The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-24

Debates Upon Salaries and the
Police.
ORDINANCE As 70 THE soNDs.


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The following COMMUNICATION rom the
mayor WaS read
"a - rrnno.,hla CITY couucfl Of the City Of
n.eSsie -c1-efeun: T6e ch1ef renoon why the
~ estkorlti~ hsvs patiently submitted to an
exs6roe hoyond tn income Of he city 10 that
estss:tr ~ efeemrk 81 refrenehmeut must
hsv~ hoene Snoef heayilv upon tho laborers en-
rsoveS - nublic works. me winter Is now
.,xsr ~ 30 t. cornfng Of sprine there win
- ~r,cf Hesnard for akfIyed ana unsk5IIed
-. III - - efata. IT, ETY. VIII NOT have
: er,vs5ns a Iehor for tn next few months and,
eherS<ov.. eruafder shis N opportuue time TO
s66SSrs - onuncfl uuon the wisdom Of . r.
e,r~~~.s.s,,4 - n. 6nsneisI afRsirs.
~ ~ - - erpenaas were necessarily
49, 49,. ~ - n 1nfIAinr an the one
49, - - narerrItv a. emplovinr shousauds
- ~ - - ~ other. induced the city 70 In
enrs erss4 onfisv.
TSts r.nse socn h stunned: Il the city council
- - ~ rromnt ma yery decieive meas
- ~ efnrrere vfIl necessariIy Sc brought
Si,srrt - Z varv notent forco which 4 NOT gov
e--e1 - STANDARDIZATION cousideratioua
q1.e frSr,,ne - the eifv II ahout s2eo0o0 from
49,. -. erfimsffnr uuon last years revenue
f,cse Are~' iirenees snd Tea. the city authcri-
- 80 rcIruIsfeA unon receiyiue = IKE sum
shi~ -. ,,skin~ shnuf flnmpl The sudden
e1euetfon 81 thc source from which fines were
Ssriee6 hss decressed the revenue accord
1nSiv. ana e Vim probably not reach more than
M ~ Is ali
4 enlunIf 3, vo,,r honorable bodv that now Il
IL time 3 edopt the busfucss.likc plan OF all
~sr.- ~.~~-~.nr..~ rs.;c,,.I .t.t. s,,d ,r,,rt.
ss~s1 80 -,.,--,.t.,. - s.ch acrsvt,r.rt .rch
ss,S7.4sre s,.crfhiv - the c.ffmsted revenue a
Is IN onir5on a thS council. it, relative in.
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cutlimr 81 such 4 policy I fbint il will be
ionnd that II the city council appropriated
15,OD0 month to the police department for the
next six months the commissioners have SUI
nciens public spirit 70 90 the best they can with
= Ing n.e aepsfmen' eou,a q run = snc en.
sH = ,,,ss. e. GO ,,,,,,h ~. 49,,
-, rssnv ~ the a., WOODEN huildirg. .rc -.
plsccd BY brick and stone, and with 4 $4,000
lirebcat to protect the water front. The fire.
boat can Be sufficiently manned for 500
month; the street department can be run dur
spg We sumncf months on s',s.. month; tne
s.sa.,u e =. :, =" , si snu ,'e c'ss
,srsr,s.s sho,d ~, 10 n rs.,;r..a ~ cc',, ~
tent rncmters 81 your body with the same object
Of rctrcnchmenf in view.
With these and other minor reductions where
inquiry shows the force to be capable of con-
traction. e VIII be seen that the city govern.
ssens esn . s.mln.s .s ana admin,s1e!cd
~ -, nso ,.crsh a. ss,sr,.. !. 80 20 ra.s
Ti.s:e drsstJc measures. nnn,csssnt though
they may be, should be taken without delay.
when the expenditure ID safely within limits,
= 4 should be found that any department sui
80 y eniccncy. i's head can apply 70 the coun-
=, g io 8 .u 49,, Icl'c. snu assis'ance.
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yo,l. there viii b. leit 4 the rate If soooo .
month. Tor general expenscs. and the city Win
~ operating safely within its income
Il, amer few months trial Of this arrange
ncnt, y should De found inadequate, the tax
s.:-ss - ....s..s. s.ss. $50" 1919 suc1l
exposses to be increased without running the
city into debt.
Any further delay in bringing about restric-
ton q expenses within the limits OF the city .
snosne vii % considered wholly objectionable
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