The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-04
DUBOIS FIFTEEN OUT.
Wilson Is Now superintendent
of Water-WOrks.
MAITLAND WRITES A LETTER.
Van Brocklin Does Not Vote for the
New Man-Two Janitors Want to
Be Paid-Another Helms.

Jesse Cochran, who is always doing
something nowadays to create sensation.
yesterday sprung n new one on the board
of public works. Nobody has seen him in
consultation with anybody else except
with the corporation counsel, and that, no
doubt, was with q view to ascertain:ng
whether there is any punishment provided
in the charter for chopping mans official
head oil. Nevertheless. all by himself. he
yesterday moved that the position of SUI
perntendent of water-works. filled for the
past few days by Dubois FIFTEEN. be de-
ciared vacant and that W. 4. Wilson be
elected to fill the place.
The motion was seconded by Major Rine-
hart.
How do you vote. Mr.. Van Brocklin ?"
asked Secretary Heifner. NO" he re-
piled.
1t seems that the immediate cause Of
Mr.. Fiiten's removal was the retirement
of Walsh Quilter and Miles from his
bond but FIFTEEN is now convinced that
Mr.. Ronald was in earnest when he told
FIFTEEN he was not the mayors choice tor
superintendent. FIFTEEN says it is a job to
''do him up" and that Wesley Wilson
told the members of the board that n bond
time were only given. Mr.. Wilson says
FIFTEEN is a thoroughly qualified engineer,
and made the connections with the reser-
voir with celebrity which proved both ex-
perience and capacity.
Superintendent Cummings advised that
street sweeper be purchased. Major
Rinehart said the matter had been talked
Of for ten months. The matter will be
sent to the city council.
The following letter was received from
A. Maitland:
In reply to your note duly received in refer
ence to fire escape on our building, have to
say that the building was planned with special
reference to being the best sort OF fire escape OF
itself before the city had any such ordinance as
the present. Also, that the chief OF fire depart
ment, chief of police, the building inspector
and several members of the city council have
twice made special inspections, and all have
said that the orthodox fire escape here is not re-
qured.
You gentlemen know we are fuli-gospel
measure--of law abiding instincts, and par
ticulery any law for the protection OF our lives,
but We cannot get money enough to pay our
just debts promptly, We cannot incur further
liability for luxury no one has yet found a
sensible place to plant. Nor, when planted, the
circumstances are hardly conceivable under
which it would be used--to escape from fire
until possibly some might think OF it when
Gabriel's trumpet sounds his fire alarm some
day by and by.
The letter was placed on file.
A letter was received from Rev. G. Fl.
Watson asking that earth on Eighth,
James and Cherry streets be re-
moved before Saturday night, as the new
Trinity church is now ready to be opened.
1t was resolved to have the work done.
William Campbell made application for
the position of boiler inspector. As the
ordinance creating the Office has only
passed one house, his letter was tabled.
Jerome C. Helms applied for the po-
sition of janitor and was referred to the
mayor, as there are already two janitors
seeking pay. The applicant is no relative