The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-16
A CHARTER SESSION.
House of Delegates Adopts
Some Amendments.
NO POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
Attempts to Raise Salaries FaiI-Action
on Most Of the Proposed Changes
Is Deferred.

The special order OF business for the
house OF delegates last night was final con-
sideration of the proposed charter amend
ments. The sixty days interval pre-
scribed expired on Thursday. The final
passage needed three-fifths vote or nine
members.
There were twelve present: Delegates
Barton, Bagley, Barnes, Cowden. kittin-
ger, Hart, Krug, Morford, Shipley, Willis
and Jones. Aldermen Snyder and Sweeney
were present.
As there were only eleven of the six
teen members present all amendments of
political character were postponed until
next Monday night.
The amendment extending the city DO
litical limits was passed. It divides the
annexed territory as follows: All that
part east of Rollin street and across
Lake Union through the portage is in the
Seventh; all that part west of RolIin and
up to the new northern boundary is in the
Eighth ward, and all else in the new terri
tory east of that line is in the Ninth. This
is in accordance with an ordinance already
passed.
The amendment relating to the advisory
board simply defining more clearly who
are its members was also passed, Mr.. Krug
voting no.
Mr.. Krug raised the question whether the
council could now amend the amend
ments.
Mr.. Shipley thought they could make
amendments modifying or simplifying
those proposed, but he did not think any
amendment violating the intention would
be in order
The section regulating appointment of
the board of works transferring The con-
frmatory power from the aldermen TO the
council In joint convention was adopted.
Willis objected to the abolition of the
police and IRE commissions and transfer
Of their power TO the board OF works, and
as only six votes could be found for it TO
four against, it was decided 10 postpone
action until next meeting.
The provision making more stringent
the auditing Of bills was passed also that
extending the powers OF the park commits
sion.
The amendment repeating the provision
that htlgants with the city must pay into
court the amount in dispute, and that one
eliminating the article on the police court
which is now established by state law.
were bokIl d1OptSU.
The next amendment in order proposed
10 make the mayors salary $500, treas
urer s., o00 corporation counsel IS. 600, as
sistant corporation counsel 5000, city
clerk $1,000
Mr.. Willis proposed that the mayors
salary be 1000, but that being voted down,
he proposed to give him no salary, but al
low him 1920 for expenses. He thought
they should pay good salary or nothing
That motion was lost
Mr.. Hart moved 10 make the city clerks
salary s., 400. 1t was rejected.
Mr.. Barnes moved to make the corpora
ton counsel's salary 5000.
Mr.. Shipley opposed it, declaring that if
they submitted any proposal to the people
to raise salaries il would be showed under
Mr.. Barnes said the city needed the best
legal talent it could get; they could not
get the man they wanted for less than
5000.
Mr.. Cowden said there was much truth
in that, but the city could not afford to
pay so much.
Mr.. Willis and Mr.. Kittinger made a
strong appeal TO the house to give suffi-
cient salary to insure having the very best
lawyer that could be procured. Mr.. Kit
finger said if the people were unwilling TO