The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-14
hi GILL RAPED IN
ERICKSON LETTER
Rival Candidate Puts S. E. Co. Brand on
Mayor and Cites Ballard Case; Ridicules
ellis Talk About Low Taxes

received tho comm -.datisa Of the mayor
aud its suthor va. supported ~ him fes
the eauaeil In Oh. iast election, The
mayer IL always loud In hi. iRm~ntat ION.
and myself went inta court 10 set aside
the emergency clause Of the Heniek bill.
So We might set . referendum and save
IN. taxpayers $40 coo or 500 600 a y~ar.
the mayor si.p, at IN. switch.
Called a. se.iali.tio
some 90 eur neishhor- In the Duwsm-
ish valley have been per-ecutca ny the
Puget sound Traction company Tor yrsrs
They cam. 10 ne and ash ed for perspi.sion
isteadent nas. Investigated tho mattsr
and urx~si IA. council 60 srant the 70.
quest, Aitho N e.s q small htesk ~
business. sapesint sodent No.. said u
would ne, a nice prom, 20 the plant. Tho
biii ess promptly sete-d beesn.s, 10 use
HI. swr- words again AN there !.
embodied IN thi. particular siii is pure
socialism and epportunity sis~o 10 settle
tho rruds~- II certain p~r."ns arising
from real OF i.ssinasy grievance. against
. private corporations.
q. eth~s words. No inisff~rins With tho
.tr.nxis- held Of the Puget sound rrae-
tien company,
Lower Rate. mig s.xtss
In the same seis m~.sas. tho mayor
bswsii. the sres. finsaelal n4ismsnssr-
m~ss at tho iighi plant since the ward
49, =. .h-tf.A~a
Dur,ss my term In the council .
hHs. .-... ttr ptss..ssr - .asssi" - snu
s-surtnE tho passage ~ namhsr OF
ordinances ~hirh have cot r~sidenrr
lighting frvm a.. e~ots a kiiawstt hour
10 So e>ais. and the minlniau from
81 90 Ia SO c~ais
What .asiss In indirect tas~s Ia. thi.
emphasized Tor tho patrons Of our city
iisht pisntg Tho esss~ut consumed I'm
tptt for residence lighting ~ss .e"o lcoe
ktisw att -hsar.. Three eenfs a kiswsft-
hsar 10 . reduction In iaair~st tss~- -
sfIo eos . y~ar nnt that 10 not all. Tar
IN. private company farai.hs. about tho
sam. .aaast Of r--id~aoe hxhtins, sod
n hz. b~~a fsrssd TO use-s the eitf rate
That naeaa. sstu. 900 mere. rh~n. th~~~
ordinances have aiss r~siac~-i hasins..
ia httns ard power Halt |. n'iiiisa dol.
lars . y~ss 10 9 conservative estimate 81
tho s.sias. In iadifsst tass. b. thee or
din.nees.
~ Voted fss uishs, Rate
The corporations snd sab.idised 90.
x.ns that have tnr--santiy ssa.~d me
r.esiais' IN. aaye' a s,-~' '.s ..'.r
Nh~r. are tho r~serss 90 prove suf rans
strneuse Legislation drafted ~ him
dastns all M. r~~y~ In tho sity hsii-
In .nssasrins NJ. eaasta.ry rr~~riir
he aid he had be~a Instrumental In -
daeias tho light r.a~s fsesa ~ reats 60
. s~uss
. shsits-se hira 60 eii~ any pahiie re~-
ord Ia pr~v~ "a Tho fret ssdtnss~-
sra.a ia SOS ns~i an average rate a
! se.ts Tor tho first 90 htls-att hsurs ~
r~.id~ar~ lighting. In 1877 the -~is -ss
raised to 50 s~-ss Ms. uin ,sted fsr
thts r.ls~ &c . seanriinnsn.
In my spsniaa tho rates 81 today are
higher thar thsr sheaid h~. and " siest~si
mayer I ~ff wsrs 10 s--iae~ the~~ stiti
furth~r . shall si.p werA 10 mshs ~sr
stty tsr uas q .ese~~s. ard isrinx the s~rs
vis~ - al sity utilities % 70 the
Highest pe..ibt. standard ~iih the is~-
p~a.~s
aush 3. esid sseot the str~st tssss We
p~y. and usosi Of Such talk B. b. w~a ~hs
.trts~ 10 sadie th< eost 80 sste~um~nt
cate ths-~ In spadesais eifransstss-~> By
tsdiresf tAsstian.
OLIVIER 7. ERICKSON