The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-06
GRANT AND MALONEY
WILL INvESTI-
GATE.
All Are Lined Up Against
Bouillon in This
Fight.

Tho board Of public works met
IN special session this morning Ia
consider the charges Of incompe'
tsnoy filed against Secretary Q. b
naEiey BY A. V. Bouiilon, supcrin'
tsnaent Of public utilities, and fin
lshed By openly taking cognlrance
Of the fact that Il was 10 be var 10
the knife between Bbuiliou and the
other members.
Incidentally the Bagicy charges
we're turned over 70 the custody Of
Superintendent Of Streets Maloncy
and superintendent Of Buildings
Grant with Instructions to look
into the secrctary's office system.
No time vas fixed In which to re-
port back.
They Clash at Meeting.
Mr. tioulllon frankly announced
liiat he aid not think the insesti'
en,lnn, "a proposed, would be pro
ductisc Of results. City Engineer
Thomson, with equal frankncss, In
formed Mr.. Bouiilon that the board
took official notice Of what Mr.
Iloulllon thought about other mem
hcfH
1T Ia absolutely unnecessary. Mr.
Boulllon.4 said Thomson. for you
10 inform the members Of this
board that you have a lack Of con
fidsnce In their ability. because the
members Of the board have been
cugni.ant Of that fact for some
time"
Names the Committee.
.Whereupon MIR Thomson pro
eeeded to name Superintendent Of
Buildings Grant and Superintendent
Of Streets Maioncy as a committee
Of two 10 investigate the office
syasemn OF the secretary Of the
board. and to consider Mr.. noull
Ions charges, against the protests
of the latter
The board was called together To
consider the charges OF Mr., Doull
Ion against c. h. liaglcy. for many
years the boards secretary. As II
developed. MI. Bouillon was effect
lively squclched on each occasion
that be- tried 10 come 10 close quar-
tera. His protests went UNDECIDED
Ills remarks led 10 sharp and quick
counter remarks from the other
members. Practically speaking, the
board ,sidetrackcd Boulllon and the
charges.
Trouble Was Brewing.
II was impossible to ropress tho
little personalities that orcpi into
the discussion. which at times be
came painfully apparent, and an
explosion at any minute would not
have been surprising.
When the board Insisted on an
Investigation Of tho office system
of It's secretary, Mr., Boulllon de
ciared that II ought to be conduct
ed BY some one on the outside. He
did not believe the members of the
board had the necessary time aside
from their own work To do The sub
feet justice.
AN investigation by two mem
hers OF the board, a. suggested,
do not believe will be productive
Of real results, said Boulllon.
Makes Sharp Retort.
1T is rather peculiar" rotorted
Grant, that the superintendent oil
public utilities can investigate this
subject to his satisfaction alone
aud thon question the ability Of
two other members To do tho aam'
Ihiug.
= Azr- H.sslsss. t-<-s--ssetctv r~r,t--
that the subject natter In hl'
charges embraced almost daily con
tact with the sccrctnry's office foi
an entire year. and we're subject
that came directly to his attention
lie added that. TO the best OF hli
belief. the secrotary's office had
been conducted in an nnbuslncas
like manner prev ala 90 the tim,
covered IN the nreecnt charges. and
he thought that the inquiry should
be- extended back To cover this time
II is no reflection upon the soc