The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-09

I the opposite position For many
feafH aud in fact al the present
time many OF the euuufiimeu have
looked upon it much uH upon the
health department AZ sort OFF a
charity unworthy af much attan
ton Councilman Murphy IT late
years has been doing most II the
HEhtug fof the office rs member
af the finance committee
The office WaH established during
Che hard times of 1898 al the fHE
eud af the Ronald administration
Tho labor unions III the ritY Weff
chiefly Instrumental iu Ita sstah.
lHhmeut Hud they have never iaat
Interest Doe 10 since chat fime The
office nt that time Waa ImpeHtlyeIg
HrsdeH Private agencies were
HHIudHuE fhn large number af
safkIHEmeu ont uf employment Iu
diaEfa manner und every
dollar counted then more than ten
De- nov.
The tity charter makes ~ ALLOW
able far the city 81 charge fee
bot exceeding - cents far ca b iou
furnished but che city has newer
taken advantage OF this provision
II has AWAY been #aH IdereH more
proper tn give out the IuuH freely a.
a loHa ~ revenue that might b. 8b
HIurI under "a Tee system Labor
Commissioner circuit said Ihia HnfH#
lag that be WaH not 30 favor - the
Re SYSTEM
AZ the present ume Ii Be- costing
fae .ItF les than 6 cents f1f each
Job it Furnishes Tho more iulH
If luH|H hHa the irsH The cost 70 the
cts faE each job Hf Gf8ut thInka
Tie office should be- placed un bust
nssa hasiH b. employ an add
uahhl clerk lie gIses q mu state
mant - his position lu fha matfef
IL HE following letter written r.
The Star
Nil CIRCUITS STATEMENT.
= observed In sous Issaa Of
THURSDAY uBasH double column
head lines. an affIHIa aantHHiuE
statements 90 Ehe Iitf rHH.ueeH
HHtsh reflect upon The usefulness
ef che public employment offs e. -
tHlH HIfF aIfh special reference g.
the labor required H fHe #ouHfTll
usH ~ fhe sIffa lighting tianf
= am ted ta believe. fram fhs
statements afffihafeH fa gIty EnEI#
rHHr Thomson. that Do has been
mIsIufatmea. or b. Hat cow HaauH
H 20 The fsHIa H tbH Hasa.
lu tHf first place #r ga - Give
orders for labafsfH from uhIaf Fu=
EIHr#r HhalasII during Iaal HaHmel
uhru Heir sau ~ beet feY aifu
.aIf ia obtain. end HH#u thHf HhiHE
oaa secured Wa# UHHIH - be- -
rHar aHalfr IT ahI#H Hmss thIH
.laaa ~ hrin could naf hr SECURED at
tiI from "a private agency
We have received hut one order
faf fhHa wafk since October 1903
ana thaf saa GA December o. f8oa
when Na received and uIad a. Or
Ger for DO iaharefH at aE aeuIH nH
haaf board briHH charged at 90
week
AhaHf thIa umr Ha saw Ar
NhHfWsH aHa were Informed hF hhu
fhat tHsF eHfr fully ahIr f1 supply
their aHu needs fram ths iaFaiur
.fmp nearby iahHfeHH fHHm hitch
were constantly passing the eitya
camps Since thia time neither 81
Thomson nor Nr ahutasn haa
PLACED aH order for asla win thls
office - We aarl1srd fof the go
sons above stated
EXPOSES A FAIfAsTa
Your article states aH quoted
frum the ritE sngiHreH. that the help
sent from the rifIs pahiIs employ
msnt office often proved incapable
shfir the greatest reliability ia
found iu the men sent out b. fhe
private agencies The faiinaF of
these statements hy Ihe city eug
nesf iH shown Ia tire surceeHiua
paragraphs. In the statements - thH
men recently sent from private
agencies for this Same work. when
thsT cay that come Stay quite
while and some are let out and
that certain private agency wsa
sending men 10 the work most every
day
II constant stream 81 lahnfHrH
rram = privsts agency in necessary
fa hssp the cityH camps Ia opera
ton. one Of two things IL certain
uither the help sent ia 81 poor
quality or All investigation d ueeoss
saHY "a learn why good men viii not
stay at work
There has not been time Hiuef