The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-21
nc REASON FOR IT.
~ there Is q Loud Cry for
Economy.
= COUNTY CLERKS IDEAS.
~S.,s Il . woman in It.

40 n Q woman in II.
-, s<>ms 10 be the CONSENSUS OF opiu-
= :, the courthouse In regard to the
-. 6xhf now being waxed by County
k-~sretoner W. n. Hcaton against Cossn-
. r,.vk Thomas W. Gordon, and the go-
s..'s name Is given as summerviiie. a
- visow, 90 they say. She Is said 20
- Nr. Heaten quite well, and to weld
- nsm an influence that has male
- pret.y warm for Mr.. Gordon-at
- rate 70 have caused him no end Of an
srysnce. Mr.. Gordon regards the fitfui
s.rts toward econoEG1 as an attempt at
! s-r,ecution, or oxforfion, or somctAinx
- equally bad. and he points out that II
/. vouid consent 10 giving the Summer
- voman position in his once there
~sCj6 be an end to the howl of economy
Il ADDITION to what has just been said. IL
! ruiaisd that Mr. Heaion and Dir. Cor
= we're very coed friends until the for
- courteously approached the latter one
-. and asked for the loan OF $50 on his
,1rsonal note. As Mr.. Gordon was unable
= unwilling TO accommodate the com
rissioner. a eoidness sprang up. and the
10 officials have not yet been able TO
ap<t 10 harmony. and this effect Suggests
~ II Shakespeare were writing about
A. trouble In the courthouse he might
"a line TO the saying for loan oft loses
IN Itself and friend"
NJ. Gordon was willing to talk yester-
~ about his meeting with the county
srumissioners the day before. II YVES
sn;jed before the board he said land
u. Haaton said he had been informed
thst an employe In my ONCE had been out
sre month and part of another. and had
nwn pay for the full time. I told Mr..
Hsaton the statement was not true; that
~ man was away for one month. for
shch ne drew no pay. and ] think four
xys OF the preceding month. for which
y drex pay. ! explained to the commits
rrsr that this was tlstiiiable from the
i.ei that the two typewriters have fire.
s<niiy been obliged to woT. nights and
Sundays IN order To get transcripts ON APP
pal out Ia time. and no overtime has ever
ben allowed In my Office.
Mr. Heaton then observed that I had
nissd tho salary OF one typewriter for
Dc month OF December from SO TO SIS.
Informed him that at the time the chief
upcwriter had been away. and his duties
~ devolyed on the next man, who had
worked nights to keep up with the task
slotted to him. ! thought under those
circumstances he was entitled TO the
RACES OF the chi>f typewriter. air. Heaton
iasn told me that had no right TO do that
Without bringing the matter before the
ksrd. i replied by saying con-
odd that the commissioners had
. perfect right to limit the
szmber Of employees In my office and to
b the salaries tor the same but they
~ no authority TO tell me which man
6Aoald OH the 500 position and which the
- position: In other words, they could rot
sumpel me to place Mr.. Jones In the 800
tsition or Mr.. Brown In the SO position.
pointed out further that by that trans
rtion the county had made So. as the
w roll was ss5 less for that month than
~ amount allowed me by the commits
eoners
NE. Hsaton made the statement that he
had always been satisfied there were four
y i've more employees in my ONCE than
we're necessary. l then said:
M Heaton. you Will remember last
July when j had my present force you
tsms 10 me and asked that put on an adj
G'ionai man for two weeks. Now, IL you
have been satisfied. as you state, that I
hAd four or five more employees than nee
s'ssry. why did YOU request an Increase
y the force? And later, you will rcmesn-
hr that you requested me TO give GER
m.n woman a position In my office, and 1
ID 50. She worked part of three
months. You allowed her salary. and as
kns m she remained in my Office there was
10 complaint from You Now, Mr. Heaton.
3 you were satisfied all along that had
fur or Ave unnecessary employees in my
Mice. why were you 80 anxious that this
vonan should be employed in addition 10
nv present forcsf
" And when this woman was discharged
~ made the threat that IL she left nay
eeice she would take somebody else witch
t'. This same woman came into Tho
NrsNS aF.1
. triumph. she said: 81 arm the cause of
he entire trouble. II l had been left in
M Office no trouble would ever have
ecme. There would not have been one word
With the county commissioners, for Mr.
EeaioD told mo that he would not object
ut that unless was taken back he would
uS the ONCE force in two in the mid
ss"'"
As Mr. Gordon delivered his little phil
ffic. Mr., Heaton. II Is said, looked up
sni down and then straight at the speak
y. while his face In quick succession
turned all shades sof pink and red The
enmlssloners were seated In the star
kairhev room 20 the north OF the main
Won,, whore appointments OF road super
vsors and other auli routine IL gone
'AFough with; but the meeting az which
W Gordon was present was not entirely
rcre,. Mr. GaSch appeared 10 sympathise
viz Mr.. iieaton but Mr. Nlckerson look
q as though II were field day FER him.
Wien Mr. Gordon loft the room. there
sss silence for few seconds. and then
Ne commissioners resumed the consider
nion ~ business before them.
NJ iieatoa Is now reported as having
-aae the observation that he has moth
~ against anyone in the clerks Office,
NJ there IA a score to pay OF against Cor.
s'n, because ne r. insolent" 50 the pros
rests arr that there will he no reconciiia.
~ between the two officials Nj. Cor
~ has SIN some thing 20 say about tho
feAaiisf member of the hoard.
fhs attack made ny Mr.. Heaton m my
eM-s,'' ne said. ''ls Tire most ridiculous
Deposition ever heard Of. when came
70 the Office men that are now drawing
~ wtrr being raid $40; and employees
nat are now ge;trg 81 were given SIS
'here Serc then IN the ONCE twcaty-thr,e
s-r'oycs. While have o-iy seventeen. Tire
Pay roll then ran frSpun = -, 10 sea i
~ca'h. hut now n cannot exceed 81 so.
tess3e paying the salaries Of my oifsce.
.sFr over 10 tho county every month from
~ 70 sN IN addition to this. I 10 all
~ fritalnal county ard state work f0r
- fees whatever
inc Teihiic can very readily see from the
Ns'esnrrts have already made thar there
nei sireers desire OF the part % Mr.
ata'en ie brine about eConosny. Why IS
y e0'ce singled cut when y Is we'll
Noss 'aci ttst ~ The auditors ot'ice the
tHP-offs age ri'3 highcr Wages than in
- fhf srfNer - such g8es; on san
- q icH-i iu whsl Ssis; 10 the hoard
rs's0isv.~