The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-04
Council Gang Applies the
Screws to Councilman
WardalL.
Trying 10 Force His Con-
version on City Gar
bage Question.

yesterday took another twist IN the
thumb-screw which has been M.
deriaken To force Councilman War.
DAN. the member from the new 18th
ward. to yotc for the repeal OF
the municipal garbage collection
ordinance.
An ordinance which II before the
committee. providing an appropria-
ton for a subIighting station az
West Seattle. WAS laid over for
D week AZ the lnstigation Of Chair
man Sawyer
The astnte city dad who has the
helm OF the snance committees
bark during SIS regular weekly
jaunts. called attention TO the fact
that the lighting plant now owed
the water and the general funds
something In excess OF $500. 900.
adding that the department should
be soif.sustaining aud ciinching the
argument By insisting that 1t
should 20 over another week any
way"
Councilman Sees Light.
when Councilman Wafdall arriv.
ed on the scene he found the D-r
value Of HIS appropriation bin veyy
much 10 the bad. temporarily. lie
also saw great. white light In
fact the light has been shining ia
his direction with dazzling bril-
iiancy for some time.
II Councilman Wardall win vote
10 repeal the garbage ordinance. he
will get his lighting station. II
he refuses well. the member
from across the bay has been given
10 understand that * may be neces-
sary for the finance committee te
deliberate long and earnestly be-
fore II can see It's way clear 20
act on the matter
Councilman Wardall asked. mere
~ as a matter OF form. when his
lighting station bin would come up.
lie Inadvertently expressed some
interest as 10 when il would reach
the council again.
Council? The finance committee
was Mortified
Councii2 why. e had TO be- acted
upon by the finance committee
first
Certainly. the finance commit.
teei
II could not even see the number
on the return-trlp tictet TO the
council chamber until its present
custodlans thought wise.
When would that be-
Why Councilman Wardall GER
tainly knew. II anybody did.
wardaIl Thinks IL Strange.
IT is strange that some OF these
councilmen should be 30 horribly
interested in knitting that garbage
bill, said Councilman Wardall. 1T
seems 20 be a case of getting eitherl
garbage OF light for our ward. he
continued, "and | do not know what
10 do"
The finance committee did not
take up the proposition Of offering
repeal bill at their meeting yes
terday. Committee Clerk Schrader
had been instructed TO gather some
Information regarding the statue OF
the garbage collection ordinance. 4
which became a law on June rs. but 1
the interested councilmen forgot to |
ask for II while the committee was
in session
Other suburban councilmen want |
improvements IN their ward. o. /
which the finance committee must /
consider appropriation ordinances.
They have also been given "a I'M |
dersiana that n they vant their
improvement matters passed upon
favorably they must vote right" |
on the garbage repeal.
Fix Collection Charges.
Al a meeting Of the health and |
sanitation committee Vast night a |
uniform charge for trade collec. |
lions of garbage was decided upon. /
This list includes dead animals. fish /
waste. metal scraps and other mate |
rails which are not included IN or. /
binary garbage matter. and is In. /
tended simply 60 cover the extra /
cost of hauling Il TO the incinerator /
The protest against the inciner. /
ator filed by a Number of eople /
who live near the south end of /
Lake Union VIE taken up and CITY /
Thomson w9s notified 10 /
devise means Of Yessening the i
noise maze by escaping steam D 4
the plant. The petition asking the /
city 10 purchase the wagons and 1
horses OF the private garbage col.
leotors was referred TO Councilman