The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-04
THE PLAN APPROVED
Board Of Public Works Needed
iii Seattle.
oplnIons o. MAMY cITIzENs.
Tas seaslnasat IL Practically Taaaimess
has one sian Founa who Opposes
the Proposition.

Tee proposition for 4 Committee Of Pub
lie Works 70 take chasec 81 she iafgs Inn
rrotenlents il contemplation n ts.as city,
nseets With practically ananinaea rpoFf.
Fax severas days reporters Of tae Fes9. -
yahGsoasrxn fzve made j. their business 70
Put sAe question to neEl-groNn eisszesas
ana lac rssm.G Of tllelr iagaiF.ss i ssTen
be.ow. Inege i materially vide differences
a. to plan, hts IN tie principle 81 are prae-
tieally agreed. Following are expressions
from neIl-known citizens;
gofxeII purfks roo sarAT.
BAILEY Gssxer1 sasd falsY aggee With
The r0sr-E NFgnAIeKSe IN accommodating
sneb course. beieving thai the present
duties deveiving on tIe council and MAJOR
are altogether so many for nea who
have their own hasiaess 70 attend 10, il
eOnAegnenea q which some matters must
necessarily fail short OF the attention
whIcA they require. The large aud extern
sive improvements ueees sary for this city
are ret ii fEesr IstameY. The TIME Is near
when they wu req atFe ffsne. rn0@es af5a 4
vast aa4oans ~ sB94 &c from saDss who
have 20 10 flta business. I therefore, ihins
il but Fssft fsat eumnlissjeH shal Dc
appointed. selected ffaso oar best tx Tssg-
ing citizens AID such IS can afford 10 seFYe
the pe0pie well anal wiEA0us remuneration
Care should - taken III the selection Of
tness men 50 a. 20 secure such s. nave 3
ka0gietlge Of the branches VI business
aii0sted 10 them. Let there be 8 commits
son by al Means The civ 81 Portland
has named = water commission that Il
aosns excellent wars The commission Tor
this city should BE- sufficiently large 10
Aatnis Of su6-eomuaIassomeFs - regulate
and erect ctr sewersge system, atreebilsl-
pruvemeats eie. Hitain The same cont
mission should be s,leh faea As ara fniiy
competent 20 saanaEe the matter Of publie
buileings. ami. IN fact. Tor eaeh and every
large ex gea9HaFe 10 be made.
KFer susllc WORKS orr o. Politics.
Judge & ). flreeae said 10 most GER
iaitiIg thiak /. would BE- advantageous for
sais eiiY % hsge board Of public WORKS,
rather than have the wosk mansgel spar
alely That board should he kept as
much - possible osfs OF THE hands oil poi-
llelans. aud be composed 81 leading. iillu-
entail men, having large properly interests.
such a hoard IA gIs serve the city without
compensation. The appointment OF
board would be the hest thing thai could
be done. bit the neaus used to bring il
about would be question Tor after conaid-
Grafton.
fNTEaEsTs or TilE CRY REautEE II.
Judge II G. Strive said: | heartily agree
vllli the proposition OF having properly
constituted board OF public works. TO con-
troi the sewerage and water works systems
and streets. Of course have nos consld-
cred what would he the best means of or
ganising such board and |. - not prepared
10 give an opinion on that point The IN
ieFests Of she city require that board OF
public works BE- formed. to prevent the pos
sihillty q mislnanAge through the
.basiiass being handled separately. The
experience OF other cities is worth following
in this matter
n weuLa SAVE NEEDLES KxPESDiTuREs.
Captain W K. Ballard said; think the
idea OF having board OF public works 8
first rate one. and would he in favor OF
having the board composed Of I've men OF
influence and excellent business qualiaea-
tons Needless expenditures that may
now resultthrougb having the water works.
sewerage and street improvements man.
aged separately would thus be prevented.
and shiak large saving 10 The city could
be effected BY such board. | am n favor
oI appointing a board 81 pstbiic WORKS. the
same as they have IN other large cities.
FIVE eoon BUSINESS NrN
Mr.. John I.eary said; am in favor II n
board Of public works, or a commission
composed Of say hye business men. to
handle the water work. sewerage and
street improvements. To bring this about
We want hli introduced IN the legislature.
naming the commissioner. The plan is a
geed one. and when Se ges that sc want
8 board 81 police commissioners.
rBH rxregtENcG oF oTaKR ciriKs.
Maurice MeMleken said IL would be
= good thing 20 have board az public
work to handle The water. sewerage systems
and streets, il The city could set a good
snd competent beard. The experiences of
ether csstcs should he followed. ard what
thsy have found the hest plan We should
adept The means Of forming saeh beard
should he earesellv considered. bat thlak
hoaFd Ought % Ire constituted
Tus aogH ecoxomeaL way.
W. issfF niIi said 4 & iaposstble that
the management Of the estys water works
saa sewerage cAu be eisieseitf, except they
ise Wnser the eoatrol 81 board or board
That one board FOR both IS better and viii
rfove faoFe eoansnirai than several Boards
seems eertaln, and, therefore. / thiak =
haafd Should pe created having these tao
matter especially in tAsgee rhe same
soara saeald haze IA charge matters Yer.
ssSnsne x tl.s Wates sroaE and TIE coavea-
ssnees dependent tAefvoR 10 the eoalnaesca
81 she els. ssasslg tlse propfsety u turn
Ing she streets ever ia s4eh i beard
egg sFS &seeCEAHtY ers1lsEnn.
Judge Ehamas Burke saia In view ~
Tee large expenditures necessary in shs
city w1sh rexvteg "a lhv Natee and sewssare
systems 8nd s1e streets a sae c4ty Aua
ca6sisseF.pg the l.sMsa}sy IL usis A&ss Ia
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