The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15

New and then Ia the history Of Aaseri-
can poasles X has ceras about that eau
cls was more important than session.
IRIS was the case last night st the meet
Ing 0. the city council. when that body
PASSED resolution with reference 20 the
Centennial RIAL, and ihsa az 8 caucus held
Immediately after adjournment IL was yir-
,aaliy decided 10 grant Mayor Wood an
Indefinite !aave o. absence - follow cut
Ms hlondike mining venture
A special session OF rAa cornell was cali
ed Tor last night % corsider the appisca-
ton OK the Centennial rin for the con-
suucslon ct q roadway. OF all the coun-
cilnen only Gibson and Taylor were alb
sent On motion Of James the following
resolution Was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. Thai the board OF public
rorks be Instructed 20 construct as speed
ny as possible tina, petition of the road
way ordered by ordinance No. All. lying
south or the crossing OF the Seattle Ter
niinaI Railway Company, near Connecticut
street"
With this resolution out Of the way the
council reached adjournment, and 70 zn
outsider II might have looked as IL toe
business OF the evening had beSa flushed.
Not so by any Means Mayor Weed was
present. and the real interest OF the. even
Ing conferred in the action that ne would
take In regard to his prolonged absencA
from the city On his expedition to the
Yukon.
When 1t was first announced that Mayor
Wood had undertaken the leadership Of
an expedition to Dawson City, the puhlio
al once jumped TO tae conclusion that he
would resign his office as mayor, and
speculation began to run rife al to his
probable successor Time passed on and
the mayor neither resigned nor minated
that he intended to resign. When he re-
turned ts1m San Francisco he was oues-
toned about the mater. but he was nom
conmittal. His action last night, how
ever, placed his attitude beyond al doubt.
He has no intention OF resign.ng his Of
nee. On the contrary. he has fled an ap-
plication for leave of absence TO cover
his soJourn in the kiondike. and IT was
learned from an authoritative source last
night that majority OF the city council
favors his application, ana that 1T the
regular session OF tho council tomorrow
night the privilege which be asks will be
granted him
One fact which doubtless has its weight
in determining members of the council
In regard 20 the matter is that under the
city charter the mayor has a right to he
absent from the city for sixty days with
out any special permit. The charter
states that his Office is to be filled in case
of his removal or absence from the city
remove from Seattle. and although he
takes his wife with him TO the Yukon.
his home will still be In Seattle. IT there.
fore became apparent that Mayor Wood
would be entitled ia any event TO claim
the office of mayor sixty days from to-
morrow.
His application for leave of absence
which was filed last night with City
Comptroller Parry. reads as follows:
ITO the Honorable President and Mem
beers OF the City Council of the City az
Seattle Gentlemen: I am expecting 10
leave the city about the 18th inst. for
temporary absence whose duration can
not now be definitely fixed. l eEpec, 70
return In about ninety days, but the bus.
mess which calls me away might require
q longer absence. I therefore have the
honor to request OF your honorable body
leave OF absence during such time as
may find II necessary TO be absent from
the city,