The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Deadlock on Election of President
MOI tn Canal ~urxcy.


The aldermen tried, or apparently did
so, last evening TO elect "A successor TO
President Leander Miller. Twelve bal
lots were taken. but no choice was made
and the election went over for one week.
After the regular business President
Miller said that according TO the charter
IL vas In order 10 elect a president for
the ensuing year. He then thanked the
members for COurtes!es extended and in
conclusion spoke quite pointedly about
the inattention OF Ahe members to the
minutes when being read. and said his
successor had a right TO demand more at
tention.
That's right" said Joudon.
The first vote for president was by bal
lot and stood as follows:
Miller 5, elise . Loveloy /. Daulton l.
After Miller declared there had been 10
choice. the second ballot was taken. re-
sulting the same as the first save that
Anderson received one and Loveioy none
The third ballot was as follows: Miller
3. elise 2. Lovejoy |, Jordan ..
On the third ballot Miller and elise held
their own and Jordan crawled up TO two
votes.
on the next vote Miller received four
votes, within one Of being elected. and
Sweeny and Compton each received one
vote. Jordan lost his votes
on the fifth ballot there was no change.
Compton said he did not want 10 be voted
for. but thought the board should get
down TO business.
Tho next ballot was declared Illegal as
there were niue votes. one being for May
or Phelps
Daulton moved to postpone the election
and Isoveioy objected. The motion 10
postpone failed. Daulton and elise being
the only ones who voted in the afiirma-
tive
on the seventh ballot Comptroller Parry
received a vote There was no choice.
and Miller scored the board for making
a farce of the election. saying that 1t was
not right TO vote for people who could
not hold the office.
Tho board then went to committee re-
ports with the understanding that the
election would he taken NJ later IN the
evening
After the board got through with the
ordinances, etc. elise said that the board
had passed a resolution keeping papers
from the press. but since then he had
thought over the matter and believed
that the action should be rescin3ed. as
publicity should he given to all public
matters He moved 20 rescini. but Love
'ov Jumped 10 hts feet and moved TO 20
on with the election Of president elise
moved 10 adjourn and Daulton seconded
f. The vote was tie. and Isovejoy got
eleventh ballot was as follows Miller
4 elise , Ioyeioy /. Sweeney l. The
twelfth ballot also resulted in no choice.
Miller stiu leading with four votes. fol-
lowed by elise with TWO. Al this point
the election was continued for one week
J. W. Van Brpcklin reported that the
elevators IN the city were well construct
e and supplied with all modern con
venierces and devices for safety. and
that loss OF life had not been caused by
faulty construction. but by carelessness
IN operating. or by the operator getting
frightened These accidents ne said
have happened tn elevators operated ny
men Of advanced years. naturally not
considered proper persons 20 be placed IN
charge Of these conveyors- After care
f,ll consideration 7 am convinced that ele-
,.asorS should ~ run ~ Young. quick, ac-
So rnsn and that they should be re-
u,.frea 70 close the door before starting
the Gaze. am az the opinion that speed
docs not constitute an element % danger
vrt~n there Is competent person In
oharwe II owners would past notice
:. ne cage that employees would he dis
,-h.~ss5 far starting before closing TIE
49, ana then enforce the rules e woul'
REFUGE the risk n the minimum The
-a.,~t v-aS accepted without a dissenting
voice
1arawce recurring the CITY engineer 70
tnSrp,-t All kerosene oil sold ~ re citv
"a - r,er cent. of all ares occurring in
- - r,er cent iu iSG and fS's AMI Il
~ .<Aoi :, FAR IN iSs were caused Ply
faup EXPLOSIONS He also recommended
ths rassaEe OF an ordinance requiring
PERSONS having charge q certain buil5-
itss - provide Ss-3nch kn0tts8 ropes OF
xufnrsr-t length % reach from me win
COWS q, vvithin eight feet - The ground
- ne placed IN each outside room In no.
tets and lodging houses
he thought that walls sud ceilings 81
All buildings used as lodging houses
~honia ~ lafhed and plAsrere3 and all
bats ami stalrways ~ a. least i've feet
vide A large number 81 buildings Ese4
as }o8xtns houses have wooden part
lions covered with cloth and paper Sn6
narrow halls. In such buti 1iags firs
SpreadS ~apsdly and Ais ths building
ulth dense smoke 50 TaEi1iy thai fse
risk - lffe = Increased ia EeT csni. over
f-ssif finxs hara finished an4 having Ea1s
ara staircasVs - proper with Tae
~cuuaaufcation was referred without
discGsslDn.
sosae 90 the corner stakes In Ross al
als&an. Through which the canal wiH rgn.
are uncertain as 10 exact location. s.