The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
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1usicipAl Court Clerk.
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:. a.ssv - esenins. Delegate Drew IN
-. sssir. - sshs sers suspended and
49, =. $3.50 vas accorded tbs prlviiers
s = .nh.ifffne sbs report Of Deputy Comp
{ sss,lor Diakiston on the books OF J. T.
e.,s.he,. ex-eierx II sae municipal court
L~A~istins re report Mayor Ronald
. ..iS eket be shosld have had Il In writing.
~ - docnmees Led only been handed
= - IN boar tirfssrs By ex-Acsins Mayor
-. % he hsa not hsd sims 70 prepare
evthing. He said:
nursre nv asssfses Aesisx Mayor Miller vsvy
! u1nnly REQ uessec ST. Bisk!stons 70 So over the
1nIbs Of j. Z GaiAbes. sx-cissk OF shs munies-
I = epurt Mills Is IL ssstesiy . nst'sr OF sne
mseassye once, lavish - susmis the osspos'
- Of TIE rsposs - To legislative essoen .
swing the snthessty - sex M bas.issons D.
Ena shas ~. CeAskss 10 indebted 70 he city
q tns snousf a AiLM NJ. 6aiisAss sestsd -
= snte sstssnoss ssss ~ vas ready - pay evss
- nossy. bus b. vssssd 70 turn u OVER - The
- unsurw 9TH the privilege Of hsv.
~ - Dsots sxrsrtcd. and II is vse
- gsun1 that b. owed . les amount
- vmD1 % fssssvs the ps1vtioge Of
1uwlne EN- 70 efs amount found 70 b due.
"A - sseoot tEa n s1sy. bus the council can
tuvs,see - Treasurer 70 do - II % desired A
~ Il - sspors. seisrring 70 essss In court
memuox5y rs6scts upon City Attorney Fostson.
- ~ 1sskistoss sssufes ne that no ss6sc-
Ga04e sasy attorney - intended
n 1ppst o. Mr.. Blackstone y I'd.
|0st16 Acting Mayor Miller. and h -
hIsous:
t.1woe Inst ,;hsvs been unable 20 comply
uGw vlsh your ssq1est for IN investigation
u1uoogs upon t;:e accounts Of the late mu-
nGQai elest, Mr. snsph z Gaiiahef. but the
ouuoO labor Savolvsd. sdded TO my usual
nGa, - made tie delay unavoidable.
~ thss the bs;s;ness OF the department hss
- Oeeuesed L. "a aaaner that would not b
o1u1ed fos rnstaoeat BY any business man,
~ = evaporation. The only book Of record In
oesosss 10 the desses Journal which does nos
eBl1in a snsfy s.a,cs January Z. lS9a 4 book.
D9ossins 70 Be e,iyus list Of nnss collected, 10
0nan1 up unit. October !. 1897 and then
snsD6ses4 The tally reports OF the city treas
- = 1sss colle4.ed, with names Of parties.
~ - been mses regularly. but ~ Intervals
~ ssd soHfss mes wseka dnd that
~ Rivers approved the docket with some
uslssty unsii ESesmber %. 1891, and omitted
oleeo from Tiers on 70 the end Of his term.
49, 0lasgow has never ss9ned HE name 70 the
4noss In sing > case during Mr. Gaiiahss's
- q once. Ead the judges required the
o11oss % b wrifssu 1p for their approval eaeh
~ th,s Investigation would have been . con-
D.sosivsly easy ..,stes. II necessary ct ali.
10 arrive Of my eoaciuslon have had to 70
|UW the record ;of the police department. the
|esest. ~ Tar % " is:en ur. ana the complaints
~ memossada a all kinds bearing upon the
nal dlsposttioa 2 cssssL Ia this way have
|oscssd the S,os) o: more cssss from several
|Gssctiona. and with thoroushnsss, In order
|oef no injustics 1aight b done 70 either Ar.
|eailahsr or the e.sy. AZ there was no book to
|Asv the oaianf7s ca hand ct any time. I ~.
[Qsssd Mr.. A. y. Rivers. both by letter and
|ussssh his bsots.sr. 10 produces his receipt from
IA eallahsr for fAs amount OF money turned
~ upon Rlve,4' surrender OF the o6ies. In
|o6a hat ! misat have basis from which to
lAeGk Nj. RiveN has never paid any attention
I'm ssqusss. bct have managed 70 mach The
|eAols In aseths:: say.
~ sscoeds OF she police department, q kept
. oshs former ciesk. ses inaccurate and iucom-
| - but ] am slsd 70 b able TO report that
- that department aad the municipal court
- vtthta the last few months insugusassd
- sgstsms o. scSountA NJ Dovd's rscords
- enai dIsrasision Of casss and the daily
eneiai transaesions OF the court in detail
vald suSgsst - further improvement that no
upEt immsdia.asy TO tue chief Of police all
- thst do not como through the police de-
Qsnsat and OF . aieh they have no knowisdge
innd that. fseaa shc oAsss which hsvs gone
~ the superief court ON appeals with anes
(ae hsavy costs Ssiaehsd. tho city treasury has
~ rssmbnfsef snly 70 the extent OF about 80
\ ~ thirteen rasnths. Cases Of over ycsf's
|nnatag are quietly siespins ct the couasy
|easshoasc.
u coaclusicn wish % say that without the
NJ valuable assistance OF Mr. Ridsway, oil the
|eopuollers of e. u would have bsen almost
[mpsaisis for fss 10 have eotnpisted the work
esGned 10 mo ia any reasonable time Ny re-
lxs ia detail 10 appended hereto.
Jeeeph r. cs'-ahsr. in aceoun, with the city
assssile. wasaI
b.
hAss Yecetveds from bail