The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-05

a. each such place during performances
whose salary must be paid monthly BY
the proprietor or lessee Of such place: re
ferred-
General Business.
An ordinance providing for employing
Frank A. Steele Ia certain cases IN the Uni
ted States court, namely. Klein vs. city OF
Seattle and Mcnamara vs.. city OF Seat
tle and appropriating $50 was explained
at length by Corporation Counsel Brown
ard under the rule went over for one week
An ordinance zppropristing 500 for ad'
ditional expenses of the civil service com.
mission was passed. II was explained that
$50 of this was 10 pay for medical exam
nation Of candidates other than such a.
the health officer could make, and SO to
pay for aid In the employment bureau. the
secretary having 10 be present at the ex-
amlnationz. II was stated that the fees
from applicants would more than reim-
bnrse the city for both these appropria-
tons
Then. when the council. after few min
or items. had adjourned, or as the motion
put 1t. taken a recess" TIL next Monday
night. City Market Inspector A Z. Bray
mer advanced toward the center OF the
room. and raising his voice. asked for at
tention. Gentlemen" he said. II have
been openly charged before you tonight
with obtaining signatures to a petition by
Misrepresentation ! wish now to make .
statement as public IS the insult that was
thus offered me. and hope that DR.. Crich-
ton. when / am through with my state
ment, will be gentleman enough to apollo
gize.
II heard that the council was about to
reduce salaries Is per cent. / met Coun-
Gilman Rudy on the street and he told
me that was what the council intended
TO do. On this information ] secured the
signatures to the petition which I circu-
lated. fail to see where was guilty OF
fraud or Misrepresentation. You say that
I held back the petition till II was too late
It'll the work of the committee was
practically complete. I placed II in the
hands OF a person whom you know and
who I believed would lay It before the
committee. That he did not do so was not
my fault
Braymen then paused impressively as II
to AFFORD Crichton a last and golden OPP
portuniiy for apology and retraction. But
Crichton. who still occupied the alder
manic chair. simply thrust his hands a
little deeper in his pockets. tilted his
head a little to one side and said:
Il have nothing to take back
Then you naean to say that I lied ?"
queried Braymen In belligerent tone.
Il mean just exactly what / said." re-
torted Crichton.
Then have TO say to you, Dr. Crich-
ton. that you have lied"
You are entirely capable Of 1t. no
doubt" said Crichton. coolly.
Up to this time there had been nothing
more hostile than this volley of short.
sharp sentences Now a crisis seemed to
be approaching. and as Crichton moved
toward the center of the room. he and his
opponent stood within easy arms length
OF one another.
Couneilmen and visitors stood silently
by to watch the outcome, but Officer Mef-
ford lowered close by. as II ready to ex-
ert his authority. Whether terrified by
this minion OF the law or whether moved
TO cooler reflection by the very
amplitude OF the discussion. in
any event both gentlemen es-
capped from TIE room unframed, Bray
mer firing a parting shot by saying: ~
have as many friends IN this city as YOU
have. DR.. Crichton, and the day will come
when you will regret this. You will not
gain anything by it,"