The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-03
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Besides thls protest a petition will
DE BfpAeuts d demanding the I'M
and tho discharge " every Inspector
parchment Of Councilman Frazier.
Ia the city engineers department.
The whole matter ig iu the hands
Of a committee appointed At q meet
Ing u the property owners. 10 days
ago. This committee consists u J.
y. Chamberlain. Spencer HaWiey, A.
kllWorth and q. a. Reynolds.
These men. N the mass meeting.
Saturday night. declared that they
had just commenced their iuvastfEa-
ton, bat learned sufficient % make
the following positive statements.
Your committee has learned that
the sewers have not been and ara
not being constructed in accordance
with the specifications, both as %
quality and quantity 81 material
used ln the construction"
Continuing. the committee states
that II had obtained evidence from
witnesses who would be willing 10
testify az 10 this facts IN court. that
the property owners viii not obtain
sewers " the material and ON
Htructlon for which they are paying,
and 70 convince even the mOas
charry as 10 the result Of it, invea-
tigation the committee makes the
following offer.
Your committee desires 20 say
that IL will pay the costs Of refnoy-
ing and replacing any portion Of the
sewer and Yyii pay for the replacing
81 the heWef Ia the same condition
in which Il Wus found, II the sewers
are not found TO be defective as is
represented BY tho committee"
The committee also attacks tho in
apSctors who have passed on the
work. and IL representing tbs prop
erty owners IN their demand for the
discharge Of all these inspectors,
ask the council 70 set a time aud
place whsn they can bring proofs 70
sh0 what the inspectors have either
been wilfully negligent. Incompetent
or a party 10 the sewer fraud. The
committee report ends with the fol-
lowing statement.
t'Your committee has IN the time
allotted II obtained statements and
evidence upon which il can rely,
showing that the city council and
tie inspectors have not protected tbs
interests Of the property owners"
At the meeting Saturday night
Contractor stirrat. OF the firm of
stirrat a Goetz. who are building
the sewers. attempted 10 defend ths
routed with questions he publicly
declared that neither the inyestisat-
Ing COMMITTEES nor any propsrty
owner would be SLOWED 20 enter or
In any way inspect the sewers until
his firm had turned them over 70 tho
city. on account Of this the COM
mittee viii ask the council tomorrow
night TO appoint George p Cotterrill
as temporary inspector IN order that
he may continue his inyestiEation Of
the sewers.
The attack made on Councilman
Frazier is I'm connection with the
purchase BY the city Of lots for the
new reservoir wherein he IL charged
with selling the lots 20 the city. and
thereby making a Handsome profit
for himself. The committee a. its re-
port has the following 10 say of
Councilman Frazier.
Your committee recommends that
an action be instituted against
Councilman Frazier 20 have him re-
moved for violating section sss. Bal
linEer's code. which provides that no
officer In a city Of the third class
should be Interested directly or indi-
rectly IN any contract with such city
or with any of the officers thereof
In their official capacity and that
any Wtlful Violation OF the PROVISIONS
OF this section shall be a ground for
removal from office and shall be
deemed n mlsdemeanor and shall be
punished as such"
II the council refuses 70 act on the
demand for Impeachment proceed
ines against Frazier. the property
owners. IL IL said. propose 10 insti-
tute an action against him in tho
courts in order 10 remove him from
office.
II f. stated by members Of the
that they have much All
ditionRl evidence of fraud. which has
not been made public. but which win
appear as the investigation procssds.
Much credit II given G. A. Reynolds.
who has been instrumental in gath
ering much OF the evidence that has
already been secured.