The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-25

~hs~s was no i@t-up yes1efuAs IN sne
.-.s and bridge fund sensation. although
- ofHcial who Is on the INSIDE looked
80 declared that there were no state
80 l.rting IN the deceptive shadows.
- saruarizad. here are some of the
s@s~~s that did rot escape notice:
80 n Smith furnished bonds IN the
-.-~,4 bssch Of cases against him. but not
- sster s celoek IN the afternoon. The
ss~Ssrsan were practically the same as In
a. first case.
-sere has rot been a settlement In the
.esgad deficiency In the accounts OF ex-
ss@-s~ Mcgraw. but Prosecuting Attorney
uegsroy il bending his energies In that
$500 Mr. Aefsraw was III yesterday
- was confined 20 his house.
~. time is fast approaching when
..srs vii, Dc some Official action taken IN
ssrnsction with the expose In the case OF
ragary Commissioner Boyce.
Fs,asald ON good authority that Douglas
x..ng the expert who discovered the al
,s~sA shortage IN ex-5heriff McGraw's ac-
ea,.rss will not receive a cent from the
,snnfy unless there IL settlement.
+ ID claimed BY John F. Dore. counsel
q sx-cor.mlssioner Heaton. that a Sc
Srs. influence Is at work 10 prevent friends
~ fhs ex commissioner signing his bonds.
H. rumored that one OF the objects Of
X.
ss.tIns money 10 settle the alleged short
A. a Levi Smiths accounts.
Ns,h the Developments In the road ard
Krsaxs fund middle comes the informa-
roo. from . high official source. that the
founty commissioners are looked upon In
.se country districts as the greatest men
q The state The reason for this Is found,
i, Is said IN the patronage system afford
nj through the creation OF the read and
/. brszgs fund This fund is now tersely
described among politicians as the cor
rupsion fund"
Tshs assessment for the benefit OF this
faza when paid In has varied from $4,000
a III 900 year The county commission
srx Of districts Nos. and 3, or. I'm other
words. the country districts. have had
PRACTICALLY absolute say as 10 the roads
rron which this money should be expend-
a This condition OF affairs has made
Ten men who could control patronage
,lat sould make Tammany chief smile
and lick bis chops with satisfaction. and
Is said that this power has resulted In
the universal homage OF country road SUI
rsrvssors 20 county commissioners.
Ae~eeffng the claim that these two
commissioners controlled the expenditure
Of vast sum OF money yearly. one can
saaly imagine how easy IL would have
fssn to shut themselves up in a room and
fsesae how the funds OF the road and
bridge fund should be divided and dissect-
A. Il II not asserted that this has been
soEs. but the system has made IL pos
snle and shows how what was originally
inifased 20 benefit the people at large
euald be made to bolster up the ambition
q an Individual
When Post-rntelligencer reporter
faileG upon Prosecuting Attorney McEl-
res and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
har aud asked them IL there was any
uaih In the report that they intended to
III az that old row between the county
snmlsSloners and ex-Sheriff woolery
skat a board BILL they both appeared
srprised Finally Mr.. Hart said that no
81 recall something about the matter.
ne officials We're very cautious about
making any statements. They find IL
rseh easier 10 say that there Is nothing
% The taps. and then look surprised When
asf of the secrets that are floating
ssoHnd the county commissioners office
Fose their heads above water.
stalking Example of Loose Work.
good illustration Of the loose way in
which county warrants have been han
died Is afforded by voucher which has
iass come 10 light. II consists OF three
saetts o. paper pinned together at the
~ 'N.t 7Atse e"tHt vi tHs HtSt shtet
appears an account against the county for
aaI days work on road. self and
team. y; and one days work. self and
Tar" a. The second sheet contains n
regularly made out account for s3s worth
g work The third sheet also contains
= similar Item OF SIS against the county.
- ar al Is regular. But when the three
sase's are footed Up there Is a little piece
g arithmetic that would astound the
nos superficial accountant The total
made up as follows:
Sc