The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-08
SEATTLE A COUNTY.
Startling New Plan to Cut
Down Public Expenses.
SCHOOL DEBT IS DISCUSSED.


lar meeting Of the Chamber OF IesFf-
asrce last evening, and tiss SEA famenE
mel with heartiesf approval and formed
tie kernel q the discusss5a- TIE meet
4nx was attended by q number Of the
new legislators. ard before adjournment
zfr. ,rogias. Ur. G. NJ Wesd and Ega-
Roger i. Greene were appointed y eoiri-
yuiitee to present tbs matter u the
baarsl or 4rasSsees. assd IL approved BY
thers 10 draft q blu fer submission 10
the legislature.
The object Of the meeting had BEEN
announced as an informal discussion 81
new laws and needed amendments ana
Che legislators were present % sIeeidi
Invitation. The question came ID dur
ing remarks on the condition OF aHalis
in Seattle school district and the diili-
cult pfxsSsssss relating 70 expenditures.
The county districts OF the state,
Thomas w. Pros1fi said, had insisted
that the cities, particularly Seattle. Ia
com.a and Spokare, had the advantage
and for prxstf pointed csiI the fiie
ssAooi buildings. In fact, the people OF
the districts had taxed themselves 10
secure fhose buildings. and Seattle was
now On that account $I0es9oo in debt.
while In the three ciissS tho debt was
srsorn than twice that sum, During gen
eraI remarks. the advantages or the
proposed division were pointed osst. in
that with a county practically conform
4ng TO the city, d great saving could be
effactea BY rolling the two systems Of
Office into one. Or. Weed said ne had
beers considering the question for sonre
firne. and Jacob Fnsih thought thai the
xlkxs
able, would In time become necessary.
In reference e the schools. Director
King said nothing could be done until
some provision bad bcen made - wipe
ont the floating debt. lie was In favor
of going not cent beyond the limit OF
debt. and Thought ali employees IN the
schools should BIZ engaged with the dis
finct understanding that when the
fslnzls suss out the employment ceases.
After cllling the attention oT the iegis.
Ealors TO the condition of affairs. he
said:
The school board should I've upon its
s..esac. III We Mere 10 live strictly mp
to ths letter of the hw. the schools or
this city would close down tomorrow.
! wsnaild like a law 10 be passed max
Ing II q penal offense for directors to
exceed the limit Of debt"
woafd Not Close schools.
sfr. Esug, however. was far from favor
snS the proposition 10 cioSr the schools.
II was better 10 20 aaOng as at present
ard gradually wips olst the debt. Mr.
Farsh took much the same view. and
thoaght the debt should be furssied at a
lower rate az sssseTest, although the pTopn-
pie. The Legislature should take the mat
ter In hand ard make radical Improve
lnerss IN the law.
Ar. Toislass MAS OF the opsalon that
sosusthsng ought to be siosse to keep the
scascel board sn check arxi referred 10 the
present condition governing tbs sale Of
teasds 10 show what has been done by the
hsard. IL WAS the on1y hoard. he said,
thai possessed 80 great powers that IL
esaiid draw hills that eouisa so unaaes-
toned
The system said Mr.. Graves. was rasls-
valiy wrons. The directors. il Was true.
submitted an estimate Of expsassna 10 Ira.
essuaty commissioners bat there was no
power 70 coutral tho directors. nj course.
after the IL per cent. limit had been
pressed arg tssus Has illegal, and there
should certainly be saule check upon ex-
pesdEsasas OF that nature. TIE county
commissioners were both legislative and
administrative. and their fs5wers we're too
sFea, for the gsneral go8i.
Where E~enosay Would Gene.
Judge Greene expressed himself ON The
subject OF retfenehnsnt by fayoring the
Ipping of OF all Unnecessary fees. ro,
Instance. 1t MAS sefsaeiess, u well as ex.
psnsiyss Co cofilE>el a public officer 20 Oh.
lain an acknowledgment 81 "a public act
~ IN the Casa Of u deed. There wers
various small matters. but he thoughi
the most outrageous kaw was tho on,
fiSanS a - per cent. penalty TOR delln
atieat taxes. The Effect he said. Il.
20 take property cut ef the hands ,ss IN,
psSr. 10 wTeSs from them the accunaia
tlaas OF years. ard To transfer ihslr hola
ings inta the hands OF the rteh.''
air. Knox favored a simple statutos,
decd. covering both city and county prssr.
erty. SO that transfer could be mad,
without Incorporating in the ins,vuneu
an entire city ordinance.
The $ per day Tea CT iarors Was ais.
touched upon. and there wssS a seutl
issent that expenses could be cue in max,
ctfaer particulars. John schra1,a though
rseiscSal reductions could be stsasla Ia nslle
age fees. and cited an instance az
ssssssaty ecrsnsssso:Te~ repeatedly seeasrin,
nsiiease at times when his services wer
not n&estet. Ju1Se tlrecsse Thought !
ceflis a uisi9. The Oil territorial rate. Va
too large Under pne@eai conditions. Fiy
cents a mile was ample.
The casssesen q improvements in th
coasssy road system asia taa eseetfo., .
i've County commissioners instead q
tlsvee. ard tAa akfvtsahilsty 81 q law seo
hsnstsng irsAsvsatioSas os ssiS,ssssasssAyss,s
were aiaa brought up. Frank 8anFoT
sasd he understood q xtfNsng efs,rt .se,a;
be ulaNie 10 hsxe the stale proylsas srn
text eceks. ara to>k tne stand THAI ?
10 81 would saddle n great ara uns,.St
nahse expense ca TIE state.
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