The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-05
AmoRv ATTACK ON SWEENEY.
Aldermen Promptly Begin an Inses-
LEGATION Of the Charge.


Fourth ward. declared that about swo
years ago T.. F. Whittier. who was then
rr4staez.t OF the s-uzon Trunk Line.
offsrsd him $1oo and q pass for Hfs II
he would lend his aid 10 some petty
1exx.at1on in which the street railway
couapany was interested. The board
irnneftately went into committee OF
4he whole 10 Investigate the charge.
and DR. Jordan was questioned con-
cerning the circumstances 81 fne AZ
legged bribery, @. A. Upper. resident
Uf Lewis street who heard coiasefsa-
zion between the alderman and Mr.
Whittier, was present. and Also gave
4<atlfnony The investigation ended IN
the city clerk being Instructed to cusn-
rs1anicafe with afr. wsttler, who for the
past few months has been In the East.
and then advise the board when she
accused can be present. al which time
the investigation will be RESUMED.
The charges created q psofouah sem
sation and grew out Of a Sse!sng Of BIT
fernesz which exists between Aldermen
Sweeney and jordan. two Of the Deifsss-
cratic members OF the board. The ofier
of bribery Is alleged 10 have taken place
sn 1850, when Leauder Miller. president
OF the board OF aldermen. Mas acting
n1aycr pr. Jordan declared ne had in
for1nas Dir. Miller Of the incident at
the time. but this the latter denied.
saying he had never heard OF the offer
OF Sir. Whites until the present time.
One Of the first measures up fsw con-
alteration was the report OF the COM
fsssttee on police. license and revenues,
Recommending that the board IF .,a1b.ic
werks ascertain WAY IL IS The Union
Trunk Line has not been operating ITS
lice 10 the Exacogt assl terminus. Dr.
Jo~ssaa il q nsesnber of this committee,
and ne s.oke bitterly of the action Of
lAe street railway company and de-
cs1red ii Was not only violating the
TERMS IL It's franchise. but was puFsu-
snr 4 s.puhl,c IS ID. nsysiey. Alder
ssaea Clsse and Brewer differed with
hlsn. and the report OF the committee
WAS not adopted.
After the vote had been taken Or.
Sweeney made quite a speech on the
general condition of street railways In
The city. ard took occasion To refer TO
tbs remarks cs DR. Jordan as being
merely play 10 the gallery DIR. Jor-
dan again eIldeayorrd TO gain the floor.
but President Miller said there was too
much business befurs the bsard. and
thai nreeehnssksng would have 10 be
postponed.
Jordae asked The chair 10 be fair
md give him an equal show. and at
taiz point Compton aIgse and said Jor-
dan had treated the president without
due consideration. This angered Jor-
Gaa, Who declared. hosty
The gentleman viii mind his own
business The chairman IS big enough
- tstke care Of igimasa.sr'
Compton sat down. smiling broadly.
and President Millsf declared that the
board SHOULD proceed with business,
after which the doctor could talk until
o'eiovk In the morning. IL he wanted
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DIR. Jofsian bided his time until so
c'csock. when he gained the fiaor on a
question OF privilege, and said that
while DR.. Sweeney had lseen u1gentle-
manly III him he did not desire 10 be
personal He said
1t has always seemed strange To me
why 1t is that some members OF this
ioag always espouSe the cause of the
Railroads. while /, who eudeayor Ia at
for The feasf4s 81 the peo,aa in all
things. have any motives questioned
hut then. Il NJ iasss surprising. after all
why. & Il only A lii,ie while acs thar
Nj. w!tsfe-. president of the Union
T'rank Line. approached me In these
council chambers and offered "a. 500
and a pazx fsr life If I wo,.,a ala his
road in 4 ma tier OF some small lez4sla.
sion."
mi. spssexst, caused a s.anss3sn, a,a
oalet until Sweeney arose and moved
mai the issaya resolve ltse,f inf, = 9s,y,,-
nsstsea If the whole to investigate the
eh.aFges. The tnotiun carried unani-
rsons,s. ard President Miller called Or.
Swcensy "a the chair.
Or. Iersiaa waS called on TO make A
detailed explanation. and ne said shat
he ceulss nor nemensyser the tg,na. h,r,
1t happened when MFR. Miller was acting
s.sss-sxsr. lie said;
'.Atsat that time the railway COM
rsny was geaaing Lewis street for its
srsasskS. and the dirt ffsssn the sxcaya-
tons Was piled eight tr ten feet hfgl.
II: the street and aeft there. making 4:
very inconVenleat FOR the residents IN
The Nieanzty and interfering with the
uaHis 81 All manner II vehhtles. The
r'sassae aieng khefe complained - She
sossid OF naoae works, but the e1sa0l
Dc iss,shassx, and tssen ts'ey fasiae ~ Fne
Assd Aefang Mayvsr Miller for redress.
We szlsffe il pretty ha; for them, and
one evening. right IN this ruess,. an
this very sFsss tsraieatsng a place neSas
che doSsT4. This Mr.. wsttler came 60