The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-31

tloua into HluE the material man
uAaturrd b. hla sheet metal works
I'M the construction OF their build
nEa In reply Bowen said that his
firm waa after business nos lH#i a.
much a. before he went into the
council. but that Hl. official posi-
lion had nothing 70 DO With n
he also made counter charges
against the divine. branding him a.
aHnsatIuualiHt bent uuuu building
up Il dNIuHiIus ranEre cation. and
compared him 90 Rev Wallace Nut
thug Waa left tho city under eauaa=
fauaI circumstance a good many
ycars ago The vile ramnrH In con
upHfluu with the lase Bowen re
psafed. but several ~ fhe audience
aame o. the Ietfu of NutuuE
Hr said that Dr Matthews had
himself violated the law hy prevail
INK upon the county commissioner
90 zaua q school teacher back east
~ the county expense. The county
commissioners hr Hald. had object
"a because they had no authority 10
make aarh appropriations except Tor
destitute eaHsH but Iaf Ha'tHtNH
persisted
Mullen was charged vlth iohbcfy
IA connection With The Twenty soy
snfh avenue sewer contract bus the
Hartman simply replied by stating
hat the matter referred 20 had been
disposed Uf more justly and e1Hs1l
lsuHaiy chan ans a'hcr street. I'M
Hrasrmsnt contract
fnHuHaUaus HeTa made again
Rude chairman af Ihg finance com
mitfec. for tho manner IN which De
and the other member had allowed
she ssty treasury deposits. as point
ID ont Ir. The star. to b. loaned -
Iol4f hauls without the return OF
any Interest Rude did not attempt
70 make au explanation
ur Matthew alsl stated positive
" what certain memherh OF the
council have auHpeeted FOR long
time. that certain member of the
license and revenue committee had
financial interest In the granting
N a license 20 Clement hafeslIo. AZ
tho NaIHon BnrusriA
He referred 90 the grating done by
fhe local contractor trust and how
the council. a. has been frequently
pointed ont b. The star granted
extensions 81 time without e1eep-
ton 60 contractors until the mayor
discovered they had been uEurFlng
an executive function.
lie also recalled the fact that
go between had been handed money
10 be used when the council vas
considering the American Improve
nsnt coupaHy'a gas franchise. when
the document. as pointed out Boy The
star at the time. had been subject
"a 10 uuealled for DELAY and restric-
ton.
Another matter he referred to was
tho TACT hat ON owe occasion 81 400
and ON another sll ono had been
raised 10 pass the Ssatue-Iacoma
Power eompany's electric franchise
prior TO the calling u the grand
fury two years ago.
lie thought the fact that Scott
BENJAMIN had been given permits
sion. contrary 20 the building ordi-
uapfes. 10 construct a story under
his livery barn looked suspicious.
and was positive that the relations
between members ~ the council and
!. J. Ferguson and tho Comique and
Arcade dance halls bore symptoms
Of "efaftiUa'
lie named in all 10 different
symptoms. referring to each by It's
numoral However. there are those
closely connected With city affairs
who know that he aid not even
touch on several matters that will
not stand the IimelRht There were
present AZ the meeting last night
more than ono person known 10 be
rraHers or goblet weens and they
we're apparently and undoubtedly
pleased that the divine had not rim
across certain other unsavory trans
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