The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
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date one family. In all that was said on
that particular item j heartily agree. |
believe with him II was disgraceful
Jon. and most unwarrantable expsndi-
erson, but that does not make his whole
assumption correct
The facts. are these: The road and
bridge fund IL levied upon real estate In
the entire county. and ranges from / to
~ mills. and that r. all the city con-
tributes TO the county roads. Now gem
look UPON mt the back thereof and you viii
ind Special. and in every road district
In the county mot the city,. commencing
at 10 about 100, you will see levies from
to 10 mills. levied by the county people
themselves to repair roads These will
average to mills. and In addition. we
country people, pay polltax OF for
years of age So that the county pays
about 81 to 3 mills and the city ! to ~
mills. How seriously the city IL being
taxed, taxed to help the county! All upon sran
erty valuation Will not a consideration
of the facts in this matter, and the at
tempt to cut the throat OF road i'm
provement bring slight blush to the
cheek?
Country Aid 10 city.
Are we not assessed to pay for your
Magnolia blum condemnation and i'm
provement proceedings? Are We not as
sessed to pay. for your Lake Washington
county people these are matters of not
the slightest concern as individuals, has
the county ever offered objection and en-
deavored to strangle them. Were you
city gentlemen TO assist In the labors
OF the board of equalization? Surely you
did not claim legal right. Has the city
not been doing all possible for some time
to put her city Migrants onto the county?
Is this the spirit of the city In regard to
King county, When Pierce county made
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and enclose within her borders all the
sections east and west up to township
22. including Black Diamond. Franklin,
Osceoia. Muckleshoot. Green River. Au-
burn, Christopher and Vashon Island.
was II not our loyalty TO, and our desire
to build up your city. that saved the day
and retained to YOU the richest and best
"If you desire to have a division of the
county: II YOU believe II best TO live alone:
II you believe we as county are In
furious to YOU. harmful or load. con-
tinue your parsimonious, narrow policy:
don't do anything to encourage the back
bone OF your prosperity and power but
heap up trouble. throw out statements
about the commissioners that were and
are TO not he proven; create spirit OF hos
tility and suspicion, and y wont be long
own with an orphan who VIII not have
much use for the parent who abused him.
until he lost him For The county,
Kent on Saturday the ed, at i,so. to ac-
eept your challenge. We are preparing
for the fray.
Chairman Cttsc's Response.
In order that both sides of the dues-
tiou might be given TO the public stimuli
taneousiy Mr.. Harris interview was yes
terday submitted to II. II. elise. chair
man OF the Chamber OF Commerce COM
mlttee ON roads and highways. who pre-
pared and advocated the amendment 10
the law. Mr.. elise said:
II have read the Interview ~ Mr.. James
Hart OF today In which he eriticises the
amendment to the road law advocated by
nayscH before the Chamber Of Commerce
last Tuesday He says, The objects OF
the proposed amendments are: To have
all city superintendent OF the county gen
eral road and bridge fund 20 be set apart
10 the city. the Chamber OF Commerce
says 10 be used by them N the canstFuc-
tion % county roads leading out OF Sc
Most certainly the gentleman misun-
dorstood my remarks before the chamber
~ this Is the conclusion he draws. ! adj
vocatcd this, that the amount raised by
general taxation on all property Of the
county should be used BY the county COM
missioners in yhe construction. repair and
improvement 81 bridges and such roads
as may be declared by the unanimous
woke 81 the fpli board to b general thor
oaghfares.
else, advocate that tails money should be
set apart TO the city. but always advo-
Gated that IL should BE- expended by the
county commissioner IN the future a. ii
has been in the past except that II
should require a unanimous vote Of the
beard instead q q majority vote. and
proVement OF a general highway.
For General rhoroushfare..
ALSO neither have I. nor any one else
l know Of advocated that this money
should be spent exclusively In the CON
struction of county roads LEADING out ~
Seattle. bat have always advocated that
this money should be spent under the al
rection % the county commissioners upon
such general thorOughfares as they
should deem best, whether those roads
lead out OF Seattle, Kent Chrissophsr
or any other town; that was a matter
for the county commis sfoi,,-rS IN Da -