The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-23
Van Broeklin Mildly Protests
Against Poor Brickiaying.
OLD RODS USED FOR HulkHEAo.
Fresh Evidence 81 Ineompeteney Creep
snr Ons-Hew the Democratic Bosses
VIII Avoid CompIaasts.

Mayor Ronald Or indsfstigz5se appeals 20
him to LET up" on the part Of influential
politicians will result In conferences and
negotiation. v hich will consume time, and
that meantime some other tonie viii arise
to distract public attention. The only IN
formation TO be obtained from Mayor
Ronald ~ q vague assurance that he wsli
not weaken, but that ne is busy with his
annual report. The charter requires that
the city council once in each year. and not
less than twenty days before the biennial
election. shall cause TO be printed in PAM
phIet form fall and ineligible state
ment Of ali the receipts and expenditures
Of every department
There are rumors of charges 20 be pre-
ferred against the members Of the board
OF public works. but they siI probably
not be made ny the mayor. III there
should be any ne will have TO act as
judge of the court Of impeachment The
city council will meet on FRIDAY night.
Meantime two decided accusations have
been made against the board. At the
meeting of the board yesterday letter
was read from r. III. Thomson. wh ich was
substantially as follows:
81 have made an examination of the
iron rods used as tie rods in supporting
the buikhead now being repsired on Ninth
street, between Pike and Pine. and fiad
that only one-inch rods are being used In
place of one and quarter inch rods as
called for in the specifications furnished
by me for the work. | cannot be held re-
sponsible for the security of the work"
TINS is substantiated by Commissioners
FanBrocklin. VINO stated that they were Old
rods that had been taken from some other
place. 1t was referred to Mr. Wolfe, for
investigation. by Chairman Cochran
Rev John Glen, pastor of the Free
Methodist church. appeared before the
board and complained that already the
buikhead IS giving away, and was pulling
the water pipe with it, Ii has already
broken in one place. and the water has
been sh It off. In reply to question he
said he had no knowledge OF Mr.. Thorn
sons letter.
Another startling accusation was made
by Mr.. Van Brockin as TO the manner in
which the brick is being laid on the Brook
street sewer. He reported to the
board that he had made a personal
examination of the work on account
of the published statements, and he felt
bound TO state that the brickiaying was
defective. He found that the bricks were
not being pressed together. but were
merely laid in mortar. He called the at
teution of the foreman. Neil Boyle. 10 the
defects and asked why. he allowed such
work to be done. Neil Boyle replied that
he had told the man two or three times to
lay the brick properly. Vaa Brocklin
told him IL was the foreman's duty to see
the work properly done. and unless il vas
femedied Van Brockiin would have him
fired"
Il consider that il Is very poor piece
of work" remarked Mr.. Van Brocklin.
Wolfe moved that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to notify Neil Boyle
that unless The work was better done ne
would be discharged.
All these matters are becoming very an
noying 10 the members OF the board, and
they resolved that hereafter they will
meet only once week. Vigilance is no,
relaxed. however. as to the political
espionage. A few nights ago Street Su-
perintendent Ryan attended the meeting
OF the Third ward Republican club. taking
no part. OF course. but spotting laborer.
who attended.
Members of the city council are very in
dignant at being entirely ignored by the
board OF public works. who are relying
entirely upon the political sagacity of such
leaders as Neal Adair, A. q. Lane and c.
G. Heifner for guidance in their opera,
lions.
The laborers on the sewers seem TO be
honestly endeavoring TO do the work they
| are pat to, but they are delayed and much
OF their time is wasted by wholly in.
| competent foremen. Unfortunate married
citizens who have no pull" are kept hang
! ing around the city hall day after day, aud
| see young fellows put 10 work. Ii is stated
| that kenney, the market inspector, IA:
| succeeded in getting pretty steady work
for his stepson. a young man of 10 or II
| who only arrived from east of the noun
| tains on December IL
| Notwithstanding all the wool-puliing on
| the part oil Neal Adair, who has been given
| the job of hiring men. the laborers them
| selves know what is going on, and ever,
! one of the men with pulls" is spotted.
/ Edwin Hall Warner. the new city en-
/ gineer, is now in full charge of the depart
ment. He is not disposed 10 be very com
/ municatiye. tie was asked yesterday i
| Mr.. Thomson would make the report or
the department up 30 December 81. III,
! replied that Mr.. Thorn son va. no ionge,
! city engineer.
when will you have the report ready p
/ he was asked
| Perhaps In twenty-four hours" he re
| piled. The report is supposed TO cover al
! the proceedings for the past year.
/ DO you intend TO make any changes in
! the Office -
( Il don't know" he renlied 81 hav.
been told this man is Republican ane
that man Is q Democrat. but up 10 now
| have not gwen the matter any attention.
/ By his own admission be has been tur
! njshed with the necessary information ane
/ u viii lie interesting to watch develop
J ments.
! Ii has leaked out that when. on Thurs
/ day last. II WAS resolved 10 remove Thorn
I son. Secretary Heifner was charged with
. the task o; informing Van Brocklin tina
I Wolfe and Cochran had been "whippes
I into ltne."
! ~ CD are committing political suicide.
I remarked Van BroekGn.
/ i sish yon wou- q speak to the Demo
! cratic central committee" returned Eeif
! ner, they are ia the next room
Il have nothing 70 do with the Demo
cratic central committee. / don't wan
| any politics. IN this board" said Va,
krocKiin, and soon after the orders OF th,
( committee were obeyed.
PEOPLES fARIY PRIMARIES.
Delegates Afraid to Have Their Nam.
Published.
The Peoples party FrimaTle. for tn
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