The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-11
COUNCIL FAILS
TO FIRE CLERKS
Moore and Hanna Peeved and
Ask TO Resign From
Committee.
DALE GETS HOT SHOT

When tho council deadlocked.
by vote OF four 10 four. and fall.
ed 20 30 thru with the recon.
mendatlon OF William Hickman
Moore and william Hanna TO fire
three committee clerks. the two
counoilmen created quite n buster
by rendering their reulgnations
from tho judiciary and department
efficiency committee Monday after.
noon
Tho others refused 10 relieve
them by vote OF five To four
Councilman Moore then asked that
the judiciary and department eff
cheney committee be split, and
that tho efficiency work be placed
under Councilman Bolton. This
had TO be laid over. automatically.
for week.
Tho department efficiency plan
| 10 fire the clerks OF tho finance
and the streets and sewers com
mit,ee and the appropriations
clerk. for several days has had the
councilmen stirred up.
/ when Il came up Monday. Coun-
Gilman Erickson asked 10 be ex-
cuHed from voting.
"sklrnins skunks"
Il had no part IN the organira-
tion OF tho council" no said. refer
ring 20 the secret caucus. which
waa engineered by tho new major.
". "and M these clerks are a part
OF the council organization. I
would llkc 20 be excused from vot
ing this time"
when Councilman Dale remark.
ed that Erickson wasn't strong"
enough 90 vote on this. Erickson
told Dale 90 akin HIS own stunks."
ny vote OF Q 10 ,. ho was ex.
cused from voting.
When tho remaining eight were
called upon 20 vote on the recon
mendntion 10 fire tho clerks. Frtr.
gerald. Haas. Hesketh and Bolton
opposed tho plan. Moore. Thorn.
son. Hanna and Dale voted for H.
Councilman Moore Jumped I'm.
medistely TO his feet
This vots shows that anything
the committee might suggest In
the way Of efficiency would be
only waste OF time" said Judge
Moore Il wish 10 tender my res.
igna,ion from tho committee. This.
regard Rs a test vote"
Isanna Immediately voiced the
same opinion.
What 10 EmieIsneyf
Fitzgerald explained that there
was a question a. to whether or
not u was an efficient move 10
abolish tho elerkxhips. lilo said
tho finance committee cisrtship 10 |
important. and. a. head OF that
committee. he vouched for the ne
cessity OF such service.
There Is no word 90 overvorksd
as efficiency" Bolton said.
There arc members OF the council
who Sill vote 10 spend more
money for an automobile than the
budget allows. and then &c, peeved
because We wont fire three men
who arc giving service"
Tho council majority had voted
to spend e6T5 for an automobile
for tho engineering department.
earlier IN tho session. after Fris-
gerald had objected TO spsndinE
SIS more thaa the budget allow.
auca.
II didn't vuss for the ausomcbfle
bill.- answered Moore.
Dale and Hanna had voted for r.
Hesketh put In . word for the
three committee clerks. He said
that II was ncrt 10 impossible 90
get Information without them. ana
that they wer. necessary IN giving
the spubllc service.
Councilman Moore said no haa
been "bully-raGgod- By friends OF
tho three clerks. and by members
OF their fraternd organizations
who were trying 10 save the clerks
their Jobs.
"A Strong Man"
I Am strong enough 70 resist,
and have resisted their sntreatiss."
said Moore.
Councilman Moore admits ne 10
strong man." said fitzgerald.
We want strong men on this com
mites.
Strong men don't Quit IN tho
first round" said Bolton. Stick
to u, Judge; you'll like II after
a while"