The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
KELLOGG is CHOSEN.
The Mayor Gives His Reasons
For the Appointment
PROTESTS WE'RE OF NO AVAIL.
KssIogxss Selection Caused . Great
Deal OF Dissatisfaction, bat Bis
Hoaor Was Firm

Mayer Wood yesterday ar>otnted Ga-1-
ns- KssIsxg ch3x % tas ira department..
20 take eject a. xoo7 as Ar. keA2ss
q1ziiaes
The mayer had en Monday Determined
20 make tie zppc4n -r.rs. rEr there was
such strenuous opposition brought 70 bear
rs soon IL became known that re fufenc=4
70 n2cas Kellogg thai he Par Il OF UnEl
yesterday. 70 hear what EeE.oggs oopo-
EsEztS-and there we're numbers OF thsEn-
might have 20 say. BEE his hcnorss mind
vas made -. ard yesterday tas expected
happened.
II has been . long tine sincs SO nuch
opposition has developed 70 = MUNICIPAL
appointment a. 10 that Of Kellogg. II IS
an open secret thar the arerer. 70 4 nan.
wanted Cock 70 remain A large maturity
OF the Insurance men were against ke1-
loggs ac7ogntmen e, and from the tax
around town yesterday afternoon large
proportion OF the people generally thought
me appointment ~As. 10 say tas least.
mistake
Yesterday morning 1t 10 o'clock tie
mayor met. by appointment. the insurance
men There were z OF them present,
and when final vote was taken OF the
question: sixteen OF them voted for Cook
and six for Kellogg
Regarding the appointment the mayor
porter:
Il regard the fire ana police Departments
as the two most important executive de-
p2rtmenES Of the ctty government. ard I
nave Therefore considered the zDu2f-anrs
Tor chief OF the FIRE department, with an
the care possible I have devoted much
o. my lnse Tor two weeaxes to an fnvestiga-
tioa OF nrs department matters. ard to
interviews with the candidates ard thar
frtsnds- / have endeayored 10 tuvestI-
gats every material Suggestion concerning
the past history OF the department and
concerning the Qualifications Of Nr. Cock
and Mr. kellogg
Il have found a degree OF feeling and
anxiety In the public mind on this question
which Is cot warranted by any real differ
ehce that exists IN the qualifications os
ne TWO candidates. They ara both good
citizens ard good officers ana either WON'T
have given good administration az rhs
head OK the IRE department After careful
consideration OF al tia tasormas ton I vas
&ole 10 obtain. the conytction gre-v IN ny
mind that Mr.. Kellogg was the best quail
lnec or the two men for the place AT TIA
same time formed q very high oosnson
OF Mr.. Cooks honor and Of his Qualities
as fireman In their examination By tie
siFa service commission there was q cif-
ference OK less than J per cent Such a
dinerence / regarded as entirely fr,--,a-
tsrial IN view OF the many other ccrsla-
er2nons that 90 TO make up mans cuan-
hcatlons Tor the head OF the sieparrrue-t-
me tact "a that an appointing Officer
- called upon 20 consider many ~hara.
terlsfics OF mans mental CAPACITY. 81
us temperament, ani OF his moral quail
Aeatons. which cannot be gone into II an
o.olnary written exaEnina ton. I had a
very encouraging interview yesterday usth
the captains OF the several fra cornranlA~
ana l LOOK ss- nothing from the 6eoart-
ment out loyal support Of the adrninsstra-
Ton i assured them thar the sntfrA ST.
Vice VII De conducted on fair ana f--1-r--
tai lines. and that while a strict sisrfnigra
would De expected and enforced. no mar
VINO performs his duty from this tine On
Asea nave any apprehension about his Do
sltioa or treatment IN the department
i had very frank and interesting ~or.
ference this morning with The loca, b.,sI-'f
OF underwriters. and full discussion ~
AFc matters was had. Il VIII be nv mr.
pose az al times 70 keep IN close touch
with both the local and general reo-esenta-
yves OK the Insurance companies 7 <aa,
abe 10 guarantees 20 them. and to sba
sAehc, tnat the administration OF the sra
department during my tern, OF ofr~e vvsli
be harmonious. efficient a,s econo,,g~sI
IL VIII be treated purely as A business
proposition. and 10 discrimination viii "a
sAowsc. whsther or personal, political a.
othar grounds. -
I think Few people understand .hs ur-
pleasant feeling ere has on being uIaeei
n position where he must 90 against .ha
wishes or Judgment OF about half Of his
teAow cittzens-an6 sometimes more se.a
o1e-haif-h>caEss believe an appointing
olscer should not make any aocofr trnsrt
thaS does not meet bis own s1svr,~--
aEter having made Use % all tia inso~rna-
Eaon ard suggestions that he can obtain
IN this Instance car orfy ask ,hs 90,
operation OF those who differ with ire IN
Judgment. towards the hes. reSrgl.s 20
tire city. and in turn can assure then,
that I have been governed only hv wha.
seemed 20 ms TO bs proper consideration.
ara tnat no exert VIII BE SHARED On NV
part 20 make the results satisfactory
Gardner kellogg IS 81 years ofi ana hss
lived In Seattle thirty ye.-s He hss ss.-
the IRE department grow from nothing ?,
It's present condition Of usefulness. Mos.
% that time Re has been f@ertfaes wf.s
The department He organized tAa ola vrl
E1tseT IRE department and hult rs -hs
first hook ar9 ladder truck, os which \.
became foreman IN f@S He entered No. I
company In lSSe ard organized M In
iSS&. when h@ wss elected foreman OF tNa.
company The same year Re rxas elected
chief - tas Seattle FIRE serarvrer.. hs.s
n ISIS he resigned. ard araia n -sr was
reelected chief He served 10 within a
year OF ire great FIRE OF HSS9 when an
slsction being sel9 he was defeated ~
Josiah Collins After the s-s IN lisa ths
rata Ere department vas ORGANIZED. ara
Kellogg WAS appointed chiss. which rozi-
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