The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-23


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Fsye Of rze memherx Of the Committee al
Faurreen we're pre<ens a. tae sneeuax he'd
Lass sssning in f1e ossee Of G. n Kstssnxer.
IN TIE snssEee 81 TIE regaEzr ehxsrrnxa. A.
T. Bsl-wszi presided.
Ata meeting Of the Baxr5 Of Trade held
ca TfiErssssy eveniHz the secretary xas In
ss<zster . lazy besnre the COMMITTEES OF
ksurt<sn statement 20 the eject that the
ssossofzee department eonten plated I<sssux
lor in celszisx Stree. between seeozd
slt Third IN the RAG Of she Cosonsas block
for teFTz q Eve yezyx for me purpose Of
ersesEng Fsssnffsee thereon. X WIS she
desire Of the Board Of Trade that the Com
E1iEtee Of F0urtsen telegraph % the post
nassfs.r-geueral protesting &galnst s1eh
scf5agz- for TIE reasan thai Il might delay
sfle erection l1y tue gDv@-nens 81 q sah-
sfsnflsi p-sszoesee euil6s1g
- &sx nkK-zt's s1eztfrE Of the C0nrufszee
81 Fonfseen i wss stated that ne Board Of
Irasss xss sahorsaE e14er q 1aEszppsghen-
ssg1 81 tae facts IN tae rass. These we're
70 zsfss efsecs That Herman Cnarkz. Of The
EsssssE syndicate, had submitted : proroe
sszioa 70 the postal Authorities IN erect q
substantial Dzick Building On FCiamhfz
between 5ecoud an4 Tnar1 10 eee12r
fzxE&1 feet 81 space. tAis 70 BE leased 20
the g1veruaezt fog term Of fire Pears ~
post0fnce- A. Is MAS a private PROPOSE
ton fsots SCI CT private individuals the
Committee EslSaght i best not 20 inter
feres besides is was faDug4t Il would DC d
good Plan for the gs5yzrasnent 20 rent. but
Szos lease, sssEh sfrIeFaxe uuxIs IL could
erect Substantial possoffsce eafiting Of
It's oSu-
FOR these reasons the COMMITTEES OF
Fourteen decided not 70 telegraph the re-
EEoustrGnce reEnra taezded By the Board Of
Trade 10 v Sshington-
The matter OF the ownership Of the mud
fats aas discussed informally. Mr. O. Das
visss. though be was interested In water
lots himself. thought Ii best that the city
OF seattle sh01l1 own them. TIE zenrI-
me1t Of majority Of those presexs seemed
10 Be against Mr.. Davies proposition and IL
was claimed that these who now have pos
session OF the mud siats would guard their
Interests better and more tealOusiy than II
The title was vested n the city OF seattle
II the enterpgising individual or company
desired to locate q mandatory on the
mud fats land would De given on reasona.
bic terms. Il was the sentiment of the
committee that only those who improved
their tide lots sssii-ss@@!!zs be allowed 60 hold
possession of them.
II vas stated that the gas eom pnny was
charging two prices for gas. That IL 20 say,
Il was charging those who used electric
lights loo per cent. more than those who
DID not patronize the Electric Light Com
pany- No action was taken in the pyemi-
ses beyond an informal discussion
Complaint was made that the railroad
companies did NOT unload freight from
theirexrs. This entafied loss OF time 20
the treekrneu. who were often compelled
70 spend two or three hours in picking cut
patrons goods when they were mixed up
with those OF others. IL was q hardship
which ought not to be longer endured,
Against this grievances ss-san Was deferred
until a future meeting