The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-04
RI, MUST REGISTER.
i. Committee at Work Urging
Registration.
-.,oee NEW OFFICES OPENED.
a..nss Employed By the Cham.
ar % stir UP voters-over 5000
Registered So Far.

keSfstefeu 81
,oum;ttee of the Chamber of Com
- snnointed to secure full registra-
49, :, voters met at O'Clock this morn
~ i, tbe six members being present.
~ y p-oseh vas elected chairman. At the
- ...st;on OF Mr.. Boman, it was decided
!. =. an, 1000 circulars, in cooperation
"a the city clerk, showing the need OF
~ .r.yistra,ion and stating the law on the
phject u, ...an.;on - ,ha d,T.~
-. IN assessment between Seattle and
~.s:,,. the assessment of 1889 being $685.
= m, for Tacoma end s16 000, 900 for Seat
:. xb;le for this year. with all Seattle's
improvements, she was only assessed ior
sssufooooo while Tacoma's assessment was
snmD0O. Tacoma also outvoted Seattle,
!. she gave every attention to registration.
r. Rochester pointed out that the
x.,shern Pacific property and the mills in
Al Tacoma accounted for the large assess
nsnt in Tacoma.
Ios;sb Collins said that in Tacoma he
.ade,stood that large amount Of money
rs raised to give sxtra payment TO the
scnmerators, on condition that they paid
,lo>e attention TO their work.
~ Prosch pointed out that this was a
.s,l.tion of the law, as enumerators were
t.,h;dden to receive extra compensation.
H. Rochester called the committee back
= he immediate business before it. and it
- decided that one member should take
.haree of each ward, with power to employ
3 MANY men as he thought necessary to
4 the work quickly, not to exceed ten, at
IL rate of s4 a day. Percy w. Rochester
- appointed to take charge of the first
vard. Josiah Collins the Second, George
Il Bowman the Third, and Andrew Knox
De Fourth.
NJ. Boman deplored the indifference of
AZ cit,zsns to matter of such Importance
3 heir rush for money, and volunteered
5 rive up ell his time TO the business of
ngistration.
On the adjournment of the committee
the members Immediately set to work to
lire men tc hunt mp the voters. In the
first ward Mr.. Rochester put six men
texork, one for each precinct. and the
olber as overseer, with instructions to
make house TO house canvass. explain
lie law 10 the voters, tell them where to
register and urge them to do so. In the
Fourth ward Mr.. Boman sent four men
out among the mills and factories to urge
ihe owners to send their employees to regis
x. Today be will send out one man in
each precinct 10 make the rounds of the
residences and bring out the voters. Mr..
Dornsn has had number of canvas signs
panied reading. Voters. Register 7"
vhich will be posted in the mills and on
she streets. Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Knox
each employed number of men TO drum
up the voters in the Second and Third
wards, following the same line as the other
members.
The circular which the committee is pre-
pairing viii be issued today and distributed
broadcast.
The members of the committee will work
h their separate districts for the next
tAree days and will hold a meeting on
Monday to complete the work.
The three additional registration places
decided on by the city council at the meet
Inc held Wednesday night were opened at
noon yesterday They are as follows:
Fourth ward--Rolf's house, corner of
Third and Depot; f. w. Wald, inspector.
First ward Market street school-house;
\. B. Colt inspector.
Second and Third wards-Davis' store
rear Madison street power-house; Griffith
hviss, Inspector.
During the afternoon only few voters
we're registered at any of the new places,
bit the short time that they were open and
TIE TACT that The Chamber of Com merce
had not thoroughly got down to work, ac-
count for that. At the office in the CITY
sai there was aconstant stream of citizens
desiring to register. all day. 1t is estimated
NAT 5000 voters have registered there 10
aaie. The urgent necessity of having
neif names enrolled on the registration
BOOKS seems 10 be at last dawning upon
zoe electors OF the city. and a rush TO the
Inherent offices between now and Monday
night, when the books are closed. is looked
Ton.
For the accommodation of those who
nnnot reach the offices during the work
ing days on account of their work. all of
We registration places will be kept open
nom . a. N. until II noon today, and be-
tween the same hours Sunday morning.
me oinces will also be open all day tomor-
Ws, tomorrow evening. and all of Monday
.aa MONDAY evening, when the rolls will
pAuseiy be closed. A resident of any
sa'o can register in any other ward in the
10 vote IN the coming city election every
saaaned voter must register regardless OF
npaS' REGISTRATION. Ii will be impossible
Svo'e without registering. for q voter is
seqaired to produce the certificate at the