The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-23
CITY NOTICES.


DUBLIC PRoCLAMATIoN.-CITY OF SEAT
tie, Mayors Office. June ~. 1892
ers of the City of Seattle, and to Whom 1t May
y on are hereby notified that do hereby sus-
pend James Foster from the Office of fire commits
sioner of the city OF Seattle for the following
First-That the said James Foster. being such
fire commissioning. did 1t Seattle. Wash, on the
receive from one oswald vitzthum, the sum OF
one hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 lawful money
of the United states to him offered for the purpose
of inducing and influencing the said James Foster
to appoint said Oswald Vitzthum to the office OF
engineer in he Seattle fire department and TO give
his vote such commissioner in favor OF the APP
p0intment of said Oswald Vi,zthum as an ai-
Partially and favor, to which Office said Oswald
ViIzthum was Afterwards appointed by said James
Foster and the other fire commissioners OF said
Second-That the said James Foster, being such
fire commissioner. did at said Seattle, Washnston,
the fifteenth day of July, A. d. 1891. accept
and receive from one oswald Vitz,hum certain
him. the said James Foster ter the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars Cs!5ol. payable to the
value OF one hundred and fifty dollars, which said
promissory note said James Foster did then and
siderstion that said James Foster, as such fire
commissioner had caused said Oswald ViIzthum
and at a meeting of SAID fire commission had voted
ard exercised the power IN him vested such fire
Of the appointment Of said oswald Vit.thum to
office in the Seattle are departments as stoker and
6SSisI ami Dgtneer.
Third hat the said James Foster being such
fire commissioner, st said seattle, Washington on
the seventh day of pri, A. d. 1s92, did accept and
receive from Oswald NltZthuTn a certain re-
ward, to-wit: The sum Of one hundred dollars
($I0o), lawful money Of the United States to him
offered fer the purpose Of inducing and influencing
said James Foster. such fire commissioners. to ex
ecute the powers in him vested such fire commits
sioner with partially and favor in favor of retain
ing the said Oswald Vitzthum in the Office OF
stpker in the seattle fire department to which
office the said Oswald Vitzthum had been thereto
fore appointed By the fire commission of said city.
anu in consideration that IN. said James Foster
such fire com missioner had Heretofore voted aud
exercised the power in him vested as such fire
commissioner, with pariaty and lavor, in favor OF
the appointment OF said Oswald Nitz.hum to the
office of stoker and assistant engineer in the fire
department Of the city OF Seattle.
And I. J. T. Ronald, as mayor Of said city, will
forthwith call q joint convention of the members
OF city council of the said city to be held 1t the
council Oh amber of the house of delegates Fri
day, the twenty fourth day Of June A. ID. 1892, at
eight o clock In the afternoon, at which convention
shall present charges against said suspended Of
ficer James Foster and said council shall further
proceed said charges in the manner prescribed
by the charter of said city.
Witness my hand as mayor OF the city of Seattle
this 22d day of June. A. d. 1892
J. I. RONALD, Mayor of Seattle
Filed BY me this 2Zi day OF June, n. ID. 1892
GEORGE J. SLOVENIAN, City Clerk.
Published June %, 1892