The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-19
DIR. HOLMES OUT OF 1T.
Corporation Counsel Brown Says His
Term of ONCE Expired Nov. 3.

Term of ONCE Expired Nov. 4.
DIR. s. J. Holmes Is no longer member
of the Seattle board of public health. His
term of office, according TO an opinion rem
dered by Corporation Counsel John *.
Brown yesterday afternoon, ended No
vember g. 1887. Mr.. Browns opinion was
handed to Acting Mayor Crichton late in
the afternoon and when the council met
in the evening the acting mayor sent TO
the council communication, in which he
said;
Acting under the provisions of section
10 of the city charter, I hereby appoint
DR.. r. NJ. Eames a member of the beard
of health of the city of Seattle. in place
of DR.. s. j. Holmes, whose term expired
November 5. 1897. Subject to confirmation
by your honorable body
The appointment was laid over for one
week. Corporation Counsel Brown in his
opinion said:
Section of article X of the charter
of 1890. provided that the members of the
board of health should hold office for three
years, but that those first appointed
should be classified so that they should
hold office for one, two and three years,
respectively. Under the provisions of this
section the Hon. Harry White. who was
then mayor. appointed on November 3.
1890, DR.. James Shannon for the term OF
one year. DR.. Churchill for the term of
two years and DIR. Noble for the term of
three years. These appointments were
confirmed on the same day that they were
made. Under this appointment DR. Shan
mons term expired on November 3, 1891.
The expiration of his term caused a va
cancy. which on January T. 1892 the Hon.
George W. Hall. who was then mayor. at
tempted to fill by the appointment of Dr.
L. r. Dawson. DR.. Dawson being ineliyi-
BILE. the mayor on January is 1892. APP
pointed DR. s. j. Holmes to fill the va.
hsa haa pl T1f L<af
ton of article XIX. of the charter Of
1sso provided: If any appointive office be-
come vacant. the same shall be filled in
the same manner as If at the beginning
of the term. and the person appointed to
fill the vacancy shall hold for the unex-
pired term
Under this provision am Of the opin-
lon that DIR. Holmes. having been ap-
pointed on January IS 1892, to fill the va
cancy caused by the expiration of the
term of DR.. Shannon on November 3. 1891.
was entitled 10 hold his Office until the end
of the unexpired term during which he
was appointed; that is until November 2
1894. and that his term of office under his
first appointment expired on November .
1saf On December 81 1884, the Hon. By
ron Phelps, who was then MAYOR trans
mitted to the board of aldermen a COM
munication by which. after reciting that
ur. Holmes was appointed to succeed the
member or the board OF health whose term
expired on November 3. 1891 said appoint
ment being for the full term of three
years, as provided by the charter and ex-
piring on November 3. 1884, appointed DR.
Holmes a member of the board OF health
Tor the term of three wears herjnniny
November 3. 1884,. and ending November :
iss' The first appointments having been
made upon November 3. 1890, and Tho
charter liking three years as the limit ~
the term. NJ the expiration of the term Of
the appointment as originally made. a va
eahcn occurred and any appointment made
to fill the vacancy was for tho ,,naxn,ra,
term then existing. which in the case ~
Dr. Holmes. ended November 3, 1s97.'