The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-01
ALDERMEN TN 4 HOLE.
They Table New Nominees for
Board Of Public Works
~. ?. soyD. q. ". YOUNG NAMED.
- JsSs Takes Thses lxiauses - DsAgs
Aesssa-xrysng - Keep JasAsso
- casltg.n n.

Ronald and the board a aldermen over
the positions In the board Of public works
made vacant BY the removal Of Jesse
Cochran and J. II. Wolfe i no nearer %
luticn than when the nominations OF
jackson and Cai.igan wesu turned down.
Two more men were made playthingS OF
at LAST evenings special meeting of the
board Of Alderuen. and the nominations
Of W. r. Boyd and George W. Young.
sent In By tho mayor for confirmation in
place OF Jaeksou and CalligAu. were
tabled" for future consideration"
Mayor Ronald has the whip handle Of the
aldermen IN the matter. and by clever
tactics can keep his two pFoteges In of1ace
for an indefinite period we're his term Of
oliice nOs % vsry short. As II ~. however.
he II determined that his men shall remain
IN Office 20 long - he shall ''hoid
the fort" On the other hand, his
enemies, the wreckers, stunned BY the
strength Of the Republican ticket. find
themselves cornered, first by the mayors
determined front. second by fear Of ex-
posufes that would follow IL the two places
in the board Of public works were filled BY
men Of Republican mayors choosing.
who would let In thelight on the wreckers'
doings. They have no doubt Of the De-
mocracy Of Jackson and Csliigan. though
il ID not Of their stripe, and therefore
would rather keep them in ofdcs until the
new administration comes in than take
chances on Mayor Ronaid's new APP
pointsss. Thus the aldcrmen's programme
seems 70 b 70 stave on action on Boyd
and Young rather than ''ieavs the ills
they have for those they know not OF"
Hence the two nominations we're not actu-
ally turned down or rejected, but merely
tabled temporarily to be taken up at will.
The meeting lasted just three minutes
and Was In response TO . special call from
the mayor. All the members were present
except Jordan, and considerable lobbying
was INDUCED in before the meeting Was
finally called to order. The results showed
that general understanding Was reached
beforehand. Dr.. Sweeney thought the
two could be acted on together. bat
separate action prevailed.
DR.. Sweeney then moved that the NOM
ination Of Mr.. Young b. taken under con-
sideration and the communication laid on
the table temporarily until the board saw
fit 70 act upon it Mr.. Carrie quickly sec
onded the motion and the ''syes" carried
1t without dissenting voice.
DR.. Sweeney moved similar action on
the nomination Of Mr.. Boyd, which car
ried at once, and in almost the same
breath = motion TO adjourn made BY Mr..
Stocks was simultaneously seconded and
the meeting at once adjourned.
The whole action was so promptly car
ried out that many persons coming IN 70
cit out the session were under the impress
sion that the meeting had not yet con-
vened.
After the meeting DR.. Sweeney. when
questioned BY Posr-INrEILfaEscEs re
porter as TO the reason tor tabiing tho
nominations, said, In substance. that 1t
was NOT because OF any known objections,
but In order that the aldermen might look
into the qualifications OF each man ana
decide their ntness- Tns BOARD OF pubic
works vas just about recovering from the
turmoil Of the last change, continued the
doctor, and - everything appeared to be
working smooshlv. Jackson and Calliran
h.v,r. m.tt.,. r.iI in hand he did not
ds.r, ;. .dv;a.,y. IN act ha,.,lv ana nm
man In charge az .uch re,nons,ble work
hefnr. IN. Aldermen had fuliv determined
that rsr.orsI qualifications.
uwh.t ara the nolitica of ths.s tvo
..ctlsm.r,n
.Ev.n tb.tI cannot now .p.wer ~ ..;a
nr Sweeney. "Their politic. viii have 10
he inouired into =. weli as their nualifica.
tion. for Office We don't evan Enov "
either or bofn will qualify n confirmed
ComntrolIer Carson. Who came into the
room snnorrced that he had received a
telephone message from the mavor's ofsace
70 the effect that If his nomination.
were not confirmed tho names should be
a. oncc v,thdrawn. In further conversa-
zion over the matter Mr.. Carson said.
"Oh this IL done To ksep the present two
mar n -
u.yo. Po,.,a sam,,,ed hav,r~ t.,..