The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

EAEesS OF assets. $3.50
When the above figures had been read
Robert Abrams. one of Mr.. Naples sure
ties and a member of the visiting COM
mittee, stated to the meeting that If the
showing made was a sample of the bond.
he himself would not have approved the
bond.
Mr.. Gasch. In continuing the discus
sion, said that he considered the re-
quiremtns of the statutes simply out
rageous, as he thought Sl50,000 enough to
subscribe for the city bond. The law,
in his opinion, should be amended by
the legislature. The commissioners were
the servants of the people, and the only
way to do was TO comply with the law.
He regretted that the people talked vio-
lently about the action OF the commits
sioners, and referred 10 the time several
years ago. when Judge Burke was obliged
to go in hiding three days simply because
he did what he thought was right. and
later to the fact that only last spring
Judge Hanford had gone about under
guard because he yentured to enforce
the law. 1t had come to such a pass,
he said, that certain citizens seemed
disposed 10 ini'ame the minds of the peo-
| pie and TO induce them TO threaten vio-
| lence and biackmail TO the county COM
| missioners because they were doing what
| they conceived TO be their duty.
During his remarks. Mr.. Gasch was
| practically put on the witness stand
| and cross-examined by two of the COM
| mittee, who We're of the impression that
| the county was without a treasurer and
| that no one could be held responsible
| should a shortage be discovered in DR..
| Mitten's accounts. They were informed
| that DIR. Mitten's letter of resignation.
| which was published In full in the issue
| of the Post-Inteli!geneer of February 10,
asked that he be relieved of the office
at the earliest practicable moment
| W. K. Wilson was one OF the speakers.
/ who took the position that the county
| treasury was without a head, and he
| told the commissioners how much better
/ than any member of the board he was
| prepared to report on the sentiment OF
| the people," which. he said. was bub-
bling up so violently that 1t threatened
to boil over unless something were done
| right away. He said:
/ Il associate among the people and hear
the talk You do not know how they
feel. We want YOU TO put Mr.. Maple
INTO the office, and the exporting that he
Wi! do Will be satisfactory TO the people
OF King county
q. A. Hill, c. NJ Monohon. Griffith Da-
| yics and Alonzo Hall also spoke. the last
| named saying the question in his mind
was this. that Il $500, 900 was good enough
two years ago. why should (. not be good
enough now? Mr.. Davies said he was
fully convinced that every dollar In tae
treasury was all right. Can we have
the bond reduced" he asked II believe
$4,000 ample. ana believe we could get
majority of the taxpayers to consent to
sach reduction. The question TO be de-
cided Is. Is the smaller bond legal?'s
Commissioner Heaton hal favored resflc-
Ing the bond to $3.50 900. and had supported
! q petition 70 that effect at a meeting OF the
board; but he was><n the minority. and
the board by lis action had In effect re-
enacted the proceedings or the old board
In Increasing the bond In sIr. fIeaton's
Judgment the bond filed was not entirely
up 10 requirements. yet he had voted 10
/ approve II because he had thought II
ample to fulhA the provisions OF the law.
Mr. Nsekerson clearly defined his posi-
tbon. He had voted 10 reject the bond for
thu reason that II was plainly defective.
He hai been guided by the law ard had
done exactly what he thought 10 be right.
IL NJ Maple had fled a good and susfi-
cient GoE15 i would Aaye been approved
wt;hoa; question.
TIE speeches. Nth one or txo excep-
tons. were aaies ard digzsfie3. most OF
the committeeman expressing a wish 20
ala TIE commissioners al they could.
There ~as a unaainsty OF sentiment IN
reference TO Jse requirements OF a bond
Under the statute. al present being 81
! opinion tsiat the AMOUR; necessary " "a
/ excessive Mr.. Slcserson said that Mr.
Maple deserved great credit for obtaining
| che sereties on She bond. even though a
/ large number Of hose dawn fer small
amounts were unable 20 Justify.
/ The matter o. again meeting The CON-
uassssoners Vas left 20 the committee. aaa
! they selected aexs Tuesday Afternoon As
tire moss convenient time. The board vii
then announce iss decision as % wheshal
ar. Rlpa8ngsg's appointment will be re-
yoket and AIR Naples bond reduced II
/ saaa aso
Mr.. Naples attorney yesterday made 4
formal demand On she county au3stsr ,saa'
he Gle NaPae's ooHd in the county cserx'.
I otff~s fer rsseo-s w4rhoat waiting for N.