The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-12
THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
New Officials Appointed by the
Board Of Works.
ALDERMAN HoLsRook RESIGNS.
Corporation Counsel Jacobs ON the VAL
fdity Of the Proposed Funding
Bonds--Board Meetings.

vacancies caused By the resignation Of secrc
fary Pratt, o. the board Of public works. and
superintendent Preston. OF fhe water-Eorks,
were nlled yesterday. Mr.. J. r. Pratt Is pro-
moseo 70 the superintendent offics- and the
secre<sryship was accorded TO Mr. r. W waid. at
present alderman from the sixth ward This
VIII create vacancy in the board. and another
was caused by the resignation Of r. W. d. Hoi-
brook, Of the Eighth.
The board OF public works yesterday afternoon
neid an informal conference, lasting over an
-Four and half. The result was known toward
The close Of the open session when Major Rine-
hart moved that Secretary Pratt's resignation be
accepted.
Mr. Hebron voted ano;p xessrs. coehrsne
and Rinehart voted "aye''
The gard then proceeded 20 vote for his sue
eessof. NJ. Pratt received one vote, but r. ".
Waln received two and was declared elected.
MAJOR Rinehert moved that Superintendent
Prsstons resignation be accepted and that Mr
j. r. Pratt be elected 70 succeed him Mr. He'll
Dfon placed Mr. Z. Shepard in nomination; but
the other two members voted for Mr., Pratt, and
he was declared the choice OF the board
M. Hebron said afterwards that be had
favored Mr.. Shepard because Of his long experi-
euce as manager Of the water-works, and be
cause NJ desired to retain Mr. Praft's services on
the board
Major Rsrehart said he thought the water
works should have practical man st the head
Of shatrs- Mr. Shepard was a good business man
and be would ike 10 have him as clerk of the
boerd, but The salary was not large enough 70
tempt him from nfs present occupation. As 70
Nj. Wsld he was an old and well-kBorn resi-
dent was splendid bookkeeper and fully CON-
prfert to FL the position. Mr. waid was not an
applicant, but the major thought him Just the
man they wanted. lie is the alderman from the
Sixth ward
The principal part OF the aess1on of the board
Of aldermen Yves taken up last night with the
long and exceedingly technical ordinance regu-
iafing the introduction Of cicerTic wires into
houses After il had been read Sir Wilcox said
II was good thing for insurance companies but
u would make IT vary expensive to property
owners.
Mr. Bogardus said II IL became obnoxious it
could be repealed
NJ 7. r. shepard. on behalf Of Benezettc VIII
iarrs. and. as he ssid, on account of the neees-
sity OF dosng something as to the sewerage of
the city, asked that the contract with him be
considered BY the board and settled discus
sion took place 70 some OF the points involved,
aud It WIS agreed 10 take it Up or Monday
night
Mr y. W. ID. HoIbfook rendered his ress1ua-
ton rs member OF the board He said that
had be known the amount OF work required he
would not have accepted the position, and his
circumstances were not such as would permit
him to give up the time required.
Nr. Hall said 10 was very unfortunate as there
might be smother resignation soon. This was
an aiiusion to Mr. weid's appointment as clerk
Of the hoard of public works
MI Wald moTed that a committee be an-
Pointed 20 inquire into the condition OF street
grade assessments, bat IL was deferred as there
was joint resolution under way.
The mayor yesterday received written
opinion from Corporation Counsel Jaoobs, In
which he reviews the article In the constitution
~ 70 Indebtedness of cities, and decides thgt
the Limit Is 10 per cent Of the property valua-
ton. The proposed issue Of bonds Is, therefore,