The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-08
THE BOARD GETS OFF.
Judge Ronald Dismisses All
Charges Except One.
WILSON "RoAsTs" THE MAYOR.

WILSON "ROASTS" the MAYOR.
Desisl By The Ae.hers Of the BsarA -
All Wssasssss Cssaes
He HSsaA-A Csatissaseo.
The old fable Of the pct esilsas the kettle
black uss fosetbsy brought 10 mind yesterday
By the bearing Of the charges against the hoard
Of public works brought By ". z Wilson tie
discharged superintendent o: the water deYas.-
Deat Ihe hearing wsa sonssh.cz Of farce
neoody expected anything sise-Eas IL gave It's
discharged supsrintesdeEf . ehasce % sxp.ess
his opinion OF she beard and Its individual
mesntess end Of the mayors judgment il select
Tag them Tor appointment il language that
vE;ie cos alvays choice. zevef lacked ioree o.
freedom. ~ Was expected, MAYOR Ronald stood
oy hts creatures and dismissed sbs e5Arees
against I'll bss Cochran. who viii answer next
G Nissen Tor his aid In tsJtnx 20 make Nissea
superintendent Of streets. This bearing. lie
the one Of yesterday. VIII probably be . roaring
comedy. With occasional mock negoics from NJ
wilson aud the mayor.
Mayor konAl1 sss In judgment yesterday.
His Efforts - apprar impartial were Il times
pAinfri- NJ wiison vas ats ova prosecuting
witnesses - anyone eooId. although be uas
eridsntiy dssappoiated ., the evidence brought
out Commissioners Van Brocksta acted . ~
torney o. spokesman ios himself snd fhs ether
members Of ths beard The hearing would have
bssn very dnu but Tor The picturesque handling
OF the Enxiish language By M. Wilson ami ais
argument NJ the close. which kept the audaeace
on broad g.in II his hcnor's expense M
Wilson long ago acquired . reputation - .
writer Of letter.: yesterday he gsvs . display of
his forensic taiest Mr. wilson did not ecnnne
his remarks 70 . summssy Of the evidence. He
related some highly spice1 Incidents concern
Ing the mem oess OF tbs board Of pu bic works,
aud care the r5ayos-;ae Acting courts, un-
mercis1i "rcasfsag" for the extent 70 Which be
had ssrssehec his removing power In the
caSs o. tie hoard @. public woke
IN t.nes y4sk When Mr.. W.Isoa po. nsedly
aaxed tie mayor IL there wss . necasuic. EEaa-
cisr or syea &c selssxens nam On the present
boers. the ard4eaes expressed IL xaisstActlon as
The hone :sr2ss In . burst OF applause. NJ,
Ntisoa uent ssiis szTtasr and asked the mayor
II tie charter coa.e-a s:sd shas he sso1ld 20 20
cnnxEsss& 10 pick up mem5ers Of the board
Continuing h1s moroccan. NJ. Wilson dsopsed q
p~altsesl secret 70 tie effect fkss the reform
beard Of puhsie works had employed go aea TO
cEt gsxss just before e.eessoa because their
yotes we're waited
81 claim that your hoard Of public works IL q
tie m&ro-. Cochran 10 q aonenssty; he in 10
good anywhere wolEs nobody in tue city
knows anything about. al Ne know 10 that q
little while ago lie Vas digging holes and stick
Ing y.oles in them A. % Van Brockiin,. be 10
neither . mechanic nos . faancse. and 10 at
terry ineoms<iens- These men have esfaer
be=n g1;iiy O! receivine money for acee pfsnx
the Holly pump or they are ua.s 20 bold TIER
cfjcs."
Tats tax care Alter ioex. 1:ssry attempt 70
draw some sr.asnee on: o. witnesses, willing
and Enviiiizg. bearing directly on sse specific
charges.
EaSinse, Val. OF tie waite. works. was he
hrss witness exanissc by wi!son- The quesstccs
asked we're VITA sseS 10 asc<-.ainiux wassheg.
When tie Holy pump was accepted /, vas
IN good condition. Wal replied tia; there WAS
roand. but be ia not 6raous tie esase unsu
ione sf:s.- Tie Walking team Ok one OF TIE ers
rtnes Vas cat quarter oi a inch. BE ssia TIE
arss breaking Of the pump vas Qua 10 IL. beam
being out ct line. ssd 70 Q defect ia TIE Al,
valve Ia bic Judgment. - . mechanic she
pump seoaIs net have been accepted ~ tas
city aad paid ios Ia tie condition !. was.
Ia reply 10 tie mayor. SECRETARY A.isssr sais
TIE brad vas rot tie solo purchasing srer.
frseeerssr sae city council directed TIE board
- cali ios esas. b.. reserved she right 20 aees,:
o. reject
Contn ator. Wall said the Holly pamo va.
nos ia zach . condition - - should Be Hewu
aa@ef .ae Ia p.essao1 sh.s IL could ne put IN
here fcs 3s.ooo. azS he t.d aoi consider il worm
tsg
Ccossexsniae. hy Mr. van s-e~xlt-. w.fs
sad the Holly ru-sp vas tested IN zee r-~.e,cs
o; himself. ct ,ersa:eaaens wilson ara J =
CAMPBELL sat Nj Wrsxa,, tee Las; sxo Of xhera
Tad oeer hired BY sh~ esiy ~ examine TIE
pump before ire accordance AssrUEe thS-4 i.
Assfs q pounding N . aew large en-lae and
no cosar@teG. engineer gouId - teaien a r,.s
chine as to yrxvsnt io.s rao;foa untu .he So-x
iHs eecsf1e esslsr- "sA sa,1 A@ hsa rs.ertesa
fAs pounding u Ats51- /: lad eesa talked
over ., THE tire 0. sse test. ana TIE snxiass-.
A. sgreed 'sst tbs posn8inx n.s raere. 30, ia,
Is wxs accounted soF b. tAe lost r7so.on he hxs
tel iae.xnszt eecsgsc BE wss Eas ret On .ns
board a. experts il wss ioa- uaaashs tesc-~ \.
located shs eaase OF iss peGsdags II. .s.a !.
~ss where J. " Coi,sa st,srwsrs soa,. II
Replying - Wilson. wsll insisted TIA, A~ asa
rST~s-See 10 Htssoa ts&t il I, wss ais sn-zne -
would have sse sez a1atsaG sosz awsy aas re
csfeei rssasti~a. IA; silsoa lad rsrsx rixx,
ata order. 20 81 TIE work
AiseF safae further . sessIozinz ". Van R-cSrs.
Er r~.alnses TIC FaAyor tat II the se--a. 81 N.
e~a1fsci Sers eora2Ale4 VIA to- board IA. 70
aiiesasiavs es' 10 soerEs ;as Holly pump TIE
easri iii sss saske TIE scae sfss-s IL sfrev ~.
rsSFS-F II seS tEss tres wsrr esrrarssss. win
lse experts wers &ppotnfsi ~ taa rs1ne.l =.
seS sAss tie serras xers sert
Nttsss SAIL e proposed u sAav ,hs. .es
saeaass-s Of IA s<sA-4 we're cot cou pesea. .or
aaFtaln<.
TIE MAYOR reFiiss. sass ee v.s cay rosrx 70
ss fss ssseesae Charges aSscr~ AiFs
NIsos taoaxss sa&s thfH- "a. nm. "a.
saeaga- Hs psta3x essrrei that tie rssvs,-
~ss trying to tie aisa Sp Es ssepose. 10 .aou
te&s Van accrSl.a lytax
lac msyo, ai5a's care saFts{ar xssaxs. .A..
lie sAsa BE VASE galas ta.a say cxieauszlan~
Dat ~s vilsiss 20 Assez s-sss1sIv % say
charges prese-re1
Aiisua tasn ssksa IRE 2ayoz 10 ex.=sae IA
ea7t-ae. vita tie Ses;s western sunny Co-,
SzRy tor iae supply ot SSrss sae VALE ", Va.
a.S~kssa VS. gcGe - get II. v 4isoa xxSs Ae IA.
eesz charged viii psseaAssax ;ae p&,x. s-a
aske1 saa3 . letter be rad sssvscx TIA. -
-. sever raseaasec cue r~saai cs rsse
The mayer sAa u wAs 40. iegai evse<nce ~.
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ssacss tAe sSgaaanre q = reeGsshss ara. T.
sss ssesn 10 Nr vas srcsAiia- eat BE sa.ss II
a=7ssRs~s 20 acsaisx- aa9 oa.ec.ei - is Al
Ez1-ssoz-
wA. was recalled b. Mr.. Vac B.oskf.s ga