The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.


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The city eounea met ssss exexinr. via
Nj. Fr-th In the chair. En- sAe ss<eu~e 81
the mayer 4 considerable isssx~ss e~n.
tered in the meeting. ~ sonse lively pas-
xsses rrrs-finx <se<< railway masters rsse
anticipated. ard the exrecfasssssx "a me
cssNd gathered IN tie Iesty xerr n<< d.
sppsinsed. Two o. fhrce azim,arsaut ~
titians hsd besn read sad rxserred. when
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sre. .:. g e = lsssr. Tss fsssr rrsssd 2
iewss, Tskiss 4 -inaernan. Bailey Cat
zert sd either Fnsnt sfsess prop ersy own.
en- representations 81 La go worth IL Prop
ersy 90 thai strset. demonstrating
assfssT sxAsrfxs 4 rkAseHfsH
For Euy railway sss Frasfs street., whether
t5s nsesiss power BE- horsss, maiex, cable
OF ez~etssrsty.. They believe that sach {
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eyfys Afses the fxmcnsfsnnsr had bsra
read. Judge L<wss s&is: Il esus~ here nos
- - attorney. bss 70 rep-rsenf nyseif and
my neixbhorx- A week ago We were Ia
formed that there pas no Likelihood o!
say frssehf-e being xfsnt<f for frss,
sfyeSf. Ats efciock thsx afternoon We
HEsED THAT rHgax xxs pxxsKG
Ard We hurrsedfy gos ~ this petition faiz
eve1ine- have slws snas- u = epssasn
not To interfere with stss esssse.y where I
did aof own property. and 10 think that
the properly eSnrfx and b1sfness aeu
ssave al osh<rs should be eonsuitci about
surh matters. We simply e0sne here ~
the matter 20 you This petition does nos
bear - InaHy names ~ II would hare done
had we bad fitsis more time. ssssf II rep
ssprsseffx more than u fatiion aad q omar
LET Collars rorth ct krvuf street property.
and II contains
SOME sEEy GOOD NAMES
n contains the name Of Henry T. YesIer.
the pioneer Of seattle asd the heaviest
taxpayer here: OF Bailey ssatxert, the pi.
oueer Wholesale man aud one OF the
sarrNdcst business rneu on the coast, of
Tokias q SingerRna, who have the finest
Wholesale houss a0rth fsf Eau Francisco;
Of p. BOYD, who eEected the finest
brick block ON FRONT sfrsles: Of John suiii-
van. who worked ny In. this city from .
peanut stand 70 the possession Of over
e10b 30 worth Of properly. Of the pioneer
Anos Brown and N. X Maddox, and Of
the prominent and well-knowa business
men Fred Gsschr. Mr.. Aehihfssrn and Mr.
hisa-e,f. bat the starr estate. James NJ
GoirDan. one NJ the heaviest Front street
Taxpayers know.
OPPOSES TaE Franchise.
Bnt he IL out OF so@u. We could not rrnrh
hlrn. ] ask that this matter be very care
fully considered. and believe thai the 1efi
who pay the taxes should be consulted
know that the mea who secured the Com
mercial street franchise, now curse the
day that II IVES granted. n. In the future.
we nHd that VIC have made mistake in
not granting thi& franchise. we can get the
road Al any time. We viii not have 10 20
TO San Francisco 70 get the stock taken and
money In twenty minutes Ia seattle. bus II
we once get the railroad down. and md
we have made mistake. we can never get
IL mp
The remonssrance was then referred. 10
the street committee so report upon In
for the franchise 4 recsss was takea to
permit the committee 10 consider the
matter.
TIE coxxsTTKE's REroET
On rcas~embiing the comwiitec reported
that they fessud names on the circumstances
which also appeared uposs the petition for
franchise for the seattle street railway
Gu Frnnf street and therefore moved THAI
the rvmonstrauce be laid on the table. The
motion carried.
The committee reported then ON the PC
tsfion ef ]. NJ. Thompson and others FOR
undoubtedly be necessary 10 have street
railway on Front street and the committee
was Of the opinion that the
CABLE SYSTEM WAS THR assf
They therefore recommended tia, the pc
fitlon be granted, provided the track &c
broad gauge and made III concrete and
iron and that the ordinance he drawn by
the city attorney, with proper restrictions
for the protection al the eity.
COLONEL aAtSEs rkLxs
Colonel ]. {. HsiBss thea addressed the
council for the petition of Mr.. Thompson
practically rs follows: lis view Of what
has been said about this matter. | have
thought best to make a brief statement
The remonssranee presented here il signed
by few property ownerS, this most of
whom have heretofore signed petition
for horse-csr franchise for this same
street They ssk for heySecar franchise
one week aud rvsaoiistrafe against cable
car franchise the next In fact the inter
est- Of contiguous property owners ought
To he considered but very little In this CON
nectiog whsu
THE PrnLfc wRLfaEE l. At tssug.
II Is not what Mr.. II, J. fesicr OF Mr.. Nehl-
horn wsutS, but what zD.oo people ask Tor
we must consider Front street il the
principal theFvughfsre and will probably
continue 50. The people who refaAn Sffass
are mainly not engaged in hnsine-s. bu;
are renting their property In this eify the
ordinary horsepower service IL practically
az m Use owing Ia the steep grades. some
thiag must be devised that can ascend the
grades. and the cable system has proven es
nii odds the best II we are 10 have cable
sysfetn aud that IL the only one that eau
Ee successfully operated. We msist come
down Front street. The question Is whcta-
CT the petition OF very small minority
shall override the
WISH or THE Srk,T MAJORITY
propose 10 read some figures showing that
the building OF cable roads In San Fran
cisco has IN every Instance greatly en-
HANGED ths.talue Of contiguous property.
beside. there 4. no danger Of loss 80 the
property owners. ~ the company t. bound
10 pay them any damages fa their prop
efty resulting FROM the h1tiding III the
Rad. tiferv Colonel liaincS Rad some
sgnres 10 prove his ASSERTION asgus The
effect upon properly Of the building of
cablr russis ia san fraacisrol
zone If the great objections saised 30
thi. roa1 is that II viii
IsrsRrNEs WITH rRayflc.
ON account Of the stre~t being toe narrow.
Now Fr.int street IN the narrowcsts part IL
~ feet and in the widest ~ feet Inches.
The widths Of the san Francisco streets GA
which there are cable lines arr "a follows,
Sutsrr and 6eafey y feet 2 inches. tslifar-
mia ~ feet. Nuntxuacry street . feet 10
inches. sffd Market street Is feet. and OF
Market street there are four iIaes. Al We
ask + Ia get into town and we cannot c me
in aas other Way except an Front street
The r4sssi viii BE- built " esuercte and iron
and will cost from tse0eo 10 stsoleoo - the
mile. The total cssst VIII b. not less than
tsaoee and TIE line will he completed aud
this sacney all spent hero within six
months IL this franchise be granted, We
arr wiliiag to submit to any -sssonstie re
sfric,inse aud leave the matter in your
hands"
Jvnsr tEwfs' RErLY.
Judge Lewis I'm rvpiy said; Mr.. Mayor
and xentiemen. | feel =; hpsne asre, fs,f
eonse herr not employed by capital frufa
san Francisco or Portland. beat 10 sisesk for
myself aud nay neixhhors Nc rressst issss
and ever viii PROTEST asstus, TIE voting
away % our sBfrvsts against our viii NcG
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