The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-23

1D4 OF public works has aDou'
- the policy that IL will pursue
- the city prisoners. who under
ordnance Of the city COUNCIL
II - work. Out near the Lake
g1on pumping station the city has
- acres Of unimproved land. and
- that the prisoners will get their
(pn3o % hard work. The board Of
0ogks considered the matter for
1tme yesterday. There were a
any little details that had TO DE
r0s and the subject In general Is
u ~ the easiest for tho considera-
my public body.
4oug time the board has wanted
epye the city land near the Lake
oGton station. and the ordinance
oaty council gives an opportunity
M that want. The land will be
INTO park, and a roadway sew
1ouaAud feet In length will be con-
80 through Il to the pumping sta
fumpe and trees Will be removed,
MKofW4 1eyeled and other improve
Will be made. The idea OF the
u = to get the roadway constructed
~ prepare the land for a city park.
II when the prisoners will go TO work
klnot been decided. but the chances are
Aon1e time next week they Will be
. dose OF the new medicine. They
- conveyed to the lake in a wagon
4Ena pat to work. A guard or two
= employed To watch them. As soon
Iand has been put i'm proper shape
WQEk viii bs given them. The city
name bad streets, which would be
Wnch Improved " properly filed In
broken stone. II may be thai later
aitn will be selected In South Seattle
ocne other convenient place for city
~ pile. In time the site will be fenced
U1aQ every day the city prisoners will
thefe under escort and work until
~ board of public works and the chief
&lice Will use their own discretion In
]ctin4 prisoners who shall work. New
viii not suffer as severely as Will
who are constantly finding their
into the city jail 80 as TO get place
ltp and food. As matter OF fact,
6411oveu that the work system VIII
~ n cleaning the city of a great mary
No hobo element who have for years
1ted the southern quarter and made
Ives troublesome TO society. They
whenever the opportunity presents
but being acquainted with the law,
III 20 beyond the crime of petit lar
w Ia California old offenders are SEN
4ced tor the crime Of petit larceny ac-
1[fe of such law on the statute books
4l1et state las enabled the authorities
RI the cities of this undesirable ele-
l4Qt. In this city the petit larcenist may
"a his vocation year In and year out
%4 20 long az he sticks to the lesser crime
punishment does not materially IN
eake Or diminish.
"a am OF the opinion" said city of
~ yesterday. that the city VIII In a
1crt time be compelled TO abolish it's
NH system because OF a scarcity Of pris-
mrs. II they are worked sufficiently
lsed they Will make II point to reform
TO to some other city where. the SEN
e0ce II not 30 severe. There IL every
MASON why criminals should under the
N<nent state of Affairs steal and go 70
III Tor 1t. They get good bed. have
|eoQ things to eat. do no work, and are
eeu taken care Of generally. Bit II will
y 4 different proposition when they come
Hetting out OF bed nj an carly hour. ere
Fnffted into wagon and conveyed to a
&one pile, and there compelled to slave
95tii nightfall. There will no longer be
l3sf beauty or romance In the crime OF
letlt larceny, and none will so quickly
4co8tlixe II as the local larcenists. who
ave FOR teprs made Seattle their horne
|nd nayc come to think that they are
4ere TO live until death calls them TO an
|khcr iand.''
There uas no meeting OF the city eoun-
~ last night. IT Is customary to meet
kondny.. hut during the mayoralty fight
here were so many meetings and so usufi,
general business cleaned up that there is
cHry little left for consideration. When
t4tRc Huufsa WAS elected MAYOR the .o0n-
Ill adjourned 10 meet az his call MaT ~
4unies said yesterday that be had not
allied meeting. ard would not unless
1cQucsted 10 do 50 by members of thr
.QAtncil Thus far there has been no
1hanEs about the city hall because Of
1aycr Humes' election. and the chances
re that there will he none of any inn
yoftAnce. The mayor was about the hajl
yesterday morning but in the afternooa
fAs NJ his law office In the Raiiey build
ng. He said to a reporter for the Post
that II WAS not his intes,.
ION 10 send message to the council
Even II I were Inclined In send one. - said
|h< mayor, II don't know what | woula
I'll tacsn. IL seems Ia me that the cuuncl
D able to look after its affairs without an,
greaf assistance
"hiy policy. There is no 'Humcs ro,
cy: there won't be any. All want 10 \.
Is 10 work 10 further the interests Of sht
cify. I think we are all working 10 tha
md, and so there WITH he no conflict oil
any necessity fer u ilnmes policy"
rhe board of public works was IN SEE.
aion yesterday afternoon and cousiderabt
business of Importance was disposed ~
Including the acceptance by the board a
Srnnt street bridge. Fremont bridge an.
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