The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-08
-.gh;-o.-way for the Cedar river pipe line

r.eht-o.-way for the Cedar river pipe line
B~ssses. he ely had obtained The school
section Ter about s5e per acre instead OK
$50 ard III addition. the school SEXTON was
FAR nearer The center % the C4tE ina Z
Woodland PARK These things, James sad
Gill ought 10 have stated
tsnrE.n,.;-4E James SID thai one taCt
not 10 be los, sight - was shat Woodland
park must he paid for BY direct taxation,
while The Cedar river water system MAS -
he pad FOR ~ tae wafer consumers: = Oil
ference .. large proportions James closed
by saying that he had 10 coub; that me
supporters OF the Woodland park purchase
ba4 acted honestly, and that TO one Of
objection 10 the purchase. after ali, was
that tae price WAS entirely toe high.
Nay.n spoke; several times. in fact He
reiterated The argument that the price
Askej Tor the park WAS low and that ne
city needed parks. That was how he bad
been converted 70 vote for the purchase.
The opponents OF The measure, ne SAID
we're the men who could sail away IN their
steam yachts and ENJOY The parks of Paris,
the fnes- n the world. but the men ~ho
favored the purchase were the men that
were compelled ~ poverty TO stay III Sc
a;lle.
Then Nzvin INDUCED in a ffowery tribute
70 Sea,tles prospects Tor the future. and
hoW then the city would be glad 10 get
parks az any price. Seatties h2roOr he
said was even finer than that OF Kingston,
Ireland. considering the amount OF money
that has been spent on it. lis conclusion
was that we ought 10 sustain ourselves.
Ter the mayor has told us in our message
that we don't know anything about doing
business
Defends the Purchase.
Nudoon defended the purchase o. the
park from the standpoint OF real estate
man eleven years in business in Seattle.
In the course Of his remarks he referred 70
an enthusiastic Tacoma councilman who
had stated 10 the visiting city father from
Seattle that the time would soon ceme
when Seattle and Tacoma would unite 10
form one great city.
What time in the evening was that, Mr..
Muldoon?' Interrupted james.
Early in the evening. assurs you re
torted Muldoon amidst laughter.
President Rinehart called on Comptroller
Parry 10 c0rroDorste the statements Gill
had made regarding the City's finances.
Comptroller Parry said that il vas true
that under recent decision Of the
preTne court the city was several hundred
thousand dollars under the Limit. all de-
linquent taxes aeing included as assets.
AS 10 his statement furnished The mayor.
Nh. Parry said that the mayer had pro-
pounded to him number Of categorical
questions. which lie had answered plainly
and To the best Of his ability. The mayor
had asked the city's bonded debt, but had
not asked whether the city had reached
Its limit OF indebtedness.
In reply 70 an !nterroga:ory from the
president. City Engineer Thomson gave
the council the exact acreage OF the park,
1S3 acres not including streets, and -
acres including them.
GIN rose TO state that he had In no way
criticised the purchase Of the school sec
zion south of tire city: on the contrary. he
had warmly approved Of the purchase. he
had cited +; only as analogous case IN
HI: argument
Navin tried to speak again, but was
clicked off by James and Castleman. who
threatened to move to adjourn If ne didn't
sit down So NiVin subsidized and a vote
WAS taken. The result was warmly APP
plauded In the lobby ana the council ad-
tourned in an uproar.