▁brought ▁three ▁new ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁council , ▁including ▁Arthur ▁B . ▁Lang lie , ▁later ▁governor . ▁ ▁Lev ine ▁served ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁times ▁as ▁the ▁city ' s ▁acting ▁mayor ▁and ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁" fl atter ed " ▁by ▁suggestions ▁that ▁he ▁run ▁for ▁mayor , ▁but ▁he ▁chose ▁never ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁with ▁Mayor ▁All an ▁Pom ero y ▁out ▁of ▁town , ▁Lev ine ▁as ▁acting ▁mayor ▁signed ▁the ▁ordin ances ▁en act ing ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁N ▁ 8 5 th ▁Street ▁to ▁N ▁ 1 4 5 th ▁Street , ▁adding ▁ 4 0 , 8 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Lev ine ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fin ances , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁A . ▁A . ▁Lem ieux , ▁president ▁of ▁Seattle ▁University ▁dub bed ▁him ▁the ▁" watch dog ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁tre as ury ". ▁The ▁Seattle ▁Daily ▁Journal ▁of ▁Com merce ▁described ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁having ▁" special ized ▁in ▁municipal ▁fin ance " ▁and ▁" cred ited ▁[ him ] ▁with ▁saving ▁the ▁tax pay ers ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars "; ▁four ▁years ▁later , ▁upon ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁they ▁pra ised ▁his ▁" pr ud ence ▁and ▁thr ift " ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁At