The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Grand Army Cemetery Matter
Brings Ont Charges of Bribery.

The house of delegates. sitting as a COM
mittee Of the whole heard arguments last
night in favor of the petition 10 DO away
with the Grand Army cemetery. and also
speeches in favor OF maintaining the burial
ground. There was pretty warm debate
on the subject, in which charges of corrup-
ton were limited at.
The petitioners had no objection at the
present time to the burial of the dead in
Lake View cemetery, but they did object
TO the enlargement of the burial ground in
that vicinity. There were a large num-
Der OF residences near the Grand Army
cemetery that had TO depend for water up
on wells and springs. and the establishment
and laying out of the Grand Army cemete-
ry was detrimental TO the health of sad
residents, as Ii virtually enlarged the pres
ent Lake View cemetery about two-thirdS
OF the original area.
There were a number present interested
In the matter. and II. o. Hollenbeck made
a long speech, stating that the council had
granted an ordinance for the Grand Army
cemetery on the ground that the public
demanded an increase of the cemetery.
and in the second place in the belief that
grave lots We're so high that they We're out
of the reach of the poor man. There were
four good reasons why the council should
review its action; first, because the public
did not demand ii and public policy forbade
it; second, that the council acted under a
Misrepresentation when it passed it: third.
that the council thought no one was oppos-
ing il. whereas those who would have OPP
posed had never heard of II; fourth. the ir
regular method by which the ordinance
was obtained.
James interrupted TO say that the council
had the ordinance under adsisement for
several weeks upon which f. +. Hussey
said not a single person in the ward knew
anything about the application for the or
dinance.
James-Do I understand you to make
charges against some members of the
council?
Crichton--If some gentleman of this
house has received lots for voting on this
proposition I want TO know it,, as
haven't had any. Uaughter.)
Hussey said he would be plain as he
could. and he told how Kaufman. the own
or of the property, had asked him 10 plat
the property for a cemetery. He told Kauf
man that he could not get the streets va
Gated. kaufman said he could get 1t
through Kaufman said: II have prom
ised Scott three lots and l will give Mr..
Little three lots"
Mr.. Hussey went on to say that one OF
his neighbors who heard of this movement
for a cemetery went to Mr.. Little, their
member, and said he was opposed 20 the
cemetery and hoped that Mr.. Little would
keep his eye on il. Mr.. Little gave a prom
Use to let the gentleman kIlpN II tue subject
came up, but Mr.. Little did not notify him
or any one else in the neighborhood.
James-Did you say that Mr.. Kaufman
said he gave Mr.. Little some lots?
Eussey-No, sir; ne said that he had
prom ised lOts-a certain number; l VIII
not be sure how many. l know he said
three lots for Scott.
James-You don't mean Corporation
Counsel Scott2
Hussey-No, sir: mean Mr.. Scott in the
city engineers office.
Corporation Counsel Scott, who was pres
ent during this conversation. Joined heart
fly in the laugh which followed James
question.
II. w. Scott, OF the engineers office, was
also present. and he Immediately came for
ward and said he had had no such promise
made to him, and that as he worked on the
outside and not on office work such an Of
fer was not likely 10 come to him.
James said it might be thought Mr.. Little
was absent puroogeiy. but &c knew that
MIR Little was sick. 1t As cowardly to
make such insinuations behind any ones
back. Why did not Mr.. Hussey say some
thing about him (sames). as he was chair
man OF the committee and signed the BILL
Hussey-If Little was here should say
the same
Goodhue-Can you substantiate tho
charges you make? AS you make charges
against a member of this body, 1 think