The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
COMMITTEE APPALLED,
When Auditing Accounts From
the Pest House.
AN Ex-sHlP CARPENTERS SNAP
An Extrav1gant Menu With All the
Seasons DeiIcactes-D Didn't
Split the Wood.

VITA every department. n the cty.s
domestic economy 5eB5tng its efforts IN
the direction OF refrenchnent ard long
line OF city employees trembling IN Their
shoes IL arttc.pa non OF an avalanche that
VII leave some heads IN the basket ard
10 one knowing where the lightning wf1
strike. as strike d must. * IS not 10 -
wondered at that the quitting committee
OF the council were appalled, yesterday
VIXEN confronted with an account that
was calculated 20 5iSpe; any visions OF
economy in a certain department that has
proved q buga5oo for the city All along.
since the inzuzuraSion OF is entertain
nenS OF foreign paupers.
And al Of the present trouble Is on ac-
count or the unfortunate ieper. whose
rrs.ady ard the steps 70 relieve ham have
filed the newspaper columns with space
stores and the community with alarm
N5en Johnson was tugzle1 about and
being Played batt1eS1ore and shuttlecock
with b thu county commissioners. Mayor
Wood and the health department. besides
majority OF the physicians of the city.
who were shipping pieces OF OF his ar
aton1y for purposes OF scientific iuyesIi-
CATION. It fell To the %, OF the city TO
provide for han. There was no keeper. so
one had 20 De secured. and the plum was
knocked OF into the hat CT Capt. Dear
born- rare Cd salt. with a weakness
for sugar in his n" Capt Dearborn.
with the extrayagant tastes OF al ancient
mariners ashore, soon had the pezthuose
n shlpshape order. with everything snug
and taut. The windows. after Capt Dear
bcrn's occupancy. were called dead
Lights" the doors were companion ways"
the closets were lockers the door
posts were Sanctions. and the decks OF
the rlckety old pesthouse shone white as
snow with sand and ho.ysione. Every
thing was as trim and neat as could be
from the kee.Son TO the main truck. and
was Mt TO receive a prince or potenSate.
instead Of a filthy lepsr with his sea
chest fun Of sores.
A. the time johnson arrived aboard he
didn't care much whether Capt. Dearborn
sewed him up IN a hammock with a shot
a. his feet or not. but before long the
commander o. the pesthogse hal hsrn
swabhlng out the galley although the de-
tails Of the mess were not intrusted 10
him. the captain preferring 10 look after
the preparation OF the salt horse AMI
s8Gsa himself Every one congratulated
himself that Capt. Dearborn was just the
man 10 DC in command. Yesterday how
ever. the auditing committee began 10
think hat retrenchnent in the pesthouse
would be necessary. and this deternlsna-
ton took on q practicai form OF protest
when the South Seattle market rendered
its bill for supplies and SEA stores.
These were steaks. chops hams, canned
meals. Holsters, fruits and al sorts OF
berries, pickles. cheese. anchoyies. pre-
serves, eggs. milk. and last. but not least.
10 remind the captain of his sailing Gays,
salt beef ard pork. There was fusl Line
OF soft bread and shore grub: nothing
was lacking TO make the mess first
class one. and the pesthouse a desirable
ship TO go 70 sea in The only thing nee
essary 10 ship a full crew was TO post the
mess bills along shore.
Mayor Wood examined the items care
fully and passed the bal 10 Comptroller
Parry and. In turn. 10 the other MEM
bers OF the auditing committee. DIR.
Cr5chton tried 20 think UP some WY IN
watch leprosy might be made contagious.
Councilman James shook his name, and
Councilman ellison grew dyspeptic. 1t
was then suggested that the city provide
accommodations for Capt. Dearborn and
Johnson az the Rainier-Grand. Mayor
Wood thought that he wouldn't sign the
bin until he had given the matter some
thought. Then other features OF the pest
house bills were examined. IL was dis
covered that wood was being delivered
for fuel when II was expected that IL
would be cut on the Place by the keeper.
Capt Dearborn. however had probably
carefully looked over his shipping arti-
Giles. and having discovered that nothing
was mentioned about cutting wood, re-
Trained from so doing, and with a prodi-
gal iberaIity born OF that reckiessneSs
that characterizes an old salt spending
the ship owners money when in port. sa.
hack on the tsffraii Of the pesihouse ard
ordered the wood delivered aboard. When
the auditing committee meets again Capt.
Dearborn's bills VIII come mp and be dis
posed OF. In the meantime. Johnson.
who constitutes the crew az whom the
,F.i 20
and il is rumored. vas in town looking
for work last week