The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

rraarssco. and during three months On
che route hze Developed = speed cs SIX
tear knots an hour.
Tne Hnrsbostt ts - feet 'cng ard has
freight capacity CT go tens she carries
no~ ITS passengers. bat IL 80 licensed
could take 60
Ar she facts concerning tie rurcaase Of
she steamship and the psans Of the conf
parry received ccrzfrrnas5rz II dssrsscn
received here las. night from Mayor
Wood The Hnrsbot.s Ia scheduled 10 sail
from Seattle August IL. and passengers
ard freight viii be transferred % steam
ozrgss at ST. MEehaels August 80. 10 az
rive AZ Dawson City September y.
wAs VIII so~eeeS Hfns
A vague air u mystery overhung the
city hall yesterday. There was tend
sslry 70 conference N secluded corners.
.ra In tire air seemed TO be tire question:
who viii succeed ". p. Weed Is
nsayor Of SEATTLE The city eouncifruen.
fra whom IL invested the power 20 appoint
IRA SUCCESSOR were not inclined to talk
az length The fact Is. they haa been
taken wholly nnprep&red. and the start
ling n~ws puhsishsd first In the Post
Tnselfsgsnc1r. that Msyos Wood intended
a. resign, srrrvi1ed these oesctass more
tran ANYBODY else.
There h che name which was naturally
TIE fsrst 20 suggest Itself as the one most
likely 60 receive tire prefix mayor"
That IL the name OF Or. James e erich
s1n. president OF the city council and
acting mayor during the absence 81 the
regular incumbent. While DR.. crfrht0n
II HOW acting mayor and would unszu@s-
ftoFs.hly be acceptable 10 majority OF
TBS city cosncsl as Woods successor.
there are provisions In tire charter itself
which Prohibit his permanent appoint
nssrt until the ex piratsoE OF his term IS
councilman, March Is, 1854 The same
date which sees the expiration Of erich
tens terT1 gs councilman. sees also
TIE expiration az the nsayoratfy term.
TIE particular paragraph which prohiS-
SIS Grschton's regular ascension 81 tie
raFfaici7ai throne Is the last part os sec
fieE is article xix. OF the city charter.
This Il &c fellows:
No person elected or appointed 10 any
ossse IN this city. who has accepted the
rstd orlee ard entered upon the duties
.Scgeof, shall. except when otherwise In
tbs charter or by general law oS the state
specifically provided BE- eligible 10 any
ets4or office liz the city dursug the term
for which he was 50 elected or appoint
ed"
II VIII he seea from this that the fact
90 an osssceF resignsng from one position
wsaid not make him eligible TO appoint
nssns ia another capacity. as Il is plainly
ses forth thai net unsH his term exDIsss
SHAH an officer be eligible for apooiat-
meat or election 70 any municipal osyice-
seesiea Of Article xix, says: IF any
steetisa Cree become vacant the city
ceaucll shall within twenty DAYS
thereafter. proceed TO elect By bal
lot B. person TO fiji such va
cency who shah possess the qs1asi-
fteGtlsns Of the original Incumbent pre-
vsGed. that If any such Office shall not
b. fiist within the time above limited.
tbs eify council shall meet ard ballot at
hast once each tay until such vacancy
shall have been filed. Persons elected
TO Ba vacancies In elective offices shah
hold the office nntli the next regular city
eSeetioH. and at such election a person shall
he elected TO hold the Office for the fe-
Tsinder Of the term Persons elected
so al vacancies shall qualify within the
same time after their election and in the
same manner as prescribed for persons
eecf.t fer fun terms
The Qualifications OF an elective or
nnpoinsiye officer Of the city are set forth
a. fellows IN section OF the same article:
They shall be citizens Of the United
States and OF the city Of Seattle and elect
oes therein. ana have such other suaii1ea-
Hans as are prescribed la this charter
Every such officer. unless otherwise pro-
videa in the charter. shall nave been a res
sassst OF rsse city % Seattle for N least four
years next previous - hts election or ap-
paiatmsnt. anf shall be able 80 read and
write the English language. No ene shall
- eligible who is in arrears TO the city for
taxes or Indebted 30 the cltv In any way
or WIN shall be interested directly or tn
directly. in any contract with the city
either fer work TO he performed or ira
rertai 10 re furnished. No person shall be
eligible to- or shall hold any office who
shall have been or shall 10 convicted Of
naaifeasance in office bribery or other In
famous crime by Judgment OF any court O.
eoupetent jurisdiction
Section !. article -, says: The chief ex-
eegttve officer o. the city shall be st least
n yesys az age. "a citizen Of the United
stsses ard o. TIRE state os Washington
&'1d g qualified alaetor - the city of Sc
a11s~ a. the tinse 90 bis election. and shall
bale sseen citizen and taxpayer OF the
esEy fer at least soar years before the asy
ot bis election.
Tie c4gg council vii meet Maraay night
II regular session. Unless crscial cor.s--
aiatlen % the mayors Intention 20 resign
aaaa3 nave hSsm received ey that tisas the
Csty council wtN taAe no acsicn On what
has tfausgsTsd - far. Mayor Woods :r.~
yensiea - resign las nor yet taken ssoc,l-
sgIaAtRry EeTfa. ana according 10 5 tesa-
sEsE2 received here yesterday he viii not
FORMALLY tender his resignation gn,tl he
aesa vstaTa 10 TIE city ard confer win
oAteials II sAst event Il Is proks bic tnst
Ae Nil slnapafy matters by reeosnnze nalax
SUCCESSOR.