The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
THAT PAINTING OF TACOMA.
Ii In Not the Property OF the City,
Because IL Never Was Paid For

Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures
TACOMA, Jan. E.-When Mayor Faw-
cett dug UP the history of the Sc 900 picture
OF the city Of Tacoma and prepared 10 call
the attention OF the cogGcil TO il. he failed
10 go deep enough into the facts. accord
ing 10 the views of certain Republicans
As result. If the mayor had only ultericr
object in spring this ancient story On the
community, as is alleged by these Repub-
leans. his effort has fallen rather fiat and
without result
As has heretofore been printed in the
Post-inteiligenCer the fact Of the purchase
OF this picture for advertising purposes.
and OF IL now being in Seattle plasterel
VITA claim of $500 or more. was detailed
by Mayor Fawcett in a communication 10
be sent to the city fathers at their next
meeting. Republican members look al the
move as a political one for TWO reasons:
one 10 show up the extrgvagance aud poor
management of a former Republican adj
mnistration, and the second 10 possibly
call into question the act OF a certain
prominent candidate for mayor in the
fusion ranks. TO whom ore of the war
rants drawn in payment for this painting
was made out. II seems that In some
manner this aspirant for the n1ayoraltv
al the coming election was interested IN
the sale of the picture to the city, and
a warrant in the sum 90 S.o0 vas made out
he drew the money thereon.
Today when City ATTORNEY Judson visited
the mayor he Knocked tho entire IN fer-
pinirg from beneath the mayors alleged
scheme by lmparting n his honor the In
formation that the warrants for the e. 10
issued in payment OF the picture. are in
Guided in the issue which the CITY has sue
cee3ed IN having declared invalid by the
hizher court This fact places the trans
action in connection with the picture on
an entirely new footing insofar as the
CITY * now concerned The policy of the
ctty in the matter Of these invalid war
rants is 10 stand by the decision OF the
supreme court % tire letter. and 10 d.s-
pnfe the legality OF al transactions for
Waieh these Invalid warrants were drawn
ARD ISSUED
This being trGe, the city has now moth
iRg else 20 do ta7n deny the ownership
~ this picture from the fact that nv lts
own admission II has paid nothing fer II.
Artist HeStwood. who Z IL understood
ci3ifuS &#e ar more vet DE on the psint-
j0-. Ser one reason and another. may now
keep bis work of Art. ard those who pur-
CHASED tire warrants origin Iiy Issued Il,
Payment To- Il will ~ course GENE under
The same head as ether holders Of xuch
warrants which have been declared In
valid This puts ar end q. the ruavor's
p,1rs in the matter because he city does
rot own the picture 7r6 never did mas
much as the ccurt h3s declared the city
never paid for a. As a result any move
q re mayor would now prove futiie. ard
IN the ts-e % me city attorneys tnforr,a-
ton. the council would doubtless ignore Z
On his part. the mayor t0ssy said HIS
only Intention fl bringing the matter he
fcre the council i 10 secure th. return az
fhe qj0ture. II ths citv OWLS IL. as the
hooks show Il does. ard IN investigate the
question Of the paiater ao. receiving ftIli
payment for the picture after tie sstv
bad delivered warrants Tor The entire sum
due