The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-16

90 Lisfts Eesr Essslts Tesnl
Roll o. tsas. Sss.R41sQs ssli.sss-sss- -
Rot Of i-sa- S-.3ss.ass @.79.sso- S-.ssA-.Iss
Decrease j. x4ssSSss ts2os5e y5.4s&oss
The compsrolle- stated thaS ne would De
ready to suonit his estimate Of proDable
extssnss- OF fhe city government Tor the
year lse ~ the next mseiing His report
vas referred 10 the joint finance commit
Tee.
The committee Oh claims, 10 which was
submitted the demand OF J. W. Eaamans
tor the payment OF sce-lasn street grade
warrants, reported thai the holder of the
warrants mus; look TO tine local improve
naen1 funds against which they were
drawn. Tie committee further reported
thai IL its Judgment tire only say for the
holder OF such warrants 10 SECURE pay
Esens was hy the employment Of al attor-
ney specially Gitsed for the work By train
iag. expsrlsaee and knoSledae vino shall
act under tisr direction OF the adjudication
COMMITTEES and the corporation Sounsel.
Tase report Was based upon the tut and
emphatic statement Of tae city romptrolier
concerning the danger that naenaces the
city from carszesSnesa and negiigence OF
pas administration ~ reference te the
il expressed the BELIEF that tIae present
administration should take hold OF re
matter earnestly aud vigorously ia order
thaf the holders OF street improvement
warrants msght receive taeiT due sad the
crs4ls OF the city be maintained. The re-
poFs was adopted.
The COMMITTEES included Ia the report
the communication from City Comptroller
Parry and letter from ]. W. Pratt, who
conducted the cases fer the city. Mr.
Parry wrote as follows:
'1 Ga have asked ne for information
upon wA&rh to base report upon the de-
rnaud Of 4 " kmmons Tor payment bv
the city OF Seattle of certain warrants
drawn upon tie fands al Lake avenue
Gay strset and ester avenue improve
msnf districts. ] hRTe looked into the
matter carefully anu desire To report that
these warrants are not s debt % the CITY
al Seattle and that tney are payable oniy
out Vi the several local Improvement fnuds
against which sh~y are drawn. / submit
herewith rspoTs from John W Pratt,
ESQ.,. special attorney Tor sae civ IN cer-
tain matters 81 delinquent grade assess
rusrasx, which shows thai the ritv hns no.
been negligent In regar& 30 those pzrtier-
Ia districts. ] therefore recommend that
the claimant, L. VI. Emmons. he informed
premises znd thai ne nRsi LOOK ~ fhe
ieeai Improvement funds for hls warrants
:. his demand, however. Ehnasa serve az
8 warning 10 Jbe ulsyur and c4fy council
OF impending litigation against sias city
that eAn he sverted only Nv promps ana
wsil-ad vissd action X IS / fear. the
forprunaeF az ar extensive movement ON
tie para Of holders og street. Improvement
warrants 70 xhe amount o. many xhou-
sands al dollars - pasce thsm IL the
hands a attorneys with instructions %
attempt - entores cohesion from the
e}tv. ~ a. least 30 hiring suits Sc . precAu-
tseua~v measure. the reason tseiur that
next wear fhe statute 81 limitations Is
considered takrlv ~ hzT suit for recowerv
uniess steps are taken within sifne The
effect OF sach suits unon IRE credit OF the
city wanlA he disastrous. besides en- tsiiinE
q Aa~we expense an&. possibly Judgments
Cor very large suFna. The troubls - nos
viii streets graded under Our present
caartsr~alsheught hsy are pot carefully
( leoke1 aster-aui GateS back 70 tae ezzlier
history u she municipal corporation The
enormous delinquency On these Snte-cARr-
ser streets - lazgsy aae - irrsE Arstles
which MAKE Is lMpaSSiale SCR the csfv 20
sosleot the assessments. Many of zhsse
assessments have beea declared iavasla.
has nn attempt has besB made % provide
ter the rsAv GYent 81 outstanding warrants
warrants 81 these koeaa Improvement sss-
Erscss are held 81 ever tie [ aitea States
D. Investors y ao laek IL The city ot So
aszln 20 par thea. They hear TIE nArle
aua seal al the esty a seattle, and are con-
Ssasaea ay their holders - Re q liaoiilty
vi the e.ke. 4ass department - almost
aatsv IN rscclns 81 letters tren Eastern IN
xesEsrs. who have grown weary - holding
unpraf sasle r&per, and we0 refuse 20
CONSIDER the CITY asss ltshts upau II tAAa
Gpoa Us Eeasrai warrants. ! hsss no
a0shs that these outstanding warrants Ia
8 large measure affected She sale ~ car
bad sssass. and particularly the LASS enc.
wnsra Sold at heavy dsse&aAI
1T wlla ther~sare. pe seen that tie con
asslan 81 the Ga asrest grade fuBas Is
usssG sessaux ore administration after
saeshsr has salrke3 tbe dsss4szslsy. bat !
Sas satisfied thai ghe unAeestea warnings
- sms PAST must row ~ sasseaea "a 2ae
&roahle aeg1a tn Isl. AaFox >trGse adj
dressed sa earnest sppeSI - tie city eoaa.
Ga 10 take some precautionary MEASURES
In steA 81 the faexisAtls burden the csts
Eaaz1 ASA use IL Is continued Us 8e<sscttns
go3tcv Az skfSgs wAs saASs ~ Nssy As
teFasg Att,ertson nearly are years later
10 lapress the CITY esuaes ssta sense -
fgs EespanstAlss9y. eHt ssshaaS avail. lie
represented thai Z wSs ssnssosstt4s tsr TIE
regular a. oE.4esag az The e2sg % 0E1srsAke
tie sxsk. aud. apon the rssasaz q the
eaaueu IN xsncSiea the employ meat 81
assistanes. he r~s4gnea tAs eEzoe.
eR4xs wears more hare rAxs~a. Sozns et
the e2sSsAudlag warrants hare ber1 Tz0-
nsng ssa year, sta Interest a. ~ ezsv
csat,. AID have taxefsfore d01ASea the s4t9 s
tEsssAsseEess ox sh.s account suecesxsss
las oEsssxs have Attempted ~ sentative