The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-03
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
Ballard Councilman Under Fire
From the Mayor.
HE HAD PUBLISHED A LETTER.
Councilman Mcdonald Accused His Col
leagues OF LoOting the Treasury
Tho Councils Doings.

At the meeting of the council at Ballard
last evening the mayor referred to COM
munication published in the Ballard
Enterprise by Councilman A. Mcdonald,
in which he accused his colleagues of loot
ing the city treasury and called
them culprits. The mayor said in
substance that anything that might
occur in that contemplate sheet,
the Ballard Enterprise, he considered a. un-
worthy of notice. He never replied to any
accusation printed in that paper. and
never intended to. 1t was one Of the most
despised sheets that can perhaps be found
in the state of Washington. He consid-
cred it his duty to speak of the sub
ject, because such an article signed
by councilman was detrimental
to the city's interests and should be inves-
tigated if Councilman Mcdonald would
formulate his charges. He indirectly init
mated that the councilman was masquer-
aiding under false colors and was-the tool
Of some unprincipled, designing person.
1t is generally supposed that the editor
of the Enterprise wrote the article and Nc
Donald attached his name to give it some
importance. Nevertheless, Mcdonald
claimed he was the author. The mayor
then asked when and where the council
men looted the treasury. Mcdonald re-
piled, in letting contracts to the highest
instead Of the lowest bidder, naming the
contract for city printing. which. however,
was let to the lowest responsible bidder.
Councilman Frazier was indignant at
McDonald's charges and suggested the
PROBABILITY of expelling the bewildered
councilman as the proper course
to be pursued. He then asked
Mcdonald to show how his
colleagues were culprits. But Mcdonald
refused to answer any questions, and
finally attempted an explanation, which
only served to make the whole matter
ridiculous.
At the conclusion of the mayors speech
and questions addressed to Councilman
Mcdonald, 2. +. Morrow, editor of the
Enterprise, rose as champion of Mcdonald
and asked to be allowed to question the
mayor. The request was refused, the
mayor telling him he had better sit down,
which Morrow did with crest fallen air.
An ordinance authorizing the Seattle &
Montana Railway Company to assign and
transfer all its rights and privileges to q
franchise of thirty feet on the south and
westerly sides of Shilshole avenue to the
Seattle, Lake Shore e. Eastern Railway
Company was passed and approved.
Routine business was transacted a. fol-
lows:
Petition to grade and sidewalk Chestnut and
Times streets, between First and second ave-
nues; granted.
Report OF expert accountant showing def
cheney of $1,000 in the Broadway improvement
fund; referred to committee on finance and city
attorney.
Proposition to purchase the opera house for a
city hail. referred to the mayor and three NOM
bers of the council.
Bids for grading and sidewalking Crawford
street, between First and Second avenues;
opened, and the lowest bid being that of Cow
rem & Sullivan the contract was awarded them.
Report of John Peters, city marshal, showed
the collection of 50, 20334
Report of City Attorney Peters showed the
collection of $S43. 50 delinquent grade tax.
Petition for liquor license from Hampton &
Co.: referred.
Petition of Charles Hadfield for extension
of thirty days to complete grading portion Of
State street, granted.
Proposition of achemicai engine company OF
Portland, Or, rejected on the report OF the fire
and water committee