The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-24

ness-Iske rnesnosis. hut on the contrary.
the men were 50 Stationed that they we're
n the way Of one another. AID many OF
said men we're forced 20 remain Idle ana
we're Idle during long intervals OF time NJ
the SANE time drawing pay from said city.
20 the great ioss snd damage OF said city
s13D That by reason az the reckless
ness. negligence and rlasuaanagemeut
eOTesasd In the eonsg ruciior OF sasG sewer
she said ditch 80 dug for that purpose
was so washed away aud distorted that
large amounts Of money were required 70
be expended in demonstrating the came
and Ia repairing said street. 10 the grsar
loss and damage Of said city
f4b That IN the construction OF the
said seEer said Wolfe and Cochran
knowingiy caused and permitted msnv
brick 70 be used OF q qaaiIty utterly mint
for use therein, many thereof Icing made
OF poorly ground clay and poorly ournf.
so that the Durability OF said sewer Is
greatly iessened. 10 the great loss and
damage OF said civ.
That the said Wolfe and Cochran well
knew during all of said times of each and
ali OF the matters and things in this charge
set forth, and did not a. any meeting o.
said board Of public works (which meet
ings were regularly held on each and
every Monday and Thursday OF each week
during said timesb make any report or
mention Of any OF said matters or thing.
and did not make any endeavo- or at
tempt in any manner TO cause said board
10 discontinue or abate the evils and
wrongs in this charge set forth.
Wherefore. the said j. :. hloeber re-
spectfully prays that the said Jesse K.
Cochran and j. NJ. Wolfe be cited to appear
before the mayor OF said city, AZ time
and place TO be fixed, TO answer
said charges or any part OF them
De found true, The said Wolfe
and Cochran be forthwith removed
from said Office of member of the board of
public works OF said city by reason of the
said misfeasance. malfeasance and non-
feasance in said Office. as hereinbefore set
forth. ]. s. kaoEBER,
President of the House of Delegates.
Dated ct Seattle. Wash. January 3, 1904.
1t was rumored that Van Brockiin had
placed his resignation in the hands of the
mayor. Neither could be found last night.
but a friend of Van Brocslin was dis
posed to deny it. He said, however,
that Van Brocklin might have repeated to
the mayor what he has often SAID. namely,
that whenever Mr.. Ronald lost confidence
In him. Van Brocklin was ready to resign.
There seems to he no doubt that the past
twsnty-four hours have worked a great
change in the sentiments of the three
c. q. Heilner-who advised the re-
moval of Thomson. They do not
find that ready approval they
expected from Democrats. John
Collins had already been selected to ten
der the olive-branch to Mayor Ronald and
TO offer the restoration of Thomson TO Of
flee if he would refrain from making the
charges. The mayor is reported to have
replied that he wasn't going to
stultify himself in that fashion. He
said the facts had not been presented TO
him before, and that If Thomson removal
had served no other purpose than to un-
earth the hidden Encouragement it might
become public blessing. II was then that
Collins threatened to turn the telegraph
and Press Times on the MAYOR, to which
Mr.. Ronald is said to have informed the
honorable John that he could go ''plumb
TO -" As the story does not come di-
rect, and rs Mr.. Ronald is president of the
Chautauaua circle, it is very improbable
that he used such language