The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-16
COMMITTEE or FOURTEEN.
Exerbitanf Charges on the Nook
sack are Discussed.
Teams en Principal streefs-Hnsuf-
feient Wharfage ASzan-rhs
Peer Telephone Service.

meeting 81 the corn fftse os fcnrseen.
faske up Of members Of the CHAMBER OF
Cszsmsyee saa Beard Of Trade, was held
isxs essE.ssss. President George b. AdaEr Ia
the chair
secretary kitffazer stated fiaRs there had
hsfe1i ioFsd cnra pleiBt ard no little public
iaeonEerss-S secured By the fact
. that exPFess1en. .rsymen and fruekmen.
wAen out Of en- psoyn aeEE. Left their teams
sfasdirg On the principal business
stres4s. This was particularly the case
WITH Commercial street. between Yesser
aTenue and Washington street Il was
efssis the case that This street xaz lined
ca both sides with teaTas, which made il
exeeeslirzsy dlEseEa 70 drtxe between
them, especially where two vehicles met,
srsveling ia opposite directions.
Chairman A6sir szsss he had seen 81
sssst 80 teams standing on Commercial
On naotioa VI Mr. Kstinger IL wss de-
eissett TO memorabilia the City Council to
establish sfsads for vehicles on those
streets running ss right angles with Front
and Comm sTes&l streets
TKAFTIc on THE xcsKsAcx-
NJ. Eisringer called attention to tne fact
that sII per TON was being charged TO carry
freight between Sehome on BelunghAm
bag and Lynden aud Fernd&5e on the
soo&sack river. Freight was lying In
sehome consigned to LyndeE and Fern
prodnce Ia be brought 10 market This
state of Affairs was due % the fact that
there was but one 5oaf running On the
river. Mr.. kittsDger suggested as q re m
eds for this depiorabie state of affairs that
the committee charter iight-drafs steamer
for at least one trip mp the Nooksack TO
move the freight and produce.
Chairman Adair suggested that before
this step Was taken . telegraph dispatch
be sent 20 sehome 70 learn just how much
freight there was on hand that needed
transportation Therefore the secretary
ulsFs before final action in regard 10 the
charferins steamer wss taken,
RAD TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Mr. Kittinger stated that of late there
had been q great deaf Of well grounded
complaint az ainsi he telephone service.
Not only was the service miserable, but the
employees we're needlessly fmpertinent and
ssucy II took half hour sometimes to
get the central Office TO place parties ia
communication with each other and IL was
way the service Was managed IL Was simply
useless. and only delnsion and snare.
The Cify.council in granting the telephone
company is franchise had provided that
the service be good. As the Gem pany lad
given the public miserable service, be
suggested that the Council could remedy
the grievance. Mr.. Kittinger. therefore,
moved that the committee memorable
the city council To take such steps In the
premises Is In It's wisdom viii improve the
service. The motion was unanimously
carried.
fh.;rn..u 5as, sssd ,hs. aav x.vs-fce xyas
fair. The telephone company omplsiped
that the service AZ night was rendered In
efficient by the fact that the induction
caused by the heavily charged wires OF the
electric light company caused the tele-
phone wires 70 work poorly after o'clock
In fhe evening
twas suggested that If the telephone
company would go 10 little expense and
properly insalase their wires there would
be no trouble from induction. In other
where there are electric light systems and
there was DO good reason why the same
should not be the ease in Seattle.
INSUFFICIENT wHaRPAsg
The poor facilities afforded 10 briekmak-
ers for landing their product was brought
up by Mr. otto Ranke. There was only one
place where seow can be landed and
owing 70 the fact that seox was recently
higher stages Of the tide. II number OF
brick buildings were being erected the poor
facilities afforded would seriously delay
them owing to The fact that only limited
number can b. ioadep.. This was state of
affairs which demanded Immediate atten-
tiaa. JaekSoM and King streets were Sug
ges.Ses as good locations for landings for
brick seowA Ii was also suggested that
VI ashsngton street could be so improved
that bricks could be loaded much faster
than ut present.
After Il long DEBATE il was decided that
the committee OF fouFteen adjourn and
that Messrs. Adats, Begg, Rauke and
Franenthal proceed st once TO the City
Connect each with brick in his hand, to
petition the City Council 20 grant the
nFiekmakeVs better wharf facilities for the
handling Of their wares. So the commit.
tee adjourned 10 give the above committee
q chance To make an appearance before the
Council Hos they Jared az the hands of
the Council will be found in the proceed.
ings of that body, published IN another
place.
Before mn adjournment was had Mr..
Adair appointed MesSrs. Darie, Burwell
aud Begg a. the Board Of Trades portion OF
the committee of niue on wnaryes ard
slips The City Council has shree mem
bels IN this comnittee aud the chamber