The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-01
Railroad Avenue Franchise at
Last Granted.
TERMS or The Ordnance,
CITY Afserney Afbsrsssr frotesss s<sissi
too Mach wark-saszi y.skssa
ssse~s-EsatEne Bassness.

tracks int. 81. EFasFf EsSk2s2 ftssl42sk3fsEas
~Aleh hsye row. in The main. 5ssn secsf-
ted By the city. one Of these va that the
COMPANY shoald lie sssowsi 20 raasfFtasn
iEa present trzxx sogfh OF Madison street
FIR peries3 of ere years. This tie e9Es-
rans urres vas rsfexssry Tor Tie fsaasa
THAI IL wossld he Impossible for il 20 ~ 10
she expense Of making > new rosawsy
through Railroad Assnue st thls T4sss. ofi
account Of !; extending too faT ont tito
deep water. ~ sooH a. they eosssd stand
the expesse they sossld willingly 90 -.
The ordinance passed last night grants tns
company The desired concession. The fran
eisiss granted includes q strip ~ teet uias
along the east SIDE Of Railroad ayenEe from
Point 20 feet south Of Ieslsr ave-
nue.. whsre the tracks 81 the t;olafa-
bs A Puget sound ard Puget souna
shore zte Soaned. 81 Union street, with the
provision that the eonspany may maintain
ia present track upon lie Old right os way
dlverging from Railroad avenue Al point
esxhEy feet north Of Madison street ard re-
Joining Railroad avenue at Union street..
The ordinance vas prepared with great
care by City Attorney AlhertsoTs. acreFiesi
by the consrsnv's attorney Judge Burke,
although some ct the provisions were not
from every standpoint By the council before
its passage.
Ktrosr ~ raE cry ArroESEY.
CITY Attorney Albertson presented The
following report
sssass<n<ns took occasion q; recsat meet
tng of yoar hos8g to call attention ia general
va to Tic hrnaa scope 81 nay duties a. city
attorney ard The multitude Of weigstS interests
entrusted 10 ny official care. 4 sense Of duty
70 the public aud tot ysslt now eoBstfsns re 81
present the situation more csaboraisly in order
thai the status OF the legal business OF tee city
may 10 thoroughly understood and PROPER
measures TAKEN hy your honorable body In the
premises A. the close 81 this report Is AZ
pended . calender OF the city cases noT
on the docket Of the district court,
the litigation. the amognt involved
and the present state CT The plesdsags With
references 10 The nature Of these actions, Il viii
he fonnd that eighty I've have been srosght by
the city upon delinqueat street grade assess
mept The city T. pisintiG in three sud defend
snt IN two Injunction suits Is defendant IN one
damage suit. and IL defendant in suits brought
by the holders OF street grade scrip issued IS
the city In addition. there are on the docket
twelve conformation proceedings for tbs widen
Ing aad extension ~ certain streets None Of
These proceedings have progressed far enough
and In several instances the appraisers have
failed 70 Gle report | have made every en-
desYor 10 hriag about promptness Of action
TT these matters. and shall hasten the
proceedings by al means in my
power. IL will be seen that the grest
volume OF the city litigation Is with reference to
the street Improvement OF the esghty-fve
street grade nov the docket the great
majority masty with age. But one suit OF
this character has ever, that can discover. gone
10 trial Service has never been perfected In
many instances. while large proportion now
stand upon demurrers and motions, The legal
questions Involved in this branch OF the city
litigation. and the Issue OF which is of such vital
moment TO the public. have never been passed
upon by the district court and In the prosesu-
ton OF these eases the closest legal research is
demanded Of the city attorney in al
d3siou 10 the labor of investigating
OBSCURE matters oil the past Apart
from the task OF pressing suits that have already
,scn brought, there remains 10 be instituted a
multitude OF aetious upon long slumbcrng
street grade assessments. IL Is highly important
tina; snits should he brought without further
delay upon al OF these delinquent assessments
and wonid recommend here thar a list of the
same b. made out ana furnished tAe city sltor-
hey TOT that purp0se, and that hereafter actions
be promptly begun g. soon All assessment
falls due, Delay ia tais respect has caused tar
dinexs and absolute nesleet on the part of many
who otherwise would doubtless have promptly
settled, ard nothing hat vigorous action on the
ret OF The city car bring about punesusl pay
nlrnt 81 such assessments.
while referring 10 the suits Of the cstY az
plaintiff. deem II proTes Ia advert "a class If
scttas,s os serious nature that the city VII in
ali probability DC Obliged ta defend sm not
abe TO state the total amour, Of The street Srip
issued by tAe city that Is nov due. The sum i
% msznitutls. however, that eonfrnn,s the
eft sxHft axsA a.f~
large amount - this scrip g. Of sneh ancient
date 20 border on the ont'awFy limitation AMI
the eity Is already defendant tn two cases
brought BY the holders ef such warrants the
precursors of many moFe that threaten 10 follow
- he bar oi The statute Is approaehed Yoar
attorney viii &c called apoa - defend against
these monumental claims. The responsibilities
Of the trust are emphasized in the bsye state
msat
II is Tar tfom ny purpose to TeHsct In aav
fnauneT upon ny official prcsfesessors Tn re-
feftlng So this volume Of accumulated SUD uf.
flashed busimess owinx - fatalities ou the
heaeh sna tie crowded condition 81 The c,,nst
docket. the cSkss of the city. As Of private Xxi
rants. hese been necessarily continued frnut
term sa teFf8. During Tie snort tjf1e siuce my
sesesien "a the osee, II has BEEN trifassslb SO
sst say II these actions the o.. sl docket Rpt
Is new seenss possible thst = Yieoroas pfa.sgt,-
tloa will rrsals sitnoat mnch further se.av ga
their EnAl adjudication Bat the work iRvolred
IN tais prosecution yet remains So be done y
stheosy "a, an embarrassing condition II shiur>
- presented,
IN poisbne the moral os this report must
also advert 50 another sFaporlAat hemnsh OF lav
oaseisi duties. The rity attotaFy Ia called apsn
t. pfsse sio Al eGisss1al actions hseaghf aga lsg
'he eisy where the defendant APPEAR by eoan-
So. Tnier existing conditions. ~ - anS a'1s,
81 give shg ssfenton e. tbcse eases thas sAossl.t
rFpgevlY 81 bestowed have, bbYyevrs. responded
rs uearis ever iasfsu 20 the calls made uaaa
nss fsem thst sast3ef. 4 fsw cases hsse Nsea
dtsga fssea ecesaso ~ official c'tEsgesaerts Ia Il
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vsase tbe rhseExs pvr.errri and las 40 og.fssr.
taasix 10 supplement 1as efforts oi tas rastse
wsta shs voaAssl Anj vtst.@at cooperation ghas
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