,,orenver en- vear. - .ce
NJ -. ;scer. 81, q M med for ro,ice commis.
ssser- erc.rt tf.f snof mora th.n two a. s.,
- 81 the .o,,,s ,,rl,f,ys.l n.rfv
cnrsert,nn 40 been msde that III .r.c,.l
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