The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-30
THE PEOPLES GOOD.
Sensible Resolutions on Saving
Read Last Night.
WORK ALMOST COMPLETED.
Suggestions Tor Legislation - Other
f'r~t-Ciass Cities To Be Invited TO
Join -Retrench Committee.


'flos<s w2sa9s Interest during the past sew
era weeks along the lines la.d down a.
tae beg ming Of The conference has made
them CONSPICUOUS, and whose presence az
TIE consecutive meetings has demon
str4fs4 tae3r ppr-c alton os the serious
conditions that confront the city ard
county For The sEs1oo. hoard there was
present ArS. Thomas for the Chamber OK
commerce. r. .. Graves. JosEDs 5alpFsn.
john W PRATT. W < Boone Laurence
coleman and Charles Z. Crane for the
administrative branch OF the city govern
!aS.i Mayor Wood, Comptroller Parry
aas Secretary Sam Edwards
President Graves called the meeting to
ofaer AZ SO o'el5ck, and after brief
olsGGSslo1, touching upon county affairs
II connection with the dispozl 1Ioa or tae
road and bridge fund and possible legs
laloh % snake portion OF X ava-!a5a
'oF Use IN extending roads within the city
limits, tAe regular business OF the evening
vas t@Aen I'D IN a IGIb bar Of resolutions
taat Asa been drafted from Tie proceed
iAss and recommendation Of the e4r.ses.
meetings, AHA were disposed Of separately.
me resolutions were discussed a. read,
and altered Or reagranged a. follows:
Resolved, That 1t Is The judgment Of
this retrenchment committee TAI ne
boundaries Of the CORNERSTONE ftstrie.ts
N Ains county should be reAdt usted 30
a. 70 more evenly divide the territory and
p -. % the county. as contemplated
Resolved, That !: IA the judgmen. ofthis
rerEencAHsent committee that some plan
sloltd Re devised and adopted by proper
.eelst@ ton Tor consolidating the admins
tsaB0Q OF city and county Affairs % -
% atold Implications OF service IN ilsdi-
Ca ana other departments, and 50 as 10
s'e1Ee larger represent atton from the
people IN the disbursement OF the large
revenues which are aow d.sggurse4 by the
C9Laty' ana 80 as 10 secure a system
AaIea s0aA furnish more safegua rts in
90 siac4Frlng o. indebtedness and the eN-
pehotttre Of public money. and beg 10 sug-
go WaelRef under present conditions =
larger representation IN The county p9fv
nOSi3 HOT BE better than TIE proposed
township organization
Resolved. That & Is the judgment OF this
!.tFehcAment committee that a more in
astil.t,s relationship and responsibility
Saaufd he established by Jaw between
Scaool boards in our large cities and ,,th-
- orAncses OF local government in the
icy aud disbursement OF the large school
revenues, and that provision should rs
mace oy law. for a better system Of lirY7-
dtlng and auditing school indebtedness
ara schooi disbursements, adopted
Resolved. That wfli.s Ne consider tina
sG.fl1tt OF the common schools - hs .f
paramount importance. We are uran.a =
aegll the CONCLUSION t,lat he burIerS IN
$3.50 upon the pubic for The TnairteraI1ce
o. iHe pubic achoo.s during ne wear fk /
hld curing previous years have been un-
i'-s-esSslFsty and gnjustiy heavy We be-.
made tn the year iSs5 for the sc.ht1cl ex-
pehses OF lssS. as follows:
FirSt-A tax levy IN the city or Seattle
oy the school board OF mills
Stcont-A sta te schoo, tax Of ALI NILS
hn1er me barefoot school boy LAM %
m Nh levy ABOUT I. mills viii come back .
IN .rd--Deiuct from these Is mills.
"ti.1h would represent the proportion oe
saeh .evy required for interest on thu
school debt, and We have left a t0sa, bur
den upon the taxpayers levied 20 1S95 ami
coming from other sources equal 10 :
mis- upon assessed valuation for ne gen
s,saoo.s II the wear 1895
f'o7ivih-Aithou~h The city Of Seattle
tss some revenue from fines. licenses ami
sa4iFqo@nt taxes. a COMPARISON shows that
nc nugtsn which falls upon the taxaatrrs
for cae maintenance Of the city govern
neht. with its large ouGays for mainte-
nance or streets. Police s1d fire ami al
caarge. IS uut 4.7fJ mills on the assessed
ca aaflon, As cDgnparef with the. above,
rate OF mills Tor the maintenance Of the
iGoic schools. * * believed bv THIS con-
nattee th1t tn making she levy for fhe
sft'fos expense of ls91 a very large ra.'lc-
on oan BE- made. as courueirei wifh the
n3i4FIlS which were imposed for the ex-
Iei2Ses 0f iSss. adopted
Resolved That e is the Judgment -
flls rRrrpn AFnent committee that there
should he an expenditure OF a fair fs~o.or-
ZION within tie ETY. limits % ne road ana
nrlaSe f3T1i. whicsi IS levied up0n al ~
~" FFot~riF ot tAe county. both inside
ana outs 81 of the - s.. ana ,hat T. there
be any legal obstacle % his course a
levy FOR t1iS fund De reduced So as % i'm
pose only q reasonable charge upaa tha
ety. Tor o74ts.se r0a1s ana tgr Ees. adouted
Resolved That l. Is ths sense Of tAts re-
treffhfnent cyT1utttee trat me burden o.
taxation Is now borne almos. exclusively
~ real estate much ~ wntea - urpro-
"acfFe ana overya}get. ana TIA. thi~
cFvrva1l3a~Qa ard excessive taxation
tfnls 10 exclude nsw improvements ard