The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-01
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Where VIII Salaries Come FROM
The fight between John Ksane and
Thomas Winsor in the city council OF Bal
lard reached q crisis AZ the meeting on
Tuesday night, when keane secured the
adoption of motion removing Winsor on
the ground that he had been iniesested in
lumber contract with the city.
When the charges preferred by keane
against Winsor at the last meeting were
taken up. Mcdonald moved indefinite
postponement Keane then read the Law
on the charges. and made an eloquent
plea to sustain them. The Law. he said.
was designed TO prevent COLLISION and
fraud among the eouEciisnen. and IL 1T
were not enforced the people would have
Tweed ring on their hands similar TO that
Of New York on small scale. Mr.. VIM
sor presented his bill for lumber in
Marshall Bonds name. but it was poor
su5terfuge. - he had sold part Of the same
lumber IS his own property.
Winsor made no defense to the charges
hut denounced Keane's attacks He said
Marshall Bond could prove to whom the
lumber belonged. and further commended
he had violated no Law and that the conn
Gil had no power to remove him. He con-
Guided by saying: You can't put me
out. I'm q slayer, am
Mcdonald said: "Are We to take our
Law from q shoemaker or iawyer?"
Keane, who is q shoemaker. retorsed with
some heat, and mentioned several shoe
makers who had become famous by leav-
ing their lasts. aud thought he had the
sans right. as long as ne was good shoe
maker, to leave his last to interpret The
law as any one else.
Winsor then gave notice that he would
not recognizs any proceedings. and said
he would mandamus the council II his seat
was declared vacant
Winsor's seat was then declared vacant.
Looney, Lucas. keane, Chandler and
Startup voting in favor Of the resolution
and Mcdonald against. Winsor pleaded
ignorance of the Law and declared the
whole proceedings illegal, and that he
would test the case By higher power.
Keane then moved that the council pro-
coed to elect councilman to FIJI the va
cancy. Winsor attempted 10 vote. but
Kenne objected and was sustained by the
mayor The question was reconsidered
and the election of councilman postponed
for one week.
The law under which the council re-
moved Councilman Winsor Is article 8,
section ts59, and reads as follows:
NO officer of such city shall be inter-
ested. directly or indirectly. in any con-
tract with such citv. or with any of the
officers thereof, in their official capacity,
or in doing any work or furnishing any
supplies for the use o. such city
or It's officers in their official ca
s sad.s for saa work dome. or supple.
or materials furnished, in which any such
officer is interested, shall be void, and if
audited and allowed shall not be paid by
the treasurer. Any wiiiful violation of
the provisions of this section shall he
ground for removal from Office. and shalt
be deemed . misdemeanor and punished
as SUCH
The facts constituting the offenss for
which Winsor was removed are that he
furnished bill of lumber to the city for
sidewalk at $3.50 q thousand. He after
wards presented the bill TO the council in
the name of Marshall Bond. Part of the
lumber was said to be not worth over 81
per thousand.
The removal of Winsor is q triumph for
Keane who was charged by Winsor with
unlawfuilv Withholding $500 of the city's
money. 1t is also a defeat for P. 4. Nor
row, who has been singing mud at the
eX-tre2Sufer, anu iOI wing Oh the
Populists in Ballard led by Winsor and
Morrow.
The question Of paying the salaries of
the officials was discussed in desultory
manner by Keane and Winsor. the former
affirming the city's right to make a reduc-
ton. The reduction was dropped and the
city attorney was instructed TO draw up
an ordinance providing that the salaries
be paid from the license receipts.
The clerks supplemental report on the
books OF treasurer and marshal was re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole 10 be
examined in connection with Charles Had
fields report.
Petition of Clara l. Gouiet for interest on
warrant not Endorsed when presented vas
granted.
The ordinance fixing the salary Of treas
urer * $500 was read on it's final passage.