The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09
COLOSSAL
,BLUNDER IS
ECON||V|IrTED
Commissioners Ignore Pro-
tests Of Taxpayers In
Buying Lake Boats

nDes ~>en ana sseeoens Of MI.
|. V>1A Ne aevs,suuseas - the King ceansy
NJ yoeepa 6urtng the paee eight yeArsi
ouIU ~ shaArnsan ~ the sFonspertetsea
So heps ~ the rs.as<.si~n - she E.se
16sos shss r~csnsiy wsgsa . snersss-
~ ss''"'' W. ''-''-s Ct the ''''7
Ton people VIII have 70 Ees II IN
yenf head that Ne are going 70 quit
giving FERRY service to your very
loor.~ said Commissioner Claude
&nmnay y few days ago. addressing
a audlsnes Of Lake washington res.
11eo1a 80 The dnys when we
land : boat IN your front yard at
~ taspayets' expense 10 past"
n cout King county thousands Of
Goolaro Ia money. the decentralization
- IN essentiai pubic service depart
unput. and strenuous protests on the
Dort Of individuals. crEs nizations and
Above policy was hammered into the
Aenda q the commissioners
pU1CED ON COUNTY
~ COMMISSIONERS
1he claim has besn made that the
AnderDCn boats were forced upon
tho commissioners. This h absolute
h fAles. The vessels were forced
upon che county. but the connie
{D1onoru az the forcing over the ~.
!. uessrance Of Representatives Of the
&11o Chamber Il Commerce ~
80 the smalf>taxpaysrs Il The
10y.
q AL deals pulled or ~ shs board
r. cuunmissionsss. the purchase q
- Anderson fleet has the most m
o0Noey flavor. There " scmeshing
0CA1nd this colossal bfunder that has
- ye< been satisfactorily explained
NJ many ysars Capt John Andsr.
- hal operated = fleet Of small
VooDols On Lake Washington. doing
oUnin&ns e the Anderson Steambon4
ocnnpany. This concern had been In
- hands Of receiver for some time
- Z well-known Seattle hank wa
uUDutod % b. the principal crsdfssr
, 60 . have virtually taken over n
1hsss sEnan vsussas q sAs,tlme -
- Goasy wsss b : ~ thydmi
Gun1l11nn. the eese - repairs WaD
80 ara The company had no monsy
- ~ thom n pFopW shape EffoFss
- 1on mAdo - esu ehe osafs but
1oGv wanssd tAsA
00U100lsDD P1xAY
10 CmxunI01w HANDS
Ia = the DaAnf1nA, Caol An1nr
- oosasno super1nton1ont q eFuno
en11sA xhs srsdsssss osncocead Z
Anns - unlsaA thie bunoh e 4
10noo1 bonoD - ~ oouney. CnDG
0n111b rsosnmsn6At1oa Ne -
lep1 anA ~ es0mtns16nsru pAys1
Ft1o1F han1a
1,tw the charge nat sAsa, NooeD
~ AApadaesl W1n ~ 1eu1sd " ne
n1nn1ousfnI but ] enly vOeor you
~ eoos q rspa1r1ng shsm bsfors
~ could - plaeo1 Ia operAtton =
- q my seaseunsns.
~ he SKINNER q 1919 ne cuuH
11noess eni1sa : eonfsrsncs q rsp-
uDnn1n1zvuo from Seattle and the
y Cnmun1uns s<tected " me ferry
agv1oA I wss requested to. atssnd
X - : ssprosentaetve n the tsgritosy
- Of Lake Washington. Mr..
nursncs Gilman was . fascinating
ngsonA1Ity at this meeting.
We weso informed that ws had
uUUn enl1s1 - ace - advisers of the
ounD1nG1onesu in the matter q isas-
~ ths Anderson boata-
This proposition - explained -
UDpes present called for . lease q
4 - An6erDpn boaes q = vsry rsasoa-
111e figure with the privilege Of purs
$3.50 - = later time on the basis
- appsniss1 valuation
IOHE FAVORED
UCRCflASE or BOATS
The oaIy subject discussed was
GlhAt Of leasing. II 10 my posftivs
- eFsssion that there was not man
LINT that favored the purchase of
o. boats
Capt Anderson informed ~ that
mere were certain runs upon which
be thought boat would be sslf-sup-
sorting and At the same time rem
ar needed transportation TO the
communities.
Based upon these Representations,
!. togsther with the cost Of leasing. the
oee. but Boidts Bread - good!
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