The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-25
Suit Begun at Tacoma TO Have
Them Declared Invalid.
SUPERIOR JUDGE sTaLLcuPsuEs
Esated Over the Boggs Victory. the
Water Co. Attorney Is Confident.
The Tacoma Railway 6 Motor Co. and
the Portland Consolidated Railway
Co. in the Hands of E~eeivers-Eaca

A@esfHzA- AeS. StSSaat III scEe SSaz.-
cup C the Superior eoGrt bench. as a
taxpayer. has himself nfed a suit against
tEe city IN the superior court to laval
cate the S-.Eo,9o9 Tacoma water bonds.
This IS the most sensational thing yet
done Il connection with The water plant
litigation. and stili further emphasizes.
If such a thing were possible after vhas
h1s already taken psece. the value OF the
advice given taxpayers en- the question
by the post-Intelisgencer at the time os
the watsr campaign.
IN today's suis TIE whole story Is gone
over again, including tire question Of the
city having incurred more than its con-
stsf.ttofsal Indebtedness ia making the
purchase. There is some novel language
IN the complaint. c. r. Wright, OF Pail
adelphia, Is cited as the principal ard al
most soie ewner'' OF the Water company.
and he ard his agents are charged. "for
the purpose Of cheating and defraQasn<
the city ard its inhabitants, = with fraud
uleatly entering into conspiracy with
certain city officials. ''by bribery and
other means" to unload tae water plant
upon the city.
II is cited that while the water CON-
pany promised to deliver q. 0ea. go gallons
OF pure. fresh water daily. il could. in
fact. not deliver over half that quantity,
and besaies did net have the right to ti-
vert water which Il claimed it owned.
issassraea as Il 6ia not own the proper
rights Of way. etc. And as result Il is
alleged tiat the city Is new wholly or
quite without water supply"
Then the question: of the water works
purchase ordinance being published only
twenty-six Unsteady CT thirty days, as
required by law. Is taken UP. and given
as another reason why. with bribery ana
corruption, the bonds should be de-
elared void, and the interest at the rate
OF Slo9,op1 year. payable semi-anaually
at the rate Of peg cent. should be in
Joined perDetuaily.
The value of the property. instead of
being worth 81, ,75o. .05e. paid for il, Is placed
az S5oo0sa. ana that all the city of Ia
coma secured for the 81. 7se.0 0ao was ''sonae
rotten wooden fumes, and otner material
and some small bits OF land and the
Msplewood springs,
G. 3. Wright is cited as being ten times
millionaire. and Is therefore respon-
si5se. as is also the Taaoma Iieht s.
Water company. for the protection of
innocent bondhoiders." if such there be-
BY virtue of the reasons stated. il Is
claimed the bonds are void upon their
face. This remarkable action, 10 be
known as 'the two million dollar suit
10 distinguish IL from the million dol
lar damage sus' brought by the city
against c. 3. Wright, also IN connection
with the water deal ends thus:
Wherefore Plaintiff prays that sasd de-
fendant. city OF Tacoma. be compelled 10
come in and answer this complaint. and
upon the final hearing of tbs cause that
plaintiff be granted a decree against said
defendant perpetually enjolnlng said de-
fenltant from paying any further or addi-
tional interest upon said bonds delivered
as ia the complaint set forsa TO said
Wright and said Tacoma Light and Wa
ter Company, and that lfs agents, ses-
wants and officers and employees be pro-
hsb.ted from levysng or attempting to levy
or Collect any taxes frcsn the taxpayers
OF the city OF Tacoma for the purpose Of
paying any interest on said bonds or TAX
ing any steps booking thereto; and paasnt-
If pgays for judgment against said de-
feueant FOR his costs and disbursements
herein. ana for ali other and further re-
lief that lie court may deem iyst n ttle
cause"
Galgsha Parsons. senior counsel for the
water company. says. I'VE viii squelch
all the proceedings against Us just as the
case against Boggs was squelched."
The News publishes a story tonight 10
the effect tlat y. c. Driers, ~ agent of
the water couszany, Substituted the regu-
Eariy prsnEed we er election ballot, w-a'ch
was Printed with tke Esevessh street
bridge bends first. and that IN the illegal
ly substituted ticket the water Guession
was pa. on top. The reason alleged for
this change IS that some people woul9 fah
70 vote on the proposition pr.ntea at the