The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-03
A VOTE FOR EACH ONE
Thirteen Applicants for Board
of Public Works Clerk.
OleSON LUCKY tn RTEENTh
Bids Called for New street >iyns-Own.
ers OF Dogs Getting Their "Brasses"
The Free Labor Bu eau.

The new board Of pubic works held It's
nrst meeting yesterday morning. all the
members being present: r. II. Thomson.
city engineer. chairman Of the beard. f.
y. Little. superintendent Of streets. sew
ers and parks. and L. Il. Yopngs, super
iniendent OF water and lighting.
There was stack o: applications for
the position Of secretary OF the board. and
OF them the following thirteen names were
considered: Gen. Lyman Banks. the pres
ent secretary. c. Bah. w Dickinson. A.
jsifery. d. Kellogg. Frank olesen. John
A. Pane, 5. NJ Prssnau. V. II. Smith. ID.
4 S.ckles. w voigt. J. II. Wilson and
r. ". Wincheu.
City Engineer Thomson remarked on the
previous day that there were many appli-
cants altogether eligible for the office.
ana that he would like each one Of them
TO get II. but that most of them would nat
urally be disappointed. as the board could
only appoint one of the candidates This
statement shows what a diplomatic man
MI Thomson is. The proceedings yester-
day show what a thoroughly kind heart
he has. Tor the appointment of clerk was
not only made by ballot. but each Of the
thirteen candidates was complmented by
vote. The first ballot showed one vote
each for three candidates. the
second ballot showed one vote
each for three candidates and so on
u ADuEta NDcE every NArne nat
been voted upon without thu slightest
chance of election except one on the
NTH ballot this one name was found 10
have two votes. and a resolution was i'm
mediately carried to make the election
unanimous. Nothing could possibly be
fairer than this. and nothing stronger
could be adduced TO show how equal were
the merits of the candidates and how
equally justice was done TO each Had
there been NJ
OF course, have been more ballots. but the
result must have been the same unless
the total number of candidates should be
Invisible by three. Had that occurred.
then no one would have had two votes.
and no one would have been elected. and
the disappoin tment would have been equal
ly distributed
The lucky man of the unlucky number,
thirteen, though. as shown above. luck
had nothing whatever 10 do with II.
was Frank olesen. at present employed
in the office OF the city engineer. He is
native of Norway, but Is n good Ameri-
can citizen. and has been connected with
the public works department since it's or
ganization in 1880 principally as computer
and hookkeeper.
Gen. Banks was appointed timekeeper,
and James Richard was appointed ianitor
OF the city hail, temporarily. Philip Little
having resigned. The appointments of sta
Bile boss. blacksmith and wagonmaker
We're postponed until Monday. All Of the
appointments are temporary in the sense
OF being subject TO civil service examina-
tons.
The report on park Improvements for the
past three months was received from Park
Sup rsntendent +. r. Bathurst. which VIII
be his last report as superintendent, as
under the new charter r. y. Little fills
that position. Mr.. Bathurst goes back 10
I'll 10 -. 49,
that the work in Kinnear park has been
principally one of maintenance. ard he
recommends that the keeper be given an
assistant after MAY /. one man being un-
able TO maintain and water the park dur
ing the summer months, In the city park
the work had been devoted 10 the improve
ment of existing clearings. seeding down
three acres, and construC ting a roadway
In the nursery Mr.. Bathurst reports great
injury done TO plants by the recent frosts.
nearly ore-third Of the hardy perennials
having been killed.