The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
THE CITY'S POLICY.
View Taken By Merchants of
the Financial Outlook.
A BUSINESS MAN NECESSARY.
The Material Interests Of Seattle Are
the First Consid eration-AIl
Glasses Interested.>

Mr.. George B. Atsir, o. the Gordon Hardware
Company. and President Of the Board OF Trade,
declared yesterday that a. between John Leary
and J. 7. Ronald fo- mayor, there co1it Be TO
question. Mr.. Learv, he said, was man Of
thoroughly business instincts. and II seemed
EidicElo1s 70 anybody who knew him TO sup
pose that he was controlled By anybody.
u remember ole Incident which happened
when he was mayor TIE Last time" continued
Ar- AdaiE, "taat shows the sort OF nza Lsa-y is.
Hsrkins & Muir had the contract for grading
James street They failed and .sf: town owing
q large number o. bills. Inc city had held
hack Is per cent aa1 hx1 $500 belonging
70 the contractors. The lsoorers and
material zen vera anxious for their
money, but tie COUNCIL had 70 sand and
ed IN tsss any action. Mayor Leary went
outside the council sad appointed Captain Hat
fed, Maitland ami mFseIt as committee.
1aen he got together quorum Of the eounci!,
and s.u1ost co-nmsnce1 IaeIa 70 issue WARRANTS
Tor the a1ounI IL hand. He Tod Us to sell the
scrip and pay the labo-ers in cash, but forbade
Us 70 pay cent for material Until every worz-
inglan had bean paid. We followed hi in
structions. paid IL al ont fer labor, AMI 10:
OF Is material men ever got dollar.
Il don't Ike TO see Indebtedness incurred, but
If il results in saving money am iEvo- OF i.
hope for Republican .uece.s because an in
favor OF { continuation OF policy OF progress.
l am not afraid Of any extrsvayauce with Mr.
Leary IS mayor, and / feel satisaed that his ex-
pe.leuce and his good judgment Will keep in
proyements within reasonable bounds. There
are Improvements under way that viii cost the
city serious loss If taey are stopped. Take the
case OF the Lake Union saver tunnel, ioE IL
stance.
81 think the last administration was faulty,
but admit that it had TO contend with great
difficulties. Still, with a strong, ieyel-hegded
business man like Legry, whatever can be i'm
proved will b done. When we framed the
charter the intention WAS TO make il elastic
enough to DO for the city when it was much
larger; We did not expect i would be stretched
10 its full limit a. once.
81 favor the issue OF bonds, but think that
when the city gets the money appropria-
lions should be made beyond TIE years esti-
mates"
Nj. Abrara Barker, vice president of the Mer-
chants National bank, expressed great iudigua-
ton ct the wanton mis-slateInent 10 the city's
Indebtedness. He declared the eonptroiIer's
annual report 10 be a clear statement OF the
city's condition, and he added that any man
VINO understood bookkeeping would be amused
a. Junius Roehester's attempts TO mix up the
figures. He expressed himself in favor OF bust
mesa principles in municipal government, and
felt satisfied that Mr.. Leary would give the
city strong administration. He feared that
q
fellow, would have most mischievous effect
upon business and the il terest= OF the taxpay-
els.
Mr.. 8. Frauenthal, of Fra1enthaI Bros, said
he was mos: e-nphatically in favor OF the iszu-
snee of bonds and OF the election OF NJ. Leary
I'VE have been here for twenty-three years."
said be, sand we know how the city has been
bulk up Seattle and her citizens, even when
we mad only 100 people here, were always plan
min f1r he I'M O-na r-r yCip We fa 1a5
our credit to an extent that was almost risky in
our determination to MAKE Seattle city, and
we came out ahead every time. Our subsidies
to railroads. the building of the wsser-works
and gas works seemed far more terrible to US
in those days than the debt we are car
ryinz, but We always won By that policy.
When things looked worst Leary would come 10
the front with some new enterprise that would
make work and improve the city. He is en-
terprising as he is cautious.
Mr.. Julius Riedelsheiner, manager of Hyarns.
PaQson & Co, said he hadn't a thing against
Ronald. He is a good enough man in bis way,
but ne is not the kind OF man the city wants for
mayor. The city has had enough OF turmoil; he
feared the consequence OF Ronald's efforts TO
make record and the upsetting that would fol
low. What the city needs now is not political
cyclone, but q firm. steady, guiding hand d.
rsctsd by COOL experienced head
every man in business" he continued,
snow wants such a conservative. business-like
policy which shall keep down all unnecessary
expense, keep all necessary public improve
ments going and inspire people abroad with
confidence, so tina. they will send their capital
here TO develop our resources and give plenty of
work and make plenty Of trade"
Samuel Rosenberg, OF Kline < Rosenberg, was
equally emphatic in his expression OF opinion
as to the citys financial policy.
~ do not believe" ne said, in retarding the
citys growth By closing down necessary in
provements. Still, cur city should be governed
on the same principle IS a progressive business
man conducts a conservative business In re-