The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-19

-, re in.eutions % the committee
s...s6 al the very important meeting
49, rnsrasser Of Commerce last Satur-
~sss opposition 70 the resolution %
1900 convention was offered. are
- sse action Of Yesterday afternoon
..snzisv demonstrates. AZ the meet
- tnrnzyegs Saturday no doubt re-
.s :. the tine 81 adjournment thai
.sssiuenf was In favor % allowing
-. r~xzrdlng taxation 20 remain as
= 80 Wnsn Dr.. Ramsey proposed
- -. 80 -e.osnfior o. the Tacoma cguvsu-
= sssasitnied for those submitted
= ssn. Turner TIE meeting voted the
z..,ax.stor a1wu SO that division was
- sTsn called for by the supporters 81 the
.s-sfrenls % which d. Ramsey gave
rsbce -. 60.
x~-.sr CONSISTING % seven members.
- RI r. pay, Gen. Letcslfe =. G.
Ss,r,xv. p. p. Hamlin. and Amos Brown,
: $3.50 vas later added the names OF
s.sr f<ary and GTiflth Davies. met yes
s-~sav Afternoon AZ Gen Mstcaife's Office
- ss;eetkd r r Day president and Gen.
.<se.ssa secretary. TIE ardaous WORK
~ssssrsd for the committee appeared. up-
= s.eksnr over the ground 20 be mere
- :, limited a number could give prop
!. ssteutiou 70 and &; was decided 20 en-
s.rrs n 20 twenty-one BY sa1ing fourteen
s.nss. canvas OF siigifes resulted IA
- ehesce Of George ". Young. George
ysnnear. " p. McElwaIn. Thomas ".
rrs.rh w. r. Forrest l. Diier. p. r.
rsr-or c. ". Turner. W. y. Wood. Lee
80 " J. Caldwell. Swan Lewis. John
xsran. and Addison Smith. The sslec-
a. Of TIE above list o. names was that
= rsorssentafive citizens. irrespective
= notifies. VINO have always been foremost
: ressares OF reform. Another meeting
r.s called for ? o'elock today az Gen. Met
ATS ossee.
re feature OF yesterdays meeting was
mat remarkable exposition OF acts IN
szs WITH the proposed policy for fegis:A-
..au On matters Of retrencament and mum
era economy. by ex-tustics OF the peace.
Up McEIwain. whose remarks were II
nar0n 10 the municipal court and the
svsss extravaEauce IN maintaining u.
rssge McEiwain says that he did not wait
sntg now ~ attack this bgrdensone Tea
tsss Of the city government. but that re
ia made the same statements 10 Comp
rsasf Parry and Afr. Phelps. az that time
zzysr OF Seattle. two years ago.
fasgs MeE.waln said that tbs cost Of
ralnsasnlng the municipal court Is 30 per
a., and that shs salaries alone amouss.
mnS The yearly expense at the spoye
sxsres sEns up In the neighhorhood OF
fm TIE principal reason advanced for
h ascontlnaance sf that the justices OF
- peace have Jurisdiction in cases iuvoiv-
kx violations OF city ordinances. and they
arr sese TO do the same business without
uy extra expense 10 the county. By cut
nng o. the municipal court salaries alone
ts amount OF $500 annually would be
en- of
Judge MeEiwain says he was told By
xs Crawford. clerk OF the municipal
cart, that witness fees IN state cases
amount 10 500 per moath. OF this sum
~ a small part goes 70 witnesses. the
sses ans warrant buyers getting Ia aud
hayng the paper AZ great deal less than
- isce value and making a profit that
seEeHfsd nobody but themselves.
izsiices are paid In cities Of more than
fa population s2.eo0 per year. In Seat
O. there are two and they are expected
. transact the business OF the city. The
*; lha, they do not do 50 and that the
ATss fees that should so TO the county
% aes Dc 50 Is due 20 the fact that they
sfs diverted from their legitimate dis
pasatsca BY the law allowing justices from
Vest Seattle, South Seattle and South
Para % come 70 the city FOR business and
. pocke; the fees. These outside Justices.
sen cold not make s. ia their own pre-
ssets practically maintain esices In the
~. sne 81 the fee system and diversion
& esslaesa make incomes Of more than
ca per month.
a nv should be passed" said Judge
ksE!waan. that suits should be brought
Z tae precinct ia which one or more d.
'sstants 20 a suit are residents. or at
saw law thai citizens should be sued
atF precincts for the reason that the
ssss b such eases would 60 20 the county
sfsasGTy, An example - tastIce doing
szsiasss n an outside precinct and
sstlaihg !, IN The city g that o. Justice
csepeT. % West Seattle. who. with his
saasiaAae, Nelson. have a room In Tire
s1asvan building on First avenue"
ecrstahles IN cities or more than g. coo
sclh b cut cat and their cfflcsS abel
sc. Service OF papers IN criminal cases
seAs or should he done ~ the ofieials
re sAerfffs oftcs or the police. and
1ase IN esvfl cases shoua1 Re served by
- auzen. as now operates IN the su-
a@scr coar1. The salaries or constahles
~ EA per month. and the money paid
, - N year % the two constahles IA the
y amounts % s.. go These Offices turn
! % TIE county less than 80 per month
80 and the county treasury = loser BY
= spe-ation the differences. or g. leo.
4hs eiyE business being done BY fhe
esaS'seles ~ West ard South Seattle
s-Ass Tor each AZ them n feos more than
- Der neath. The hulk % the money
ssosld - . the county IS fees. as naest
re business IS city business. whore
vas anticipated that the collections
s9eM more tAsn pav for tire maintenance
Z i'4stteea eri constaSles. judge MrEi-
80 sven charEad that Constable Cotton.
seith Seattle ard Constable %e1son
vest Seattle. had oreanizef a partner
sov TIE purpose ef corraillnx al -
x BUSINESS tn siEht although they were
Ss clsy.
&c EAG.t according 70 Judwe MeE,i-
= net Rlth the consta Ales. whom
Soes aot BIS ne bat wfth the law thag
~s saeh rrace3aro. Gov. Mctsra "
aHee taag the Justice court Is tAa
50 mas esaFs. and 3sstice shau3a he
savsn as possible This Judge McEt~
-. 80 believes "a ~ fr,ss. bat the present
$50 HaakFs q an expensive propcsittoH.
CHEAPER q briHE 40 action tn tha
tFEtsr court far Sl8Na than Be woa'a
y start punishment case 81 the
~aeT ta0rts
.ae iaw establishes that theirs shAn -
S4sfice ccurrs ~ the city that VII
.1s - taAias saem any great dis
So t1sttcs coart oe alS>on-
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