The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-29
EXPOSURE OF A JOB.
Alleged Trading Of Municipal
Court Clerkship by Bragg.
snLER IS AGAIN ELECTED.
cessation Of City Council e CsnsiAes
s.~.r Bonds-Agreement 60 sub
nit S25o, 900 to the People.

..so;,tment of E. II. Bragg to Be clerk OF
~ municipal court last night led to re-
go, AZ the delegates to confirm him. It
..;d that he is incapable, owing 70 .
Asr.;cal infrmity which prevents his
f-'s;ne Of filing the Office. but that he OF.
go 10 fail TO qualify If the council spared
rim the modification OF rejection.
H. EXPRESSED his willingness. it 10 said, to
,,te : subordinate position In another de-
..-.,oent. leaving the place open for A. G.
r,..ff = Young Democratic attorney. It
s..v,.cted that CRAFTS name will be sent
:. ~ the session tonight, although Car
n.,.,. exposure Of the arrangement has
d,sconcerted the candidates. friends.
Tn. first insimation was q motion BY
ra,.c.,e Carlisle that the vote by which
pr.gy vas confirmed be reconsidered. Mr..
C.,lisIe had heard that before the con-
srmation he had placed his resigna-
tion in the hands Of certain members:
and that he could not be confirmed
vi,hout il. The confirmation was only to
r,eserve him from the humiliation of re-
lection. He said the house should b
He understood that Bragg had
battered off the Office to another.
Mr.. Carlisle desired that such .
bargain should be dragged into the light.
The people were already looking with
suspicion upon the jugglery of Office, and
be hoped that that body at least would
mace the mark of its disapproval
upon any such nefarious proceeding.
He moved to lay the nomination
Oh the table, and the appointment
ola committee to inquire into the report
that Braggs confirmation was conditioned
upon his immediate resignation. This
met with no second, and he moved that
the house proceed to confirm. The roll
was called and confirmation refused by q
vote of 6to2
The subject Of issuing bonds for sewer
suilding was the occasion of . joint con-
tsntion Of the city council with Alderman
Carrie presiding. Corporation Counsel
Donworth said that Is he had suggested
the convention it was his duty, per-
hap. to give the reason. He was preparing
ordinances for the issue of bonds, but the
amount for sewers had not been named,
nor had the manner been designated in
which the money was to DO expended. He
pointed out what had been done in the
past, but thought it probably better to
specify for what sewers the money was to
be used.
Dr. Ramsey said he had been directed by
the Chamber Of Commerce to submit that
$500 bonds be issued; $50 900 for main
sewers on Front, Commercial and Main,
and SOS, 600 for an lntercepting sewer
TO connect with the Lake Union tunnel.
The chamber had thought il best that the
city should pay for the great sewers, but
lateral sewers should be paid for by abut-
ting owners, as was the custom in nearly
every large city. The main sewers must
be built at once. and while they are build
they would have thetmail sewers paid tor.
DR.. J. 8. Kloeber said his reason for vot-
Ing for the small amount would be because
City Engineer Thomson had assured him
that if bonds to the amount of $3.50 600
we're voted and sold, the amount would
have to lie idle for nearly year while the
large sewers were being built. Ths inter-
est would form . very considerable
sum. He hoped the citizens would not
be asked to vote for more bonds than were
absolutely needed now. The people on
Front street are ready to pay for paving
as soon as the big sewer and water mains
are down. He advised, however, that
$1,000 be added so as to include Second
street. BY the time the large ones are
ready il would be- we'll enough to issue
bonds for the lateral sewers.
f. F. Whittier said the expenditure of the
money proposed would not affect the
question whether small ones are to be
Maid for bod iot~ ,s<~ h~vh
large ones would be paid for out Of the
general funds in any proposition.
City Engineer Thomson said that some
Of the principal sewers were Of wood, and
badly decayed; he feared a collapse any
day. He was confident that several main
sewers should be built for the public ben
EFT
DR.. Jordan feared that the bonds would
not carry unless some part of the pro-
eeeds was to go to outlying districts.
Dr. Crich,on was in favor of any sur.
plus city money being placed with the
bank that would pay the highest interest.
Delegate Carlisle said that one epidemic
would wipe out the earnings of q quarter
Of century; he thought that the health
o. the city was of paramount importance.
ne people were, so far as he knew, will
lnE 10 vote $50 600 for sewers.
hr- Crichton moved 10 make the amount
Ter sewers S2,0Oo0.
Delegate Drew reminded the council
That the day after the fire Mayor Moran
vas told To rebuild the city. He said the
city had no money, and with one shout
The people cried: Rebuild the city, and
We pledge our honor to pay the debt"
Aiter very proionge discussion it was
resolved 10 submit the amount of $50, 600
10 the people, and the convention ad-
1curnei