The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-30
WILSON'SLITTLE GUN.
He Fires OF His Charges ct The
Board Of Public WOrka
MAYOR aosAlo - AspEALED 70.

US0BOW 0OSvbt&O - S>Rp6SeS 49,
Aessssssses 81 1sssopsssosy - nis-
1susgsosst-wnsss 1ssis ssos
- wAss he Kssvs
Yesterday W. z wilson. formerly super
ins<nc~at Of vsses works. 6led With
Mayor Ronald bio iOng-tatked~os chAxgss
against the board Of paDaic worts- They
are - foisoss:
ssxrYls. VISA. Jnss - ts4
1e his Honor J. T. Ronald. Mayor od sss tsfy
81 xestsss-Dssy ST. am serry 20 - enzreass1
% esis year s:ssssson ~ rhs way of ehssxes sna
fs~s4 IN rsssss - soass 81 your s2poisssss 70
ONCE 10 &c city Gossrsmsns
I hsseby charge tns fncompstsaeJ Of :. -.
Wan Bsoexisn, j. r. Coehsss snd J. y. Wolfe. al
Wssaos<s OF lhs tossd Of pablo vorxA
Tsrss--I ensfrs j. ". Van bfoekiin gsn1l j. y
CeeAfxn, . majority Ct tbs board. win nesng
OssHes sueomp~sxus or sefssted ~ . pseouiuy
eees5dcrxsson, In t5ss tssy did siSou sss nss
Ho.iy pamr 70 b. rse<sved and seqn;sssson
sssass ~ fns tossd Of vosks sos tss san Of
opns -, aoe fthsysy ak tno1ssad 5oiassl 20 psy
Sor the ssms. charge inst }. y. Van Bsockiin
noss psrsfcuisriy (ss NJ claimed 70 - ths oaiy
pssssn5. d5d kaos sbss ~ sac Tine ths test wae
Bsds sbss t5sss wO pouad In the Holy Duu p
which II rs knsw snyshing hs knsw tnas u uAs
dssees and snuaid no: nsvs besa .oeived ana
psfa tor until snss detect he'd bser rsmsdisd by
ths sasnts Of the Heiiy company. wno vsfs
hess for taaS purpose. charge that sbb isex
at ksevisdgs OF ths stspuisssd renaneEst.os %
whichever the esss may BE-. On Tie paTs Of the
Gsose namsd board. has heca 81 unDsces>ary
sxesose 70 the taxpayer Of tnfs city up 10 tais
date os somesAing In the nsigabsraood directly
~ INDIRECTLY OF eic.ccl
kscsnd- also charge that J. ". Van brockiia.
J. T. Coehran and ]. ~ wolfe ala wiIfuiy ssa
with The sntsnfsoa 20 tgDese thS oe1ina1cos Of
sss city eoaaeii ailou TO b received and sseui-
elton issusd fos the payment OF sons Safoas Of
esss iron wssss PIPE In sxcaas Of vhss the council
1ntesded b orainsnce, tue amount Involved In
shis little tsanssctioa bsing SiE.s7 exclusive Of
sxpsrss II han ling and hauling. which would
. ipesssss the amount several hundred doliasa
Third--I iurtaes ehssEs that j. W. Van Brock
/ ia and J. r. Cochran, being . majority Of the
i hssr6 of public works. ala allow aud cause 70
. b. sxecased q coatrset with one Coegsas fos the
baniing of water pips. Wherein the esty has been
, N sds liable for sev-rsi hundred dollars moro
tran wss intended. sod this was due 70 lack
J. Of practical kncwisdgs or tncsmpessncy.
!: Fosfth--f charge ,. r. Cochran. member Of
: che board OF puddle works. with eondues unbe-
coming an officer NJ pnoste trust. tuAonuch thss
smsnf vtlA oac xisnsn whereby h. wxs 70 csuso
.ths dissusssai OF 1. Cummings from the city en-
sptsy - street com missioner and cause % -
lsieetsd In his sfaad The sSovs-namsd
lNissen. In consideration OF which }.
~. Cochran was ~ secure . loan
Ssi tOo New. Of ccurse. your honor and fellow
.Csissns Of Seattle. will all undsrstand what
thai loan meant. . clsan sale for s5oo This
suoney vas 10 b used BY ,. r. Cochran for tho
.rusposs OF goias - washinyton City on . stsll
,aluhs for The United esatsa mssshsiship Az the
tssss this contract between Nisssn and Cochran
s-ss nads. Cochran sscsivsd g. 50 from Nisssa
As part Of the loan. We all know. your honor,
sAAas through your timely Interference thai Mr.
MosbSau was not able % 1sitves the goods. but
~ intentions we're tass the sams. Asking for
m early invsssisasion Of The above charges.
.sspsetfuiiy submit them for your constdsrs-
boa v. Z wIlsos.
Ex-supsssnsendsns Of Water woska
Subscribed and sworn 70 bsiofs me this 18th
aay Of June. is2A n ". BARro.
;tsaALl NOTARY public
!, A copy Vas shown 20 the members OF
che board. They expressed surprise at his
Aadacity in attributlng to them the Of
:ensss for which he was discharged. One
shem remarked that charges ought to be
Asoughs against Ronald for appointing
zach men 20 ofiice.
..Mr. Van Brockiin laughed with entirely
-.nt<igned hsartiness. The humping OF
Sse Holly pump" he said, "caused grsa,
deal Of yexatson and trouble. II 10 very
a~ii known that the cause was never dis
severed until the pump had been taken "a
fasocs for the sole purpose Of making the
d'seovery. ana il took one OF the most
ekil!ful engineers in the city . long time Ia
Ead IL out
.'-As 10 the ordering OF the pipe. that ID
q piece OF GAL. Wilson deliberately or.
6sssed that pipe without our knowledge
s1sd wncu IL arrived NC refused To take IL.
t.at Wilson sent . team down and broke
every car load 50 ~ to force as TO admi,
sssspsanos. Mr.. Wilson had some objec,
- ordering that pipe unknown TO us. He
Ysoaabiy does not know that an invoice
Vas sent by the shippers to the board By
yssssake instead Of 10 tie agents and tina,
isshowed diseoan; o; per cent. We r~
ysfted the matter 10 tbs city council a,
sss .ims and IL vas fully exploded in tho
nSwspapsrs. 1, formed one Of the chic
ysssons Tor frinK wiison."
Jesse Cochran admitted tina. he bad Dor
rived $500 from Sissea. but be deniet
tsiat he had ever made any conceaimen
asout the matter. lie had told Mai Rnc
hart OF IL a. the time. also Tom Naver
sad others. He had. he said. at Nisscn /
request. spoken . good word for him n
s,sset commissioners. bar he had franki,
acknowledged To the other me mbers cf I'll,
bard that he was indebted to Nisscn
Cochran added that when he borrowed tn,
nrpnsy first Nissen VAS . candidate for tn,
state legislature. and tina, neither of theg
THEN supposed that one would be asking
3cs, CT the ether.
Cochran might have added that Nlssen,
b'ss 8 short tims before he was seeking
SOS - Democrat. had eadsavores. to b.
slresed a delegate 10 . Republican con
vsn,ion; anu that, whether his motive i,
lssalng the money Mas 20 befriend Coeh
frsn or not. 10 MAS Sissen himself who in
situated that Ccchrsa's motives were no
dsintescsted after the failure to Get hiu
tie jeo he wanted.
AMtsENINTs.