The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15
THE FIXED PAYROLL.
Examination by the Board Of
Public Works.
sTrxRUD EXPLAINS ENTITIES.
Continuation Of the Investigation Today
Visit Of the Tacoma Board 81
Works TO Seattle.

The board Of public works met yesterday
afternoon. ami transacted consid rsble routine
business When that had been cleared Oh Nj.
Heiibron moved that City Engineer 6tixrud be
requested 10 submit his books 70 the board for
inspection. In q accordance Herewith the secre-
tary went TO the city engineers once. and
shortly Afyerward Mr.. Stixrud appeared. and for
over an hour he and the commissioners COM
pared the pay-rolls with the city surveyors
books and memoranda The task of segregation
was minute and tedious. Mr.. Stixrud explained
that the discrepancy was caused by his placing
Sufficient charge on each man to cover dis
count on scrip blue prints, car fare. etc.
Mr.. WfngLam was then examined by Mr.. Hell.
bron. He said each party going out on streets
had small book, and on their return it was his
duty to post tn m up to the different streets.
II only kept blotter Mr.. Philips kept an
other set of books II seemed to BE- . partner
ship account He receiver $3.50 aud he saw
thai the engineer charged a . day for his time.
Mr.. Heiloron moved that furller inquiry b.
postponed until today. He declined to give the
figures taken b. the boards secretary, ~ they
were only partial. and offered no complete in
formation.
communication vas read from Mr.. epalding
offering to ciesr off the garbage of the city for
$3.50 month, provided the sc0w were placed In
his charge The proposition was laid over until
Monday. He Is now towing the scow to the
dumping ground on the Sound at the rate Of
$l1.t0 day. 1t was mentioned incidentally
that the city scow 10 under repair aud Spslding
is renting his sew o the city.
A communication was read a. to the slide on
Ash street from the Mercer street school site.
and the contractor was directed to remove the
dirt from the sidewa and bank.
petition was presented asking for fmmedi-
ate relief from the box sewer on Judkins, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth; sewer superin-
tendent instructed to report
n. H. Young petitioned for extension Of wa
ter supply pipes to certain houses on Joy street;
referred TO water works department..
For the opening OF alley between Dearborn
and Charles street, closed up by change OF
Grade; referred to street superintendent.
For water service to Linco n street. between
Depot aud Second; MAJOR Rinehart said 1t won d
take 700 feet Of pipe. and the matter was taken
under advisemen.
An estimate was admitted by Inspector
Michel of filings and furniture OF the freboar
Snoquaimie. ana placed on file. Also one from
the Seattle Ship aud Dry Dock Company offer
ing to construct coal bunkers on the boat for
H22 instead OF wooden bunkers AZ called for;
placed IN file.
CITY Treasurer Ames reported that there was
Q strong box which could be had for $500. It
was urgent b cause the water Office needs his,
the only one large enough In the city for the
iousStb Uciu8 tnht IN MS ONCE. IL WAS resolved
10 have tns water department. buy it and exc
change with the treasurer.
Street SuDerinten ent Alexander was directed
to have building material on second and Seneca
streets removed.
The board of public works of Tacoma, Messrs
Byron, Barlow, Ho sgden aud Mcintosh, accom-
panied by Secretary Meicalfe. made visit To
to the boards room. After exchanging views
upon the work necessitate d by the new charter
In each city. Messrs. Hebron and Rinehart iu-
vited them to lunch 1t the Rainier Club They
30 v'sited police headquarters, and were
shown over the building by Chief Kellogg.
Tn ir principal business was to consult the
Seattle board with regard to the best forms to be
used. Tn took the opportunity TO inspect .
number of the new buildings but it was neees-
sarily hurried visit, as they were compelled to
return on the o'ciocK boat