The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-04

next Monday night TO settle the
rnayoralty question. Several members
81 the council favor it, but they are not
willing 10 ask Acting Mayor Crlchton 10
call a meeting. And the acting mayor VIII
not call a meeting unless several council
men place their names TO petition for il.
IL is said that once before when the acting
mayor called the council together IN sps-
cial session some OF the members insisted
that there was no reason for IL. One
member. II Is said. who asked for the meet
ing. arose and said he did not see any
good reason for the gathering. So here
after the mayor proposes 10 let the council
ask in writing II they want a special
meeting.
There is no change in the mayoralty sit
nation. An effort + being made to have
either elise or Humes withdraw. AS long
as the two stay In the race neither can Dc
elected. elise does not gather any new
strength and Humes finds himself ia the
fight with just four votes. whereas 1t viii
take seven to make him mayor Humes
and elise are friendly. and their support
ers say that as a matter Of fact, IL Is not
a fight over question Of the future policy
OF the city administration. They insist
that Mr. elise does not favor an open pol
icy. and that neither does Judge Humes.
They believe" said one councilman yes
terday, that the city needs a good. com
(
say that Mr.. elise favors a narrow policy
or that Mr.. Humes fayors wide-open poll
icy. II Judge Humes were 10 be elected
and the gamblers attempted TO run this
city 10 suit themselves, they would soon
find their career checked. Humes wants
a eommon-sense policy, and so does elise"
There is not much doubt that the elise
people, Notwithstanding they have more
votes that the Humes crowd. are willing
that there shall be a compromise. They
have as much as said so during the past
twenty-four hours. Several of them are
known to be friendly 10 Humes. They
have not said that they would vote for
him. but II elise were to withdraw il is
thought that Humes would get enough
votes to elect him. But IL Humes were 10
withdraw his votes would not be likely 70
go to elise. tt is for that reason that a
compromise between the two candidates
is not very promising. Yesterday Humes
and elise Were IL is said. asked to get to-
gether and try 10 come TO some under
standing. elise. as has been said.
Is in a position 10 say what at least sew
eral of his counciimen will do, but Humes
is not IL is said, in control of his men.
The latter are for Humes while he Is in
the race, but once he Is out Of il, they
sing There Are Others
half dozen c0uncilmen were seen yes
terday. and when asked when the fight
wind-up next Monday night. II Humes
and elise continue in the contest elise is
thought to stand a better chance OF be-
ing elected than Humes. IF hey compro-
mise one of them will be elected. II is a
difficult matter 10 say what Mr. Chapman
VIII do. The elise people say he has It in
his power 10 bring the fight 10 an crd.
One of the Humes supporters. they say.
has agreed 70 become the seventh man II
Chapman will allow himself to be sand
wiched in as the sixth. Thus far Chap
man has refused 10 be saudwiched. He
says, IL is stated. that he viii be the sew
enth If the other man viii be the sixth.
II Clises people see their way clear TO
agree TO take care of Chapman's man.
William yoigt. by making him superin-
tendent Of streets. or even secretary Of
the board of public works, Chapman
might in return consent TO he sandwiched.
For the present ne thinks Noigt would be
a good mayor. and that If ne stays in the
race he may be elected.
The city council may have a chance to
take a flyer AZ the mayoralty matter be-
| fore next Monday night without asking the
| acting mayor to call meeting for that
| particular purpose. The finance committee
| and City Comptroller Parry have about
/ completed the great work of getting at the
| tax levy for the new year City Comp
troller Parry worked all OF Tuesday night
and a number OF hours last night. and yes
terday the finance committee was in ses-
sion fin his office. IL has about been de-
| cided that the tax levy VIII be IL mills.
| There is a possibility that IL will be neces-
sarv 10 raise Il a little but Il Is safe TO
| say at this time that Il VIII be only II mills
| II was the same last year. The Post-Intel-
| lgencer told yesterday the details in con-
| nection with the new levy. The city viii
| have TO be economical during the new year.
/ the same as II has been during the past
/ but the city officials believe that II viii be
| much better for the future growth of the
| city 10 keep down expenses. II is a fact
no one will dispute that within the next
| year or two Eastern capital will seek IN
| veStment In the West. Seattle will get the
| bulk Of the mony, and the more economical
| the city is, the more pleasing II viii be 70
| those who invest money IN It's property.
| II the ordinances in connection with the
| levy are ready today Acting Mayor Crich-
| ton viii be asked 20 have the council meet
/ TO pass them. II not ready. meeting may
| be held tomorrow or Saturday night. In
/ the event the council gets together on the
| tax levy matter. nothing viii interfere with
| \ step or two towards the settlement of the
| mayoralty question.
The city is ready 70 begin the work 90
| improving the down town business streets.
Al a meeting OF the board ~ public works
/ held yesterday afternoon tho contract was
/ Iet for the improvement OF Yesler way
| from the east line OF Railroad avenue 70
| the west lire 81 First avenue. The street
| is At present in bad condition. but when re-
/ rlarkaA viii be ore % the best I'm the city
! There we're four bids resolved from con-
/ tractors. They were: Charles Rapp.
g ~ ~. NJ. Dow & Co. s. sS4.5o: Roseleas
4 Weld s. 80 -. Sterrat < Goetz s. s81 q.
/ Sflrrat < C5oetz were given the contract.
The receipts - the water depa rtnsent FOR
/ THE month - October were the largest
/ thus far during the present vear which
! tends 20 confirm what has already been
/ said shout the increased population % the
/ city The receipts for the year saas far
/ were. hv months. as follows:
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