The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-05
"a, a st.tf cerr..pendsrsl

nAI.t.ARp. Nov. a-rhe asilard
council gracefully fell into line AZ
fts regular weekly meeting last night
and resolved TO fully Investigate the
sewer scandal which has kept the
city of shlnEle mills I'm a ferment %
excitement fer the past week.
The Investigation win be made by
q board consisting OF three civil en-
ginecrs. % whom George +, James.
city engineer OF Ballard. vii be ore.
A second member will be chosen by
the citizens who began the agitation
Tor an Investigation. and the third
viii be selected by Mr.. James and
the appotntse OF the citizens conn
mittse.
The report % the engineers viii
he made at - special couferencs be
tween the members OF the council
and the citizen aCRerally next Fri
day evening.
THIS course was resolved upon at
thu suggestion Of Engineer James.
who presented to the council a writ
tan Recommendation 10 the effect
that he be authorized 20 make an
inspection Of the new main severn
In company with George +. .Cotterilt
the cltieens committee expert. and
some other civil engineer TO be
mutually agreed upon.
Engineer James recommendation
was adopted unanimously. but with
one important amendment. Coun-
Gilman TwigE put his foot down
firmly on the plan 10 allow Engineer
Cctterih a place On the inYcrtlsa tina
committees. and the other members
of the council sustained him.
Therefore the Seattle engineer
whose report drnoaucing the new
sewer system as rotten 10 the core.
gave the oitinsn's COMMITTEES a full
crum from which TO move the city
council viii. officially at least drop
out Of the game,
Now a. 10 the reason for all this.
Ostensibly the Billiard council threw
thu harpoen into Mr.. Gntterili.
metanhoricalIv speaking on the
ground that he j. pretudiced against
the sewer contractors. sfirrat q
GoetE ana has already condemned
their work In the strongest terms.
Hut the real motive for excluding
Mr. CottefiH ffona the inquiry. as
became manifest then ana az various
other iuneturea during the meeting.
3. that hr = an ontspakeu advucafe
OF the annexation Of Ballard 10 Sc
attic and the politicians of Ballard.
to a man. most Of all tire present
at every mention % annexation.
Mayor Mackie. the first Demo-
cratic mayor Ballard has ever had.
let the cat out % the bag early In
the meeting when he said. We
don't need the help % annexatleuists
from Seattle in this matter We all
know who Mr. cotterill IL. and my
ewn opinion - that We should not
pay too much attention 10 his re-
port against these sewers"
n was noteworthy. however. that
ns attack pas made upon Mr..
cotteriil's reputation for honesty
and ability AZ any stage 81 The game
Councilman Frazier who has been
Informally charged with raaifeas-
nnca In office sn consequence OF the
reservoir site purchase. was l0uiest
m crittcisinE Mr.. Catterilk and he
confined himself 10 asserting, and
chAileu xing anyone 20 prove the con-
trary. that the bricks which Mr..
cotfarlEi hsd tested and found shen-
futeiy untitled for sewer corAtruc-
tIan. had not been taken from the
Second avenue sewer a. all. as ap-
f.ssret on the face cf che engineer
report itself
who selected those bricks, and
what IL there "a prove that they
were ever IN Ballard tntsrroghtei
Mt Grazief with n gloomy ffown
toward the crowded lobby. where
fully 500 citizens gathered IN evident
expectation OF seeing fireworks be-
fore the night was over.
Mayor Mackis promptly lined him
s.lf M with the people and gave
Mr.. FRA ziar 70 understand that there
would ~ no quashisE 81 the investi-
CATION.
~ makes 10 difference where the
bricks eauta from" he SAID. The
naoufe arr entitled - good sewers
ana iuasuiueh az they VIII have 70
raw for them they are entitled 10
ths best Of material and workman
ship"
Speaking 81 the demand for an