The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-11
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nisSioncrs gave Capt. Anderson
~ soon ~ everything was In
readiness"
Capt. John Anderson. u II charged.
During the superIntendency
OF Capt. John T.. Anderson" tho
report details. "this Anderson
Towboat eompauy's empioye,
all times without mn adequate
check. and often without amy re-.
port. took for the boats Of tho
Anderson Towhoat Go. fuel oil
belonging Ia King county. and
from the counsys rcow.
Failure 20 keep proper and AIDE.
auate records OF these transactions
led 20 the loss OF many barrels OF oil
TO the county and 10 the benefit OF
the Anderson Towboat Co"
In the matter OF repairs much Of
the gross miSmanaRcment charged
by the jury was discovered. accord.
Ing 10 the report. Tho county com.
missionerr. Il Is stated. apparently
accepted without question the many
bills for repairs presented by Capt.
John Anderson as superintendent 81
ferries. and exercised no supervision
over him.
For repairs 10 these county
vessels an agreement was en-.
tered Into 90 pay the cost Of Ia
hor. plus IS per cent, and the ac-
tual cost Of material used. plus
10 per cent" u l. rccited. yet,
Capt. Anderson. rs superintend.
ent Of ferries for King county.
approved for payment vouchers
and bills for repairs In enormous
sums. and very much In excess
Of the contract price for labor
and material. and the commits.
sioners ordered warrants issued
for payment Of the same
In the Maple Valley bridge matter
the Jury found that the county com.
missioncrs let contract 20 Jarvis a
Ward for tho work. and that In add.
tion 20 payment for construction 81
tho bridge. they ordered a further
payment OF $500 for construction %
n temporary bridge. Evidence shows
the report states. that this tempo.
rnry bridge did not cost 20 exceed
$500.
II II further alleged that tho con.
tractors charged the county for new
lumber In the construction ~ the
temporary bridge. while. az n matter
OF fact. practically all old lumber was
used
Carrlessness In auditing the
contradictory accounts II revealed
In an example quoted: Clearing
--One man. two days. Mt Sis
xis.io."
reference II made IN the report 20
the fact that dock was constructed
nt county expense az Fairwrafhcr
hay. on land owned by Commissioner
Ramsay, and that new dock was
builf AT Medina. alongside the Old
one. Neither Of these two docks
was necessary. u II claimed.
Special mention h made Of the
improvements Installed Al Me
dina. including the waiting room
and clubhouse building. the whole
characterized n needless and an
added burden 20 the taxpayers.
Until Capt. Anderson became su.
perintendsnt Of ferries for the coun.
~. the town % Bellevue enjoyed good
ferry service. tho jury found.
Under Superintendent Amber.
son." tho Jury report states.
"fhis town Was Disseminated
against, and Medina. near tho
Ramsay holdings. was made tho
terminus on the EAST side for the
ferry linz from I.rsehi park, the
larger terry being taken from
Believe. altogether
Bellevue citixrns voted bond. for
ferry service, and arc entitled TO n
the Jury declares
Mention l. made Of the fact
that approximately half a million
dollars worth Of property was
turned over to Cant. Andersen
on q bond for $4,000.
The report states In conclusion.
.fn view Of all the elrcum.
stance. surrounding The ferry
lease. we cannot escape the In.
evifabie conclusion that there wa.
coiInslon amounting 10 fraud be-
tween tho county eommi.<ionrr.
and yohn 4. Anderson, and d~reit
employed BIZ them 10 instead the
taxpayers and the public into be-
lieyinx the ferry system a great