The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-18
The COMMON COUNCIL
rs.L pAsssag OF THE UsIes sTkEET
HALLWAY FRANCHISE.
me Action Regarding Street I'm
oroyement seript-The Former Or
atnanee Repealed and New One
suhstifnfed-uisce

TE.re was more than the usual anaennf @
eating and az adjournment was no
-es.l,.f ssaiii % . clock fhis morning
III, snzsses ~ ti1e street grade script 80
.sss,.,s.a 81 gefv speedily, city Ait4rus,
psIss submitted ar ordinance prarsieaill
=, seearslanee eit1 the plan outlined r.
serssx In the f'0ST-isfEGIsGEssff.g
"a IL was passed unanimously
4 srnfides that aii warrants hereaflsi
xraHu os street Improvement funds -
~ ,.svfn.Ut II street. improvements sksI
Sssr Interest a; the rate ~ 10 per ceEs. PEI
-.ss,s,ta r.aTahss sefnl annually cut ~ tas
ee...t-i fsna created for that pnfpose
sxsersa.ar there shall not be zusHefr&i
800 II, any strest improvement fund ID
-.ar t6e Interest. sufficient stall BE- tsaus
is-r,6 from The general municipal fnsd
srfsrh, has been received from Licenses q
,,,s..f es,e frtrresi As soon a. tbrfe sha}l
srsieiegf IN the special fund, fise
s,.o,sr,f transferred from the general fund
-Esn - returned. The ordinance pro
.ssi.s to- ~. issuance Of street improve
saeut bonds was repealed
rug rSIos syEEgT gALxsY
-. ,rasnanee granting franchise TO II
a. vshe,ler. j A -ffatson, y. Wool ans.
n Wbeeier for 81 electric street rail.
xav eogamerring Al the intersection 81
a,.e.st,a and rGios streets afld thenee 10 the
4tsaar4 =
ss,s;. n rad been revised By City Aft0F.
80 ,si,.s. and Is very yolufnipous. 1, pro
~ IN A single track until the bushes.
stsli insfify 4 double track. The whole
.ss,insa4nt Il - be Of tile most approved
sftIe AM. there gre regniati1sss aud ssIpu
iaiIotls almost without end. The franchise
- a. b years faTs shall be run each way
~ isasf lioutly, and The company sAaii pay
: snerlsI IseeBse ~ NJ; exceeding ~ for
eaet ear after the sirsf ave years Within
IS DAYS after the pa sage ~ the ordinance
Inc Contrary stall ne written accept.
snce and deposit d forfeit OF 1900. Mr..
Reltze moved that the matter be referred 70
the street committee 90 report ~ the next
u,eefiur. and Nf Durie moved an snend-
meai that the ordinance be adopted. Ms.
Rel,ge aid he wished IL referred, as he did
s,ot exactly understand the electric system
proposed to be used. aud wanted 10 satisfy
himself
Joslab collins. Jr. on behalf OF the c5m-
paav. said that The matter had been before
The ednaeil for three months and Ia the
meantime three other franchises bad bern
graetea. II had been referred to the street
committee 81 which Mr.. keitzes wss G
member. aud every one had had an oppor-
tusffy Of getting all of the Information
that might be desired.
Nr. Jones saia soae 81 the property
owners along the proposed road wished 10
cunfsF with the company before the frau
ehsse vas granted Nj Uaric Thought the
ordnance had been ri hand long enough.
and ought 10 be disposed of
n was passed b the following vote
AYES essrs. Jones, Reitzc, Nsesz. Me.
Donald aud naFie--fye. Snys-NeSsrs
Burns aud Acc0mbs-two. Abseut-Mr
Green
REGULATING Hacg DRIVERS
IA ordinance submitted by city Atiar-
aey Piles vas passed by an uaaDspIoas
vote providing that no hack driver. hotel
runner. expfcssman or solicitor Tor express
wagon or other purposes, shall be allowed
ui,on any wharf Of roadway leading there
~. with1n; the permission IN writing from
The owner 81 the road way or wharf that
no such person soliciting custom shall call
out to passers- by In louder
tone than ordinary conversation OF
take held al any baggage u
passcugefs without permission that horses
shaii not b. driven upon any wharf road
way faster than a walk. that no hack,
driver az other similar person shall stand
upan any gangway while Il is ia use BY
paasrDgers. Punishment for yinlafipn Of
The ordinance Is fixed ri n fine 81 not less
than $40 or more than SO. or imprisonment
for mol more than 20 days.
ASoTHgE REGULATION.
An ordinance raised unanimously pro.
vidlug that II shall be unlawful 10 blow
more than one blast 81 the whistle Of aay
steamboat or steam vessel while lying ri
any wharf In the city, and no blast shall
continue f0r more than 10 seeopds. TINS
penalty y enc % not less than 81 no'
more than faA, or imprisonment for Dal
more than 10 days ~ both.
r,srty NEAsune
An attempt was made 20 lptFpdnos
another reform by Hn ordinance regulating
hacks and carriages and fixing the rates q
fare thcrefofe. II provides that Il shall b.
singAwfui Tor suy i.erson having ehhfgs Al
;, hack - allow n u stand Within Ten tee
81 nny street crossing uF further thah i~'
gCst ffnm ANY siheN ak. The tnlloNin;
are the maximum rates 81 fare allowed
For conveying one person bali mile o
less. 20 cents; for Gi4e mile or more ihal
half mile. - cents for each addftaua
person, 80 cents; fer one person Us" mile
or more than oae mile, I ~. each al
tiitlnnal perssn, IL; for the use 90 an
hack. carriage, or other vehicle and drive
fnr aay number of persous 81 = Tor IN
tlrst hour and 81 Tor cvcrv hour thereste'
Hand hasrage Is free. Children heiWer
the ayes ai aud IS years 80 at oae bait 2
the mates enumerated, aud - cents add
sional 10 any of the RATES naIsei may 2
collected between midnight aud q. r.
Notices showing the rates mgst tg eof
s,,ieit.t,sie pA.ted IN every hack and lighte
lanterns must be affixed tn each Side u ID
rehirle At night, The penalty il II itae
not more than sio1 ~ Imprisonment Tor hs
marc than 20 days
Mir Mesa said one corporation in "
civ. referring evi,ie ats to the jeasit
company, Thought the ordinance vi
aimed nRftiediHFik at ~ I'm hls motto
he matter was laid over for two weeks
give thr e1mpany an Opportunity r. ints'
tigatc The ordinance and propose chafEe
rnr MADISON sragET gharE
Up MeGllyra handed ia casamuaie.
ton stating that fhc grading uf Mafisn
street had ftat ts-eu finished Geeerdsus
eoatfact. neither cuts or sis having tlee
completed according e. thc rsiAls sac
efaie The document stated ihsi in sever.
places The wors j. ieit Ia such cgHdii,0a :
Nanld render the street inlpasztelr 90 So
as !hr wet weather sets iu ana ttaf q
Sidewalk Is isft lu dangerous ca;sdiiinu
several places Toe accrrissfe ot q
strret ,n It's present condition was tra0de
Is an uutgavc As tGc Impoverished -
ALREADY bccn accepted the communication
was hled
CHfrr toil4NS' RECOMMENDATIONS
Josiah Colilrs. j. chief Of the frc !,
partmVut made the following s9u.esiien
The purchase 81 lat aud tie tmWessEa'
erection Il a trick nHilding thcscaN
Immediate purchase 81 "A pair ~ hofss
each iCr engine eompanys ! aud "a
Che hook and ladder company ails on
horse for tho North Seattle eneiH
company as well as a pew feHr hcci hn'
earriacc fer the latter company lthes
changes would necsssiiaie tue cRp'a
nent o( hug drivers and one tleIuian
che purchase If a lvt near NtBth 81
tneFFy streets ufan which 10 station a
engine a. s,on as Il becomes neccsSars
she purchase ~ Il Teliahle FIRE alarm sys'cH
- b. used in conjunction with anNiliar
alatIa h1Xes, The immediate purchase ,
loo feet 81 rubber hose an
Eve dozen coupiingss The reps'
or ihc ordinance NiviHg the fnrgma
VI the various companies power &C. 81
.eaYe oi absence 20 thr engineers; Ihe 49,
tueu vtthvuH If blsfd Of delegates, -
a imp4 Die o. Sc; a quorum ui the hsr
eNeeft af eiyTiion uJae, ans b'raUSa ~
fanar,l j BiWays uBriisau. tae cuiitog doN
VI fsr membership ef engine az
Aoos sad ladder companies toam
5N 81 mcu au3 II h0ss ConirHa'
ot the vid hNdrsuts by the new outs "a
tiic aiiitluu uf six new nags, Toe ms't.
was rpiertei ta tae aa and water solfiu
Zee tuv an&ncV committee snd fae chi'
"i tRc hfe department were tusifucfci
S'lv-i fnavr hes iu 5jdtrrnt paris az e.
Nlty % 2, gsuwuuA fethe counctl ior ~
cha9 tur gu-iuy heg>C purpose
eetovveNn,rIoS> 81 CHtEF MITCHELL
Chaf y- HHa, Mitchell inside e feis'
NfofuH,atsus sel7e ptssicg Reforms. %
@4ifs e a'iluW'Hs teat an af'i .rant
pt snt gH|#ai asfrr fs1 va af Sc
tuie'@ ts'a uf H5i ta3ses- Fraut aH
fo1a1r.E. -a' Streets. ihet mt'ea ronRs /
lai Pffni ts.l tH Fsp st 's-sgi tahf b-1ii.