The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
Lower Taxes and
The Right to Work
ny EDWIN J. BROWN
Nnmlnne for CITY Council.

Mr.. Fitzgerald or Mayor ~ Gill.
meet me before the people At prin'
cess Theatre. Ballard.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. you say you have
made good. and ask reelection. Mr..
Gill. you ask that Fitzgerald be
elected. 10 there a reasonf
have engaged Princess Theatre,
Ballard. for Tuesday night. Febrv'
airy 20. and. at 3 o'clock sharp. !
will be ready 10 debate either Mr..
Fitzgerald or Mr.. Gill on tho cues
ton Resolved. That Mr.. Fitzaer'
aid HAS Not Made Good for the
People. and should Not Be Re
elected"
Also, I have engaged the upper
floor OF the Good Eats Cafeteria. AZ
lat Ave. and Cherry St. for Thurs
day noon at -. and will be pre-
pared TO debate either Mr.. FtT-
gerald or Mayer Gill on the same
question. trust that either or
both OF you gentlemen Will meet
me and discuss shis question. or
show by your absence that you are
fearful Of doing 90.
Much I. being said Abou, tss~s.
and u l. well that We keep our taxes
low. but Tor ans man 70 place ths
burden ~ hiEh taxes and rSrk less
spending % the peoples money upon
another man. direct proof is nse~r'
Heh taxes IN Seattle are dis
ease and tho cause uf disease must
br rrutns cd also " We would return
20 financial health. We mus have
honor tn official ne. and deal fair
WHAT TlfE RECORDS WILL SHOW
GA December 81. 1919. two months
before Mr. Erickson and Mr. Nfifs
fithu became members % the city
Council. the General bonded Debt of
Seattle was sio,kst.too, and Nr cin
had been IN office AZ Mayor for one
year. and as ward Councilman Tor
10 ysars prior 10 that time.
on December 81. 1918. Eehttls'~
outstanding debt was it7.aSt.aee. 90
tho actual Increased debt since 1910
has been about $500 600.
/ In 1911 We voted 90 Issue
CITY Park Bonds ...s. 100000
N PAX az rIesd. 800 $500. - 49, .Oss 600
In 1911 We issued the Hoe
ana nrisEs bond. - i',,soo
In 1918 80 issued our
Municipal Railway Bonds 100000
Nq Rai II = Bonds nd 4.'..,'. 10000
In 1914 ~ issued the Ftr-
lands Tub~rcuiar Hos
pitRt Bonds % ...sssr.ts 10000
And Permanent Bridge
Bonds for the ballard.
Fremont and Iaiona
| bridges % ....ts........ ssa.aoo
ron orr CRY LlgIlT
ASD POWER SYSTEM
lin 1911 we issued for the
Plant Extensions ...+... 100000
~ Masoary BAN -. i.ooo. 600
Masonry son ID Dam .a''..'@..' 100000
AnSlriary plan, -, $4,000
FOR OUR CITY WATER
SYSTEM
In 1911 for Extensions We -
| In 1879 for watershed lands 800 900
In 1914 for watershed lands 1900
In 1914 Lake Union Tunnel 100000
Total ......... ,sssi 500
/ Three fourths 20 the above bonds
were submitted BY the old Ward
/ Council prior % 1911. % which Mr.
Ion was a member. and we're suthor
izcd BY necessary threc-fourths
vote Of tho people.
since 1911 only tho Tuber-
/ cuiar Hospital ....-s....f $4,000
The Permanent Bridge
Bonds OF t-.s-t+. .+s...r F+F.RVV
The Lake Union Auxiliary
Light Plant 81 .......... $4,000
/ And The Lake Union water
Tunnel Bonds .....+.s.-. 100000
| To the total Of .......fiThs. 600
| Were initiated hy the present Coun-
cii. elected IN March. 1911. and there
10 nos $1,000. 600 Of this amount In
/ the city Treasury.
/ Tho record shows that every dol
lar issued IN bonds since 1911 was
/ necessary. and that only sThs.5 has
/ actually been expended which was
/ Initiated by the present Council
/ The bonds issued for the
n City's Light system Of 81 ao4 ,O0C
| The bonds issued for the
II City's water system OF .l.45s.ooc
II Total .........4......s 1858. 00f
/ WIN be paid entirely and with in
terest from the earnings of our City
Water and Light Plants. This shows
that only sie7.ssO as interest has
been actually added to our tsSe'
since 1911.
THE WAY TO REDUCE TAXES
seattle has s. 600. 900 lying in tn,
banks drawing only per cent In
terest. while We are paying poi
cent interest on money to carry or
tho city'H business with.
/ The Hrnick Law alone costs
Seattle per year In interests GO 00t
| There is leak ia Seattie's
Garbage Department ~ at
least .,................... 100. oot
And one in our Fire Depart
ment ~ .................. $1,000
our County Commissioner
bought voting machines
for .................+..... f75.oot
Total ..................t sass nOi
And seattle pays sb per cent 81 N.
county taxes n space and time per
mltted could show you why YOU
taxes are 80 nigh.
The records show that onl,
|IfIG7.Gs0 has as Interest been actual,
added 90 our taxes. while sass 0g0 ~
loss has been caused rs SeRttiei
patriotic citizens through legal and
Illegal theft
7 have issued challenge to do
bate with Mr. Fitzgerald. and hav,
ballard, FOR next Tuesday night at
10 debate IN the subject, Resolved
good for the people IN tho city Coun
cil. and should not he reelected
hope hat he viii he there. as know
that people Will give a collection 10
hall rent Let the people be th'
Judges.
Tomorrow I viii wrIto on M,
right 60 work
EDWIN !. BROWN.