The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-25
DOODLE IN TACOMA.
Charges Against Five Council
men ard a Newspaper.
INDIANS ENJOY CITIZENSHIP.


The Tacoma Ledger q Surdzy rc1rrf'iz
make sensational charges against Ger
tain Oily e0aBcfiaen and -fse Tacoma
Evening Meas Tae Ledger says.
s.afessrs. Lister and Hartman. members
Of the fna nee COMMITTEES os fns ooaAns@'a.
nave had printed card IN ~nlca tbfS
pre- end 60 deny certain rfsnors ard n
slnusshps,s thai have been made during
the past few days regarding the f'anee
ssour9naftee Of the CITY counsel As care
Was taken 90 print tht< communicable
where very fssw people would zee -, 40 y
ysas signed by only rw0 Of the five msSn-
bers OF tie eoulTutfse. and for other resA&-
ons, IL is worthy Of special notice.
sssThs-se Two Of tire FIVE members o. tae
committee take pains 10 say THAI they
have not al any time received any
rnoney in she SHAPE % monthly allow
slnce, or otferwAse. III payment Tor ger
vsces rendered 70 any banks holding ctty
funds aaA that we. as members N the
city finance committee. court an inFFrI-
garion of our aexs ~ any citizen or as
socIa lions 81 citizens. ~ b. the city cotsfi-
ell, and defna nd that any person or per-
s0ns claiming 70 hold any proof OF any
such payments having been made. That
they present such proof 70 the city coun-
ell 80 that an investigation may DC made
b. thai body.
"If an Investigation IS 20 Re made u
ought TO be made BY some more coSnpe-
tent authority than that OF the present
city council. The Information upon which
is fadiEaxz whatever they may be, must
be based ought not by any means To be
ANIMATED to the COUNCIL. Let q special
grand jury be called II an investigation
Is sought that viii really amount 20 some
thing and let the evidence. Whatever u
may be. be submitted 10 g. Let the jury
call The officers o. the banks and compel
~ es,s sgs staesss.szs pvft have b@gu axfpFttug
money from them on account 81 their tn
deleedfesz 10 the cFy. and on what pre-
texts. II will be- found thai n0t only
members If the council but other people
as well. hsve been after fheu. and with
more OF less success. Let the Jury de-
n1and the agreement that VAS made be-
tween the finance committee and these
hanks ard make Il publle The public
r. party In interest. ard has a right 70
know how Il NAs represented when the
agreement was made. II there shall seem
- be a want Of confederation on the one
side lei the jury seek Information from
che city attorney ard his assistant. the
city comptroller. the city treasurer. and
the mayor. all OF whom were sufficiently
near the transaction 81 the time IL was
made 70 know. or 10 think they knew how
ere members OF the finance committee
bcnefitsj by 4he traasae don. Lest the jury
hne oiyf from the treasurer how many
r1s-SbeTS Of this committee lFtve applied
10 him for loans from the public funds .
10 how many Of them he has explained
rho iiiegnlity and impossfb.lity Of making
such loans. and h0g many Of the de-
rnands have been pressed. nowithsoand-
ing. Let .htsn explain. OF make him ex-
plain how be has complied with these de-
rsands. IL he has complied with them. He
VIII know whether or not n II true that
the banks which we're to have paid the
city interest on It's deposits. II the mem
bers of this finance comrnitte., had kept
the pledges made 20 the people when they
were elected. now pay him a certain sum
now and again. possibly once n month or
such a matter. 20 be distributed among
these fHs@noieTs. Possibly Mr.. Lister and
Mr.. Hartman do not consider that re-
eeivang any money In the shape OF month
~ Ioans'''
Thcn follow alta cks or M personal in
tegrisy OF Lister, Harris. Hartman. Cav
ender and Notaw. In which they are
charged with eStorting loans from banks
and with making Illegal gains circum-
stantiai story u told OF how the News
got sl.eoo out OF two banks. one OF them
the Bank Of Tacoma. for suppressing an
article attacking them.