The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-23

Or fss1 As. Fensner presented ar ASSESS
men: notice served on &r. Croker In IssS.
A. tae swearing Of his assessment. placed
~ s2S.s8 ga that ocexzsoz. tsG. Ar. Crc-
kzr said that the saiae st nts ps<sonAi
property, exclusive Of bank ss2res. sub
sest 10 taxation, 6i4 Hsos exeese tiss. Mr..
Fssltn~ said TIE boSks showed shat - LAS
time Ar. Croker lad real estate wnich was
subject 20 mortgages sen~snssfsx so ts1s "a.
BIZ had no personal property sah5~et 30
TAXATION. Mr.. Fensner sad sse suksees ct
Mr.. croksrs psssossaa property bad net
been especially considered In Dts depart
rsent since be sal been ~ the head q II.
Fryer Makes Load Revetatisns-
WfHsarr ! Fryer, 20 whom Mr.. Hasxhss
testimony applet, sssoA me afsness chair.
He said s.e bad been member 81 faa
hoard Of building examiners for more
than ten years The exAsainsr had ned
public hearings regarding nrsproofag
syssenas. Mr. Aecann. = nrpssw az Grok~
sr. had appeared before Ire board ga be-
hais of some Interests. He Rad net esen
nor heard anything 10 show VIVA Mr.. Bic.
Cam wAs 9assg for tas inssre1s re repre-
scented Mr.. Fryer admitted that ass usefzs-
berztsip IL tbs beard might Incidentally
help his business al architect. bHI has
cfxezaJ duties had not s~sss neglected for
his prfyats nssinsss. Mr.. Frssr was suo-
jecsaz to lengsfy sxsxniEatsou regarding
the fnsrfse - tae variosss systems ~ Ere
procfinx, ard tfss reasons xhies. led The
board 10 adopt or retsef them.
Mr. Fryer Nss QUESTIONED elo.ssy regards
isx the building u ibe Third Avefsae thea
ter. Ia which undertaking hs ssa the aFci-
ttsC- He testified that BE had received
ITO fsons Peer Brennan for advice ia re-
Ears 20 th@ building ~ the ocrnsr % Cert
land and Church sSFeeis TIE plan hai
bs~n rejected hy It's superintendent 5f
baisdIhgs before Mr. Fryer WAS called IN.
Ard ;he bosEsi 90 examiners. 81 which Mr
Fryer Was nasaa5eF. aad also rejected
the Sian. After aiF Fryer tad given lgs
advice. tne board approved the pianS. Mr..
Flyer asl nes Eots when tlie plans came
UP FOR the second time. although 10 voted
70 facet them At tho FIRST hearing. He had
Gfven no resason 20 his associates on tire
board fer rot voting, and had aot told
fnsus that lie had be.n employed by Dresl-
nan. he did not think that u was llscsss-
cary 20 Tell them. He had not voted in
the second instance, because he was inter
ested in IN. matter
Mr., Fryer said he thought Inc building
department was vel equipped 81 engineer
ing ability. AF. Fryer admitted re might
have written an article which appeared in
print some time ago 10 which IL Was rec
o9mseded TO builders tsas they should get
acquainted with the building inspector ON
the job. and after IL wss over make him
present.
In explaining the manner In which he
wrote Mr.. Haisht when he introduced Mr.
Young 70 him. Mr. Fryer sald that Mr.
Haight's apparent ignorance OF his i9en-
uty ssanx me a little. | smartad under
- IA
yea Ny dear Dir. Fryer aud get lnfor-
nation. and then forget ygti. I wrcte the
istser that was read here before this com
nsittee"
Mr. Fryer aaid he saw 20 objection 10 a
msmbsr OF the beard passing ca the oom.
pss'sness and regularity OF The plans. and
then be consulted and paid Tor services
In connection with putting The plans In ax-
eentton. and then passing upon TIE work
os beins member Of the hosrd that pass
cd upon if.
Mr.. Fryer said ,hs present system was
the best that could be obtained. and tina;
the building DEPARTMENT itself was nor ant
10 make serious mistakes
Indicted and hailed Out.
William J. Nihsil, a confidential examiner
IN The department OF buildings. was call
ed He admitted that he mad been ,ralgt-
ed BY the state sxeise board ard bailed out
IN H.no, but could not tell what he had
been Indicted for lie said ae had pleaded
~.
knew Mr.. Deener, superintendent ~ bu!ld-
ings. bat he had never met him in d "a.
loon called The Owl" Mill admitted
9. had been arrested once before III issss
Tie refused 10 stale What FOR. RE said he
WAS member 81 the Republican areanIga-
ton and had been recommended for the
asppoln'maen, u the eniitsng department BY
trisf. Mill! said be got $3.50 salary.
TIE questions ASKED BY Mr.. Aoza imli-
. n.s,, tlle' ne eosinsei did net think Mr.
Mini esrnea his salary.
Nihilis salary, IL trs.nspired. had been
cut down from 81 1si year He denied
that he had ever driven sir, Ituoasr To- Con
DAILY. the saironkeepar VINO is alleged
20 nave stated that no could fix che build.
Ing department I"
Thomas J. Brady. commissioner OF Man
haitian ard Bronx departments II build.
inga and president " the board was then
called, lie said he hss gesnss Nfhiil attsr
tive to his Duties and competent "a per
form the work sntfnssesi to h,n He said
IND and reducing salaries. fir sals that
On pe-efsfeer II be received a note fror,
Mr Croker sn meet Rim and Mr. Var
Wyck. He met t'sm, ard they asltoi him,
department ard hn said he wouia sln -
That vas The way ia which he got hls
coanEssiss!oneFship. Mr. Brady said the ia
siletsnrGf against him had BEEN siis4nlssa.3
He did not knew when and ~, was nns
sppsrenilf much interested in the matter
tie stated That neither Mr. croker nar
Mr Van Nyek bad questioned him re-
EAr9tnw tals indictment when tbs, COM
missanesshin Was offered him
Nj, Croker ~sa present ar sha opening os
the session. bat Mr. Moss g.k1 hafn ma
would not ha neatisd until Monday Tha
committees thaa adjourned usi,f lfses
o'clock Monday
Affer MendSsss session h ia anr,s,rre,
tho committee VIII adjourn uatll NAV
and IN the Interval II - presumed they
VIII s9H,iift a preliminary TerSars - th@
ieSfSAtufe ara passisly proceed against
several Witnesses for contempt
THINKS Qtst WILL Rfs SEATED