The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-01
NOW At Sticking POINT.
City Delegates Are Divided on
Municipal Courts.
OPPOSED BY TACOMA MEN,

OPPOSED BY TACOMA MEN.
| Convention 20 Discuss Proposed Leg
change of Views and Then POST
| ponea Decision-SpOkane Dele
i xates side With seattle-OtheF
Questions Under Consideration.
Delegates from the municipal govern
naeuts OF Seattle. Spokane and Tacoma,
eighteen IN number, and forming munich
pal convention fer the consideration OF
/ legislation 10 be brought before the ap-
preaching session % the legislature. met
4 In this city yesterday morning Permanent
organiza ton of the convention was effected
! In the afternoon by the election OF Pres-
dent ". V. Rinenart. of The Seattle city
I council. as chairman. Comptroller W. II.
Parry secretary. and II. c. kennedy
assistant secretary of the convention. Com
rnittees were appointed by the chair to re-
i port on the various matters to be discussed
| by the convention. Last night. after an
/ evening spent principally in the discussion
/ OF proposed bill for the re-essabl.shment
| OF the municipal court, the convention add
/ journed TIL 10 O'Clock today.
The following are delegates TO the con-
ven,ion:
| From Tacoma-w. f. Hacker. P. D. Nor
/ ton, Mayor Johnson Nickeus. l.. Hansen. Ia
| p Sampson. John Hartman.
From spokane-J. NJ. Gomst,o3nk. w r.
| Acuff A. G. Avery, j. s. Philips. L. ID.
! Rockwell. George A. Liehes.
! From Seattle. T. Crichton, l.. Diiier,
+ W. T.. Humphrey, W. Y. Rineharf. H. II.
Thomson. Will H. Parry
! The principal topics of legislation TO be
| discussed by the convention were set forth
/ in the Post-Intelligencer of yesterday. Sew
eraI matters however, in addition to those
! spoken OF In the Post-Iutelligencer were
/ brought to the attention Of the convention
! and were referred to committees appointed
/ for the purpose OF considering them. The
! convention will probably pass on the ma
/ iority of these matters today. the detail
| work being done in advance by the several
! committees appointed by Chairman Rine-
! hart.
! The Spokane delegation. aided by the Sc
| attic delegation led the fight last night
| for a recommendation of bill for the re-
J establishment of the municlpal couft III
/ cities of the first class. The Tacoma dele
! cation. or rather a portion OF II. opposed
/ the Endorsement OF the proposed measure.
After nearly three hours spent IN cohsiu
| ering a bill drafted by the committee. OF
| which Assistant CDTpoi NotiA7N' -
Rockwell of Spokane, was chairman, 'he
convention. upon the motion OF Mr. RiAe-
| hart OF Seattle postponed final action on
| the measure until this morning
Temporary Organization.
The convention was called TO order py
/ Chairman j. NJ. Comstock OF the spokane
I delegation Mayor Humes welcomed the
| delegates on behalf of the municipality OIL
| SEATTLE President Rinehart, of the Seat
| chairman of the convention. and President
! Thomson. of the board OF public works.
was made temporary secretary.
| Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Norton. or
| Tacoma. Chairman Rinehart appointed
| committee on programme. consisting OF
| Mr.. Norton. Mr. Comstock and Mr.. Thom-
son. The cor vention then took recess
! for lunch a motion TO adjourn TIL 1:3o be-
! ing agreed UPON.
Upon reconvening Chairman Norton pre-
| scented the following report OF the commit
| tee on programme;
| 1--WE your committee. most respectfully
! report and recommend:
| 'First-That the organization be made
/ permanent by the selection of Mr. Rine-
hart. Your temporary chairman; as perma-
| nent chairman. and Mr.. w Ill II. Parry, as
| permanent secretary
| '.Second-We recommend for discussion
and action by this body the following sub
jects and as far as possible in the order
named:
| "A-The issuance and sale of bonds for
"R-The re-establshment OF municipal
court.
"C-The readtustment Of road and bridge
funds as between city and county
| 'sD-Foreclosure OF liens for local i'm
| provements.
'.E-The matter OF assessment for water
! and sewer mains tpermanenO.
'F-Registration.
"G-Care and maintenance OF poor and
sick.
.T-Donding of city, state and county
officials
"J-Power Of municipalities to regulate
rates for gas. electric light. water and
street cars.
"K-Amendment OF enabling act of 1890
granting additional powers TO cities to-
wards owning and operating and conduct
ing public enterprises. viz; Power for
| manufacturing and other purposes street
/ railways. telephones. etc.
"L-Consoidation OF city ana county gov
"Third~We recommend that each Of the
above subjects be referred 10 a committee
OF three 10 he appointed by the chair.
''Fourth--We recommend that an adj
tourament be taken for one hour, N which
time such committees as are through with
the subject referred 20 them shall make
their report. and such subjects az are then
reported upon shall be taken UP for action
by the coNveniion IN the order named
above and that this convention adjourn
a: o ciocA until ';'io =. m. when all COM
mittees are requested 20 have their re-
ports before the convention"
Appointments of Committees.
/ Chairman kine,. appointed the follow
iuE committees II r1ance with he rec
onmendation Of committee on pro.
Eramme. each committee hciug designate 81
by the initial chosen FOR the several sub
1ects 20 - discussed ny the convention:
A-Ayery Parry and Hacker.
Bk0ckwelI. Norton and Humphrey.
/ C-Th0nson. istoes and Hacker.
I Chairman. piller and Avery.
/ Thomson. f4ehcs and Hansen.
F-HauScr. Parry and Comstock
tT-Crichfon, Cam>tock and Hartman.
h-Notton. Parry and Lich.s.
Norton. Dsljer ana Acuf
J sampson f'tchton and Rockwell
k-Acu1. Hartman and l. Her