The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-26
.SKACIT POWER
BILL DELAYED
Council Passes Measure for
Light Extension

plant ON the Skagit river site, passed
thru another council meeting with
out any action being taken on it.
Councilman r. H. Thomson asked
that the bin be laid aside until he
had been furnished with every avail
able detail pertaining to construc.
ton OF the power plant plans sand
alt
Tho ordinance authorizing con.
demnation proceedings FOR the ex.
tension OF prcfontaine place. was re.
pealed upon suggestion OF Corpora.
ton Council Walter 4. Meter and
a corrected ordinance substituted for
It's first reading
Light Bonds Approved
Tho council passed an ordinance
authorizing an issue of ti25o.oo0
light extension bonds to construct
an addition to the steam power
plant on Lake Union The council
suggested construction start as soon
as tho hoard Of public works ap.
proves the plans
Plans for constructing "A highway
10 % Lawtnn by way ~ Goth ave.
W. az the cost OF tsaa .Jss. were re-.
jcctcd by the council Citizens ~
the ~ i.awton district. according
10 the hin. were to have furnished
Nsa.276.eS Of tho required amount
The streets and sewers committee
OF tho council offered conflicting r..
ports on tho proposition. The bul
lo-t I To
Tho bill authorizing the appropri
alton % $4,000 from the general
fund 20 finance fresh fruit and
vegetable market. was not passed
upon. The ordinance failed 10 re.
ceiNe the seven votes required by the
city charter Tor emergency bills.
frcc Ride Bill Loses
For the same reason. bills provid.
Ing for free street car rides Tor 81
ficerS and men OF the Pacific fleet.
stringent jitncy regulations. and the
appropriation OF tais 500 ap interest
on street railway bonds. did not
come up for passage.
The council will act upon a reao-
luton az the meeting next Monday
10 adopt the budget for 1890 The
budget will be printed and on file
for two weeks. after which a public
hearing Will be held whore tAxpay.
crs may make. objections or sug.
gcsiiona. After final correction.
the bulge, Will be officially passed
as an ordinance.
licensed by the continued Juggling
% the ordnance providing for the
"A 81
ate construction Of roadway and
preliminary work TO the proposed
site % the skagit power plant on
Ruby creek. Mayor Ole Hanson ad.
dressed a letter to the city council
Monday. declaring that dilaiory tao.
ties mus, cease and the council take
some action.
Hanson Csnstic In Note
The mayors letter follows
Gentlemen. I desire again 10 call
your attention 20 the fact that you
have failed TO make provision for the
housing Of prisoners formerly kept
In tho old stockadc.
Common humanity. II seem. TO
me. demand. immediate cons;ruc.
ton OF Home place. somewhere.
where these unfortunates can DO
kept instead OF being forced TO herd
In our already crowded Jail
II hereby request that fun partlc.
ulars be furnished me. az mayor as
10 tho manner in which the Rrnwley
estate secured title TO the corner OF
Spokane ~. and Second ave. q This.
you VIII remember. occurred while I
was absent in the East on the Skngit
matter.
Wage Measure Urged
II desire to recommend To your
body that you Immediately pass a
deficit measure necessary To pay the
increased scale OF wages 10 the city
employees. The increase OF i2is per
cent was based on survey made
from July /. 1918. 10 July /. 1918.
and there In no Just reason why. this
measure should not have been pass.
ed In July and made effective at
once.
cumberland that your honorable
body has decided that this increase
In wages shall not take effect until
October. This simply means that
employees OF the city are working for
less than they should for the three
months-JulS. August and Septem.
Der.
The people of Seattle would like
to see justice done without any
quibbling or evasion. The city IL
surely setting a had example to the
other employers OF labor in this
community.
Tactics Arraignod
once more feel compelled 10
ask the council TO cease their dila.
tory tactics and proceed with the
construction OF the Skagit Appar-
entity. some OF you talk for municipal
ownership and are candidates on
municipal ownership platforms. out
when you get a chance to vote for
municipal ownership. you find many
reasons for delay.
Lack OF action on your part at
this time means that the Skagit will
be delayed at least one year. The
power and light users OF this city
are crylng for more power and light.
superintendent Ross is turning ap.
pllcat tons down daily.
III some of you have decided 10
aba ndon the light plant and hamper
II in every manner possible. why not
stand on both your feet and say so.
instead OF camouflaging2"