The Seattle Republican., 1903-03-06
TALES OF THE TOWN


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much needed plant, and if no better
progress is made than already has
been, it will be ten years before any
sign of the city having it's own muni-
cipal lighting plant will even be ap-
parent, to say nothing of being in
operation.
H. B. Dunbar, the proprietor of the
Rainier Grand Hotel, has returned
from an extended Eastern trip cover
ing some two weeks or more in time
Before Mr.. Dunbar left for the East
he had been indicted, arrested and
held to the superior court in $4,000
bonds. He was charged with running
swindling gambling games in his ho-
tel. Without giving the subject any
careful research, the case is not ex-
tradictable from foreign country and
that being SO, Mr.. Dunbars friends
hoped that while he was away he
would just step over into Canada and
forget to come back, and thereby save
himself much legal worry and COM
plications in which it is thought he
will be badly involved before the
case now pending against him will
have been disposed of. But he is
back, and a fight to finish is prom
ised with the odds not in his favor
After all it begins to look as if the
grand jury will do nothing more than
kinder quiet the town down and then
sneak out of business. Although a
number of persons have been indict-
ed, yet no one has been indicted with
the bare exception of H. B. Dunbar,
who would not have plead guilty to-
such a charge without going through
jury wishes to immortalize itself and
receive the plaudits of the people it will
at once go after bigger game, which
no one doubts can be found if prop
erly rounded up and return indict-
ments against them. Put them on the
rack and make them account for Ii
censing criminals to commit crimes
and misdemeanors against the peace
and dignity of the state.
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were passed by a conference
committee of the various improvement
clubs and in them may be found much
food for thought:
Whereas, The City of Seattle has
under immediate consideration the ac-
QUESTION of site for the erection of
much needed city hall;
And whereas, The County of King
has court house inadequate for its
growing needs and most disadvantage
ously located for the convenient trans
action of public business;
And whereas, The school district OF
Seattle stands in need of more exten-
sive school buildings, and said court
house could readily be adapted to
such use;
Resolved, That we refer this opin-
ion to the consideration of our public
authorities, to our respective improve
ment clubs and to our citizens and tax
payers of Seattle and King County at
large for immediate action.
And whereas, The vacant Yesler
square is admirably located and adapt
ed for the use of public buildings of
both city and county, and is available;
Resolved, That it is the opinion of
this conference committee that under
the said circumstances our city and
county, through their respective au-
thorities, should forthwith acquire to-
gether said Yesler block or some other
suitable site, and cause appropriate
buildings to be planned and erected
thereon, for court house and city hall,
and should by proper steps have the
present court house converted to pub
lie school uses;
Mrs NancV Graap of Hbicaoo I'll