The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-08
A TRADERS LICENSE.
Proposition to Raise the City's
Revenue.
SIGNING THE SALARY BILL,
The Mayor and the Charges Made
Against springer-Municipal
Meetings to BE Held.

''The city council will have submitted to 1t .
plan by which the cry can raise q legitimate
revenue without further burdening the tax
payers. said President Hall, of the board of
aldermen. "It IL q syst m OF licensing every
business in he city. From architects down to
zlnc-workers, the alphabet OF trading will be
covered by license ranging from $500 down TO
*4o, payable quart. ~. The r-celpt for this
license will be taken in remission OF taxes to
the amount OF the license that those who
pay taxes will have no more to pay, AMI those
VINO only ay for snort tim, aud do not CON.
trihnte cent toward the citys expenses can be
made 10 bear share of the burden.
II plan mas be adopted by s'veral other
cities and it will not fail TO oe popular, because
prot cts regular m rchants from racy by
irfespousib an Transient competitors"
Aldermen Miller, Snyder and Wilcox are be.
ieved 10 be also in favor of IL.
what do You say to the rumor that an agent
OF yours tried to get apple ant for the police
force to ny rea. estate of yon as an induc.-
ment to help him?" was ASKED OF the mayor
yesterday.
1T Is simply ridicu Gus. I had heard some-
thing OF tn matter, aud when the CHI argos We're
nrst made by man named Fredericks asked
Cnief Mouroe and one of he cpmmiss .oners-
Capfain Manning, Itnink-to inquire into them.
Ihey sent for Springer, who was said 70 have
solici ed a brbs from Frederlcks to secure my
favor. They took down mis- statement, closed it
M In an ordinary envelope aud ave it TO the
cierK OF the board, 70 De Rad witt the other
business a. the stated monthly IN. tin. OF the
ooard, which takes place on the II n of each
month
Il do not know Fredericks. The other one.
springer, was not in my employ after October
i7tn last. He was not what you might call an
emp1"ye He was q commission broker, and
dealt IN properties for .niel jones & Co., Win
der Range and my firm. l had never Sc
FRI dericks To my KNOWLEDGE, but he was in my
oflcs frequently trying to Sc me 10 get me TO
recommend MIN for the pc ice, IN Sprin ger
tells me he said one day TO .ederleks, WHAT
90 you want 10 go on the ZEE for? Why don't
You bu, some real es ate and get ric.?' or
somstnng of the kind fu' the VINO tn q is
We asird. Let me tel you m thing: l
have new r to my knowledge sold a lot TO any
man now on he force exc pt CAPTAIN er. aud
ne bought one OF ny lois thr pugh other part es.
placed FIR dericks nam on the list mys II
merely eau e was toll day alter dry of mis-
coming 1nto the ffics but with Ut consulting
ANYBODY. and. without recommeii ida
ton, and furthermore, of all the
appoiutme Is have made not one man that
know OF contributes on liar TO The IN pal gu
fund, except Gardner Kellogg. and he followed
rule he has a opted for years and years,
always to contrib to the Republican party's
Leans did; II they didn't taey on INT To- have
done So, but mean of the ordinary appoint
ments.
Frederick charges and spruger's reply,
just as they are already written, will BE- read a
the next meeting of the board. / care nothing
whttever about 1t. My hands are perfectly
ciean."
Il shall sign the salary ordinance" said
Mayor White yesterday. 81 have not al it
nee it was fna ly am nded, but supp ,se the
published figures ire correct. ] will 60 over it
Oh Monday, aad aitnoagh l caunot say ap-
Prove OF every item, l Shall not risk undoing
all the work OF the past TX weeks by vetoi t.
l suppose II would be difficult 10 GIT any large
boy of men to agree precisely upon eacn O. so
many items"
This will be a lively week for municipal
meetings The board of pubic WORKS N eets
tveiy day; The pa mmissio .ers II m ct
today; tue boar OF al iermen and the de egates
will me ionight and probably ouce again this
week; and there wi b. meetings Of tie health
board. polce comm IS oners, FIRE c,mmission-
ers and library commissioners.