The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-05

ton Of city Engineer James that In
the future he be glVsn entire ana
exclusive power 10 employ hud us
charge street and sewer inspectors
This resolution WAS passed. uhhnl=
mouHlN.
Heretofore the council has appoint
ed inspectors far street aud sewer
work, and one Of the chuHrH made
by Attorney Reynolds. the leader OF
the citizens movement. 10 that sewer
inspectors have heretofore winked
at glaring failures To comply with
specifications BY Instruction nom
members OF the city council
Mr. James declined 10 be inter
viewed last night regarding his
probable action Ia the matter. but
his guarded statements lead TO the
belief that he viii take the matter
into his own hands aud bring the
contractors Ia time In they are at
tempting to slight their work
II hardly think conditions ATE az
bad as Is claimed. said he 10 Star
man last niEht. MIR cottefilTa -
port Was based on a very haaty In
vcsttgatlon aud am confident such
conditions as he Says he found 20
exist are not general
The petition 81 the ultiEuu's COM
mittse for the removal OF Herman
tlortch a. sewer Inspector Waa
read and referred 90 the city suEi-
neer without debate
This petition carries with Il a re-
quest foF the appointment OF Ensi
ucer gutteriil to act IN hostch =
stead. No comment Vas made On
THIS request
Although Ia the minds of many Of
the good citizen 81 ballard there lin
gers a strong suspicion that az least
two members az the eitg council
have In the past been willing % wink
al grave failures ou the part stirratt
4 GoetE. the contractors tn I've up
% the specifications for sewers laid
Ia ballard during the past year. tha
feeling u general that there has
hren tao really serious grating
although ths invest cation hos on
faos may result ga clearing up "
the atmosphere Of thr city hall ana
"a big saving tn the taxpayer
The fact that ballard ia o. the
eve Of her uHat regular city ennNen=
tom ard that Cor she urst time Ia
her history cltY primaries are e. be
held November - Il regarded b1
the conservative as explaining a
srru deal 81 asitation.
Eutn Yesterday, when his name
Was formally Withdrawn. u ~ In
ErfHoii the law partner Of e. A
Reynolds the inwyer who has been
adF iaina the citizens lu the sewer
matter. has been an aFosed eandi=
date foF city attorney at she CItN
election 60 BE- held December q
fngcrnoll r. Republican Hryns
alas is Democrat, ana she mayor
and four uut u seven members %
tbs council are Democrats, Never
theless the Democrats IA the city
government charge Reynolds With
lukewargn adherence % Jeffers1niau
principles ard accuse him - fameni=
Ink trouble for the purpose u boost
inc his partner into office ard also
saiuns 4 fee for himself re Hft1Fusy
for the cifiHrns ia thrra truea suits
60 cniulu the payment Of fhv sewer
bonds
For an that nobody denies that
the agitation has been Eopf thing
an around fpr ballard.
Another factor that has a part IN
the present trouble 10 that the cost
Of the many large nun igipai len
ptnvruants that hsve been made
durtnK the past year - uow bcgin.
ming % make itself felt br tho eiti.
gems whose pfnpfrtY has been benz
fits1 auA ssS8r Nuf The latter Il Il
sllsesd. are lsins Al any straw In
thh hope of FaintuE more fiur FOR The
payment ~ tha euai % the hig sewer
aysfstn.
nu, nobody dante. that Attorney
Hes nalda L. fiaht hsu he says that
this ciIlsans he represents are en-
tilted 20 sewers thet comply ulth
the specifications aud oaunot -
compelled 20 pay for Inferior ma
t=ffafa nud noar workmanship
For the tins bsiHE The political
fight that ia heluF made upan John
p'nav. HaliardH water suuerinfend
eut. - a. HthufHtiii Contrary O.
a sensational runner Published IN a
Seattle afternoon uarsf Yesterday,
0'pay has not resigned nnd aaYs
that he vtii not
Il t. charged chat osunY has not
resided In the city ~ ballard iong
enough 70 lessliy hnta offlre and
also that b. is an eE-ranTiei from
the Waiia Waiia peniisntiary
a'Dav has many fries 81 IN Hailsrt
"a no assert that men wh0 want he
Sob are responsible FER The agitation
against him. o'uay's friends claim
that he has given the city good,
business like administration and
aacribe some ~ the aniwus against
him a. local business firms who
have not been favored with orders
f1r supplies for the water depart
meut
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