The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-08


should b. thrown OF wifhuaf proper
{ consideration. I 90 not care whether
There T. politics In IL or not
whether II came from the republican
or democratic cowuuttcra
Then efIehtou made a speech that
20 thoroaEbiy exposed The other
members aT the committee that they
stood aHhasI
7 want - explain ms connection
On this matter De said. ahre1ua.
{ believe that the people hars a rlrht
Co knoN just what their representa-
tiycs are doing I want q saY that
the toint committee appointed 10 in-
Feailgafe Ianifuu'H ordinance only
met two Or three times 20 discuss
the matfer. Then o. turned the ufat-
Ter over u q aub-eommittse. consist
ing % Rude. YHuuEa AMI myHsif. 90
formulate REPORT 60 preHHHf to the
cousfuittse The latter has nat met
since that tinls. - far as I know
thc anh-eammittee never met
= asked Chairman Rude three
times to eau the meeting. bat FOR
sofnr reason he failed. A. 10 this
report that las hTcn made tonight.
u b. the first tlutr I ever heard %
o. don think that IL amounts 20
anything
.rhe PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED
To SIMPLE JUSTICE N THIS
MATTER I am not yet satisfied
that a reduction ga water Halca can
90 This fIHse b. eNp-tientir made.
bot I Do not So why the eammitte-
I cannot frame a report clearly shoN
{ ma ehY e cannot b done II if can
not THIS PROPOSED METER
SYSTEM HOWEVER / gaoNsID-
{ FIR DAMNABT.E Meters may autnr-
TIMES becuuas necessity. bat thcy
I are never a couveuirncs. There D.
no reason Hhy they should Be stuck
out IN the woods AZ every little
home in The city. They are always
obnoxious.
a CLAIM THAT TO CHARGE
THE PEOPLE 80 THIS CITY FOR
I THEIR WATER BT THE GALLON
I ~ RIDICULOUS WHILE A MI
LION GALLONS ARE OVER
FLOWING INTO LAKE UNION
EVERY DAY. DO not believe that
any man beKruawra the prolific use
Of water b his neiEbhar Ahen "
enables the latter 90 keep his lA~n
green Green lawns are enc of the
attractions 81 the city. They should
b encouraged.
= do not believe that there IL any
thing in the claim that the water
[ fund has been raided 70 uay other
expenses % the city. There IL only
one claim that can be truthfuily
made ia this direction. The water
fund has been paying the Interest
on the spring Mil water plant
Witch cost 1850 ooo. This amounts
20 ts2sea every year. but TIE char
ter expressly provides that such in
tereat should BE- provided for from
the general fund"
Daulton succeeded On getting the
privilege - the floor and made prar
ticaiiy the same claims that hn had
pref iouHiF made re corrected an
impression which hr claimed the
members 81 the committee Nere Try
ing % make. that the water fund
was paving for an extensions -
water mains BE said that the ahut-
ting property owners paid Is per
cent % these costs. ~ supeflufrnd-
ent Y1uuEa report for 1903 he show
"a that the surplus earnings ~ the
water department last year were
fi7s .00o. The receipts we're sfIi.-
900, and the expenditures faa7 900.
lie said that $4,000 more had
been paid on the Interest and prin-
cipal than was required. and that
only t296.d9e had been spent on cr-
tensions He said he would agree.
however. 20 a 20 rer cent reduction.
which was all that Murphy Thought
was iusiifiahle
Murphy said that he wanted %
see rates cut az much a. they could
be without erlppilng the water de-
partmeut tie presented figures 10
prove that after a 20 per cent re-
duction the water department would
be $4,000 10 the good a the end
~ the year.
In connection with the water rate
reduction matter Mullen introduced
an ordinance ~ great Importance. ~
provides for the taxing Of vacant
property abuttlng water mains
Mullen claims that u IL unjust 90
make improved property pay the to-
Cal cost of buying the water plant
and running IL. which IL practically
the result o. the present system.
Daultou'a ordinance. now lost. con-
taina similar proyiHion.
A 81 tuK on every vacant lot iu
the city would amount 20 a yearly