The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29
COOK MADE ASSISTANT.



The rrsd'cs4en n tae Poss-Easss.szesc.r
o. lass Wednesday. Ia waich fhe 49,
meat ~as made .nAz Gzr11sv keEoxx
woat1 a9pa.lI k41pa C0sk a. assistant
enass Of tAe ars Department. w4s vs~sEe4
yesterday afteFn0oa b. see xsz1Aas aszz
- tSs civil serves co~m1sssoz Of = siSs
o permanent sn1 temporary aepolas-
nssnts - NEieh tia Fame OK E@alaa Cook
appeared as the cae.ss Of the eh.zs sxessu-
tive o. tas frs department ms als leu
tenant TIE appointment wzs snAse %
20 into sHeeS a. o7esock on the evening
of Aasasf g. ard wk&le & dose not fzsaalr
dispose o the e2estso1, iss E-ang zttk ma
comp lxoahsr. ~ 5ecres&ry 1roGt. szxt
evening shows the way tie s2razs bl8w
IA the matter % Chlef Ke8soxx's choice.
The position % assistant ca.sf has FER
some time and = 81 present he'd 6awu -
Alexander Ai3ss. tr.. aE1 X renains 70
Be seen waat BE vii Do % retain the
position. When the cA1Af w&s narne1 %
Mayer Wool, ne esket Nfr. Alien Tor his
resignation, which w&z refused. NJ. A.
len contsnAed that the ciTA service rules
DID not contemplate removals on sch
lines snt declared openly that there wss
no vacancy ard thar - aid rot propose
70 create one by r~.Agnlng
When asked last evening what he psfr-
posed doing n THE matter AR. Allen pro-
seased igncFanee o. tne appointment OF a
successor and declined 70 talk. His
friends. however. we're nos as retlcent
ard said thai Mr.. Aliens removal IL or
der 20 create psSee for Mf. Cock coGsd
not be done under the civil service.
They said that Mr.. Alien would take TIA
matter into tae courts and tsSt tae
authority Of the executive hsad OF the
IRE department 10 create a vacancy. The
session % the cisll serxice rules sad reg
aiatians 10 numbered -. that. X ~ claimed
hears on appointments 70 81 vacancies
II IL as follows;
AL persons other than those desig-
mated 81 section Il o, this article. holding
office or employment under The city At me
time OF The adoption OF this charter shah
be required by the civil seTylce commits
sion 10 take the civil ssrvics examination.
Any person who shall nes take Ina civil
servlcs examination within six months
after ths adoption Of tbs charter shall
be removed By the appointing power. and
shall Tot be entitled 20 any Of the beDe-
ITS herein provided fo~ persons holding
Office by appointment. under osya service
rules"
Section II referred 70. simply names
the exceptions 70 the above ruling "a the
elective Offices OF tns city ana the heads
Of aepsrtnents. with small list OF sub
ordinatcs.
Ar. Alien VIII, 80 hts friends say. rep
resent that he has taken the examination.
passed ard Bis rating made him eligible
for shs position. The result o, the littie
eight W in the fire department headauar-
ters viii DO watched with considerable IN
terrst.
Besides the fling OF Mr.. Cooks appoint
meat there were a number OF others Of
less importance. T. y. Coffee was named
as temporary captain OF engine company
No. 3: George Parry. temporary lieuiea-
ant. engine company No. 2. Richard
Maidmens. temporary lieutenant engine
fam
AIRY lieutenant. truck No. 2: +. Il. Smith.
temporary engineer. engine company No.
4. william Elliott. temporary truckman.
No 2. Clarence Moore an lam Carr.
temporary drivers. unassigned: Michael
Mcnamara. temporary ssnker, hrebo8t
Snsauaignis. vice Harry Wright. resigned.
Regular appointments were mad. IN the
cases OF Joseph Luteam. captain Of truck
No. 2. and Frank Brooks, driver. ga-
assigned.