The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-15

A'HA AN'hA MNhid De AfthtuNN fuf the
year 1904. With such an Income Il
was shown by Murphy'a figures.
which the committee found practis
raily correct, that the department
would have 4 surplus at the end OF
the year Of 100000.
This surplus can be secured by
allowing every Improvement and eN=
tension Of water mains asked for
BY superintendent Younea VA his
annual estimate. Il takes into con-
sldoration the fact that the water
fund viii be deprived Of the Ia
e00 revenue Il derived last year for
the sale Of water To the Seattle 4
Lake Washington Waterway com
rany; damages OF $4,000 that may
be secured from the city Ia the
courts na "A result OF the breaking
Of water mains during the past
year, aud either contingent expenses.
II also provides for the payment
each year 81 fi3a.ao0 OF debt by the
general fund, an expenditure that
has heretofore been made from
the water fund. OF this amount
So. 500 Is the annual interest paid
on the purchase price Of the old
water system. known as the spring
TIN plant According to the char
ter this should be paid from the
general fund.
The other $4,000 81 the ti7a.5eo
previously paid cut ~ the water
fund IN the amount az the principal
that must be paid each year on the
tt.o5O. coo bond issue made years
ago 10 buy the cid spring I'M
plant
Il maintain that this interest aud
principal should be provided for out
Of the general fund, az Is provided
BY ordinance" declared nauituus
what IL tho use of passing ordt-
nancca II they are disreearded l
believe that they should be strictly
oheyed. That IL why l am opposed
% violating an ordinance BY giving
Mrs. J II winn special permission
to erect q building contrary 60 the
building ordinances, 10 allow ing
John Davis a CO. 60 escape paying
a tioo fine for failure "a observe the
water department regulations. and
other similar eases Of this KIND. II
We do not want the ordinances let
ua repeal them"
that's good Theodore Roosevelt
doctrine remarked Cole. EiNinE the
seventh Nafd democrat credit
Another saving which was taken
into consideration BY Murphy sha
naulton ia arguing Tor a reduction
vHs one 81 $50. eco a year In va WINS
HazaH
year ttso.e0o In principal and IN
tefest was paid on this debt ne
city IL only compelled Go Pay WV
eco on this every year. OF coufa"
the more that h paid each year the
zaansr the debt vii be paid or aba
~ less viii be- the Accrued interest
sut pauItun. Murphy and other
,s.u,bsra Of the council maintained
ri there was no real reason Nh
the Cedar river system debt shealA
h. quickly wiped out BY impoHtnk
a. undaiv heavy borden upon ths
bnusrhaIdsrs 81 the present daN.
sin another mrans 81 haaii's
revenue 10 the water depat lfntht
as discussed. uauiton aud Aulis y
nave aehsnes that are nearly tdsn-
iii on this phase - ths matter.
.rh.v want 70 tax vacant property
:. f.,v sarfte a. the expense OF puma 2
rs up the Cedar river system.
s-rhat proposition has been IA ny
,st,A for the past ten years. sata
Mullen. 4 suggested u many yssts
-, tn a speech At the cid arfnaf1
ks,uainr Nov. xhst ] object 10 y
.f,,,t,,.tfioe Constructs ta pay fef the
aatrr they use and the constr y
lion Of the plant. toe Whlis =
Gamer q vacant propeftfs M'heaA Z
cot payinE cent IN water tehtA
- taves 20 aefray the eaHi % ne
slant Gets n benefit from ~ lif
fwus- d house. perhaps after me
s.totc Giant has been paid Tor ana
,e.rsby fails heir 10 an interest ~
i. free of cost.
me proposition % install moFs
meters Vas also discuased- huNsf
gatsndeut NouuFs and ethet
fbeurht that = meter should Dc
placed On private property hs ll
I fer instance. a hall block or u !.
vas being watsrsd al summer. h'
thought certain amount 81 law
sgrinklinR should b. free. but tha'
thsre vas iiuH
f rrirhtan attacked this suggestion
ue thought that az long AZ me
vatsr Waa being used "a keep las
vrs.n she city could afford 20 NiRs
T IL free.
property win fine residences en-
il A. taxed far more heavily than
{ sseaut ground. he said
4 otter from you in that re-
rfi.d burnett. Who was a member
- ne lat equalization board AT
I queen Anne hiu property. Tor IN
stance. is mis- year assessed vim
eat reference 20 improvements ihf
vacant LOT o. asssssed 80 much 81
the Dot beside Il with a fine home
en- g."
a houe hat IL true. bat ! do not
believe II ~ IN most eases Vas
{ Creditors reply.
Although the figures which Mur-
/ phy showed last uiEht prove that
a 20 pr cent reduction r. possible