The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-13
The COMMON COUNCIL
.,.,sss,ox oYrz TIE SLIP FOR TaE
wssr SEATTLE FEERr.
=. oregon Improvements Company
cs..e. to she Foot Of Main street
..,.x rsed-Inereasing the En-
~v Or the Fire Department

II8fFEt
..,sr Used --Inereasing She Ess-
,..ev or the Fire Department
.,.sar meeting Of the common eoun
s = s.lt Ia. evening. Present Mayor
9. ucyw-x Dagie. Jones, NeCoFnis.
g. and tsreeH-
..se-le Of prominent lawyers re-
$50 he frnneAise gfaasess che West
go So g..rry Company f5r TIE USE q
r.. street slip. Tue Franchise
iss ~ss-t.d several months ago With
- kusxle.lgc 81 The Oregon
en- .,.et Company. who OEa the
~, and City docks, ozi each SIZE o. me
~ Tusre Busxe sPpeaFeti on penah O
~ f,rexoa Improvement Company asla
~ 49, s1,as t.le agsiect was eFils asaother
800. n ne question Of the city having
- s-..lon Of the city front. Tie building
~. 90 xaH Is aiso a question fsr the
q ~ s..nre. he satd that the frequent
~. s,.s. ~ he fcrr,t5at a. the Maln street
.'',,lg sey.otsiy interfere with thirty
t1f ,rh,eh are engaged In the COM
~a ~ his city No other slip could
49, 80 IN selected for the ferry landing,
-. which would 20 embafass com
go he cify and the oregon Improve
-. s,,,,npany. He understood that the
- =, eosatany would be willing 10 use the
80 ,,ston street slip instead. bat prsyid
y ,a.tsisrsious were made to taking some
81 go sfir,. he suggested that tie council
esss' ~. ,naftey under advisrmenf aud
- 4 Al : special meeting In the near
is Y. n. Hanford. representing Mr.. ".
sss.,,i,,gf0n. who owns the wharf al the
= 49,. ~, .i,ie IL the Washington street slip,
n.'ats All ttsst had been argued for the
80 49, - frrnsovfaeut Company in the case
o.s A. wsln street slip, would apply with
2. e.. ~ sarre 10 Mr. Harrington, the com
49, s.esre n Seattle aud the eIty's welfare, In
~ ,eafter Of the Washington street slip.
X " is.afs landing there needed protection
= ~ ss.',sh a. these landing at the Deenu and
.s,.x aneke. The oregon Improvement
.yn..auv owns n large Book 81 water
s..4a sri II the landing 81 the ferry az the
ns;n sffeet slip would prove M inconye-
1s-nre II was Simply bepause the COM
r.nv had built lis whaFves 20 rs 70 neafly
saul eat The sup; ~, -. -
.ss.'s did not wish 10 appear in spirit 81
bess,is;g low ard tAc oregon improvement
sser,r,any. II - now more than i've
e,s.,,ffs sluce the franchise xES granted
80 fae ferry company has expended
go,eoy OF se0ofa 80 building wharyea and a
sssrr btaf. beside driving Files al the foot
= Main street for the ferry house. To
sllenec the objections, however. the rom
sssnv Nog.Id accept fisc use of the foot II
esshfaeias street II granted Immediately
aid reeslrrpeascd fer the actual expense
Iseuyred VI fiic iSaf 81 Maia street.
Iedge burke said the oregon Improve
a. a .f.f rf.h "a IA n
sa.sw ID the way af the ferry company.
~ be did nat think q ness enterprise
s,ss,ld lsc assisted 50 the serious def,la4lert
II 81 sd one Replying to Ar. iisaford's
.iaiesaeuts. he inferred tsEt Z was roba-
b.y another rase Of P person on The Oi'side
Knowing more fhaa tine ones expendsng
,hr money about the best way to Use u.
He saggesied tAat a special committee be
appointed 20 IL vestlgaie the matter aud
retsoft Mt a special meeting to be held AT
The earliest iscssibie moment. This sug
restlon was adopted and Messrs. ksilze,
Burns aud Gfetn were APRON cd
spee.ai meeting VIII be held Monday even
iag 10 consider their report
THa MATTER or wsAap&eE-
The lb.lowiug Important eommnieafion
va referred 10 the committee On hasbOft
All wharVcs.
IL the uonoraule Mayor aud Common
to1nci--isf asifasH IN view OF The FAC.
Of considerable newspaper controversy aud
Investigation by isa seattle hoani ~ rale
AMI chamber 81 eoiamcfce feEHfding the
rates 81 wharfage charged by The seaf,ie
wharf ewncrs. AMI Il hagiag been eng
epsiod Is tbs above organizations sud
numerous merchants that the eiiy shot d
aan or eontral Wharfage infiiitics sun
risai % govern Ihess- rates, has % make
tie following proposition.
To ipaa fDr 4 term ~ shfee years, com.
me1Clag November ] next. nay wharf,
known Ms the fesigs wharf, at tte isss.f Of
NIL street, giving al wharf and whRFfase
iasiii!cs AMI wnrg houses coR used Ny NE,
exclusive AZ leased or rented ia5ts ar
buildings, iyr the sHsn 81 400 per month,
uafAb!e mepthig This Is 500 less thaa
have sseeu offered by private parties, hat
heying considered that they would more
likely raise the rates than lower ihttn,
have concluded 10 tender i % the cliy, II
this proposition Is accepted yDn VIII Dc re-
auigsd i.y the tefius az the lease 20 keep
lhc wharf ana buildings in repair
aad return the saiae at the end Of the
terra Ia Us coed condition a. when taken.
Detail as 90 boundary Of the leased prop
erf5 eau be left 70 a committee % eNafatue,
a Il Il not possible 20 describe II Ia this
Communication Yours respectfully,
BY. .. LowsAH, Trustee,
iapMoylHe TINS fsHE pErAErNrsr
TIC Gre and water eOmmllte made the fol
lowigg report on the recommendations Of
Ghiei Collins OF the Gre department. I'VE
recommend That the council ~ present
take the following action That the city
parceese two horses for the gsr OF engine
company No. j. tao hofses for engine
esmlaay 40 ani enc fag North Seattle
company No /. together with harness. etc I.
fsts sable ruoin bo secured ter The tesns;
that Tie fify pros tLe new four wheel
boss carriage far tiie North Seattle com
psng that a driver re employed fpr each
e1mFans, who snail also care for the
'iinsshs aad stallc that the tisy iaaugufatc
aiire alarm system aad taes the clerk be
Distracted 10 eagrcspVnd with various Ere
departments with zoe view TO finding oei
tae best system in use. thai The city pur*
ehssc 1853 feet 81 buss, 81 itA iaV necessary
coupling that tse eties % The depart
taenI Immediately examine into The con
ditan q tie dire sraHagis aHd thai The De-
iaetlve encs &c repaeea bT tac uew style
hfifsni provided by tAe city ihHt toe city
Hferesy prepare ga ordinance rcrfaiisg
praiuabee No $50 relating 90 the steward
oiths tneiBe' ho5ee, tAat SEA ordinance De
prepared ahelisilias thc board Of FIRE dele.
ga'ss and bringing the goFefnulent 81 lhe
department. moro directly under the city
seaueH IN conclusion the committee
fecemmend thas a liberal policy he pur.
t1sd hy tie city 60 Ms Ere department,
Ass thus We NAV emphasize the estsem
which every geac eilagn feels toward the
gallant Areuea, who shirk no duty, how.
e5vF disaEsecahlr, and Whdse eihrieueY
and spirit s our oalg pyotecfion iar hte
All property tum Gre, fhc report was
adopted
riS&NqAA STATEMENT
Deputy tiy Ciars Feffis Submitted Tho
Believing apnasxiH4aic a-atrreHt uf She
ciys aaauces for tae neNt few alantas