The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-21
VICTORS AND SPOILS.
The Democrats Take Hold of
the Offices.
THOMSON FOR CITY ENGINEER,
Warner Refuses to Accept the once He
Sought - Regular Proceedings
of the Board OF Works.

The cyclone which passed over the depart
rnent of public works Thursday exhausted its
force. and yesterday the atmosphere clear
and calm. The Hun shone brightly and none
would have known that such a furious storm OF
political passion and rancor had prevailed II il
were not Cor the dismantlcd Offices which were
Invested Of most of their familiar features.
Men were busy, however, trying 70 make IL sp-
pear II business would still be conducted at
the old stand.
c. g. Haifner asked f. W. D. Holbrook 20 re-
main in the Office OF secretary until June !. SO
that he may gradually familisrize himself with
the routine. Mr. Heiiner comes from Iowa
where on the death of his father, he began work
on Il farm ut II years OF age. He saved enough
10 graduate from the Western Normal college
and TO devote year TO the study of law a. Ann
Arbor. Mich. lie was principal Of a school at
Manila, Ia He arrived in Seattle about two
years ago, and has been engaged in the insur-
snec business
+. W. Waid, late superintendent Of water
works, turned over the Office 10 DuBose FIFTEEN,
who announced that he would make no changes
at present, although it was rumored that one of
the positions will be- filled by son OF ". f.
Wilson
Lawrence Cummings took the place formerly
occupied by &. n. Alexander lie filed the Office
of street commissioner under the Moran Durie-
NiesZ council.
T.. F. Compton surrendered the Office or super
intendent OF buildings, bridges aud wharves 10
J. C. Helms, who appointed II. +. Heu,s to sue
eeed I J. McCorry. Mr.. Helms is n carpenter
and builder. Mr.. Heuss has been running
tic Tony Faust saloon.
Edwin Hall Warner who sought the position
Of city engineer. aud TO whom Commi ssiouer
Cochran kept his promise, declined the Office in
the following letter TO the board OF public
works:
l am in receipt Of your communication Of the
inst. fn
the city engincership. This appointment | feel
Obliged to decline, feeling sure Iag: until radi-
eel changes made economical admins
'raton 81 the public work can not be had.
We have the machinery of government fitted
Tor city OF 10000 inhabitants. This machin-
cry includes yariOus departments with Il head
TO each. all indirectly related to the city
flnecr otiice and the board OF public works.
This prevents fixing OF resp1ns ility aud en-
tails a loss of money and energy. Until such
close concentration pt management rs obtains
III private corporations Is had the city engin-
GERS Office mus; romnn a cheap surveyor,hp
ia view OF the Guys probable Development
there should be assigned 10 the city
engineer those duties naturally within
his province. thus making his posi-
ton, - IL should be, a most important
one. Questions of water service, sewerage and
disposition oi railroad t5ackage are now arts
Ing, ana upon the manner IN which these ques-
tons are determined will depend whether the
burden OF increased population ana volume of
business is carried comfortably and creditably
or the reverse. The Lake Union sewer tunnel
haS been timSered in such manner as TO make
the completion OF the work difficult and ex-
pensve. Again, failure of the lining when in,
is not improbable If the present plan is adhered
TO II is az especially thaukless task 10 remodel
bad work and rectify errors. An estimate Of
cost 20 complete the sewer has been recently
submitted to the city council. This estimate is
so out of reason, in view OF the present condi-
ton of the work. that charge of extravaganza
will at once be made when the actual cost of
work is reported
The letter was ordered placed on file.
Among the candidates not hitherto named by
rumor Tor the position is Reginald II. Thorn
son, the present county surveyor.
In the afternoon the regular meeting of the
board was held, but the proceedings were de-
void of exceptional interest
J. c. Helms qualified in 5000, with A. /. Nell
son and ". ;. Martin as sureties: Du Bose Fit
ten had on his bond j. NJ. Quilter, Alexander
Walls, y. Christensen, ". 7. Rogers, T. ". Bid
and P-trick Walsh for $1,000
There were bids put in for the grading of
Ha Yard aud Willard street by o Day q Co. A.
Peck, ;. ". Rice, W. y. White. II. NJ Byerly &
Co, j. :. Mccormick and Z. T. Smart The
award was made TO Byerly & Co, at s3,g.I
-Four bids were received for supplying material
for the brickwork OF the boiler at Queen Anne
hill: h j. Mommensen, s5S5; c. ?. Jassar, 500:
}. I. Lawrence, $780, Thomas O'Connor, S6lS
The contract was given 20 Jassa-
The offer OF Power q Collins to supply a
Knowles pump, 26l gallats for $50 was accepted.
Eric CiIn, jr, complained OF the Front street
Cable Company having thrown up an embank-
msni: referred TO street commissioner
l. Y. Bouney, manager OF Lake View Gene
tery asked that water pipes be extended to the
cemetery.
Application TO- arc lights In the vicinity of
Taylor and Market, iustead of incandeSccnts
was referred 10 the council
Emil Heinz potitionet for a bulkheaf al South
Eleventh ana Charles. referred to street COM
missioner