The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-06
HI Gill or Austin E. CriflithS
BY EDWIN J. BROWN
Nominee for City Council

en- asks you TO again place him
q the head Of this great municipal
0cspoYatfcn, and ~ surely 10 . great
0orporatfon. expanding millions OF
your money each year.
ON dwsils constantly upon the
subject OF his great record for low
onxes.
01It with the head OF some other
treat corporation or department.
6toFo Of equal sire ana doing . bust
044D OF such enormity. what DO
tnoy DO when their expenses get
Doae tho limit DO they send word
obous their wonderful deeds In sav-
Ing money, or do they send for the
honAs Of their various departments.
0n6 In conferences with all depart
seat heads make . definite demand
upon them for retrenchment and
( ooooemyf
~ gill IL the head OF ard appoints
\ ~ heads of all departments Of tho
city. with the exception Of the
eo4rDtyoiler. treasurer and corpora
tfon counsel. The largest expense
81 TIE city Is Incurred In the offices
onm1ng under his direction and con-
orol Has he ever demanded re-
1eoartments and told them 10 econ
eu11ae or he would secure the ssrv-
~ Of men who wouid3
Has HI Gill ever called all depart
meet heads tuto a conference con-
eo9uing ma tiers OF vital concern 20
Qnio city, No. my dear friends. that
= rot Mfr. ellis system Mr.. ON.
1oo1S figures. and after pointing
cut few items. enough at least 10
make the public feel he has looked
~ them. he passes the buck on 90
The city council and thereby shtrks
his own real duty and responsible
fly to the people. GIL. In tar mat
eeYn. IL like Gsil in everything else.
he r. In the game TO bunk the peo-
pie TO the limit. and he certainly IL
Daex master In the art Of bunk"
= mayor with a little real back-
Bone could accomplish more actual
ocouomy in one week than Gil
eou1d accomplish in two years. Give
and SEATTLE will have advanced her
oe1f TO . place where she will have
raj progress sincerity and the re-
spect Of tho outside world
The relationship between our light
sad water departments 10 Of vital
concern.
The relationship between our fire
and water departments Is OF vital
The relationship between our po-
Mes and fire departments is OF Vital
me relationship between our
street department and our light.
water. fire. police and health de-
Dartmsnts IL Of vital concern 10 all
departments.
IN truth the relationship between
each department and all other de-
4 partments in this city f. Of vital
ooncern to all the departments and
= h. - .Ags.A
Mayor Gil has never called such
. meeting Of the heads OF depart
1 ments during his official life in this
city. II this were officially done tho
people would soon know what was
/. going on in the official life OF our
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Mr.. GIN tells you he insisted on
/ cutting down the fire department
estimate by 10000. stating that
that much was found to be unnec-
/ esaary on account OF vacations and
I 1ayoffs in the department. when
he tells you this he knows he is
| telling you that he ala do sorne-
! thing which is impossible.
Any one with common mature
+ Judgment and sense will agree that
/, every fireman's wage must be pro-
! vfdsd in the budget on the basis OF
. full years employment and the
take vacation cannot be antici-
j Hated by any budget making body.
He should forget this bunk and stick
20 possibiiities
The $4,000 yearly loss in the fire
( department. IL not charzeable to the
/ fire boys. but to Gills inefficient
head (ths chief.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Portland, Ore. ran their health
department.. in 1914. for $4,000 per
I year and took first prize at the San
( yrancisco Panama exposition, while
/. GIL spent f225.00o in a health de-
/; psrtnent that IL a Joke to this
nation.
GARBAGE GRAFT
\ Chicago handles their garbage for
! ~ cents per capita. while Seattle
spends 90 cents per capita. but GIL
/ says II II the best in the world
/ Tho fact ~ II Sc disgraee "a
! Seattle.
III cfLT;s TAX BUNK
BY reason OF falling 10 include in
| the 1914 levy tho agreed provision