City Leaders Arrested for Licensing Flop
Seattle's Acting Mayor and Water Superintendent find themselves on the wrong side of their own municipal ordinances.
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Acting Mayor Leander Miller and Superintendent of Water Works Robert Calligan, two pillars of the reform administration, are under arrest for violation of a city ordinance. It is not a serious misdemeanor for which they are held, however. Both are draymen and have a number of teams. They have neglected to take out licenses for some of their teams, it is alleged, and Detective caught them yesterday. They were released upon their own recognizances.
“Acting Mayor Leander Miller and Superintendent of Water Works Robert Calligan, two pillars of the reform administration, are under arrest for violation of a city ordinance.”
The spectacle of city officials being arrested for failing to follow the very licensing and administrative rules they enforce is a timeless Seattle tradition. It highlights the often-blurred lines between private business interests and public governance in a boomtown culture.
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