The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

said that IL vas quite apparent that Nr.
Reynolds had failed 10 substantiate the
sensational charges which he made BE-
fore the chamber. and that he was viii
ing 70 meet Judge Reynolds half way IN
his proposition 10 allow the public 10
say whether the charges were proven or
not.
The whole matter vas referred 70 the
Chamber Of Commerce committee OF hf-
teen. otherwise the Lexow committee. OF
which L. ". Roys Is chairman, and from
the tenor Of the remarks lately made by
some members Of the committee, II is evil
dent Judge RsyonIds report has kicked
10 a row IN the committee. Chairman
Rows has stated that in his opinion the
Judge has not subs tantiated one-tWen-
tieth OF the allegations contained IN his
naw famous speech before the chamber
Other members OF the committee are Quite
as positive ia their views as the cilalr-
man. while some are equally emphatic
in their Endorsement OF Judge Reynolds
course IN the matter
Although the chamber formally referred
the report to the Roys committee, Judge
Reynolds has notified Mr. Roys that he
will not meet with the committee. or act
further with II In this or any other mat
ter. Several members have announced
their refusal 10 further participate In the
deliberations OF the committee.
Ex-Mayor Huson said: Judge Rey-
noiGs' figures as TO the relative cost OF
running the city government under Mayor
Orr ar compared with the expenses under
my administration are not always fair or
accurate. In the first place, we paid slZs,-
90 OF bills contracted by the Handle ad-
ministration. which preceded mine. Again,
] was elected on a platform In which
there was d plank In favor of continuing
public improvements. We were told not
10 let the grass grow in the streets, and
q - 10 4aFzf
OF my term OF Office in the street and
sewer departments brought upon myself
and the board OF public works the re-
proaches and curses of the working
classes. From costing sl9s.0o0 per year.
the expense OF the street and sewer de-
partment was reduced in my first year TO
s9l 60 and in The second to $4,000. Sim
liar reductions we're made in the fire and
poliee departments. and the other city
employees were thinned out and cut down
continually until / went out of office.
While ram free to admit that more econ
omy might have been practiced. yet this
is nothing more than every business man
must confess who has been in business
here between the years 1sSS and 1886"
TO any one who IL familiar with the
municipal administration OF Mayor Hus-
on. and the causes that have brought
about the cisy's financial plight. IL Is
plain that the city has suffered far more
from the maj inlstFaUon OF ms once
by ex-City Treasurer Eoggs than from
the extravaganza and waste OF ali the
different administrations from the days
OF the boom down 20 the present time Mr..
BoeRs deposited about 10000 in tho
banks Of the city. which has disappeared
as completely as ii - had been thrown
In the bay. Mr.. Boggs' notes and over
drafts amounting 10 $4,000. are now in
the possession Of the various receivers
OF these banks. 4 large part OF the mon
ey deposited BY Boggs was used to bolster
up rotten banks that had no excuse for
existence. and who were more conspicu-
Gus In furtheriug political deals than any
thing else. When Boggs went out of
office these banks commenced bursting,
and kept IL up at intervals till last Octo-
Der. when Bank Examiner Clary took
hold Of the Columbia National The
State Savings bank was the first to go
when Boggs delivered his office to Treas
urer McCauley in 1894. Two weeks after
the latter took hold, the State Savings
went up with SS0,0oQ of city funds, and
no assets TO speak OF. The public is fam
iiiaT with the Wrecking of the Bank of
Tacoma and tfs cent failures 1t will
be remembers sItt the t330000 realized
from the sale ~ a.. water and light ex-
tension bonds Went glimmering with the
rest of the citys funds.