The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-09
THE BUUU~ WARRANTS.
City of Tacoma Nav BE Able to Iden-
tify St62. 600 of Them.

Tacoma. Aug S.-Special.-The problem
of providing ways and means for paying
the city's running expenses. Including the
steI.g. delinquent salaries of city employees,
was again before the city council this
afternoon. II came up IN the informal re-
port OF the special committee OF the coun-
ell appointed to prepare an ordinance fund
ing the outstanding general fund warrants
which had not been paid by Treasurer
Boggs. The committee was composed of
Coancilmen Norton and Whitty. To them
was left the task of ascertaining the num-
hers OF the warrants that had been pur-
chased by Boggs and deposited as cash in
the banks that have since failed The
councils purpose has been 10 omit these
once-paid warrants from the ordinance.
and thus require their owners ID 20 into
court and prove that they have not been
once redeemed with city funds.
Councilman Norton made a verbal re-
port today, IN which he said that the
warrants that undoubtedly had been pur-
chased with city funds amounted TO As2,-
0ee as far as the committee could de-
termine. That Is. the committee had found
& impossible to procure evidence that
warrants aggregating an amount exceed
ing that given had been purchased oy
Boggs and deposited In bank. Heretofore
the BOggs warrants, as they have been
called. have been estimated TO aggregate
not Jess than $500 coo. and from that up 10
500 90. Mr.. Norton said that his com
nl}ttee had found IL Impossible 20 procure
evidence regarding a large amount or the
warrants which Il had been expected 10
find without difficulty.
According 10 the report OF the commit
tee. there was deposited IN the Coiumola
National bank something Ike sle'"o OF
warrants, in the German Savings hank
sse ODo. In the state Savings bank $1,000.
ard IN the Tacoma Trust and SAVINGS
bank si5.doo It has been generally known
that the Bank OF Tacoma. which was the
successor OF She Tacoma Trust and saw
tngs bank. received from Roggs over S2e-
90 in warrants when he went out o. OF
fee on April II, 1894. II has been believed
that the bulk OF the S2faeao OF warrants
which he heid as cash up 20 The day MS
term expired was deposited IN the Bank
ef Tacoma. otherwise known as the bogis
bank. But the committee has evidently
been unable 20 discover evidence OF tse
fact. although the employees IN Boggs OF
zee knew OF Il In general ~ay. IN ihis
connection Il viii be remembered that ths
books Of fhe Tacoma Trust and Savings
bank turned up missing when Receiver
Titlow was appointed 20 take charge OF
iss affairs by Judge Stallcup.
L was decided by the council. after the
report q the committee vas made. 20 take
recess TIL Monday evening, when AZ a
special session the funding matter vii be
gone into thoroughly.
Councilman Harris. % the First ward.
introduced a resolution pledEinE the eoun-
Ell 20 refuse 20 proceed further Win the.
funding 81 the warrants until the suit
brought bT z. 4. Cove. restraining Treas
urer Sternberg from paying salaries untit
the warrants are funded. = Withdrawn.
Harris resolution was INTENDED 10 bring
about the release o. $50 90 in the treasury
50 that back salaries can b paid The
resolution was defeated. 2 70 :. by fas fol-
lowing vote: Ayes-4costesa Harris. Hart
man. Parker and Sculiy. s Noes-Bell,
BulEer. Chandler. Hice. Boigate. kleeo,
%o-ton. Sampson. Stevens aud Witty. 5.
Although some of the members q ths
council are ln favor of funding the war
rants Eifhout submitting them % tne l3e0-
pie. ths legality Of this proposed sct!3a
VIII not he determined un1l decision =
received IN q case sent up - the supreme
coart from This county. n which ne qaes-
tea as 20 the council spower IS raised