The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-16


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sstsfeusent szz1@ ~ sise district, TIA ths
1ksfrscz INSISTS rspoa having Ifz EHe. TfasT
kae zeal c9nke2tSon 10 So 80 MIRO shall pzT
for tbs mark. ! ssssrzls tszet ~ account
ing rnuTs te naee nfsesAer ire 1setr1es pays
o. ire ce1Efy SsTs. rrsaantsir that the
eErsszzs can he ssz@e1e1 y ar zcco1ztf1E
~ rssSs ~ tAs district 81 o-ce. for the
reasons nat the amount Gus. bs4rg estzfs-
sfstzs3. Fhers need not be sa@ eosts ~ he
susS. referees fees. ste. that tS1s district
co1z8 reecvsT rs rsoaey ~ perhaps SIX
rssat1s' fire ssozer ard save THEREBY TIE
Interest epon possibly ssa-6ss - warrants
graz rexr xDrfaz ~fs1 rss me district COM
pef1e. 70 ssxns ~ -oss the scbeois- BY
DE tire 10 case cores % az Issue. wits
fke sorcs I woald employ, ne district
woukz kraw the exact amount ene or ire
work xrous1 80 Tar have progressed that .
settlement could b@ effected wftnosdf
further yrosesstson with atrsr1irg costs
T vii 90 fhe work. employing ny ova
hep. for TIE sum Of 10 PER cent- q ne
arso1rr fsund 20 - Gee. ! promise * en-
eIoye1 20 pSfzh ff1e work viSh All possible
vixor ard ina: uzy figures snail be cor
rect"
willing 90 Cosnpromise.
Comfy Commissioner Gaseh ara Nick
eysen were both sect IN regard 20 the en-
ploymsrf % Young ard TIRE whole dsies-
tson Of th3 alleged lE6sbtetcsss o. the
county 70 The school district. Mr. Gasch
sad tfsaE when the matter vas rrst
preached. the eo1Efy commissioners had
Deputy Treasurer Fssden make az exti-
raaSe % the amount due the school dis
srzc4 admitting that their construction or
TIE statue Hax correct That ofrce- maze
0 wpcrf 20 f8e effect thar there 1as some
tnsng IL tho nesghb0rncod Of s3.ess due
The beard 81 education. however. would
Rot except theae figures ard snssKtsd that
fie amount was nearer ~ 90. However,
Informal negotiations for settlement were
rsaas cn the basis % 81 90 70 be paid BY
the county IN tfree annual Instruments.
bar nothing ever came 81 the matter
NJ. Gasch thought the employment Of
the ..ex pert would place q heavy burden
on the taxpayers without any correspond
srg benefit He was. ard always had been,
ir "a cr Of an amicable settlement OF thu
whole controversy without the expense Of
q Il Fssllf. He believed the figures pre-
pared By the county treasurer's Office were
sufficiently close 10 afford a basis for .
sefs.smcuf-
Ns. Nickerscn said ne had never before
heart OF the SIS sss3 proposf Lon for a set
looked upon the claim % The board Of edg-
catsa1 for 5000 as binff. and was op-
posea - settling on that basis whon the
deputy treasurer's statement showed that
Only tis.ss9 was due. He also deprecated
the expense ~ employing an expert. IN a
mzstsr which ought 70 be settled amicab.y.
ard tntsmatsa that ne was In favor OF
such settlement on any reasonable basis
A soft >nap.
a..
regard TO The statement he had prepared
a. 10 Tie amount due. When Informed Of
tie employment ~ Young and the terms
OF the contract he remarked IN slightly
envso9s terms. II wish I had the Job. =.
On reference to HIS letter ftles he found
the original statement. II gave he amount
due. IN February last. as sls.2si.o3 Mr.
Pad6ta said taat this estimate did not
pufpoTt - nc an exact statement. but
only an Approximate one. Il was made
from the fo8tings % total collections. and
was not worked out from the payments
made hy each Individual taxpayer. How
ever. the amount could not vary very
largely from that which would be arrived
az from the closer and more accurate
work. He estimated that 20 20 through
each individual taxpayers account Item
by item. ana sigure olt Tho exact amount
which @oala be due the school board.
would require the services OF four men for
one month. or one man for four months.
He said further. that II hts statement he
oney went hack 20 March IS. 1883. the time
when the present .aw went into effect
lie understood that the board Of educa-
tio1 Insisted that they were entitled 10
interest and penalty on delinquent school
taNsa clear back TO the tire when the
sta e was admitted into The Union. Hou-
ever. that would not swell the amount
very largely. for II has onir been since
any large extent. The amount OF Interest
AMI penalty cniseetsd prior 10 that time
was relatively quite small
lie called attention. also - fhe fact tha,
his statement waE made in rebruary last
AMI before the Ises taxes hecame delln-
queni- OF coarse there had been quite
al amount Paid in since. Mr. Paaaen stat.
ell further thai he had advised ire counfy
commissioners. II they cenid do so. Il
MAKE settlement or The basis OF the pay.
meat 81 na.tNsl. provided Of course fhey
were satsSnsd that under the law shes
were Indebted "a the school district AT al
Mr Pacd~n iEkewise deprecated the en-
plcymest OF the exneFt lie said that tn.
question. as far as the taxpayers wers
concerned. was simply the taking Of mon
~ out % enc pocket ana putsinx IL int
another. and Re thought that either N.
coanfy or the sehcoi district c0a'd bef
ter put 80 With , slight loss which inr~es
TO the benefit 90 the aihsr rather thar
psy cut sevsrai Thousand collars Of IN.
rxraNers' money n the employment -
experts and In litigation.
An Attorney Fec ssrnbab3e.
The part 81 the expert In this matter nv
no means covers the entire bill OF exfsn~,
70 Which the taxpayers wtll be put. n IN.
aloafd ~ education persists fn forcing ~
a. 70 litigation ard negiecIs all ERROR
tauity u make ar equitable casnproulSs
witA the county COMM ssiaaera. 1na err
ploymenf Of attorneys 20 conduct th~ Wst
cation will 10 necessary expenditure
Certainly. II L = worth e 90 10 hunt us
and furnish the necessary evidence Tor ths
suit. IL u worth an equal amount Tor an NJ
tosney 80 conduct the case up 10 A final se.
termination N the supreme court A haare
wiisea Is 50 liberal IN rs trea tnaenf Of s,ers
clerical talent - not llkeiv 70 be al an mig.
CARLY when Z comes 20 the crnn40vrueni
| or the learned profeSsions. Possibly & ~
| IN AL viii he The amount which x wlii cos
the taxpayers - transfer sum ~ money
from orc branch of The lecal governm~nl
70 another.
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