The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-06
MAYOR M0RAN'S VETO
Ii Has Killed the Electric
Roads Branch Franchise.
ON GROUNDS or PUBLIC POLICY.
The Company WIN Have 10 Use Direct
1sonts 70 Ets Powerhouse--A ne
feciave Ordlnance.

MAJOR Moran yesterday vesoeA the Seattle
kgttsse Esiszz5 q P0xef CempAns'S frzBe B -
tetnesr POS eFeoase 3Als srAnszss wAs granted
- tie esancs ts~ me4ks $50. sid permitted The
eonafauy % bal duh tracks ffora ifs IA n
llas on PIE lss asoaz Fslsh stFees ~ PAae
asgees thene3 81 ne Pms 70 sfxAn sfrees, 81 nee
a0nz sixsn = tze seastf os tie naoek between
~ aud Olive streets. aiSo frafR Pine stset 70
flse center u size klssck beewsen Pine ana Oixe
streets ~ FiffA ssseets on shieA block Is tie
essn peny pon,3fz use
M4ses 8S5an ~ hAf TIE franchise not only
EaTe sAe enn1p9ns lie Izht te aay ecu ) track
~ ne 81 ct EAeae9, bnt Il was . run for a
I*Toa % twenly i've years. whereas the oEigii a.
irakes - Of be sainpmng's masa siDs only 40
siaetes n years q run. For this reason & st0cd
the ell in hard noe % grant the franchise
when was loose IN form and was not IN the pub
lie iaser.sf. bat entirely FOR the private conyen-
teN ~ tlle seal III Electric Railway & Power
Company 81 sesBs future time the city might
waasI - grant o Der companies the right "a 40
over tho6e streets waen Il would be found that
they we're used solely IS q private shnnlng
ground FOR Ia company. and thus Be rsnasEsd
- isss 70 other tfEeet railroads vel rs highly
detrimental 10 the public tlavel and traffic
lie fuliy recognized the need OF toe company
getting into their p0EeFh0ase. but al the city
-houd grant was one faief. either directly FROM
Pike along Filth street 20 the center Of their
p0Wer1ouse, or 10 the eentsr Of the other end OF
the powerkouse on a single track from Pike
along sixth street. Il would be an extra
ordinary thing IL grant the use OF streets for
purely private use without any benefit what
ever aceruiHg 10 the public. gho expected the
council % conserve their Interests.
FuisheF objections noted b tee mayor were
thKt the fraacnisc should contain compulsory
eiaIixo fhst would rsquire the company 60 use
the safest way OF carrying their electric motor
wires. rs il was probable that-the present pro-
palslon Of ears being only recent Inventions
more improved way would likely be adopted in
the near future, and this might be by conduit
lie thought the ordinance should further pro-
vide for the psalakirg or paving Of the space be-
tween the ira Is and one foot each side thereof,
"a well "a between the rails In this tho fran
chise Is very deIecssre.
Mayor Moran said that the drafting Of the or
dinaace had bean hagty and the loose provisions
had been oseEleoked BY the COUNCIL when il
passed IL There was no desire on the part Of the
couneil 70 work hardship for the company or
prevent It from securing proper franchise that
would give eccess 20 the new po1erho1se, but
the council should not give 3 franchise FOR .
permit the pubic 10 be Inconvenience By al
lowing the company to block mp the streets for
rs own private convenience. or leave the city
liable 20 pave betwe the d0nble tracks sought
20 be put down. While IL was probable that .
fair franchise would be given the Seattle Elee-
trio Railway & Power Company 70 get into its
powerhonse, he feIt Il was his duty as mayor 10
veto the franchise and he had so done.