The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-16
I'D CITY'S AFFAIRS.
rdy Payment Of the Munich
pal Tax Levy.
rs Observation-Disclosures
rpesisea ef Expensss for Decembsr
and Jssuary-Eisction Of Two
Prssldents Necessary.

me day = nearing when the city tax
VII become delinquent. On March at
g. n. the books will close and penalty
rs per cent. must be added. The new
IA.rfer IS very specific in that respect and
- city treasurer's heavy bonds OF $780,
- VIII compel him TO see that the law u
s6heyed. Up to Saturday night there had
IN paid in only about $67 900 ont Of $780,
- and there will be terrible rush dur
- the next few days, The provisions a.
$ levy and sale for unpaid taxes are very
6i15ct. The taxes have come in very slowly
lhis year. This fact, and the Hardness Of
:uode-tax payers, should convince the
koard Of aldermen Of the wisdom Of pass
~ che ordinance providing for payment
81 erade taxes by installments. The mat
~ Il in q nutshell. Something must be
done toward collecting these taxes. Now,
which il the wiser course, in the
pfesent state of affairs: to let the treasurer
ecc0mmodate the taxpayers. or ding them
n into the law courts? The cost to the
city Il no greater, probably less, in avoid
jng litigation; and with litigation it means
eonsiderably greater expense to the unfor-
innate taxpayer.
The intention of the charter makers,
although by no means clearly expressed,
3 interpreted to mean that the annual
election of officers of the city council shall
take place in March, that being the time
at which new members viii take the place
Of the old on the election years, and it
forms convenient date at which to start
with this year. It is reckoning backward,
but viii undoubtedly be the most con-
yenient way to arrange the matter; Un n
the board of aldermen, and President
Jones, of the delegates, will have to be re-
elected or succeeded. Both have made ex-
cellent presiding officers and will probably
be candidates for reelection. Some of the
members think, however, that "the honors
should 60 around" and there Is talk in
one house Of Aldermen Miller and Pom
ger, Silas N. Shipiey, G. B. Bagley, Frank
Hanford and G. Y. r. Lansing.
There are still two vacancies to be filed
IN the board Of aldermen, caused by the
resignation of r. w. Wald and F.. w. ID.
Holhrook All nine members of that
board are elected at large, but by common
consent the party conventions allotted one
candidate to each ward and George w.
Hall at large. Holbrook represented the
Eighth and Valid the Sixth. An ordinance
calling an election was passed by the
board but killed by the delegates, because
they got the impression that candidates
had been started who were not residents
Of the wards mentioned, but of others
where political interest ID much more ac-
tive. One of them lives in the Second
ward and b believed to have been prom
I'D the support of the First and Second
wards.
a question has been raised a. to the
eligibility of Charles T. Cowden as menu
Der Of the house of delegates. Article w.,
section 8, Of the charter says: mo MEM
Der Of either house shall hold any other
Office, state. county or municipal, except
in the National Guard or as notary pub
lie" and he is said to be . bailiH in the
United States court.
The mayor has appointed as official Sec
ustary Mr.. John Wallace, who is under
stood to be well qualified for the position.
Tho payroll Of the city for January was
made up last week and the sum Of $685.
0s8.49 appropriated to meet the require
ments Acomparison with the expenditure
for December win probably be Of interest: