The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-16
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taxRa1ef 81 slsss cisy, 20 express few -
sleetions wssscE cccur 10 ny mind On read
ing sEss repeFf 81 the last meeting Of The
common eoanea. wherein the public = I'M
ioFuIeI VI tie pasaxs u the Nlesz-Aonalg
5 YFY cent. grade tax ordinance.
Il Is bard Tor aHy ordinary nsiud 20 con-
ceise box any body 81 psihlie inea, pre-
ssmassy szossesses q common sense, could
view 18th approved and 1nasiy pass 81 OF
dtaahes which hrs-tses with as many ffalts
a. does f.sis 0ae Nhiea MF. Siesz lAss COR
essved 81 his lmseT consciousness sud nov
EXPOSE 4er rssbie admiration clad IN the
verb0se ssIf.lstyy If rs parents reason
ing am not lawyer and
wiit at teis time say little
abeat sne iiiegalisv ns the ordinances aud
any contract sHtief ~ provisions n4asie ae-
tweeu siie city aasl Nr ggnsld. merely
eating TIRE tafie ATTENTION 10 section -,
chapter :. Is tie eity charter, which de-
clares thai 'stne e4ty attorney hall repre-
sent The city IN ST snits 81 proceeding ia
ebleif tae city Is iHtereateii while Nf. N.esz
in his ordinance creates new officef. un-
kaown % the charter. who. ignoring the c!tg
attorney, shaii prosecute Ell delinquent
street grade taxes and institute and prose-
cute snits ia al those cases where The eily
10 not a. ygf commenced action against
delinaueats Probably Mr.. Aiesz chose
this horn II she dilemma IN preference %
the other, wilirtl would lead him into
p4lpable Ebsusdlfy. By making The assist
ant city attorney ontiive bis principal AZ
Indefinite term Of probably several years
duration.
But this new grade tax prosecutor,
should he ever b. appointed. viii oaillYe
net only the term of the present city Al
t0sneg, but in ali likelihood the present
eIty charter IS well. and viii dominate The
city sud - Eew charter. with les improved
method for the management OF the eitys
legal business. which improved method isone
81 the crying necessities OF the time. lie
viii be a yerisahse Old Man OF the Noun
tGin, ahseh The eity viii End Il impossible
10 shake eiT its hack until he has sucked
tie aFegs 81 this foolish per cent fgment
Of Sir Mess brain.
Again, a. another OF the sequelae Of this
ENHANCEMENT OF the city, legal affairs. and
40 Instance Of the logical nature OF Mr..
nature Of things would result, not IN
acesleratsng the collection uf these taxes,
but Ia precisely the opposite result. For II
this contract vas contaminated. what
strong reason would Mr. Ronald have for
prosecuting these cases 20 the neglect Of
his ether and private business
Tbs contract would last untii
the last case vas decided aud the city
wosis1 be poweFless. however much iissat-
isfaclion 10 the city Mr. Ronald $ manage
meut might have eceasioned. 20 remove
that gentleman OF ahrpgate the agreement
with him under this ordinance.
But IN justice 90 Mr. Ronald. ! must say
that the scheme Is not his and arm in
formed that ne il frankly willing TO work
in these eases on a salary az assistant citg
attorney. And no orc who knows the
energy Of his character will doubt FOR a
moment his Earnest prosecution Of these
eases. Sth'h being the case, and without
enanegssing more oi che Obvious obiee-
lions which arise 80 this ordinance. the
question viii tome az ia my mind. who il
10 he henehted by this arrangement
Mr. Me has sigaaIly failed to
explain. II Is mot yet too
late leF the eeuneil to have a r,7,Sssssidera
ton 81 this ordinance. and to take Mr.
bafse aeivsee 10 pause and consider well
before flnalit adding on the city OF Seattle
such aa ii considered project a. this l. Tor
she collection os these delinquent taxes.
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