The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-30
ON RECORD.
The YesIsisn far s1s< Trsas Street
Cable rsaH~hss~ cysss~a. sad fA~
orasn.s<- Eef<rses 70 ne street

Cable Fsanehfs~ Gy&nted. asd the
0rain..<~ Referred 70 ne street
C~snrnisfee-
xfms<s azrexsiy sfses re city eszsas1i wes
eais<zf - order i<sr esenisr. petition Fss
rea9 srzzz 4. D. Sfssxst and essasr Frvns
street. bussasss saez. szkta< thAs tss pesir
rssa "a s. b. Tsasarsor ssr q enss's rzil-
sag fr1ax hfse Sn F-sssf street Re xrz1ssa-
X was sssssaws=4 ssnnefisteiy vita n esspa-
sHans<sti<s frssEa d. l. fssisr sad sfhsr
property ewrsfs ssa bzzssssess nsea @
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And pFDssstars sSasnst sse sraafiaz n sse
.szrfhiN<.
M. gsFsze said be sAonxAs the matter a
ne Front street frsssat-e f.ss beea tef5rs
ffss cssanesi ~ issag thAi al the nsefnhe<s
asssss have hrfHme faraliszr WIKI H. Ifs
rserz-s ftss fhH pesitiea be xrsnress ard
sts rrnassss-saee tslaes W. Frsrk sec
syn<,ssi the Dsaessa In teserisinsd toze-
Hstssszzf COMMENT
Mr. Moran said @Dpf understand that
The sstsoa pssj.osssf would graft the frstf-
shlsezss s.Yes.r replied NJ. furfh. the ae:-
lag sexycs, ~Tfef ! shall vote 10. re-
Joined Nr Noras. decsssseiy.
Captain r " Carr asked permission 20
rsa1 . siasefns.st showing tbs ysssse Of the
Front street property
RxFxxsxxTED os rHs sExossTnsSex
The total frsnfaxs on that y~srsion 81 ,hs
street zoe which the franchise IA asked Il
1ss3 feet. Of which xGsis feet. yaius.d q,
ssfaner. czFtz2a Carr said i dant thiak
Il necessary - e1h yoar attention 20 the
fact that the saafnsGfy Of The sixners Of the
f'etiiieD are simply tcrsass ssd NOT psepsf-
~ owners Oh Front street, and that the re-
npnsssanee represents The majority Of the
property oxBers GA The street
Mr.. Ssisz assea II TIE values - shown
were taken from the assessment roll III IL
sksxD ns TIE MARKET vkErE
~ the property replied Mr. Carr sI1l
;usf take fnsmorsainsn ~ these srsrcs.'
remarked NJ. Heftxs sFtf that Goat cut
any figure IN the case" said Me- FTink.
I'VE sssn's rare What sass.s they put on IL.
The Hsfnfer ~ feet IL what We want
ures. remarked Mr.. MeNseken. Of The legal
6rsa snpioyesf By The applicant for The
franchise lie tosk q fsfef iosk n the
document and then remarked that he
rmoroHr fr MAS ERRONEOUS,
As be claimed to have 1880 feet of frontage
represented CA the petition for the fran
ei1ise. besides I'D feet owned aad repre-
scented By Mr. Denny. who wsS ont OF foss n.
T and table the resnonssFaeee was then passed
! b. the following sese Aye--Reiize, Green
Lake and ffink. 4. noes-Aorsn, Sets1
( ana Russell. 3.
:, Mr.. segsx said that he had voted against
the motion parity bssaase of the way i
/ axs proposed TO dispose OF the matter. lie
considered that both communication
should have been reserFrd TO n COMMITTEES
80 that all the questions Involved might IL
examined
sgrrER hid vRos sTixEs.
Al this juncturc Clerk Forrest read pc
fitisn from John ieafy, asking for The
ssfHe franchise Mr.. Thompson Is striving
tor. and Nr Leary proposed more generous
terms Ills petition stated that. In eonsid
Grafton 81 n franchise for 70 years. he
would construct standard guage cable
road 90 Front street and have 10 In opera
ton within two years. and that be woald
pay into the city treasury tzso per yea'
Tor the privilege. On motion Of Mr.. Seisz
I the petition was referred to the street com
nitsee.
Nothing further TRANSFERRED until Just be
fare adjournment Then the city aftorne,
handed up q franchise which had been
prepared. granting the franchise % Mr.
| Thompson and his associates.
ssSunLE fbgas
Mr. Moran said he was not prepared "a
vote on the matter at the PRESENT time
Mr.. Seisx stated that he thought thai II tho
council WAS not prepared to consider the
) matter. all the papers bsaring un the sub
ject should be referred 10 the stree; eom-
tHiitse, 10 report nj the next meeting, 81
that The whole subject could be considered
( Al once. lie made a motion 10 that effect
Mr.. frinx thought II was
ASKING ENTIRELY roo MICH
10 request the council 10 put the matter
over further II bad ALREADY been post
foncd the present iaonth aud an adjourned
meeting heid 10 consider IL.
/. Mr. Kcisze said il vas not a public mat
ter like streets and sewers, which required
some system 10 construction. lie said h.
Was prepared and wanted 10 VOTE Mr.
Moran said he was no, very familiar with
the orsiinanee and wanted further time u
I consider II. A number 81 persons who ara
heavily interested IN Front street property
had asked that they be- given further time
20 consider The proposition, aud he beiiey-
they were entitled To It, For himself, he
favored cable railroads, but was not pre-
I.arcs. 10 vote On tsis question.
Ne Nesss thea
CLOSED the DISCUSSION
As follows. '-sinee the gentleman has
/ mentioned the matter Of system, Il has oc.
ensysd 90 iBe that II Is Just as important "a
have system above as under ground
think the granting Of street railway fran
rhises In hsphszarsi way Is all wrong.
Ny idea ~ that the railroads should be pul
A. near The whasyes aud depois rs possible.
We do not want 20 cover all the north and
south streets with railroads at this stage OF
our growth. and think this matter should
t,s' Inferred Ia a committee IN see II sgs-
/ terra eannoi hc arrived at. ! think there
sheeid be a main Hue As near the water
aud wharyus a. possible. which could be
intsrseetesi by all OF the lines coming
down she hin.
CONFEDERATION POSTPONED.
a. Al.
papers 20 the street committee 20 report a;
the next regular meeting was then carried
hy the following vote, Aycs--t;Fs'cn. Lake,
I Moran, Neisx. 4, snoes-Frink. Russell,
( keitEc. q
taE rmgn srEEET fRASemsr-
The ordinance for a steam or cicctrie mo
/ lut line On Third aud other streets, was in
trodHred aud referred 81 the ssreet commit
( Ice, on motion Of Mr. Green The synopsis
OF this ordinance was given in the PosT-
Z iSrEGl4aSssER few DAYS ago.
PETITIONS RECEIVER
( From ~ I Denny ct al, for grading and
/ sidemalklng OF Raliia street from Depot "a
/ Republicans referred; from the Clerks
T Protective Association. asking that bust.
ness hoases be requested 10 close on July
sth rom tS u ia, Ia Q y. m.-grantesii
! from Mrs, :. J. flNmmcr. for damages for
turning her residence into pest house
I referred, frum u. :. smith et al. against
{ changing the grade of West street and claim
E lug that ihe proposed change was sim
I piy "a iana cuistian--refcrred; from Pert
Z fawnsend Foundry & Machine Co. offering
I Ia sell the city a J-rouad salute gun; NJ.
fefsci Fram health officer. calling af;cn-
ton 20 the Necessity OF At once extending
the Madison street sewer from seventh u
Twelfth street ssTefcrrsd From h. Dawes
et al. Tor raising Sidewalk 10 grade on west
side az south second street. between Mil
and Washington streets granted, From
Z y X sander 20 al fer extension af Msdi-
son street saver 10 Twelfth street. refcrrcSi
4 From " y, White @; al. for grading aud
sidensikins Iomhard. Depot aud Harrison
Ssrccf<. referred
Numerous petitions 20 conduct refresh
incn, stands tn the street Fourth f-.july
week VEN tabled.
W I. Ctuslry was granted tan next mec,