The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27
President Rinehart Selects Coun-
cilmen for Detail Work.
IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE,
Rude Gives Place to Benjamfn MS
Chairman of Police and License,
James Retains Chairmanship of
Finance and Corporations Com
characterization to Control Fire
and Water Business-New Lists.

president Rinehart at last nights meet
ing OF the city council announced mis- COM
Ihiltees for the ensuing year. Several i'm
portant changes are made in the commit
tees, among others Rude gives way to
BENJAMIN. of the Fifth ward, as chairman
OF the committee of police, license and
revenue. "A new committee on parks and
boulevards is created. The new members
are scattered through the main commit
tees.
The first committee in point of import
ance Is that on finance OF which Council
man James, OF the Fourth ward. retains
the Craftsmanship. Mr. James has been
chairman of the committee for the past
seven years and there is probably no mem
Der OF the city administration who is more
familiar with the citys financial affairs
than ne. Mr.. James is a conservative bust
ness man whose policy is to keep expenses
and tax levies at minimum.
Mr.. James is also retained in his posi-
ton as chairman of the committee on cor
poations, which he has held since me COM
mittee was created.
Mr.. Parry, one of the two new council
men-at-large, is chairman OF the judiciary
committee. which has many important
duties. Councilman Taylor occupies the
position of chairman of the committee on
claims, 10 which he was appointed two
years ago.
street committee, which position he has
filed for the past two years. Councilman
Crichton succeeds Castleman as chairman
of the committee on fire and water. which
has supervision over the water and fire
departments and is, therefore. one OF the
most important committees of the body.
Councilman Crichton is also reappointed
chairman of the committee on health and
sanitation.
On adjudication Councilman Blake, of
the Seventh ward, Is chairman. this com
mittee having much work In regard to the
settlement of contested street improve
ment assessments. Mr.. Blake Is also chair
man Of the committee on parks and boule-
wards, the new committee created by the
council to frame legislation regarding the
city's parks and driveways.
Councilman Vincent Is made chairman of
the committee on city lights. In full the
list OF committees is as follows:
Judiciary Parry, Vincent and Byers.
Finance-James, Parry, Rude. Benjamin
and Murphy.
Claims Taylor. Parry. James. Crichton
and Nsvin-
Substitution, Taylor. Vincent. Ben
sewers~Rude. Blake. Muldoon. Taylor
and Navin.
Fire and water-Crichton. James, Parry,
Benjamin and Murphy.
Police license and revenue-BenJamin
Vincent, Blake. Murphy and Taylor.
Corporations-James, Parry. Vincent.
Blake and Murphy.
Health and Standardization. Parry
and Navin.
Public buildings. and grounds-Navin.
Taylor Rude. Muldoon and Blake.
Harbors and wharves--MuTphy. Rude and
Muldoon.
Adjudication-siake. James and Muldoon.
City lights--Vincent, Crichton, Blake.
James and Navin.
Library and printing-Parry, James,
Crichton, Vincent and Byers.
Labor-Taylor, Rude and Byers
Engrossed and enrolled bils-Byers,
Crichton and Rude.
Elections and boundaries-Vincent, Tay-
lor Afuldoon. Benjamin and Byers.
Parks and Observation-Disclosures, Crichton,
TAYLOR BENJAMIN and Navin.
Rules and order of business Rinehart,
Crichton. James. Parry and Byers.