The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-18
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- Fight Over Grsating Com
neseiaI Street Franchise.


~ 80b0 keoF0bG ~RD0-
ehises Asked Ter.
The coouegi considered s<xsrs5 frAEebsses
- IT. needing isss night IL VS. = myssr
DoDt1ng. sad fs-nassed te1 tor
- axehasge Of an~aitses hsf~esa
eestssn msmssrs Tas e1setrss
fnnefstse prsyed sor bJ TIE EsrS3 TrxSsss
Cewpaay was fke eassas Atii ksesse>z tie
t1soo memtserx OF The osf eaAsesl saf TIE
fe8T 80 members Tsse three hold oysrs
Uese 1etesmsuesi that the sresaa1sx ssssass
nj - pAs-ed aafil esft&sa eoseesssssns
Vese obsAioea ffoss as9Fnsr eanseany
now hojdsng frxnehiss IN TIE city, sse
vhi<h - snppcsed 70 hare sasfs thss an
toAfroef interest In the Commercial Stree.
franeh3se nov askss To asesfapsisa
the5s parp1ps the tarsr essnssin 81 q.
turseyed. snd 80 sssass sae essgaaasee
No. jatd Cses u IL 9sstte prosxtsse sssi
nassen vii b. asssesbsy adjusted ss's
list the ord .E4nse stss t,ass a. tias fsssaT
night meeting. Two new stress ss-fsf's
vafjWsy ffsnrhssss ssfs sskss AMI r.
BerfD1. snd The North seattle esssae Fssi~sf
~esgsuaoce. tnsrssdssxe Ell ~ . sg@xkggs s-seet
Considerable ether Ssssiness wss tssns
oeeed. al ~ wbsea sPf<srs h&i"s
TINE cDxsssetas. STREET aabsEsssr-
The ordinance sFsnaHg shs fSSgse
Transit Company franchise 'of al s'se-
ss1e rpsivsy Aiorx Cosansssi&i 90 oesafs
Hecon1 stseefs 70 tbs sosih@ss eitF limits
had be~u made spselaI osstef ~ sststsss =
q the pssssous meeting, asd Ess sfnfsz -
mp 81 Cry Attorney AtssFfsssfi. sh0 sssss
he had the nf4 ssnes prepares. Asa tse
exception ~ the rDssts
Hsis moyed that the souts exisszi scar
Com msfclai street Ia tiss soatasfn eii1
IfmIss
sacTa THIRD sfREET sr@sEsfse.
Mesa ssla tss..s ne esns.asrs,i II sdvsssbss
Tn pat he eleetgic rsasi Ia south Third
street. 90 that f. wgaa D. confirmation
Of the Second ssreaf line, Il sHis asH utst
unfessible sn aeeosns Of gfss.e ess4 stiofss
aud tee esesstsd railroad crossing NJ King
street Ha aEsencei fhe mcsissfs, fe give
the eoTnpsas ffanetiss sigsssz %ssIsh bird
street fr sFa TsSser avenue to the %R0sis RI
city tImsis
BuFie thought II time 90 r~ssTange tise
whole street rsisssy systsa ia Ire lower
part Of the city 10 conform % the isss rests
u the public.
Hall "a a that Niezx's rnossfsFs wss ii sspgy
On sfYoY. 10 shut Ca; this slnpsag. He
thought iha, Dssrss and siesx should have
thouahf about reaffsrzsbz street gRiisaY
systems before the cattle fssifoafS bad been
granted franchises
Niesx rstortsd that N Hall would give
him aud DuFts credit igf ssBeNfffg be
would admit that ~ wss fauch bsttsF that
she Front street cable should extend atSas
Commercial street than have sura table
IN the center ot the Busiest saazrF "a ibe
city.
uoe south Third stfssk oa account of grade
elevations, nor south -erond ssse.t on az
eouut Of the King atrees railroad csss4siug
being too low.
puxiK Cats FsR sEF0Ka
Durie said IL vas high slIas iof the conn
ell % consider ans permanent good o: ths
city In The matter Of granting franchises
which In times past bad beea gwen hap
hazard, in whatever way the companies
thought bess for their Interests. lie thought
that the couuei shoali 60 slow Ia t8l.
matter 81 granting franchises sn tbs futuss
and that the ifanebises should only ~
qranted when aud where public Interest
demanded.
stssz WANTS SYSTEM.
Niesx said that Ia eass the public god
does not demand that these street railways
b. system stised ard arranged - that there
Woaid not Do turn tables and loops in q :
the busiest part Of the city. TIE amend
ment should ~ voted desa other siss II
should prevail
TwiehslI said he would favor giving sec
Ond street 10 the oomFauy II IL could
ne Il.
0whiie said the only question vas II the
council should grant eumtnsfclal s,rvsi
franchise as the company Ali not ash q
second or Third street franchise
Watttngfofd said that the riestfic tosl
had - much right fo n Com meFctal street
franehlse - cabic rad had. s8d hs
thouGht the original motion sAonlsi pee
vail
coMuKh,IsL sTaEFr nourE ADOPTED.
Tse question was then put on tie a ~. nj
ment. which was loot b. the follow ns
vote Yeas DaF.s. Jones. Mrs Mas
Hail, Twteheii wslingfafs. wbite. Ths
original motion was carried By the same
vote.
The esty attorney then Inserted the Con,
mereial street ordinance ia the dcscup
ton.
abort recess was hsd for the dis gssion
81 the ~dinsnec among the mcm ,is.ts
after which the elly attorney commenced
reading 10.
Niess objected to a provision hencby
the company Wss o. hnsld tNeuty luns
foot fresfia ruafway goF ifs track Ia tls
middle ~ the stFeet across the mad fats
rs 10 would tnakc hnichsd bob a BE- never
the city got sraiy IA make the street IL
fall width.
Durie thea sske,i - has effect the grant
Ina of this Franchise weaia tssC HislH .
previously granted cable lrsrch'se.
assxCHANeE oF AHxSIftEz.
Hall wanted 20 know il an application
had not been mate hy the Rapid transit
Company Tor this franchise before The
Ne understood thai this eomPsnY had
bees asking q franchise Tor = Asus tine
but bad tssea pat of Nfth usse excuse ami
another The cattle rosi however. had
rot franchise without de sy
fiess said that Hall miFht 9th pgnpri
ETY. max. . few less inslBa&tlosas sEsinsi
the old members II she council Accent
Ing D. Mr.. Hal evesY sbtug ttone ~ the 3ls,
council hal \ job la IT, he did act relish
any such in'.maitou. tie thoukht that she
honesty Of the mem hefS ~ the al,s eoua
ell would eornpsre fsyoIaAis wa thsi ~
amy new sisc aihsr
Han w.s sbesg 20 ngaff whsa ths
mayor shut OF sHY iuftbrf Airf $50 sra
rall~d for the dttsnssi3U 81 5.r lfs, sgts.t
belerr the house.
srecEssFp1 FtILsHg sfgHsAa.
Mess. parie and Jones then Objected "a
several pros stems Of tAs ordinance ~ H.,
sections we're read sa4 ccu.ilsfsd =, rls
eam. several smsndman's were ceefc :
by them. aud the eits attorney ~aii thsi 81
vas impossible Ia make ali the tnlesigtts
sions suggested
Iuaes nassssl that the OFtiGnance - g..
ferfrd - The judiciary csfoss4ilire
Msisiartori sata 10 ~a4 }aspirss j.F ralrr
the oFisns ~ agsin - sAgFs Ne 81 vet
dent dtsp<s sian en- tbs tssFt 81 ssFrtts
memhess &C. abstract stv p.eessc q. suf rs-
siusnee granting q isAnch'ss q A. e. estg Is
rsaa
Ga motion 1T nur5e AL uall she a-,ii
nance was FetErFsi 90 Nhslfaaau \ sNs ct
the Judiciary cosamfstee. ysitA thv psfit.css
ers Tor ihe trsnshssr - feF-sft FRIDAY
ntghs
fnr SoRTH sgtvTkx tsntE
The esss attorney yeporsss} thSt De- had
on bis table the Nssth seattle ea14r tag}
way franchise whica hs4 uas ys' tsoa
scrxsinssrt p . ssseaFals txe ga mscgsoa
II "a. refsrTvst Ga tise inAIc.sgs cugamttgce
kslIsosn AysNVB FsAN, w3~x
An ssasnaaee gvsntsus the sssstic. fsRa
shore a Eastern fsi,~ay fganehsse q, ssy.
maiat In ana cr~Fs,e ia Fss.A sh.ae Hal
Rad avenue ever whleA thu ffsus F. isse
vAs so 10 granted lseing j. 3ispilge. sa~ os.
diaanre aAs referred g. she nafcasrx caas
nsttee the cIts sttoraes ASH FktiroAa eoia
paas.
aScsass COMMERCIAL ssNxET saAa
NIX Iens. ssse.1 tes frsaeh - siaur
comrsefe 81 stree, fsVa Is "a .srses.si.st
With ys.ser assnas ta tse cay ilatits ~
seid ssiisexd b. ~ sltAsr rasAe sg rsselsss
road.
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