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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
7
A city utility committee vote with Councilmen Erickson Hesketh and Lundy against the mayor on a 10000 appropriation for extending light and power to the city plant in the Du Valley. The Tuesday vote leaves two more votes required to decide.
Council members planned to vote against the mayor’s veto while Erickson read a written reply accusing the address of demagogy. He argued the light plant’s finances improved after ward-system changes, detailing funded depreciation and interest reserves, bond issues, and extensions to Ballard Georgetown and Tukwila.
The bill features Jimmy Barry and Hen foot Camera sketch with strong crowd response. Decma and McLean dance from Australia while Rebin the juggler mixes old and new tricks. Fred erick V. Bowers songs with Ada Ripel and a bulldog. Sophie Tucker headlines at the Empire with graceful singing. The Mikado’s Own Jiu Jiten Troupe, Charley Chaplin film comedies open and close the show.
Superintendent Case of the street department asks Mayor Gill to tax auto owners to cover rising street maintenance costs caused by more and faster motor vehicles. He notes streets that were passable five years ago are now deemed impassable by autoists and says homeowners already bear the burden of improvements.
Oxnam, son of a Methodist minister, and Glenn Witt, 23, are suspected in a robbery. Police report both men signed confessions and face murder charges expected to be filed today. The pair reportedly rested after a lengthy dinner following their admissions.
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