City of Seattle Records

471 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 7/84 From Special Comtee recommending the adoption of the Survey made by City Surveyor on matter of [strikethrough] Jackson [/strikethrough] Madison Street Extension. Adoption From Special Comtee to whom was referred the matter of certain statements alleged to have been made publicly by Councilman Wusthoff [strikethrough] which [/strikethrough] submitting the following report, tonit: Seattle May 7, 1884 To the Honorable the Mayor & Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen: Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of F. W. Wusthoff, a member of this Council, making certain grave charges against the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle, beg leave to report. First, That Mr Wusthoff does not deny having made the charges as published, except so far as the Mayor is concerned. Second. That your Committee have demanded proof of the charges according to instructions received, but no proof has been furnished and Your Committee further reports that Mr Wusthoff states that owing to the great length of the fire Ordinance, and to the fact that some of its provisions as reported on by him as Chairman of the Fire Committee were omitted when the Ordinance was placed upon its passages, he, F W Wusthoff, supposed the changes were made after the passages of the Ordinance, hence his statement, not that the Mayor had changed the Ordinance after its passage, but that the changes had been made in the Office of the Mayor. Your Committee finds, therefore, that Mr Wusthoff desires to withdraw this charge In regard to the statement "That Mr Wusthoff knows of several corruptions that have recently come to light" Your Committee asked the gentleman as to whether such statement referred to this Council, but he declined to answer. Your Committee therefore recommend that Mr Wusthoff be directed by this Council to furnish proof of said alleged corruptions or make some satisfactory explanation. All of which is respectfully submitted B. L. Northrup Chas McDonald } Committee Thos Clancy