The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-06

icent ticket and charge flat boent
fare. Service and decent conditions
on the street car are moro derirabi"
than crowded ears and poorer service
az Z cents
We have. since my installation NJ
mayor. built the elevated railway. 20
long planned and talked Of. This ele.
waited. however. IN not complete. ana
in order 10 make u complete ana re
pay TO the general fund the s2lI.oOo
taken therofrom 10 purchase street
cars. II will be necessary 10 Mt once
aeil the railway bonds already an'
thorized
III was my thought. and am SURE
Il was tho thought Of the voters In
Seattle, that the transfer Of the 1850
600 from the $500 900 railway bond is
sue TO the street car fund would
complete this road. The $4,000 so
authorized was not sufficient. aH no
provision was made 10 get either on
or off the treatie with the street cars.
II IN my advice that In the future.
upon aubmbsrion Of any proposition
to the people. there should be includ'
ed the full cost OF the proposed i'm
proyenents. Ia order that they may
express Themselves intslligcntly
thereon. and not be deceived. IL II
neither good morals nor good bust
ncns TO undcrstate costs. and such
policies must be discontinued. IL is
not because OF tho increased cost
that 1 complain. but because Of ieav'
Ing out necessary expenditures.
when We acquire all the traction
lines in the city. to be suocenaful.
they must be managed in the best
and most efficient manner possible.
work together in order that Seattle
may show the way 60 other cities OF
the nation who have found. ar we
have found. that private ownership
means bad service and bad conditions
for tho public. NJ well ms low wages
and bad living conditions for the
workers.
We have now the opportunity. II
We viii but grasp u. OF giving 20 Sc.
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minimum OF cost. keeping always in
mind that we must not hesitate 20 no
adjust the fares charged that the en-.
terpriae viii b. successful from every
standpoint Tho one who rides must
pay for his ride. and no one else.
In order that We might 90 operate
fully with tho government during the
war. you wisely withheld ordering
many improvements which might be
ciaSEed az necessary ones. As re
suit of this policy. Street superin-
tendent Charles ". Case returns an
unused balance from his yearly Al.
iowanoe Of approximately $50. 900.
while City Engineer A. H. Dimock
viii 10 able 10 save something Ike
's2.soo
The war II now over. Soldiers and
sailors arr returning from the front
labor IL being released from war in
dustrie-. and 1, should now 10 our
policy TO inaugurats aii the gre [
public works which are necessary TO
tho development; os our city.
"One Erca, part 81 our city. Bal
lard. never had a thorofarc worthy
81 tho name. connecting " with the
downtown district. L<ary ave. I
would recommend as one % the first
paving improvements 10 be under
taken.
West Seattle residents have liter
ally bumped their way over Spokane
ave for years Spokane ave. 90 IVES:
Seattle must be built and paved with
all tho haste nj our command. The
protests Of spectators owning prop
srty along this great highway mus,
t.c withdrawn. or they should be pill
ioried In the public press as men who
stand blocking the progress OF n Vital
artertai highway and the develop
ment OF our city"
II consider tho civil service depart
ment one OF the most important In
the city government II has abso-
lute charge OF tho life and future OF
our s.oob employees. ~ should and
must bo above Suspicion. No coun-
Gilman or mayor or other officer
should try 10 inject friendly prefer
cnco or politics into It's organization.
II should Nt "a "a court. discharEing
its duty without fear or favor. pro-
tccting tho rights OF all. and should.
In turn. be respected by all. While
am mayor I shall scc 10 II that Il
shall be a very citadel OF honor and
may appeal with perfect assurance
OF square dealing"
but little building operations have
been carried on during the last year.
tho reasons being necessities OF war
and high cost. james A. johnson.
the building superintendent who was
but recently appointed. has conduct
cd his office at $500 less monthly.
and has increased its income from
rentals and otherwise $3.50 a month.
making total saving monthly over
his predecessor OF si.os5. or si2.so3 a
year"
- short time ago had the pleas
urc OF rcappoinunK Judge John. Il.
Gordon 10 the position OF police
judge. His work during his many
years on the bench has been done
exceptionally we'll. and many boys
and girls in Seattle have been turned
into the path Of righteousness thru
tho methods pracuced by this stern
but kind judge, without their names
adjoining tho records OF our police de e
partment Gordon Is n good man.
II would suggest. however. that
tho state legislature be asked 10 80
amend tho law as 10 make II possible
TO appoint another police Judge
when needed Especially do I believe
that n midnight court should be held
Saturday nights. In order that mon
arrested for trivial offcnscs Saturday
need not remain in Jail until the fol-
lowing Monday. This would entail
hut lttlO cNpCnHe and be hut rlnin