The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-20
OLD RIGHT : OF WAY.
Northern Paddle Threatens to
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counsei Ncssnehf. Il Tie northern Pa
eif,e. uss seeu g a. Rainier By reporter
e. he Posr.Isrnrxssxncra lest evening
cad ~ asksd What there uas new with
ro(efence 70 Rs5Iroad avenus and other
masssrs. NJ. NcNauxht replied:
sAiser VT careful Investigation u the
Isw md sscas roiasvs 70 he avenue and
~ fr,nchisps eransed thereon, ~ hsvs
conciuded - peucosd in he courts to re-
sseabaish oufsslvus IN our old right~of-wsy.
oope memters q the city eounen under
ooth se3d fhere ~ contract bsswssn the
city ga - sufhsuad COMPANY, under and
hy vhfch ~ etty 49, Obliged 70 give the
company : fYnnehtsp IN Railroad svenus
eauai % the "a rirhs-of-vay. on the condi-
ttou thnt ~ Northern Pacific would sur.
render IL old franchise. In January last
~ o0srpd % 10 into Railroad avenue, 1t the
sams tins dsnying that tbess uas any con-
tsncs By which Ne VEN foscsd 70 do 20.
Soon aftes that IL council proceeded 70
parcel ous ths svsnus 10 other railroad
companfss ID such manner that II has
not the power. q Il wfshed. % comply with
its obligations end 1--WE ~ : proper fran
chtse ia return Tor oar old rieht-of-wsy.
Those = nothing Tor us 70 do nov but to
saks such stsps 8 vs - 1T to rst hack
into oar old franchise.
s.Nv purpcse 4 10 move the court 10
dissolve The temporary Injunction issued
e tie eeouest Of the city preventinx US
from building N our rjeht-of-wav. IL il
not poosihje 1cf o. CITY 70 claim that there
Il any contract In sxisisncs By which the
avenue. - -, ~ cifv 10 i've ~ r,ivilsr,e
eansi - 49, rissmed In o.,r old r;.ht.cf.
vsv. rerrat that the citv council h.s
forend a. into takins tbis posit,on. II will
raeuIf in seri0us Itisation hetveen the
raflruod comnanies and the owners of
propartv adjoining our old risht-of- vav
and ths Norfhern Pacific Railroad Com.
psuy. We have mad our lsst reouest d
re eifv council n r.~ara - yights and
facilities Tor H. railrosd in Ra,ireaA AZ
snus.
s.We shall ree,et anv efovt NJ any othev
rai,roed comnany. a. ~ citv nermitt;n.
anv other eo,npsnv "a occupv anv mari II
H0lIfon6 aV0RNA nov E0vAPo6 by MIR
trarta. On raiIyond <0mnsnv can stv.v.
nncure the risht g crons snothsy,. t,sc.,
hat no eourt r. ever d.c,ded thst ore
railroad can build over aIon~ ar m tou AZ
another road and do not helieve .av
onnyf vilI - decsa. - mi. d.t. r. :. NJ
the Union Pacific 10 oonstruet linss IN
Hailroed avenue betvecn Yealer avenue
ana King ssreet without coverins nm our
tracks and interfering with thosn a. thu
OREGON improvement Company. and ve
propose 70 prevent that being DONE
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