The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-26
FOSTERS BLACKLIST.
Sixteen Firemen to Be Dis
charged After Election.
HUNT NOMINATED FOR CHIEF.
Keliogg's Action In Suspending Sullivan
Standardization IS to the New
Chief Deferred.

Aspeciai meeting was held last night by the
fire commissioners, at which the long Matching
plot TO ous. chief Kellogg. discharge every
known Republican, and make a Democratic
machine OF the department very nearly became
successful. Tee mayor and all four commits
sioners were present. The avowed purpose of
the meeting was to consider the reason why
Chlei kellogg had Suspended Capt. A. b. Suiii-
van, OF engine 30. s. from the service.
Chief Kellogg reported that the reason he had
removed susllFan was that he had on several
occasions maflgned the chief, saying. among
other tkings, that Kellogg had conspired with
certain parties ior pay to defraud the insurance
companies. Ha had been guilty OF ihsuDordi-
nation aud was disturber in the department
A vote was taken, and the action OF the Chief
was sustained by Ronald, kahaley and Jones;
Masel and Foster voting no.
Chief kellogg then read a report In which he
declared that there were other matters affecting
the department. as TO which he should not keep
silent, He unserstood that Commissioner Fos-
ter had compiled list OF sixteen names, and
had caused it to be known that after election
they would be fired. If there was any reason
why they should be dismissed it existed now,
and the board ought to knowit.
The mayor asked Foster if it were true.
Foster repliea by taking list of names from
bis pocket ana handing it to Mr.. Ronald. He
remarked that che names were those he had re-
ceived from TIE comptroller as those OF men
who had assigned their salaries, and that WAS
against the rules of the department
The mayor sad Ii that was offense, he also
was guilty; he bad sold his monthly salary in
advance.
Foster said it was against tho rules of the de-
partment
Kellogg said ne understood that the men had
not assigned THAR salaries, but had given orders
on the comptroller to be deducted from their
pay.
Foster rep!ieQ that he was working in the In
terest OF the department: he had no enemies to
punish or friends to reward.
kahaley warmly retorted that it was not so;
Foster had been put in for the express purpose
of getting Kellogg out ana getting control of
the department.
After some rafher hot words, Foster pulled a
resolution out 81 his pocket declaring the office
OF chief vacant
Jones said it gas out Of order, but the mayor
ruled tina. it was not. The question was put
and carried, the mayor, Foster and Masel vot-
ing aye, and JoT.es and kahaley no.
Foster then placed A. b. Hunt in nomination
for chief
The mayor said there were only two men he
would vote fog in preference to Kellogg; they
were A. b. Hunl and Jack Mcdonald
kahaley nom 5nated Kellogg for chief.
The vote was about 70 be taken when Kellogg
warned the mayor that Hunts appointments
would result il the disorganzati of the de-
partment. He advised the board to take care
what they did
Mayor Ronald replied at some length, mainly
i'll declaration Cd his determination to keep up
the efficiency OF tho department. He believes
they had better not az hastily and approved
postponement IF the appointment until time
could be had for investigation.
The board accordingly adjourned until next
Tuesday night