The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-25
THE NEW CHAMBER.
salary Of the Secretary Fixed
ct o 400 : Year.
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Ibe dfst regular weekly nesting 81 he
Cnambss It Commaros trusssss vas hsad
yesterday morning It 9o'clock - he ssscsy
mansion All u the trustees vefs prevent
sxcept Mr.. W. r Hin, Mr. Aired Holman
and NJ Jacob Furth, Who were absent
from he cisy.
sALAKY OF me SECRETARY.
The salary Of The secretary rs fixed by
sum b conddsrsd BY the board 10 - large
and vii douhtloo b accspsed willingly BY
word from Chicago hist be viii b here
Apa 2. and assume charge Of his once
paosrps ron srrn oxLs.
Ths appropriation bill recently intro
duced in the United States Senate by
Senator squire Vas 1t first supposed 70 Be
for public buiidings, - vel - si1se. and
the chamber anshosized ~ secretary -
telegraph Senator Squire requesting him 70
use his influences for an appropriation for .
site only for . public building IN Seattle.
The following dispstch In answer 70 the
request. received from senator squire and
read to the trustees yesterday u self-ex.
paanstosy:
NV fouK, naSch q
ne hdu iof puhlic oui1dtnu thes passed the
eenase provides ioe the psrehass Of . site only
WArsoH C. oeclRR
MEMORIAL
The following memorial presented by
Mr.. Thomas w. Prosch with the sugges-
ton that Il b adopted and presented TO
the Legislature. Vas referred to the CON-
mittss on legislation, Of which Judge h.
@. struve 10 chairman:
The Chambes Of Comneres Of the oity q ssattis
represents 70 The Legislature Of ne ssass Of
Warrington - fOiiowa:
vass sum Of usonsy. saeinsesd y b many
millions Of doilau. VIII probably b realised
from The sale Of tide lands In this state. much
Of this money. the great bulk ef = perhaps. viii
b derived from lands fronting the chief eittcs.
and In great ma Jointly Of cases viii b taken
from residents OF these cities These people ass
now generally In possession Of thess lands, hav.
Ing extensive Improvements upsn then, md
having themselves added very eoosidaxably a
their present value.
Requiring them 10 buy now win take from
the circulating medium Of the cities great deal
Of money. the absence OF which win for . long
time tighten the market and hamper trade
This win certainly be the casein TACT the soress
hence end misarpropriated for the benefit oi
other communitie& This money. this chamber
beltevea should b. spent 81 homo In improve
0enss In the intseest OF commerce, which will
BE- beneficial, not only 70 the cities themselves
but 70 the STATE - Large. and 70 the nation and
world - we'll.
For maritime purposes the cities win nssd q.
tensiys hasbor Improvements Thee viii In
clude sfouc eeawa II, the cost 81 which viii b
immonse. The state Of California fog twenty
years past has been building such . wa1i In
front Of San Francisco An equitable and judi
cious use for the money 10 b derived from the
sale Of tide lands viii Be 70 apply it or % much
- may b necessary, 70 the hashor improve
mentso before referred -. tn taking for IN
ordinary purposes Of the sestD VIII - sinply q
relieve the people outside the eoase citiA from
lust taxation at the expense Of the latter THU
would b NOT only unjust bat outrageous
In their Impoverished and weakened condi
ton the coast cities would be long In recovering
from the inniction Of such blow. On the con
trary, In the harhoR improvement de1lfsd th<
cities would b Immensely benedsosd q tho ~
pense Of their own people. and the pecpl Of the
whole stats would share for ell time the good
done them.
The Seattle chamber Of commerce Asks tn
state legislature the enactment OF . law provfd
tng f0s hasoof improvements - indicated in thu
foregoing. and IL sugEcsts and urges that iega
provision b made for The expendifuzs In iron
Of each cfty Of the money obtainsd iron The ~
| Of the tide lands adjacent
TfNEa voR EoS-ATTExpANcg.
The trustees viii hereafter meet every
Monday morning at o o'clock sharp, and
business Of importance viii probably b
transacted at each meeting. A fine i.
| charged up against each trustee Who tall
| to BE- present, except when absent from ths
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