The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-10
THE MAYOR is TIRED.
He Directs the Cochran Defense
to Close Today.
WOLFE GIVES HIS EVIDENCE.
The Complimentary Letter Of Mayor
Ronald -se.rfy All work Below
the Estimated Cesa.


city employees The amount Is So. GSi- q
The number Of warrants 10 .. Dis.
Andrew Jackson, who has protested
against putting pet politicians on The
North sewer tunnel instead of con- retsnt
City Engineer Warner.
G. i. Moore, the foreman, who had the
temerity to tell the truth about the board
Of public works management Of the sewer
work, was discharged yesterday.
Mr.. Thompson" said the mayor little
curtiy TO the attorney for Cochran yester-
room after eight hours more testimony in
the hearing, this trial must end tonor-
row. Saturday night. No. bow much
more OF this cumulative evidence have yon
gos on hand ?"
Attorney Thompson replied tina, he bad
about forty or fifty more witnesses be
could bring up. Ii gas agreed 20 put
Ryan on the stand in the morning and
endeavor 10 close by noon.
J. Of. Wolfe Sas called IS q witness, and
SAID:
81 have been a member Of the board Of
public works for thirteen and one-half
months. The first sewer commenced was
on Hazel street. and the demand for work
by iaborers was very great. but We only
put about 100 men TO work at that time.
Whenever talked with the mayor. he en-
eouraged mo to give employment to all the
pen | could"
Was there any requirement Of the
board that iaborers' politics should be
known before they were put 20 work p
asked Mr.. Thompson.
'sNe. sir" replied Wolfe. "Tbere were
men put 10 work that knew we're Repnb-
iicans. and / recommended them. There
was no discrimination made and no Elan,
rs far as | know, was employed or dis
charged on account of his politics"
Attorney Thompson wished to intro
duce q letter that the mayor bad written
TO Wolfe last November, bus Mr.. Howe
objected upon the ground that IL appealed
70 the public. Mayor Ronald replied that
he had been placed in an unenviable light
by . charge that he had not intended to
try the members Of the board fairly, so he
wanted the letter read. Mr.. Thompson
acknowledged that in a trial in court the
letter would not be allowed rs evidence,
but would do as the mayor requested. The
letter read as follows
Ny Dear Mr.. Wolff: In answer To the
above would say: did not state 70 the
aldermen At the tlmc that you were not
honest. What / stated, according to my
recollection, was in substance. that vou
were not my candidate; that ] did not
want you as member of the board of
works: that IL was wrong for members of
the council 10 parcel out the offices of the
city among themselves: that since the
signing OF the petition by the majority of
the council ] had learned that You had
been charged With some ofiense in Eastern
Washington that reflected upon your
honor aud made IL unwise and. in nv
lndgment, improper to appoint you ct that
time, but II the council proposed to hold
me TO my. promises and take the RESPONSE.
biiisy. although felt that had been en-
trapped into the promise. yet to prevent
any trouble Ia tho Democratic parry
would make the appointment
The council refused TO release me,
accordingly made the appointment, tell
ing yen at the time that ii WAS quite likely
We wonid not work together long. You
very generously stated that whenever YOU
or did not agree as 10 policy could have
your resignation. We have worked to-
Fcther harmonionsly ever since. / have
been agreeably disappointed in YOU.
consider you an able and very competent
nasa Ter the position which You hold.
nave watched you closely and you have
certainly tried 10 do your whole duty, in
my Judgment. You did tender your resig-
nation some time since because as you
said, you understood desired II, 4 told
you then you ware misinformed did not
desire IL, but on the contrary, you had al
ways treated me like gentleman, and |
believed then and believe now that Won
are trying TO do yonr whole duty az a
member OF the board of public works. You
and are better feiends now than We were
when you went on the board of public
works.
When asked by Mayor Roland II he
thought Mr.. Cochran competent TO dis
charge the duties devolving upon q mem
Der OF the board of public works, he replied
that he thought he was.
Did you ever consider Mr.. Cochran in.
competent9" asked the mayor.
II don't think | ever did /" replied Mr.
Wolfe. "When | first went upon the
board had the idea that IL was the duty
of every member 10 he able TO go out and
manage part of the work. hut since |
have sought legal advice found that the
board IL expected To make contracts. direct
work and attend to matters that come un
before them
lis that what you think the city psy.
you Si25 per month for 20 asked the mayor.
Yes, sir. do" he replied.
Several sewer employees testified that the
work and brick were good
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