The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-11
POOH BAH INSPECTOR.
Delegates Want One Man to
Fill Several Offices.
he MUST EARN HIS SALARY.
Plumbing Inspector Must Also Inspect
Markets and OfI-Carx Must Run
on Beacon Hill.

Rft1< Sf1se~E n a114Ezyn % MS 3sEHse4z~ NAA-
ties tFae duties OF sanitary inspector. IRE
marshal. OIL inspector and PROBABLY mar
kei inspector. This decision was reached
after the delegates mad discussed Ene
present pisxsaosng inspector trouble Tor
nearly two hours. The messing COLI
rneneei a. 40 O'Clock win President
Crsehfon presiding The delegates pres
ent we're James. Vo.gt. Gfeeson, Little,
Harc. kistler and Chapman
James having at last Monday nsgnI
meeting gwen notice OF recszAsts ersaIhon
os the ordinance passed by the aldermen
and referred by Ehs delegates reducing
the salary OF the plumbing Inspector TO
81 a month. aiming al the practical aoo-
liEsoa OF the Office moved 20 reconsider.
HIS motion was seconded and carried.
Gleason said THAI The sewer committee
was thoroughly familiar with the dalsrs
OF the pzzlrnbing inspector. and as CHAR
man he VAS satisfied that 6.1ere was no
more need tor one in this city at the
present time than there IS for anctner
freboat or the fifth whees 20 wagon.
Mr. Gleason said his experience had oesAn
that a plumbing Inspector does not give
the public the necessary relief. IL
property owner wants 70 get gosoa piece
OF plaaEoing done he wants 10 employ d
Number who rs on bad terms With sne
plumbing Inspector. II he employs
plumber who stands In" with the plumb
ing inspector poor Job VIII be Sile re-
suit.
Kistler favored placing the duties OF
sanitary officer and market inspector on
the plumbing inspector and giving MN q
fair salary.
Chapman could not see where the city
was going To make any great saving py
practically ashohshlnsg the office u plu3no-
Ing inspector. IL might reduce expenses
few dollars a month. but in the s1l1.
Mr.. Chapman believed, the city would
suffer. He recalled the fact that "nen
the plumbing inspector trouble came up
one year ago the chairman of the sewer
committee, Mr.. Gleeson, had referred 70
the position as one Of the most import
ant in the entire city government. DE
cause the inspectors OF the past nad not
done Their duties there was no reason
why the position should be abolished
when IL meant 50 much TO the city.
GsIeeson said that at last Monday night >
meeting OF the council there was an al
legged crack plumber in the loboy-a MEM
Der OF the unson--who did a job for him
while the c4ty had an inspector, ana
charged ham nearly 81 900. II was a
miserable piece of work. Long oe1ore
the city ever elad a plumbing inspector,
Gleeson said. he paid $500 for JOB. ana
a better quality OF work was never Per
formed In the city.
ne was tired of paying officials 10 perform
duties and then have them neglect their
work He did not propose, while ne was
In the council, 10 submit 10 It, and was
opposed TO the plumbing inspector Tor
that reason.
Hard said he had respect for the sewer
and finance committees, which were re-
sponsible for the ordinance reducing the
salary OF the inspector to 81 month,
but he was satisfied that unless some pro-
vision was made for having the duties OF
the office looked after the passage OF the
ordinance would be mistake.
Crichtoa expressed himself as being of
tho opininon that 1t would be bad policy
TO neglect the duties required OF plumb
ing inspector. There was no question,
however. but that the duties were not be-
ing properly looked after at the present
time.
voggt believed 1t would be better to
abolish the office of market inspector and
nut his duties on the plumbing inspector,
as the latter should be thoroughly compe-
tent to look after them. He favored re-
tranchmens but would have 10 vote
against the ordinance.
James said he was fighting the ordi-
nance for the reason that the city was
paying for something which 1t did not
get Probably sewer connections shcuii
he watched hut they are not watched
that was a recognized fact, and for that
reason ne believed that the office should
be pra .tically abolished.
Chairman EXPLAINED that his views CO.
incided with those of James.
Crichton favored an ordinance estaf-
fishing the duties of plumbing Inspector
and placing upon him the additional
duties of fire marshal oil inspector san
ttary inspector and market inspector.
lanes endorsed Crichton's suggestion.
Chapman and Little spoke In favor OF II.
The combining of the duties OF the var
ious offices seemed 20 meet with the ap-
prevail OF all present, and II was agreed
that such an ordinance should he pre-
pared by the sanitation committee and
brought in at the next meeting. The
original ordinance which reduced the
salary OF the inspector TO 81 and also
reduced the salary OF the chief engineer
~ the water department was passed. hut
the ordinance 10 be introduced next Mon
dav night will repeal the section reiat-
ing 10 the inspector
The city treasurer submitted hts report
for the month Of March showing the
amount Of money on hand. including that
in the vault and on deposit in the banks,
10 be sl7G 55457.
4 communication was received from the
Front Street Cable Railway Company
calling the councils attention TO the tact
that Front street at the foot OF Madison.
dangerous condition and that much dam
ava will result unless immediate stems
are taken TO make the necessary improve
,r,ent The company stated that the bulk
head al the foot Of University street is
An a particularly had shape and the
connany demands immediate relief. COM
platntng that its tracks are likely TO suf-
Ter damage as we'll as the water and
sewer Mines OF the city. The commani-
-, vas referred to the board OF al
derfnen.
A communication came from the board
Of public works enclosing a eommunica-
zion from the superintendent OF the water
,e,nrtxs giving the names of a number Of
,,arSoUs who are receiving free water
from the city because OF their alleged
inability II pay.
The clerk resd q petition WHICH was
,,~asantaa 10 the council nearly year
ego. asking that, the water sSs'e11 q me
civ he extended 20 Odd Fellows Gene
terv At that time II was acted on favor
nhiv by the house Of delegates. bat the
Rad OF aldermen laid IL over until
srv.r~ pseentiy the board took the
,,ss9tton from, the table and granted IL
on Mr.. lanes motion Il was referred n
a committee with instructions TO bring IN
an ordnance providing fer the extension.
the committee 10 he 81 tisfled that II VIII
hrtaE the city the estlmAtea revenue OF
SIS 10 S. A month
IN accordance With tire city charter
Secretary Meaehann Informed the dele
paees that the hoard Of public works has
s6cptad certain rules and regulations
s-,vsrnsur connections. openings and pen
esrstion OF sewers and drains II the city
and the board desired thai tne same be
approved BY ordnance Accordingly an
ordinance was introduced and referred