The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-16
MAYOR BLACK TODAY
Change in City Administration
at the Noon Hour.
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
Who VIII Be Chairman The New
Charter Fully in Eject, With
Civil Service Rules.

lars ] mere VIII DE 10 FUSS OF fSEtEiDfsiAf
about IL. and no signing OF Of
fetal documents or public taking
OF an oath. as in the case
when the administration of the nation. and
most OF the states and many Of the cities.
takes place: no spe.chnaking even II
viii BE- just q formal business proceeding
Mayor-elect Black flied the official OATH
Saturday, and his bond for $1,000 his
bondsmen being Charles H. Black, Arson
$. Burweli and Frank W. Barker. was also
filed Saturday. city Treasurer Heacnam
viii file his bond today. This IL for
no trifiing amount. nothing less. In fact.
than quarter of a million dollars. But
Mr.. AeaChan was looked upon as trust
worthy even before his appointment rs
clerk Of the board OF public works. and he
had no difficulty In finding men OF means
ready to so on his bond. even for so large a
sum.
All OF those elected have now filed their
oaihs of office and bonds where required.
with the exception OF Treasurer Meacham.
those who put on this function until Sat
urday being j. f. Crichton, Hiram g s;tlI
H. J. Dodd. william Chapman, william
McArGle, councilmen. and H. r. Stewart.
comptroiler's chief clerk. and Charles Wat
son, fire commissioner. whose Office the
new charter abolsshes.
In the Mayors Chair.
Tho new mayor will be formally induet-
ed into his Office By Mayor Phelps, with
probably a mere handshake and a pleas
ant remark unless Mayor Phelps should
choose TO go out OF Office by telling a rev
story. for he seems TO have one ready AID
appropriate for every occasion. whether
grave or gay. Then the new mayor viii at
once have 10 devote his mind to business
which after a lifetime Of business will nLt
come amiss 10 him. lie Tll have TO coant
up the funds at the disposal OF the city,
and see that the accounts are correct te-
fore releasing Treasurer Atkinson from
his quarter OF million-dOl.ar bond. Treas
urer Atkinson Is entirely prepared to turn
over his department. After his once
closed at o'clock Saturday no under
went the operation OF being checked out.
and this took only a matter OF thirty min
utes, so carefully and systematically have
all the city's accounts tecn kept. while ON
previous occasions " has usually taken a
little army Of experts day or two TO
properly complete the checking. Treasurer
Meaeham will he checked in today
noon. and this will he the first wheel OF
the municipal machinery that the new
mayor win sci his hand TO. The auditing
committee viii meet before this, at 10
o'clock. for the purpose Of passing on the
Official bonds The rev administration
VIII 80 IN with every bill paid up 20 March
!. without any impairment Of the rev4nnes
Of the year. these two FIRST months bills
having been paid out OF the savings OF
last year.
New Council 10 Meet Tonight.
The next thing for the new mayor to do
will b. 10 cail tho first meeting Of the new
city council which. as everybody knows
~ this time. Is under tho new charter 90
b. hat one body. Instead OF two reparafe
houses. composed Of thirteen members.
Not a single member Of tho hoard 81 alder
men was elected. and four Of the present
board Republicans. who had two more
years 10 serve. lose their Offices under tho
new charter They are Anderson OF the
Second ward. Compton OF the Seventh.
elise Of the Eighth. and Lovejoy of the
Ninth. But four members Of the new coun-
ell were reelected and take thoir seats I'M
der the new charter. James Hurd. erich
ton and Chapman.
There is already considerable spirit
manifested IN the subject 81 the chalrm4n-
chip of the new council. There were yea
teriay three ayowed candidates for this
honor Or Crichton. who for TWO years
has hcCn president of tho house % dele
gates. =. a. James. who pollcd the high
cst Vote % the I'VE aldcrmauic cafgldates.
ana +. II lIurd. who has also served a
term In the house OF delegates II h. nee
cssaty % call an extraordinary meeting
Tor tonight for tho purpose OF or
Eanisattan. since the regular meeting nlzht
under tho new charter IS the first MONDAY
of the month. This viii be a meeting 81
great interest. as there will uniouhtrdly
ho some strussles FOR the chalrmanship
or tho more Important committees.
Many Applicants Tor. Positions.
And thea. moro important stlil. VIII be
The appoinl ments 10 Doe made Ny the new
mayor. No inkiug OF fhos,, who are likely
'o.hc selected has leaked ont IN AIRY luar-
ter. ana this materially adds 10 the zeSi
cf the hundreds of office seekers \ lst
of ffA rsf4 8
under the new charter APPEARED ira these
columns "a few davs ago Those who know
Mr.. Black the most Intimately say that he
IS man Of prompt action and that Pc
VIII probably settle the whole matter ~
appointing nts AZ the meeting q the
council tonight.
There VII - q charge uo' only ia 'he
personnel 81 the city government buf afa..
In tho Arrangement and location az iha
Various public offices The plan cn1tea1-
plated puts the oitee " ne board 81 pub
IL works III the n,ofns now or>rutsf f,s-
the ma1or and comptroller. The secretary
20 the board VIII Neve the office now usss
by the comaffcter ae q rlN.s, atfice the
chairman ~ the boar1, who VIII ais te
Tho civ eoE.nre the crmpfroi'sr's room
the snreft attnaVut ~ >tttet~. sewers ara
parks wiit have tnr mayors ~oonf. AEth nm
uufside entrance. amt AitD an eufrau.a
into the sccretafy'4 office. the supsris-
t-7dcat 81 NEhilcE aui water VIII ha
placed With his water iusr-ctors in che
-lc'Ne between th" 'iunt ~e'Ier.- ana ieeas-
ufrr's of'|Hcs. 50 ss 80 hr c1aveurut ft-
~. water collectors ana fhe trsa-H-, Sc.
paftme1L which NIL retain ts present
quarters
ONCE Ioom~ Consolidated.
Nn g." ether stie of fhr han The ut4ver
VIA have the hants ONE raa1 o1 the ra-tt-
Ws-t esrn-r. lmmcfsfU'e or entering t-.
lnHii.-. rew o.euuiys rr tha --r,,.r,t. p.