The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-05
ONE De4Y M
CITY HILL.
ERMAN CHAPLIN. representing lots

II ERMAN CHAPLIN. representing lots
III and I. block II. Boren's addition,
on which the Ratio block stands.
yesterday filed protest against the pro-
posed Improvement OF Madison street. The
protest says:
The street. as II Is, is used but little.
paved II would be rendered almost use
less. the loose sand al present giving iast
enough holding for the teams. To put
this or any burden upon property al this
il seems to me is something which can
hardly be contemplated by those having
charge of the city's welfare.
For this special piece Of property l Will
say that its owners, ever since X was
bought IN 1873 have annually pat their
hands in their pockets 10 make up large
deficit from the years business. Begin
ming January |. Il would seem rs If there
might be some return made the owners
aud now comes This tax, which Is abso-
lutely OF no benefit TO the property.
If l may be allowed 10 speak eeFser-
ally. one cannot help noticing how muen
more frequent these paving aud sewer and
other special taxes are now. since the
ahuttefs pay the bills. than they We're
before the charge was so made. and II
would seem Il the city council felt that
they could make improvements without
much heed Of the cost when the charge
was against the property, but did not aa-
against the city. r. would seem that the
contrary should be the Gaze. and that
tax which would rest heavily upon sny
citizen should be more carefully considered
before being made. than one which. by be-
ing divided up. would rest lightly on him."
Judge John J. Mefflivra filed another
protest. pointing cut certain legal aspects,
az follows; The Law authorizes and In
tends that you should repair the streets
and pay for the same cut Of the general
funds: and such II and always has been
the practice. The city has never ere
ated local assessment district merely for
repairing streets. nor IN II 1nsfined ar even
authorized 90 20 do Subdivisions I. ~
and IS, article ". OF the city charter.
we'll as the general laws apohcahle TO
municipal CORPORATIONS. authorize You TO
thus make these repairs.
The general taxes are In part levied fer
such purposes and should be SO anplied.
Neither the city charter nor any other Law
authorizes the city council 10 levy a spec
cal local tan for the mere repair Of roads
and bridges. and YET the city Is liable as It
corporation for any damage resulting for
want Of such repair. This u3casia M z ng
especially 80 far a. the cast Is concerned.
ana IL experiments are To be made let Il
be done at the expense ~ the whole CITY
rather than the unfortunate. locality the
cay council NAV choose 20 eiect. | may
cay IN conclusion that grady fear the
Yeu&h estimate sor this proposed improve
ment il mach too lea
k
J. X. M2iAH. on" % ire IuFu who stood
the civil service examination Tor sanitary
inspector. yesterday fiissl petition for the
REORGANIZATION and regarding Of els pa
issr In puins Of fact. not Qne of ta@ ~
Ilcants passed The fxaFninat.90 ard
hence the commissioners dl6 not send IN
the customary lSs of three eligible nafne&.
ON that account trs appointment II Nj.
Gpeniner wiso was selected Tor the posi-
gfon. is only temporary.
X (
Superintendent OK streets F. -. fAttia
had a Iesah husk some three or fpur years
ago. hg1 since that time il isas BEEN Gss-
iess ornament 4 the sarus and ia Ces-
leagues have given hIma many a sly lAugH
about Il. but when slagh BETS began So
3iFsgla ever the present SNOW. IAe rsdscuie
changed - envy. and ire sleigh has 81
f0Yae1 Dsuy a PLEASANT rtsia. Taking
a5ca: sles&hing yesterday, ar. Llttae. wha
had SHst es1Fne 2 sgcra A drive. sss3,
.-fE anybody wants a s.e3ga TaGs fnat can
hardly be sxceHsd ia IRE .eF39. let bssa
take 8 good s5esgA drive up Ikica ave-
ME 30 E'thE street. up PIKE 70 r4fta ave.
nue turn down FIRM ay-uue ana drive
out 10 Fremont over thv Lake En4oa
boulevard tbs s,sishiHg along ,slai rosie
j. p~srs- "