The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-11
NE " SUIT
FILED ON
CARLINES
IA Taxpayers Now Dwin-
died 10 Is, Again Open
Heavy Artillery

Alleging that n u impossible for
Tire city by any means to operate the
railway system and 20 earn enough
money 10 pay for IL the IL -tASpay-
era who have dwindled 20 IL. Fri
day filed an amended complaint 70
their former suit asking that the
city be enjoined from using tho gen
ersi fund In any way for the benefit
Of the railways
Tho plaintiffs request to the court
4 couched In these words:
Thai the defendantS> and each OF
them. be enjolned from using in any
way moneys from the general fund
Of said city In the operation and
maintenance Of said street railway.
ar Of the payment OF depreciation
chArEcs or cost OF making replace.
snsnts. and thai they b. enJolned
from charging or transferring TO 9TH
Or departments any portion OF the
ops< OF operating or maintaining said
street railway system and paying
Unch cost out Of the general or other
finds appropriated TO and avaiiabie
- the maintenance Of such depart
DOtA~
Only THREE DEFENDANTS
- SUIT NOW
mere are only three DEFENDANTS 70
- suis--the city OF Seattle. City
frcasarrr Ed L>rerry and city
Comptroller Harry W. Carroll
0tcne 4 Webster. whom the court
ordervd compiainAnts 20 make par
eies Attendant at tn. former hearing
ore mt included. Tho plaintiffs az.
p,ain this action BY stating that they
have not raised any CT the issues
which caused the court to make its
eprmu ruling
In support Of their contention that
- niiway cannot Be operated and
pnid for BY any possible arrange
ment. the plaintiffs claim that In
1913 the street railways Incurred q
osficft. without including depreciar
s,sn charges. OF 1870. 900: in 1890. q
1sflcft Of t5so. 900. and predict that in
1o11 the deficit viii be $3.50 900 b.
61re the principal and interest oblh
Unxirrs are touched.
49, GAAAt1l lAN&& az kkAs WV
S3o.e1 OF the expense Of operating
a. uGways was charged to other de
pnrement1 and not repaid: that In
$50 oiif.so5.Ts was similarly charx'
- ond predict on the alleged au
(hgs1ey Of CITY Comptroller Carroll
- Sls.. 777.ct viii DO 50 charged In
am
~ sDut that On December -
- the c1ty's gsneEai fund vas In
ln1s1 to the extsns Of tss.ooo to -
- ne railways and that this has
- Urn paid
- e1k;ng their Alleged aeeumuiafec
Advances the plaintiffs stats.
1Ainuffs anexe n b not vrAnk1cn
- - possible By any tnreass d
49, - sthse menns 70 properly -
go and MAINTAIN saiA syyts mant
UHD sufficient revenue TO pay tbs
- Of maintenAnce and opcraficr
81 necessary replanements. and m
o16iton the fun amour, Of princspls
- interest At tho times fxed there
of2sr In said bonds.
~ aid dekendantD are al1owe<
DgUngfulfy to divert said funds and
- - other acss herein complained oi
~ rlaintiffs and all the taxpayers Of
ol1d city will be taxed to ray an u
1agni Indebtedness and the taxos n
- city win be thereby greatly ant
SnlAvfurfy increased
xhe amended BIN Of complaint VA
~ before Judge A. w. Frater. act
~ AZ presiding Judge OF the superior
oDWt
Unffl litigation INV pending m fed
0s1i court conoer ming the railways |,
disposed OF II is understood uHe tn
fornsrly IL, now -. taxpayers. can
~ further prosecute their action
The 18th Taxpayer who quit ths
1lxft and caused the dwindie TO IL
= J. w. Townsend. superintendent
~ Frederick q Nelson's.