The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-17

mayor called for the evening. and the
| crowd then dw!ndIed away.
The New Council.
IN the evening. however. II gathered IN
| great force The meeting OF the new coun-
/ ell was held in the house OF delegates. ana
/ every inch OF public space, ann an the
doorways and the Hobbies. were packed
! With men. At O'Clock Chief Clerk Stew
| ard put the clock back five minutes, ana
( b. the time II again denoted the hour Tor
| which the meeting was called the members
Of the new council troopea in and took
their seats. Clerk Coryell read the notice
| calling the meeting. and afterwards called
the roll. 70 which all the members answer
ed. az follows:
J F. Crichton. william Chapman. Jehn
| Taylor George n ellison. F. II. Hurd.
| u. J. Do9ds. Ezra A Herman. ID. G.
| Rudy. Thomas Savin. II. T. Rude. George
| r. Raymond, j. A James and william Nc
| Arile
Clerk Stewart thor asked that tempo
| rary chairman be chosen. and on motion
Of Crichton. J. A. James was elected TO
! that position. james. on motion, appointed
| crichion and Hurd committee on Gre
| dcntlais and as a committee those gentle
men reported duly elected as members OF
tho COUNSEL the gentlemen named above as
being present
Tho Permanent Chairman.
The next thing in order was the election
] OF permanent chairman FOR the rn1y.
and II was supposed that there would be
! contest Tor this position by Hurd. James
I and Crlchton. !, seemed diplomatic move
/ on the part Of Crichtor 10 have James ap-
| pointed temporary chairman, but IL was
! Hard who proposed the name OF Cr.chron
for presiding officer. ard this showed that
| all three were working In harmony II
! transpired later that while Chief Clerk
| Stewart was putting the clock back the
I members OF the council were holding a
caucus on this subject in the engineers
room. and that ballot was taken. This
showed seven for Crichton. four for James
and two for Hurd. and explained the har-
mony ard unanimity which characterized
/ the election Of DR. Crchtcn. And il vas
after all. very natural selection, for the
doctor presided over the house OF delegates
/ for two years with ability
Chairman James appointed as a commit
/ tee TO escort the president TO the chair
| Chapman and Rudy. and they walked
! crichtou clear around the room amid the
! laughter and cheers Of the large crowd.
When Crichton was mounted on the
/ dais he sad: We'll. gentlmen. it does
/ seem natural. to say the least" and then
he walked nervously backward and for
/ ward In the Characteristic manner that the
J EAeulbttA Vi the pil NpuSe KNEW 50 Wei.
/ He was collecting his thoughts for 4
| speech. but IL was not much Of a speech
/ after ALL for speech-making Is not the doc
| tors strong point He trusted that the
/ members would work together la harmony
/ and had no reason to doubt. as all the
members elected TO the body we're gentle
| men. that they would deport thems lives
( az such
"The watchword Of this administration.
( he said. must be economy. Any expendi-
I ture Of public money. whether large or
/ small. must he prohibited unless absolutely
. necessary. | believe that the finance COM
| mittee. assisted BY the members OF the last
! council. has done more for this city. in the
! curtaiment of expenses than any ether
| body has ever done. II has got the ex-
/ penses down to the lowest notch.
Il want to say one word further. be
| leve IL 10 be the duty OF the city council
I to uphold the mayor In everything he at
/ tempts for the honor and Advancement of
/ the city. II he Is IN error he cannot expect
I our support. hut We VIII at all times DO cur
! best FOR The success OF the administration.
| There were cheers following this. during
! which chief CLERK Stewart rose and read
| the following message from the mayor:
The Mayors Views.
! "rc tn" Honorable the city Council
| Gentlemen; II Is with A degree Of hest
/ taiion approaching reluctance :hat 1 As
I sumo the duty OF placing before your
/ honorable body IA a formal message nv
! views concerning ne policy 20 De pursued
! hy th!s admins ration Indeed most Of
/ Is have so recently b,cn called upon 70
/ eSerci-" governmental functions that We
! nave had but littla time IN which 20 'ar,f-
! iar.zs ourselves with .ha details 9f the
! duties and conditions that face "a
oar new charter WI require our ma
! iufest jadgmcn' ani prudent acton on