The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-25
A SINGLE CHAMBER.
Kloeber's Proposition to Abolish
the Dual Council
CHARTER REv,ssRs At WORK.
barde Jsiifes's Fine Isaaisn Ess1 Man-
hssted-wsstsrn Censrna Labss
Unicn sugxsssso.s.

Ine charter revision committee entered
npoa its dpties last night under the presi-
dsney Of Thomas T. Drew. There we're
present Mayor Ronald. Corporation Conn
ses ponEorsh. Aldermen Cram, 1ngraham
and Jordan. DelegEtes Crfchton and KIoe-
Der. w. I. Scott. w. @. Armstrong and
Joseph Kerr After the settlement Of
some preliminary business DR.. KIoeber
onsrsd what viii prove TO be one Of the
most important amendments 70 be con-
sidered aud IL In fact the keynote to the
entire situation. Il Is ~ fellows:
BE e resolved. That section Of article 4
o. tne city charter be amended 90 ~ 10
read as fellows:
-sEcrros 1. All legislative power Of the
city Of Seattle shall be vested n . mayor
and city council. which SHALL consist of
one house composed Of eighteen members.
I've elected by the qualified electors OF each
ward OF the city.
At the general election 20 be held in
March, 1884, q. fall city council shali be
elected. and In case Of the adoption Of this
proposed amendment. the aldermen and
deieEates slecfed at sald election, as well
as all members OF the board OF aldermen
elected az the general election in March.
isSz. shall be abolished. and thereafter the
city council Of said city shall be composed
provided. OF the councilmen elected at
the general eIection in March. 1884, the
member from each ward receiving the
highest number OF votes shall hold Office
for two years aud the other member shAil
hold Office for one year. and in the event
OF tie vote the two-yesr term shall be
held By the member who 10 senior in age.
AOn the Tuesday next following the first
Monday IN March in each year after the
year 1884. there shall be elected in each
ward of the city one councilman who shall
hold bis office for q term OF two years and
until his successor In elected and quail
he'd
One effect of this. il adopted, would be
70 legislate out OF Office Aldermen Sweeney,
Miller, Daulton, Brewer and Jordan. who
were elected for four years. IL was re-
ferred 10 the legislative committee.
Mayor Ronald offered an amendment to
the article on the harbor department. de-
volving upon the port warden the addi-
tional duty Of locking after the garbage
scow and sanitary arrangements along the
water front. This amendment will give
Bardo Jsllich little additional patronage
among the Greek voters.
A meeting of the Western Central Labor
Union committee on charter revision was
held last evening, and the membership of
the subcommittee decided upon. There
was short discussion Of some PROPOSE
tions in connection with revision, and il
was the general opinion Of those present
that no elective officer Of the city should
be eligible TO an appointive Office during
the term for which he was elected. IL was
also the general sense of the meeting that
all municipal officers who are required TO
give bonds should furnish bonds through
surety companies.
The membership of the different SUBJ
committees, a. now constituted. is as fol-
lows:
Executive, financial, clerical and library
H. U. Woodin, o. +. Wsgener, Thomas
Kelley.
LegislatIve-Robert Bridges, Tim o'HAl-
loran, Henry Hemer.
Police, firs and sanitation-Neal Boyle,
Alex Williamson, Stephen Jex.
Public works, parks and harbors-B. j.
Bower, T.. X. Mohr, n. Nelson.
The committee on law and revision, OF
which w. III. Middleton il chairman. was
not completed. as further time was needed
to select those who are to act upon il.