The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-22
oIn and 3. 4. Loe .,ed Dam

Gill and n. n. Located Dam
Second question. why did / locate
the Cedar river dam where IL
would probably faiir" ANOTHER
FAlsEHo n. n. THOMSON
AND MAYOR GILL LOCATED
The DAM AND HAD FOUR Or
OINANcEs PASSED AppRoPRl-
AriNo $4,000 BEFORE MY iELec-
TON TO THE COUNCIL. But the
location is AL right. and no Is the
dam. II not. why did the mayor
authorize the expenditure OF $780,
600 on II as soon as he took office
the last time. tsee contracts on
file In comptroiler's pffice). And
be II known that the only scandal
connected with the dam was the
letting Of this last contract.
Gill Allows Rake or
The contractors agreed with Mr..
Cotterill. when mayor. and the
city engineer. that In the event OF
work being done above elevation
1855. X should be at the same rate
as the first contract Az, chairman
OF the city utilities committee. ]
was advised OF that agreement, and
was never notified Of any modifi-
cations TIL the records revealed
that the mayor had given the con.
tractor n clear rake off OF s3a. 900.
oh. he IL the taxpayers friend, all
right,
What the Cedar river dam needs
II mayor friendly TO our light
plant who will proceed 10 seal the
river bed and not allow a 81 500 900
investment to stand like an empty
skull while he Joins the Puget
Sound Traction company In jeer-
Ing at II.
Or. Matthews. Answeri
Third question. why did I vote
TO spend more than Si25. 900 on the
tuberculosis hospital7 Because
when baked. DIR. Matthews, as
spokesman for delegation OF
prominent business men, and mem.
bers OF labor organizations demand.
ed IL. DR.. Matthews promised 10
defend the council In case these
appropriations were questioned. II
am waiting for him TO keep his
promise and answer this question
for me.
But. dear Star readers, just walt
TIL the first tuberculosis conyen.
ton arrives and hear the mayor
tell how he built the Firland SAM
tarium, and forced the rascals in
the city council TO come along with
Mayor playing the Baby"
Fourth question. why did | allow
the water pipe line TO rot out9H
That question Is all blather. The
superintendent OF the water depart.
ment repairs pipe lines. and he Is
under the supervision OF the mayor.
II he knew that the pipe line which
broke recently was rotten when no
was campaigning two years ago.
why didn't he have his superin-
tendent repair IL when he came
into office? Now he is playing the
baby. and might as well ask why
the councilmen do not go out and
repair sidewalks.
Fifth question is another fling at
the city car line. referring to the
ioss IN running II. When We get n
mayor who is not cheek by fowl
with the Traction company 1t will
not lose money very long.
MIX Bill Bad
Sixth question, why did oppose
the milk bill? Because, In my
opinion. 1t was bad legislation. Al
restaurant man has told me It has
Increased his expenses 800 a
month, which means Il has In.
creased the cost OF living. as
contended Il would. II was claimed
this ordinance would check the
spreading of tuberculosis. | think
II VIII help to spread Il.
Seventh question, why has Il
been necessary for the mayor TO
veto ordinances bearing appropria.
lions OF over half a million dollars
IL has not been necessary, except