The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-15
0CRS AT THE GATE.
I'm Pacific Asks : Share
e Railroad Avenue.
u6on COUNCIL pETiTloMED.


- - ~ Company 0ey 1boY W0mt
!, Co. nsrs - - Bvsa KssI
VIA Oshes Cs.paaass.
= nrelnsw J. ~. KenAzfck, - - Paul;
4 - CounseI J. 81. nischefl, f.. ond Assist
now b. q Hueon. u Tsonmn. om tals
2mooem Rnei6e, arrived = - s4sy -
~ r1or.oon = AS in ~ pf1vsts ear Mon
- - Tacoma Tney were aceompau;<d
Il n Rail- SECRETARY 10 punfdeut OakeA
ID ra1l0 hod : couierenee Win Assissaus
n1sns Hadesu, end later eai1ed upou
Uwon and esverai oouuct1men, - wbo0
6lnfnsd he object Of he vfsIt--nsxneiy.
= = shs councfl . petlt1ou. eceompa-
Siw . osdlnance IN conforUity fherswffn,
~ teiyilege Of > franchise on nailroad
= - width Of sixty lei, and also On
olrneI3y west] stssst, which would en-
71n 80 any 70 come into seattle ovus he
cGl1inod In NE P0sT-IuTxxx&ssHcEa q
& ~, md give c0nnecft0n with the Ruese
S 2 8 lfeskA sseamship Company. he sssan-
r witch operate In ccnnect1on With tAe
- RuuiAc ailroad: also thAt ~ eoca-
15 II segreests the passenger and freiehs
- avoid tho danger u bfingfnG = hcsh
1nut otsses brfdss, and - well 70 ~ In
= ~ I'll the water ffout facilities
& - s - srsnsacs10a Of ra1lroaA buss-
8 Si r = - vharyes and dockA
n Re nesstng Of the counciI last night. amer
- - he'd been read, Counsol Mfschefi ID
s 90 - epuneil He said:
S11Genm; In presenting this psttt1oe and
. ~ - your honorable body. We come AK
3 %e16 noe pr1vileges on Railroad avenue that
~ ~ sautsd 70 other railroads coming
z 11N - ~, md In addition Ne would ask
Il
& ~. - that ~ may eOu1o n from the
( f11 ri - ~ and make proper connection
- - rueef Sound and Aiaska Steamship
m1ny Ne aak this that Ne may b able 70
1 - 1anesr Of coming ~ oyss Grant sfress
(<m N1ees these ID much paseeugsf travel
- r. Nifty OF accident, and 9lso thaa Ne
- 46k1o = segreGnte the passenger HON the
oane ond thereby iessen the feasibility
B p 011oufs that are liable a occur where
r. nd passenger trains operate On the same
- toGrs 70 get on Railroad avenue II With
o91eWo u SITTING eli the businem re can, and 70
- " The facilities offered By such Wy 70
6m Ilnee. snd We want % b - convenient -
~ = III the wharves and docks foe the
a 6onsaction Of businesA
= 6o1sroa 70 ssking the privileges Of laying
- 8 nAilscad avenue and 60uth street., Ne
- 6srfN he right from your body 10 csc>s
- - streets and alleys In Dearborn's shird
- nosSh additions. and John Leary's adj
81 r. ~ purpose OF = "Y" connection BE-
go nn11soad evenue and South strset, % q
- onnvuuieuf1y from one street TO the other.
NJ npoots afs Involved - 20 crossing that
NobM11y deemed Il uecossary at this time to
Gnn1D Dc route We propose, but We will b.
0loo - - before The ordinance y panssd and
- nAin thing tonight In presenting mis-
Dnm = - give q ~ guarantee OF our good
- = seeking 70 come into Jour city and -
go ehaD of the large amount OF ousfnese
- ~. Ne axe not dealing with pcssibfli-
- ~ ess moving In good budncss faith We
- ~ here. gentlemen. in your city, and
- 1esn deing business. bat We have under
~ not Railroad avenue was open for rail-
- y fneflftass business. aud We are nov In
elo11on 70 make our wants known"
- pesittoa and accompanying ordnance
- tels1sd 10 the judiciary committee.
xetlewtng d the petition presented By nf.
Ulenel1 70 The council:
TEE xoRTHur PACIFIC PETITION.
en1lsMe~: Your petitioner. the Northern ~
- 4 Puget sound shore Railroad Company,
vuah most respectfully petition and represent
~ Il II corporation organised and inoos-
toratsd under the laws Of the territory, now
enle. Of Warrington, md authorised 10 do busl-
- In ssid state; ana 1t has become. and u
1ew. the successor Of the Puget Sound shore
1nilroad Coz pany. and has succseded By pur-
49, y I'll ~ property. railroad franchises,
-. Of eaid - uaxned company. wherever the
- may b situaeed, including the property,
uaruad franchissA CO., Of MD company In and
- Tie water frOnt 81 the city Of Scastlo.
And petiti0nsr b the owner Of the lire Of rad
Wansetine with the Northern Pacinc Railroad
ompany's maln line Of railroad q Meeker
NnG1ioas On The Csscsde diyialon thereof. aud
oeniug the connecting link between the road
hfnHiy bsloneing b the Puget eound SHORE
11ilro1d Company and the rod Of the Northern
hnae Railroad Company.
And he sHid Northern PAci6c railroad 10 now
0f1e operated and has been operated ever
- - 18Th day Of January. 1850. - through
- = he city Of Seattle. b. way Of it, conuec-
- with the railroad owned by POUR petitioner.
- thas which formerly belonged to the Puget
oon1 eAom Railroad Company. to the rights Of
va1oA youR petitioner has succeeded.
IA nd ccunectiug lines have been ever
~ aid Gate orerassd. and are now being
vReeed, = part Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
- Companys system al railroads.
~ MD connecting lines. and the business
- peerefsy thereof. are being conducted and
0f1aoQ on under the management control aud
Nvevi1icn Of said Northern Pocifsc Railroad
uoopAay. the same ~ any other portion Of the
ne = lines. Of kaiA company.
~ Tie arrangement. contracts and trans
- eAoes and b. virtue Of which said Northern
- Railroad Company operates. cousroas
:. = nansees said connecting lines - = part Of
- gSsn. are and will be OF . permanent ami
eenunscss nature; and the operation OF said
eneetue lnes hy and under the control ana
nesseement OF the said Northern Pacific Rail
enpAny ID and viii continue 10 be persna-
tnos NE business Of said railroad company n
~ q seattle has been and 10 constantly In
.sasine. And now requires. and viii require.
s1uonsi terminal aud operating facilities
- ana slang the water front OF the city OF
lslsf, 10 tie way OF the construction of tracks
y. epon. over ard across sfreets. avenues and
= upon the water front OF said city. % that
- eondnet Of said business will better accom-
= ese ne merchants and business people al
- city q Seattle. aud 50 that said road can be
nsesed with the warehouses. whsrves aud
ss. q Md city By proper siaetrAeks. turn
- end other connections
- sessscfe. yoar petitioner prsys that IL may
fnnsed 10 II and It's SUCCESSORS aud A.
SuA me Hight aud authority 90 locate. con-
49, ~ down and maintain standard gauge
Masay, consisting OF che or more tracks over
- and slxty feet wide. described - FOL.
esA to-wis;
10y ess on each side OF the ire. ecmmenc~
me Northern extremity OF KsilresA ave-
= u NE city II seattle. ~ established hy or.
-.sece No Sos passed January e. lss7. and
sN.sing thence in . ecu herly. soatA westerly
= uerhses,eriy direction over. along and
aee9h ne entire length OF Railroad avenue.
&c city OF ssa'tie. - heretofore established
ordinance No. 50. passed January -
ma BE- ordinance Ne i.i<s. amsnds.ory
- supplementary Of and ~ said ordinance Ma
- saa passed July /. iSSs. the said line
- -Nefe bout The entire length os said Railroad
= n ~ being uniformly Us feet 20 the westerly
- eastern Marginal iiac Of said Rail read