The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 19, 1916, Page 8

spat BRADFORD HAS REPLY LETTER Admits Assistants Engaged in Private Law Practice, But Not Much GAVE CITY EXTRA TIME Corporation Counsel Bradford 9 Friday submitted =a third letter to The Star, dealing | with the charges against his of-| fice. In this letter he takes up the criticism first launched by ‘The Star last summer on the sys tem in his office of allowing as-/ Bistants to engage in private law practice while drawing = city palaries., “To a very small extent,” says ‘ dford, “the charge is true, Am Rone ndidates have in several | Campaigns tried to make ft an ts ste and ride into office on it. The t is sought to be conveyed that such practice has interfered the dispatch of public duties) that the force tn the office} , not earned their salaries and | Phat somehow the taxpayer has ‘thereby been robbed. “During the entire four years I have been corporation counsel, | Dave handled only one privat which was a default divorce for an unfortunate girl who! & close friend of our family. I the costs. No fees were re- by me. “Not a little of such practice) James EB. } Some of this practice | deen the completion of| which was brought into the | when the appointments made. There has, however, a little other practice, but, by any fair standard, such C been very small. | Uttle time has been fn such practice has either done in vacation time or de- from the two weeks’ vaca- Authorized by charter each ‘or else extra time was put in ff the city after hours, nights holidays. main thing. however, for iblic to consider is: Has the Expayer been defrauded by such ictice? In fact, he has received much more than he has paid for in extra time and work.” than 300 Rotarians from) cities were in Seattle) cartridges e up the British S. S. Rose- Were found in her coal hold. Rosebank cleared here for ports a month ago. PLAGE, EH? ANGELES, Feb. 19.—With eggs selling around 25 cents | street hucksters disposing of | for a jitney a dozen, the| cost of living” showed its here today for the first time ivage On Sa To jlets 4 ii aa NO, THIS ISN’T A COLLAR; IT’S HAT MEET IS GALLED 4 | TWENTY BY BETTY BROWN It might be “brother's” choker collar she has perched on her head, but it isn’t-—{t's the new sailor hat The high crown with hollow center is made of purple belting ribbon. The corners are turned down lke} “brother's” collar, A narrow black nd tight little cluster of vio- all there's to ft, except style DEXTER HORTON | TRUST AND SaviNGS | H BANK | sncowe ane crsnay ! turday February 26 WE WILL MOVE Our OWN BUILDING At the Corner of Fourth Ave. (Opposite Bon and Pine St. Marche Park) The growth of our business demands more commodious quarters, and in our new location we wi Il offer many added conveniences to our patrons. After Monday, February 28 CORNER OF FOURTH AND PINE Sti Rai SUMTER ella ae TCE IY wince mass Rey i i NON-PARTISAN | Support Will Be Pledged to Progressive Legis- lation SIGN A CALL | Steps have been taken to organ lime the State-Wide Non-Partinan league, A meeting will be held at} the Good Bats cafeteria in Seattle | Saturday, February 26, at 2 o'clock, to outline the work Those who have issued the call W. D. Lane, Oliver T George EB. Ryan, Robert Bridges, Fred Chamberlain, Prof. W. G. Reach, Dr, J, Allen Smith, C, J. France, Thos, F. Murphine, James & Bradford, Glenn Hoover, Mra. Frances C. Axtell, Will Everett, Homer T. Bone, Joseph Gilbert,/ James A. Duncan, Adella M, Park A. W. Swenson, Richard Win- sor, Mra, Helen Stevens. } The program of the league ts to ‘pledge support for the following legislation 1—An amendment to the con. | stitution of the state providing } | for its amendment by the in- | itlative. | 2—The non-partisan electinn | of state and county officers. 3—H rule for cities, coun- ) townships, towns and oth- municipal corporations in all matters, insofar as it does not conflict with the criminal code of the state. 4—Revision of the tax laws to the end that idle lands shall be brought into use, 5—The collection by the state of a reasonable charge for its water power and fish. 6—The establishment of a state insurance department, furnishing life, accident, fire, hall and other insuranc 7—A state marketing aystem, bringing the producer and con- sumer together, thereby re- ducing the cost of living. Erickson, | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 (GRIFFITHS WRITES OF CITY PROBLEMS done, It may not be difficult to con nect up with the railways of the leity Long-Time Bonds My charter amendment to pro- vide long-time bonds, and ways and means to secure, thru earnings | |r otherwise, water supply and Might and power sites, was adopted by the people. They also voted for more light and power sitee—the Hebb and Cushman sites. But we are told that municipal ownership in our city is in grave peril. But let us not be afraid. THEIR PESSIMISM I8 FOR POLITICS ONLY. That Ory Dam Take another case: If our dry dam, now involving, with interest on the 20-year bonds we voted, over $2,800,000, cannot be saved— if the north bank gravel bar cannot be made a good municipal owner- whip bank by keeping water in the basin—then we must vote another| bond issue to build another dam at another site on Cedar river. FIRST) OF ALL, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT SUM AT STAKE, WE 1ST SPEND MONEY LIKE WA TER TO MAKE THE DAM HOLD WATER. IF THAT SHOULD] FAIL, WE MUST BUILD AGA FOR W MUST NOT GIVE UP THE RIVER FOR THIS PURE SE! BECAUSE OF A COSTLY BLUN.| DER. This ambhappy prospect brings) me to the financial side of munici- pal ownership Some of my friends think of ev erything else except the money to} buy or build. In the matter of money, this city is like a family which lives upon a fixed salary The state constitution limits the indeMedness of thie city at any time to a sum not exceeding 10 per cent of our Inst assessed valuation. Taking the last published figures of the comptroller, we find the as sessed valuation of the city to be| $219,000,000 plus. Limit of Law This fixes our indebtedness lim It at $21,907,000. Five per cent of this, by law, we may expend for light, water and sewer purposes At that time our general indebted-| ness from bonds sold was $17,354, 000. At the same time there were authorized for sale further bonds in the sum of $1,245,000. We have, therefore, a bonded indebtedness of $18,599,000, This leaves a mar- gin to go on of $3,307,000. For light, water and sewer, our honded debt is $9,033,000, For all general purposes, $8,321,000. Ap. portioning the above bonds author. ized but not yet sold, there is left| less than $1,000,000 debt margin tor | light, water and sewer purposes, | and a little over $2,000,000 for ev ery other conceivable munictpal purpose. This margin of indebted ness must be kept for necessities jand emergencies. Let us mention several of the many things this city stands, or soon will stand, in need of, con cerning which, I take it, we are all agreed: Water conduits; adequate ' rvoirs; it water mains; larger lant; Cedar river dry dam to » water tight, build ing of a new dam whe bank} will hold water; a new police sta tion, and considerable equipment | for that department; a detention place for women prisoners; a new| detention place for male prisoners; | |nufficient light in our dark alleys, and in or arownd our parks and plays more play places; comfort stations; new fire stations in several parts of the city, and| many other improvements which go to make up a real ctvilized city, | Even the cost of these things 1# | beyond our present ability to pay It seems to me, then, that all a practical perton can expect just now with respect to further prog-| ress in municipal ownership, is that! |we connect up and complete and| make the most of the utilities the! Jetty now owns, and postpone new ventures until such time as prow perity returns to this city. » UNDIN ” AMERICAN sate TOMORROW =» LOIS WEBER:PHILLIPS SMALLEY In the Striking 5-Part Sensation OR THE LS BREW) United states Secret Service The Opium Trust lOc ANY SEAT 10c ‘Today and Tonight Last Chance to See Our Big Vivid Hit : ' 1 4