The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-11
Protest Against System Of Dis
bursting Rad Fund.
SPECIAL CITIZENS MEETING
3he Legislature viii He trx~S 10
zion nm the Boara of sasaf, COM
utss1sn~r.-Toasty May Ne NE
Aistrfefed-tHr Pats Up
Yoursh. of Tsx BAT Has No say.

The rsxEt Ef this rsfy va SSttFf *ePF'
s4rtation in tne dlsgen~atSoa 81 iRae fahis-
- ,gaa Ard bridge guuB ~ waies Il fas-
,sssfes fully 3 ger esFss.. zi1 - @sSss
s,egese the present Legislature tfs8s
lufion srnloayGpg the views pH TINS ps'tht
NJ a NUMBER 81 repfee arstsfifr CITIZENS
viii he prepared ~ p committee o. sssfFf'
appointed 81 - Special meeting faf'd S"1-
serday ia the Gnafnzaf e s.9'''1s.s.ss =
Member Of tFgs committee &Ys tssa4F~
man e. < Crane. cry Couspsrosfsr " -.
Psrry ard President o. tns s9sa ffis,ef 81
Gomsnesre E. - Graves. Af1erSN hs'S&.
who sat yasterday * chairman WIFE AK
O. an sx-ofsscto usemHeF.
The meeting Of yesterday wAs ne 14i
growth OF that held in the t'hasa9Hr -
( rau,n,srcs "Wednesday, and THE discussion
Was along the same Ssn@s. fB41Sh tzse
views exuyesseff we're more radical, ana
carried out would effect an Important
charge In the power OF iaE tfaaS5 81
county commissioners. The snjH2iirr O
having a county board ~ three, Two from
the country and one from the csig 9iH-
barse fund raised Ia great MEASURE
within the corporate limits % ssastle. ap-
peaira 10 all and after mDch discussion
IL was declared the sense OF majority
Of fhase present that two tity efncia3s
nh0sst3 ts authorized 20 act with me
board Of county commissioners IN max
fnR the levy for the road aiad bridge taad
30 IA. az the city's immediate interests
we're concerned city officials mentioned
AZ desirable additions 20 the board sere
the city Comptroller aud the city engE-
neer. or the chairman OF the finance com
rattle. No definite form % bill for pres
enfzsion 10 the legislature was decided
upon, this being left To the committee.
There was sofns argument ln favor OF
the bill nov with the COMMITTEES on high
ways Of the present legislature, II pro
sidea that The city council Shall haze
authority 10 use on the city that portion
of the road and bridge fund raised within
tiis city. This measure was strongly op~
posed By several ~ heing unjust "a the
country districts in King county,
a Representative Gathering.
The meeting was brought te eraer at
a.a O'Clock III the afternoon AndFem
Knox sks CHOSEN chairman ira The a.
hetee OF President Graves, q thf cham
her r. W Preach acted as secretary.
Present Sere A. e. 9rlfafhs, e r Crane.
City coaEciln.en John Taylor ard j. A.
James. *xet'annsy Commissioner Fred
tsasch. city Comptroller ". H. Parry
COUNTY Auditor r. H. Esenson, Assistant
Postmaster " J. Golkegt. Fred Hlee
Rowesi. ~ J. cArkeek. John l.. cniIeefg
ard others
Chairman Knox. after stating ths un-
jeet OF 'he MEETING called oa City Comp
r Parry The latter IL opening said
that members - tAe beard ~ county
commissioner hAs essdeu@sg mistaken
criticism o. she system un4lrr which tAsy
were working az intended "a reflect GA
their management such was t4ot the
ease. II MAS she system and uat t5a Tiest
that Was radically wrong The city ~
Seattle fufgiahesi THREE gouftAs 90 the
population IF King county. and three
iourti3s OF The taxea, and yet had tess
than oaethtfd 81 th" say as su apw the
road and bridge fGnd shut5l1 la sxp4rsei-
cd. The city Was practically wjthunt req
fesentation On the board of county cert
missioner. ne said. aecsuse of the cost-
At1natian of iAe fwn country against tae
one city member he repeated figures on
the tax for this fund In King county for
the last five years as ne hal gwen them
al last Wednesday, meeting ADD RAD
the present iaw l., regard 10 the fuaG. az
Follows.
The Present Law
''I'he board IT eounty commissioners shau
annually Al tH@ fifnE az H5a k,H& the AK
levy for county purposes. levy Sax ~
NJ nor than ,hree g.ilis on ne doilar ~
Al 81 ths 1aNah,e properly su TIE oounty
Tor senelal RAD and AriE. filai from
~hsch fund theg shalt oEder pa3A sa
sums a may be fauua ilsf,.szag-a. fer sac
toilstrucuon. repair and Improve ueut 4
hridE~s and snvh fo2l}S ali # thss "a.
labitRhts IN fAe U-70hES ARE interested -
81 u assist weak ard Impoverished ia.
tficts IN KEEPING their F0a1~ iu fFpa3f'
Under present conditions. continued Mr
Parry, the city nemtsr os saa haAfa has
practically $50 kaE- Nst a caes as e.re,
on thr uatn Roads leading lsta tac c9fN
Tao years ago zs.eAl hs1 hesn spptafsrf
ssed ~ ;he g9HusN tor repairs So tAs
Grant stTpet bridge the cftv avrm ,her
tlset'di"s inice itat s.aennf tn caHupss sfssz
the work TINS fnAa sHl bridge f4ae
Ns s-4 "a. ts. a -.