City of Seattle Records

990429

To the Presidend Board of Aldermen and the President House Delegates

We your committee appointed to investigate the matter of the dismissal of the suit of the City vs. The Columbia and Puget Sound Rail R. Co beg leave to submit the following as our report:

After careful consideration of all facts that we have had before us regarding the dismissal of the suit of the "City vs. the Columbia and Puget Sound Rail Road Co" we find that this suit has been reinstated by our corporation counsel and is before the court ready for trial, and is now on the same basis as it was before it was dismissed.

Taking these facts into consideration, we do not think it would be desirable for this committee to further investigate the matters which have been placed before them, as this question of legal rights claimed by the Rail Road Co. will soon be decided in the Courts.

We do wish to say that as to any question of corruption which have been intimated against the corporation counsel of this City, we are satisfied that he acted in good faith, and done what he considered for the best interest of the City.

It is our judgement that the best