The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-20
RAINIER VALLEY PEOPLE
CONDEMN ASSESSMENT PLAN

that when hr introduced the roHolu.
ton he did not know what Boa pro.
visions we're We believe thar hr
madr a serious mistake iu duluz 80.
We object Ia the proposition ON
several Er0undH We DO not thiul,
that the assessment district pro.
posed Is proper one. az iuteu led
hY the state law, II does not IN.
gludu all the property benefited aud
he includes anme property that la not
benefited
We believe that the expense 81
constructing tho sewer. however.
should he borne by the Eruaul fund.
We paid our share OF the general
bond Issue made Years hFu. from
which We have not secured equal
benefits with the rect of thv city.
and We do not see why We hhuHld
be assessed aEaln for an improve.
meHt which should have been paid
uut OF that bond Issue.
The meeting which the Rainier
club held last nigbt was ono ~ the
largest and most enthusiastic ever
ueid in the Second ward Every
man present va opposed a. pas iuE
the proposed assessment
The other side 0f the controversy.
which must nov be waEed in the
city council e given BY city EuN.
neef Thomson. who said last eve
uiuE
Those persons who are prot 81.
iuK against the construction Of the
Rainier avenue sewer bY the pro
posed method uf assessment are
Unnecessarily wrought up They
mlkht just as well quit talking
loosely aud set down Go hHa.ussa
That sewer must and viii be- built
n Il a. necessary o. THE city a. an
arief, ia "a mans body Certain
property owners. Including ftfmer
Councilman Mulduon have been re
tafdinE Iga construction hf uuWaf=
raatrd agitation until conditions
have reached such a stage that the
sewer must BE- built
Some of these people out thefe
cannot set over a mistaken ltea.
which they have had fur tFu years
that they we're unIuHtly treated IN
. the construction ~ the north and
south sever tunnels The WAlla Val
Ia aud other systems Following the
dsfaleatIau Of kruE Il vas disHaF-
srrd that a large number 81 unuef-
I esaafY sewers acre being built and
I Toe vas decided 90 complete uuly
these sewers already under con
sirutiIuu
The property owners 60 The
Huuthefu part 81 the city werr
obliged II pay So 90 % the money
needed q complete this work some
81 them have not soften over g
Hluco. They have forgotten that
/ tanpayefa an over the city wsfr
similarly Obliged 90 pay for thia
+ wark They have also apparently
I forgotten that When the rlty npuro
prIafea s. Goa ont % the general
Z fuhd far the construction ~ the
. HaIuIsf sever that they we're given
. haak an bat s. 600 % fhs g. 600 AID
. that The balance has already been
made uu IN the improvements lea the
. district.
II seems % me Counriiman
Burnett said. that the proposition
. Is fair - an concerned r. appears
that the system D. not goiuE tn cost
much more than g. 600 after al.
and 10 tha property owners arc only
OBLIGED 90 pay So aaa o. seems t0
me that + would BE- Iast Tho see
er sill drain a large district Iu-
Guiding one side % Hsuiou hin"
As LONG az those Hho are Obliged
20 pay the assessments are heur
nfsd I d. not nnr WHY they should
object % IL said Councilman Cole
other trunk sewers all over the
citY have been built un the same
plan"