The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-21

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by the owner and Put on
record az least 20 days before said
vacation The incorpufaturn then
got very busy aud looked over the
records az the court house and. aH
khcy say. saw some very funny
things.
PECULIAR RECORDS
In fact. they intimate that Instead
of recording the petition FOR vaea-
ton june 81. when according 20 law
Il should have been recorded, Il WAS
recorded ON the same day II was
granted July 90 merely. as they
claim. by setting back the date on
the dating stamp. That was aheth-
CT OF the body blows delivered By
tho incorporatura.
Another Was the fact that, instead.
as also required by law OF posting
placarda announcing said vacation
of lands Ga the three most conHpieu-
GUS places in the town, those plae-
ards were posted ON the land itself,
which. a. the slueors" say has hard
lN Nn#A NlNMMHA NNANtN 1--WE 81"
CLARK fell over II la iseb,
LOADED DICE
Loaded dice and rule OF ruin
stunt are the names applied b. the
"tncaras 10 the game of the county
commissioners.
Kirkland Was finally Incorporated
oct. lth. 1903 Aud instead Of clear
aniiinE, the town became more mix
ga up than~cver.
WORSE THAN EVER
Under the laws of the state. q
liquar license granted by county
commissioners Immediately becomes
void when the village IN which Il Il
operative becomes Incorporated. Ho
Il was up 20 John A. Berry TO set .
town license And 60 help him onl
tho town council passed an ofdi'
nance permitting saloons and fsxtnE
the license At 800. and reauirine
that a majority OF property holders
slwn a paper nisnlfylug their wiil'
lngueza 20 have a saloon IN theiF
midst
FERRY GIFTS BUSY.
Ferry got busy. and got, or al
least says he got. the names OF about
70 property owners signed 20 that
paper
Then II waa. according 20 the in
cors.@ that the county commission
eru and Perry aud the santi-lneofH
got In their foxy work
Using this same paper with ihs
ma iarity on Il. not ms a petition for
town license. but as a petition for
dissolution Of Incorporation. this
"anii.Incora- presented ~ to tbs
town council Monday nlEht for ae'
tion.
The matter vas about 90 be re
ferfed 20 a committee Of two. shsE
Edward Judd. a prominent attorney
% Seattle. living m Kirkland. and
HIS friends got together and carried
motion 70 change the meeting
time 1t the council from every Mon.
day night 20 the third Monday nigh
ia every month.
FoXY MOVE
by this move. the sincora" gair
time 20 verify these names and alHs
To swing back public sentiment In
fhvor OF continuing as = town. and
a. ssuae Of them stated Tuesday
morning. many af the nign~rs are at.
ready sorry theY signed. and wan
TO Do better b. voting for continued
Incorporation.
Judd was appointed town httpr'
ney and viii fight the fight 90 a tin.
ism. Frank GfiffithH has been re-
tainea by the anita
The regular meeting VIII be Dec
18Th. when the matter viii come q
focus. This lnearposatars say tina
the council stands 10 0 for con
,inusa Incorporation. and that thoss
two who were formerly In favev o
aiasolving are now on the other side
because OF the alleged actions %
Ferry and tbs county commission
era' gang.
ORDERS SALOON CLOSED.
The city marshal OF Kirkland hsi
ordered Ferry. In the meantime. 4
close hts saloon. The only arEu.
ment. thus far known. presented b.
tho ants IL that Incorporation Ia.
wolves higher taxation for the i'm
proxsnents of a city. and Tot tina
reason non-incorporation IL prefer
able.
"A the Kirkland Land company i
probably ths largest land osnsr ans
would bear the burden OF taxation
II the town remains town. Il u
readily seen why the company n q
anxious for Il 70 remain a village.
md u all came about. It's said
because BarHteh wanted a favor o
Pete smith. whom he helped large
~ TO place In office. and beeaaa'
Pete and the balance OF the eoun
~ commissioners sweatsd day ans
night TO keep that promise ia ih'
shape Of a saloon license.