The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-12
SETTLED FOR S17, 900.
o6hool Board and Commission.
ers Reach IN Agreement
a. PENALTY AND INTEREST TAX.
- Payment to h MaAe IN Thru r.
neniImsnts = Expert Younx For
lbits His Contract for osoo.
o. PENALTY AND INTEREST Ia,

4he controversy between the county
oemnIsslcners and the beard Of edura-
-. e.ssrics No. /. ovsY the payment az
noaey due the district from penalty and
nfnress on delinquent taxes, mas been
noughs 20 Close by the county agreeing
- rag over 10 the district Ss1Do1 the
amouns originally demanded
4hh action was arrived At on SATURDAY.
tnrsng . meeting Of the board OF COM
nfeoioners and Immediately agreed 20 By
- board Of education. This puts an END
= Aght that probably would have con-
dneed FOR some time and eos, both the
Hssrsct and the county more IN the end
TN the amount In dispute. The action
= III part OF the county Commissioners
mae only after q great Deal Of thought
= me matter. especially By the R<pub-
hn1 members. Messrs. Gasch and Mex
egUea. the Popuiist member. Heaton. hold
II eus against settlement on any basis
hooeues he thought the case could be
hosten IN the courts. even In the face Of
3 soeent decision by the supreme court
- similar case taken up from Pierce
oounsy. In which the court decided in
favor Of the school district. The money
y % be paid In three instruments cover
tng period Of year. so that Il vii not
cg!prie the county and will aid very ma
tefia1ly Ia keeping the schools running for
q east two or three terms or until the
financial depression shall have passed
evef and the district Is once more In a
poGffien 10 conduct the schools without
wersy. The county has nothing TO do
Nth Douglas Young.s work. az he was
sneaGsd BY the board Of education. from
which he has agreed to take $500 and for
TT his contract.
What effect this settlement will have on
LAT OF L. r<f ~
Marty every one OF them II sending In a
6omnnd for an accounting TO the county
tye1suref. II In well known that Doug
~ Young has been In correspondence with
ne directors OF each district on the aues-
tiou Of exporting the books for them. but
whether he win be engaged or the COM
miuioners will effect settlement with
tken on the same basis In not known.
The question OF penalty and interest ID
- ~ one. having been discussed al vari-
~ meefings OF the board of ed
uc1111n for tho past year, and
~ matter has been pushed with
yigos since the decision OF the supreme
ooust II favor OF district No. I OF Pierce
eopnty. W. II. White. who was than at
1osney for tbs board. took the matter In
naad and had q number OF conferences
VIII the board Of county commissioners
y which talks Of n settlement were had.
ut which never ended satisfactorily, the
oeumlesiouers being willing TO settle only
for ~ 40 while the hoard OF education
demanded $1,000 claiming that II tho de-
iIzeusnt taxes were figured up they would
b f0pnd to amount 20 nearer SIS. 600 than
QzeM The matter dragged along In this
manner until July ie. when the board OF
education In secret session entered into a
contract with Douglas Young. by which
be was TO receive 10 per cent OF any mon
eys recovered from the county In an ac-
ton which was 10 be brought by the
hoard Of education against the county.
The letting OF the contract caused
howl from the taxpayers. as II Was es-
timated that the exporting Job would cost
&.l0o. when the work could just IN well
b done by the force In the county treas
nrer's ONCE without additional cost to the
county.
Younx ala not allow any grass to grow
under his feet. but with q force Of four
men went TO work without delay. He
began by going back a. far as 1884, but
how far he got Ia not known. Ever since
hs has been 1T work the commissioners
have been considering the ADVISE biisty OF
an Agreement at the figures named by
the board OF education. principally because
number Of the leadln. business men In
the city thought II best TO settle the case
once and for all. and thus save the county
the expense OF long trial. when tho
ultimate result would be . victory for the
district. AZ was the case with Pierce coun-
".
Commissioner Heaton was opposed to
The action ~ all times. showing a desire
TO eight II out. and even on Saturday.
when n was decided TO acceae TO the de-
mands Of the district. he strenuonsiy Oh
fcted to the proceedings. but 70 no avail.
- the Republican members OF the board
nAd IN order drawn up stating that tho
county would settle with the board OF ed
ucat!on OF district No. for sf7.coa. 10 be
pAd Ia three insssl.ments. the first pay
nat Of 81. 30 to be made on December Il.
-. after the taxes were ell In: the Sec
ead OF Gno 20 be paid on June II. 1897,
efsee the spring taxes are In. ard the
@ird and last on December II. 1927. At
forney White. who stili had charge OF the
matter. was present at the meeting and
telephoncd the result TO President
Churchill OF the school board. who am
swsrsd by saying that the hoard would
eecert the terms. Papers were made cut
On Monday by the attorneys for both
edes ana viii be properly signed today
The board of education heid meeting
Yesterday afternoon and effected a settle
ment with Young. by which the latter
ssrted 10 accept $500 and forfeit his con-
tract. This the board considers fair
amount for his services. as ne has heeF
~ work With A force OF four men for