The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
Jaw n PORT TOWNSEND COUNCIL


| man and II tesisi@i.
rsa Tsun.snd. Feb. s--Special.-Taere
| - Amos a rot Ia the city hall mere last
500 a. sas meeting of toe city council.
| .s.n Mayor Rogers attempted 10 remove
| e.aneylrsaa K l.. Jacobs and appoint in
s. ssza Alex Fulton. jacobs refused 70
s.ssse. a.d Oh the order % the mayor.
| so or Police Siannner forcibly removed
f.sss,> from his seat and elected him.
sass fresa within TIE tnclosure set or for
| IT, cogacilmsn and city officials AID
| fszspsgax reporters.
II vas or the advice OF the acting city
| sesrrsy. h W. Jennings. that Jacobs re-
| fss~1 10 give up his seat ard compelled
D. mayor 10 use force 20 remove him.
Agtss getting Fulton seated the mayor
xxza submitted 70 the council the name
Il A. C. Phillips as city treasurer. 10 sue
esd j. c. Christian. and in calling the roll
TIE eserk. again on the advice OF the acting
rs attorney, refused to eali the name OF
Talton, but continued 10 call that Of ia
soAs This left the confirmation Of Phil
lps !aeklng one vote. The mayor then
sss3et the roll himself and declared Phillips
confirmed by Fglion's vote. Mayor Rogers
shsn declared the Office OF city attorney va
esss Aaa submitted the name of Attorney
ghernas Irambuil in place OF that OF War
ssa Carroll removed. The same proceed
Mx sas had with respect tn this name as
slsh that Of Mr. Phillips. At this jnncture
caaurl.snan pink offered the following res
ssussea and II was voted for By the four
saii-Rogers members. and declared ny tho
essgk 10 bs carried;
Resolved That the action Of the mayor
81 tie city ia attempting 20 declare vacant
she esfice Of councilman from the Second
xaai. nov occupied by Mr.. jacobs, and 10
ssposnt Alex Fulton 10 the alleged va
caney. Is hish-handed. arbitrary. illegal
and nnHarranted. and that the mayor he
and be IL hereby censured for his silly Goa
aRct
Tks trouble between Mayor Rogers and
the city council dates back to the time OF
Rogers election. in July last. After being
Installed the mayer found that he could
aos make his appointments 10 the appoint
nv cts offiees. as i've OF the seven coun-
esiasn refused to vote for their eoniirma-
uua. Finally after several weeks sup
rFessed excitement. the five couneilmen re-
frrTsa % addressed a communication to
the mayor stating that they would not vote
dgftng their term Of office 10 allow any
changes 10 be made In the city offices, un-
hess i ba Ter good and sufficient cause. IL
sss directly charged by these conncilmen
hat The mayor had made some sort of
compact or agreement prior 10 the city
,lecilon b which he had traded the city
trasnseselp for a block Of about forty
ystss thar be could not get except by
esAaife promise 30 remove the present city
Treasurer. This, Of course. was at once
! esEses BY Tho mayor and his political
ssais, bat the majority 81 the council re-
EAlned hfm and refused % yield
he shaie matter remained IN statu quo
/ ssiA feceagly. when Councilman Novdhy
| lesl Ais ofIIea Ia virtue Of absence from
y eisy. aa3 David Troy Was appoiatsd
| y IL mayor 20 All the vacancy. This lsft
~ eoaacii standing four "a three. and Il
Rs eeen known that the mayor was aux-
@as e aasl some way 81 getting rid of ono
9 ~ fpsr The opportunity presented it-
~ Shen Councilman Jacobs recently re-
nssst from TIRE Second ward. IN which be
sss !hsng when elected into the Third
ssra However. under the ordinance gov
sfafk tha election OF members OF the
cesaea shes are chosen rs vote of the
see9as Al large ga the ctty. and for this
'sAsaa the city attorney claims that the
SIRE sees rot heycue vacant simply be
fasss member removes from one ward -
ssaiAeF The matter viii Ne az once taken
ne he cuu-ts Meanwhile &c IS causing
easssaerahie excitement here The mat
- = sat a political enc altogether. as the
@es Ase aet drawn on party principles.